Tag: Equality NC

Controversial McCrory nominee also serves on board of Tedesco’s non-producing nonprofit

April 2, 2013 at 9:04 amCategory:Uncategorized

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Buddy CollinsFollowers of The Progressive Pulse will recall a series of articles in recent years about the essentially non-existent nonprofit headed by conservative Wake school board member and 2012 GOP nominee for state Superintendent of Public Instruction, John Tedesco. As we reported here and here and here, the sum detectable output of the North Carolina Center for Education Reform appears to be: a) a semi-schnazzy if, at times, grammatically-challenged website, and b) something for Tedesco to put on his resume to make it looks like he has (or had) an impressive job.  

Now, here’s another  little factoid about Tedesco’s group: its Board of Directors includes controversial state Board of Education nominee, A.L. “Buddy” Collins (pictured above in a photo found at http://equalitync.org).  Read More…

Running against discrimination

January 12, 2012 at 9:24 amCategory:Uncategorized

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The good folks at Equality NC and the Coalition to Protect All North Carolina Families will be taking an unusual approach toward voter registration and mobilization against the marriage discrimination amendment in the coming weeks. They’ve announced an effort called “Race to the Ballot” in which Communications Director Jen Jones will, literally, be running across North Carolina to highlight the cause. Events have already been scheduled all around the state, starting January 27.

For more information, click here and here.

Here is Jones’ remarkably ambitious schedule: Read More…