For the very first time, Down Home held our own 10-week training session to prepare a multiracial, working class team of our members to step into ring as candidates for local elections.
In a culmination of years of big dreams and even bigger work plans, we are incredibly proud to present the very first graduating class of the Down Home Academy! Representing six counties from across the state, these members spent 10 weeks working intensively to prepare themselves for stepping into local elections.
Over the course of several months, the participants have engaged in powerful technical and personal work to sharpen their skills and build with each other in profound ways. This message from Isra Allison, Deputy Political Director and fearless champion of this project captures the beauty of this moment.
Busting out of my skin with gratitude for Down Home for making the DHNC Municipal Candidate Academy a reality and huge success. This cohort is a solid family that are committed to supporting each other’s races through the finish line and beyond. We shed a lot of tears this weekend at Candidate camp, hearing all the powerful speeches of why these members have stepped up to run in service to their communities and to this movement. I couldn’t be prouder of these folks who we have spent the last 10 weeks with, so much growth and a lot of wins coming this November.
Y’all this is what power looks like and before you know it, we will Run This State!
If you’re wondering what multiracial working class rural power looks like, just read through and remember the names and faces of these proud graduates!
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Alamance County
Cabarrus County
Iredell County
Granville County
Johnston County
Watauga County
Wayne County
