Johnston County Commissioners and Down Home members stand together after a working session.

Co-Governance

Poor and working-class people should have a say when decisions are made about our communities.

 

At Down Home North Carolina, our members collaborate with local governments by:

  1. Developing and voting on our political platform to reflect rural North Carolina’s working-class values and needs.
  2. Interviewing and voting to endorse candidates who will work for working people.
  3. Electing working-class candidates and running for office ourselves.
  4. Running local issue campaigns and taking actions like speaking out at board meetings, monitoring the activities of our local government, and meeting with our local elected officials to make sure they are held accountable to poor and working people’s needs.

If you are interested in joining your local co-governance committee contact your local organizer.