Press Release The Carolina Peace Center joins Boycott of White House Eid Celebration in Response to President Joe Biden’s Administration’s Defense of #Israeli Attacks on #Palestinian Civilians and no condemnation of the violence that has been perpetrated against Palestinians. We
An Event to Celebrate John Lewis’s Life
Join CPC tomorrow from 6-7pm to celebrate the life of John Lewis!
Faisal Khan’s Fight Against Poverty
Fight the poverty, social, economic and healthcare injustice.
‘Show me the Meaning of Juneteenth’—Faisal R. Khan
Show Me The Meaning of #Juneteenth By Faisal R. Khan Show me that you support $22 to $24 per hour minimum wage so people don’t have to reside in substandard housing and can actually have healthy meals for themselves and
Medicare for All: Health is a Human Right
Faisal R. Khan Supports Medicare for all, do you?
Medicare for the People
Medicare For All Is The Solution It’s time America recognize the importance of fixing our broken healthcare system. I urge all Americans to join me and others to support Medicare For All. I am honored to be invited to speak
#CrimesAgainstHumanity
#Palestine #Gaza #CrimesAgainstHumanity Charlotte, North Carolina Speak up and stand up for justice for Palestine
#JusticeForPalestine
Join in on our Zoom on Instagram @frk_NC!
#Savesheikhjarrah
#savesheikhjarrah #Jerusalem #Palestine We see you. We here you. We will keep fighting for you with our voice, advocacy and unity.
Call to Action: Palestinians’ Safety Are at Risk
Call To Action: Please sign the petition #SheikhJarrah I pray for Palestine and Palestinians’ safety and peace who are facing immense violence and subjugation. Please sign this petition to call on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of
Call to Action: Drop Islamophobic Video Game
Call To Action: Your engagement and advocacy is much needed. Please reach out to Sony Entertainment Television, Valvesoftware and Microsoft to drop this Islamophobic video game. Please also tweet if you have a Twitter account. Thank you. The Second Battle
Call to Action: Call your Reps and Senators
Call To Action: Please call your Reps and Senators For the last four to five years there have been numerous protests and rallies all across the country. Carolina Peace Center organized number of events on cruel immigration policies and its
Call to Action: Medicare for All
Call To Action: #MedicareForAll Tell your Rep. to support Medicare for All A new study from the Stanford School of Medicine shows that cancer diagnoses spike at age 65 – exactly when many people become eligible for Medicare. We need
Thank you, Attorney General Keith Ellison!
I want to personally thank Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for his leadership and doing an amazing job in putting together a solid prosecution team for George Floyd case. The guilty verdict today is a step towards the right direction
There’s A Serious Humanitarian Crisis!
172,000 refugees stopped at border last month. We have a serious humanitarian crisis!
Stop Asian Hate
#StopAsianHate Carolina Peace Center stands in solidarity with the Asian-American community. We are here to support you in anyway that we can.
Refugee Children Crisis
Refugee children Crisis at US/Mexico border The number of detained children has “tripled in the last two weeks” climbing to 3,200 unaccompanied kids. Nearly half — 1,400 — are inside iceboxes with no beds. They are small concrete rooms only
Call to Action: Undue Racial Policies
Call To Action: The Biden administration has made clear that their administration is going all-in undoing the horrors of the trump administration’s racist and cruel immigration policies. But already Senators like Josh Hawley and Tom Cotton are feverishly working to
Honoring MLK: We Appreciate Dr. King
Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. By Faisal R. Khan He was profiled for his devout persistence and resistance against institutionalized racial injustices against black and brown communities. He was under constant FBI surveillance that monitored his civic duty to fight
Human Rights Day Emergency Press Conference
***We will also be livestreaming the press conference on the NC Medicare For All Coalition Facebook page.*** Emergency Press Conference On Human Rights Day to Address the Worsening COVID-19 Crisis and to Demand Medicare for All SPEAKERS TO INCLUDE MEDICAL
Our America—Faisal R. Khan
Our America By: Faisal R. Khan White men can walk around the state Capitol and in downtown with guns exercising their second amendment rights terrorizing people and no one stops them to question their intentions but a group of peaceful
100 Years of Ratification—We’re Free!
To mark 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment and its complicated legacy, we’re joining the United State of Women and the Gender Equity Voting Collaborative to host a #WhenAllWomenVote Week of Action from August 17-20. Join us
Nikole Hannah-Jones Declines Tenure Offer from UNCC
Nikole Hannah-Jones By Faisal R. Khan Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and renowned scholar Nikole Hannah-Jones declined to accept tenure offer from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She refused to join UNC-Chapel Hill after the university initially had taken
Freedom Day: The Beauty of Juneteenth
Juneteenth By Faisal R. Khan: The legacy of slavery and oppression of over 400 years in America is far from over. Saying you are not racist is not enough. Being anti racist is not enough. We as a nation have
Time is Now
Time Is Now America By Faisal R. Khan: Advocating and protesting peacefully is every American right demanding justice and equality across the sweat filled cotton fields and stories filled rivers and streams in America. Using force and violence against American
Peaceful Rally for George Floyd
Saturday evening Faisal Khan of Carolina Peace Center spoke with other coalition partners in a peaceful rally in Raleigh on black and brown racism and the tragic death of George Floyd. “It was an emotional and difficult speech to talk
Racism in America is Real—Faisal R. Khan
Racism In America Is Real By Faisal R Khan: In the past black brothers and sisters were dragged from their motherland to new white colonies subjected to humiliation and degradation. Public flagging, public lynching, and inhumane brutal animalistic punishment was
Immigrants in Healthcare
On #worldhealthday2020, we recognize the important contributions of immigrants in health care and the essential role they play in that industry. immigrationforum.org/article
Demanding a Governor’s Resignation Protest
We are calling on the Puerto Rican and North Carolina community to march in a peaceful demonstration in solidarity with #PuertoRico. In the past weeks the Puerto Rican people in the island have been demanding the Governor’s resignation. Thousands have taken
Lights for Liberty Event
North Carolina’s capital city will be one of the points of light during the world-wide Lights for Liberty– A vigil to end human detention. On Friday, July 12th, the Raleigh community will stand together to protest the inhumane conditions at
Let’s Talk! Community Conversations on Racism
Carolina Peace Center Racism: Community Conversation on structural racism, accountability and police state Great event this evening in Durham on much needed topic that must take place across the country. Great panelists discussion on the following questions below. You can
#StopRohingyaGenocide
The Rohingya Muslims in Burma need your help now! #StopRohingyaGenocide Please come join us for this rally to raise awareness and pressure on our elected officials to speak out against this tragedy. Also, meet local Rohingya families. Candlelight vigil and