Dear Advocate,

Please plan to join Pastors for NC Children this morning at 10am for our Monthly Leaders Gathering to learn more about all the activities going on this month! PNCC is excited about "Leandro Month of Action" with our Coalition Partners Every Child NC. The Monthly Leaders Gathering is from 10-11am on Zoom and is a chance to chat with education leaders across the state and find out how you can get involved. ALL ARE WELCOME! You can register here and the link is the same each month. It's always the 3rd Wednesday at 10am, so mark your calendars for September 21st too!

LEANDRO MONTH OF ACTION EVENTS:

Justice at the Center: Panel Discussion about Leandro, Thursday, Aug 25 4-5pm on Zoom
Rally For EVERY CHILD, Saturday, August 27th 10-12noon, Halifax Mall in Raleigh
Prayer Vigil For Education–Wednesday Aug 31st at 9:00am in Raleigh outside NC Supreme Court (2 E. Morgan Street)
Faith in the City-- Tuesday, September 6th 12noon at Knollwood Baptist Church in Winston-Salem w/ Guest Rob Scofield of NC Policy Watch

In this together,
The Rev. Suzanne Parker Miller
Executive Director, Pastors for NC Children

RSVP for our Prayer Vigil and get all the details by CLICKING HERE. This link includes parking maps, flyers to download and share, and more event details. Pastors for NC Children is inviting everyone to wear “Red for Ed” on Wednesday 8/31, and clergy are invited to wear stoles, collars, or other clergy-wear. We recommend bringing a portable chair for the vigil. Water will be available. This Prayer Vigil is Interfaith and Ecumenical.

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ICYMI: Education Matters

In case you missed this week's Education Matters show on TV, it's now available on YouTube. This weekly show is produced by our friends at the Public School Forum of NC and brings together leaders from across the state to discuss education in NC. Director Rev. Suzanne Parker Miller was a guest on this week's show as well as Jenice Ramirez, Director of ISLA NC and one of our Every Child NC Coalition partners, and Brad Wilson, Former President/CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC.

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Leandro Video Series

Every Child NC, our Leandro Coalition Partners, are hosting a four-part Video Series leading up to the Leandro Trial on 8/31.

REGISTER NOW for each video and Q&A Session to follow the video premieres!

Times & Themes

Monday, Aug 22, 7:00 – 8:00 PM
What's Possible: Winston-Salem Localizes Leandro
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Monday, Aug 29, 7:00 – 8:00 PM
Faith Communities and the Fight for Education Equity in NC
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(FYI: PNCC helped with this video!)

Read the Description about all 4 videos in this series here. Pastors for NC Children is able to show these for screenings with your group and lead a discussion afterwards--either in person or on zoom. Let us know when we can schedule one for your group or community?

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