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Last week, North Carolina lawmakers held a ‘special session’ to pass House Bill 2. SONG members and staff fought back by mobilizing people, leveraging regional resources, and amplifying stories of resistance. Our members, supporters, and partner organizations demonstrated leadership, vision, and fierce love for our communities and ourselves.
LGBTQ people in North Carolina and all over the South are strong, resistant, and brave. Now more than ever, in the face of the Trump Effect and hate, we must come out, destroy fear, and unleash power. It’s time to escalate. Join the fight against HB2! DONATE to support our work on the ground and the leadership of Black, immigrant, and trans and queer people of color in North Carolina and across the South from Appalachia to the Delta.
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VIDEO TRANSCRIPT
North Carolina #BlackLivesMatter QTPOC Coalition Rally
In Protest of House Bill 2
March 24, 2016 | Raleigh, NC
Leader: What I will not stand for!
Crowd: What I will not stand for!
Leader: Is the de-centering!
Crowd: Is the de-centering!
Leader: Of trans sisters!
Crowd: Of trans sisters!
Leader: Trans brothers!
Crowd: Trans brothers!
Leader: And agender/gender-non-conforming folks!
Crowd: Free from fear! Free from fear! Free from fear! Free from fear! Free from fear!
Crowd: Queer rights are workers’ rights! Queer rights are workers’ rights!
Crowd: I believe that we will win! What? I believe that we will win! What? I believe that we will win! What?
Leader: No justice!
Crowd: No peace!
Leader: No justice!
Crowd: No peace!
Leader: No justice!
Crowd: No peace!
Crowd: Free from fear! Free from fear!
Leader: We want to live. We have to live. We must live!
Crowd: We do it like this! We do it like this!
Crowd: Shut it down!
Leader: If Charlotte don’t get it?
Crowd: Shut it down!
Leader: If Greensboro don’t get it?
Crowd: Shut it—
Crowd: Shut it down! Shut it down! SHUT IT DOWN!
Crowd: They know better! They know better!
Crowd: To demand a living wage!
Leader: To demand an education.
Crowd: To demand an education!
Leader: Right now!
Crowd: Right now!
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Crowd: Right now!
Crowd: I believe that we will win! I believe that we will win! I believe that we will win! I believe that we will win! I believe that we will win! I believe that we will win! I believe that we will win! I believe that we will win! I believe that we will win! I believe that we will win!