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Citizens Against Domestic Violence
Posted on August 5, 2011 | No CommentsI’ve been heading out to Warren County for a few months now, and gotten to know the folks at Citizens Against Domestic Violence. Executive director Scott O’Neal grew up in... -
How Rural Is North Carolina?
Posted on July 11, 2011 | No CommentsAs the map from the NC Rural Center shows, 85 out of 100 counties in North Carolina are rural. The counties in turquoise (teal?) have less than 250 residents per... -
A Bit of Warren County Background
Posted on June 21, 2011 | 1 CommentOne of the things we’ll be doing as we get to know a community is write a few posts about some of the interesting but maybe not too well-known local... -
Some Warren County Trivia
Posted on June 20, 2011 | No CommentsIn 1862, Robert E. Lee’s daughter, Annie Carter Lee visited White Sulphur Springs and died of typhoid fever. She was buried in Warren County, and her father returned to visit... -
Poverty & Anxiety
Posted on June 15, 2011 | No CommentsThe other day I was talking to a pastor from Winston-Salem about the foreclosure crisis. He told me that he counselled people to talk to the court, even if they had... -
A Bertie County Experiment in Community Transformation
Posted on May 17, 2011 | No CommentsPlease watch this Video of Emily Pilloton from Studio H. She is a designer, not a lawyer, but a lot of what she says in her TED talk relates to our... -
A More Personal Message from Warren County
Posted on May 13, 2011 | 1 CommentPart of my job as executive director of Roads to Justice North Carolina allows me to explore the region. In fact, you could say that my job requires it. Initially... -
The Birth of the Environmental Justice Movement was in Warren County
Posted on May 9, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe fight against the PCB landfill in Warren County in the late 1970′ and 1980′s first connected racism and environmental justice. Below is from the Institute of Southern Studies: Warren... -
Warren County -Tier 1 poverty
Posted on May 1, 2011 | 3 CommentsThere is a serious growing concern for the people in rural areas as the economic climate heats up for those in the middle, the people of Warren County already fall... -
Soul City
Posted on April 29, 2011 | 3 CommentsPart of what we do at R2JNC is learn about the community’s history where we are working. For the next several weeks, that community is Warren County. Soul City is...
