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On Saturday May 19 at congressional district conventions across North Carolina, 20 YDNC members and youth (under 36) were elected as North Carolina delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. These 20 delegates include College Democrats of North Carolina Vice President Keylin Rivera (UNC Greensboro & Gaston County), North Carolina Association of Teen Democrats President Vibhav Kollu (Cabarrus County), LGBT Democrats President Ryan Butler (Guilford County), YDNC District Chairs Justin Conley (Macon County) and Nick Carpenter (Cleveland County), Buncombe YD President Parker Sloan, and YDNC President Sam Spencer (Mecklenburg County).

From YDNC Secretary Zoe Riddle-Fawcett:

I woke up yesterday morning with hope. For months, I refused to listen to those who said we were fighting an impossible battle. In a society that was built on and continues to thrive off of inequality, one must always have hope. When I heard Amendment One had passed, the emotions I felt were almost unbearable. The hope I had managed to hold onto had been crushed. I looked down at the "I'm Voting AGAINST Amendment One" pin still attached to my purse and tears immediately began to pour from my eyes as I thought of all the citizens in North Carolina whose lives will be unjustly disrupted by this amendment.

The Young Democrats of North Carolina (YDNC) elected our 2012-2013 executive board at the Young Democrats and College Democrats of North Carolina Convention at the Blake Hotel in Charlotte on March 31st. Sam Spencer of Davidson will continue as President for a second year; Gabriel Seth Koch of Wilmington will serve as Vice President; Zoe Riddle-Fawcett of Winston-Salem and Manteo will serve as Secretary; and Councilman Andy Ball of Boone will serve a second two-year term as National Committeeman to the Young Democrats of America.

If you've read BlueNC in the month, you know the Young Democrats of North Carolina are having a convention this week. What you may not have heard about are the two empowering events that begin and end the convention.

On Friday March 30, the YDNC Women's Caucus concludes its celebration of Women's History Month with the Young Democrats of North Carolina Women's Caucus Legacy Reception, honoring four Democratic Women including Charlotte's very own Susan Burgess & Samara Foxx. On Sunday April 1, our convention weekend concludes with a Day of Action Against the Constitutional Amendment (aka Amendment 1).

Please join the Young Democrats of North Carolina Women's Caucus tonight at 7:30 PM for a Conference Call about the Republican War on Women with Representative Susi Hamilton (D-New Hanover). Rep. Hamilton will talk with attendees about what we can do to stop efforts in Raleigh and across the state to reverse years of progress towards equality.

Caucus Call Line: 1-619-326-2700 Access Code 620-6727#
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For more information please e-mail women@ydnc.org.

The Young Democrats and College Democrats of North Carolina will hold their 2012 Convention at the Blake Hotel in Charlotte March 30 - April 1. Hundreds of Democrats of all ages are expected to be on hand to hear from many of the state's current and future leaders.

People of all ages are invited to attend. Tickets are available on the YDNC Website.

Democrats for Equality is an exciting new project of the Young Democrats of North Carolina. We're launching this campaign because the Executive Committee of the Young Democrats of North Carolina voted unanimously to make defeating the pro-discrimination Constitutional Amendment our foremost priority during the primary season.

On Wednesday, the Executive Committee of the Young Democrats of North Carolina voted unanimously to voice our "unqualified support" for Governor Bev Perdue.

As the Chair of our Platform & Resolutions Committee, I believe it is imperative for us to show our support for Governor Perdue and stand with her. Her leadership has made a difference in the lives of many Young Democrats - including mine.

We're all mad about the NCGA's amazing cloak-and-dagger actions last night. So let's do something about it! From the Young Democrats of North Carolina:

When you consider midnight sessions, redistricting, attempts to change our voting laws, and many other bills proposed and passed over the past year, the real unconstitutionality becomes clear: Democrats are losing equal protection of the laws in North Carolina ... Please take action today:

• Contact Speaker Tillis and ask that he apologize for this farce of a session.

'Nuff Said.