Author: aanyas587

On our first day, Ms. Paliga asked us if we had any suggestions for the NC NOW website. We were all pretty confused when we first looked at the website because it was not super easy to navigate and had a lot of ideas for how to make the site prettier. What started out as a few ideas eventually turned into us redesigning the whole website. Seeing the transformation was probably one of our favorite parts of this experience, so we wanted to share the before and after photos of the NC NOW site. You can also check out the website in more detail using this link: https://northcarolinanow.wordpress.com/

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We have been working on the website and adding links to help navigate the site. For example, there are “Get Involved” and a “Featured Posts” sections that highlight how you can join NC NOW’s initiative and read about the work they are doing. Check out the redesigned website here: https://northcarolinanow.wordpress.com/

We continued to build the organization’s Instagram account and share more posts. The account features posts about actions you can take, informational slides, and upcoming events. Go follow @northcarolinanow !!

Today served as a planning day for the next two weeks. After reading about NC NOW and researching current issues that the organization is working on, we started brainstorming ways we could help. Ms. Paliga gave us brief overviews of some of the things that NC NOW is trying to focus on and then we came up with ideas to achieve those goals. Some of the current interests included Medicaid expansion in North Carolina and fighting against an anti-abortion law that is being considered.

We then met with Ms. Paliga and shared our ideas. Together, we came up with ideas for how to spread awareness and get more people involved in NC NOW’s initiative. Over the next two weeks, we plan on creating postcards for people to call legislators, writing to our own legislators, building the organization’s presence on social media, and even redesigning the NC NOW website.