Interested in learning what Independent voters think? Join us this Wednesday, August 25 to hear the responses from a group that may play major role in November. This month’s featured speakers include Civitas Executive Director, Francis DeLuca and Senior Polling Analyst, Chris Hayes. The Civitas Monthly Poll Luncheon is held at the Raleigh Clarion Hotel [...]
Civitas Events Archives
- Aug02
November is Coming Conference Hits Big Over the Weekend
This past weekend’s November is Coming Conference educated and trained over 70 people! North Carolina residents from around the state gathered in Asheville to participate in Get out the Vote, New Media and Spotting Voter Fraud training. The Conference also featured informational breakout sessions covering NC Tax Burden, a Legislative Recap and Exploring the Death [...]
- Jul30
Big Day Ahead for November is Coming Conference
Investigative Journalism Training is underway at the November is Coming Conference in Asheville, North Carolina! Trent Seibert of Texas Watchdog shares insight on how to file a public records request, interview effectively and how to sift through libel law and legal issues. IJ training will take a break for lunch to hear Civitas’ latest state [...]
- 1Jul26
November is Coming, Are You Ready?
There is less than 100 days until the November election! That means you have 99 days to become informed, engaged and ready! Need information? Join The Civitas Institute along with Americans for Prosperity NC at the November is Coming Conference in Asheville, North Carolina. The two-day event will focus on training grassroots activists in how [...]
- Jul13
A Loyal Reader
Who says children aren’t learning? 12-year-old Luke Stancil is featured in today’s N&O as a “young politician making big plans.” Big plans indeed as he is pictured reading the latest edition of the Civitas Capital Connection. “Luke is the son of Jackson Stancil, a legislative aide to Johnston County Republican Rep. J.H. Langdon Jr., and [...]
- Jul08
November is Coming Conference!
Election day is November 2 of this year, what will you be doing? Hopefully showing North Carolina’s reckless spenders who is boss. The November is Coming Conference is a two day event in Asheville, North Carolina providing YOU with the knowledge and tools to help take back our state in November. We will offer numerous [...]
- 1May11
NC Tea Party Summit Coming to Hickory, NC
There is still time to register for the NC Tea Party Summit May 14-16 at the Hickory Metro Convention Center in Hickory, North Carolina. The opening dinner will feature Conservative Keynote Speaker Michael Reagan, Son of President Ronald Reagan, radio Host and Fox News contributor. “The Michael Reagan Show” airs on over 200 stations across the [...]
- Apr14
Be On the Look Out
Be on the Look Out for the gigantic AFP “Stop the Pork” pig tomorrow. He will be on the road, heading for Tea Party events throughout NC.
- Mar09
Father Sirico vs. Charlie Rangel
On March 25, the Civitas Institute is sponsoring a lecture by Father Robert Sirico, President of the Acton Institute who will be speaking on “Does Social Justice Require Socialism?” Too see a bit of what Fr. Sirico is about, check out his “Tangle with Rangel” from a House Committee hearing in 2007. To attend the [...]
- Mar08
Civitas school board training: a success
Last Friday current school board members and interested individuals gathered in Raleigh for a day of professional training. Attendees heard from Lindalyn Kakadelis, former member of the Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board, on the roles and responsibilities of school board members. Doug Punger, General Counsel with the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools led a session on employment law. In the afternoon, Phil Price of the North Carolina Department [...]
- Feb09
Mary Katharine Ham Energizes NC Students
Conservative pundit Mary Katharine Ham recently addressed a crowd of 50 people at Meredith College. Her topic: “NeW Wave Feminism: Girl Power without Government.” Hosted by the NC chapters of the Network of enlightened Women, her talk came mere hours after Apple’s release of the “IPad” and just before the President’s State of the Union. Talk about timing. [...]
- Jan27
North Carolina Welcomes Mary Katharine Ham
Political writer Mary Katharine Ham will join the NC chapters of Network of enlightened Women tonight to discuss “NeW Wave Feminism: Girl Power without Government.” The event will begin at 7:00 pm at Meredith College, Ledford 101. The event is free and open to the public. Hope to see you there to support these students and hear [...]
- Jan25
Poll Luncheon On Wednesday
The Civitas Institute will be holding its monthly poll luncheon this Wednesday where we will be releasing the results of our latest poll results. Our guest commentator this month will be Dallas Woodhouse. Dallas has been involved in North Carolina politics for many years. Beginning his career as a Raleigh-based political journalist with NBC-17, he [...]
- Dec02
The Pope Center and Arts Education
Looking for a stimulating discussion for a Thursday lunch? Tomorrow our friends at the Pope Center for Higher Education are sponsoring a Headliner Luncheon Panel Discussion to highlight a new report titled “The UNC School of the Arts: Should it be Self-Supporting?”. Panelists include the author of the report, Max Borders, Executive Editor of the [...]
- Oct22
Civitas Training in Western N.C.
For all of our friends in western North Carolina, this message is for you. Next Saturday, October 31st, the Civitas Institute is bringing Trent Seibert of Texas Watchdog and Erik Telford of Americans For Prosperity to Asheville for a day-long training dedicated to strengthening your investigative journalism and new media skills. The training will cover such [...]
- Oct05
Bad Bill of the Year Round 2 Voting Has Begun
Round 2 of voting has begun in the Bad Bill of the Year tournament! Congratulations to all of last week’s winners in their first round matchups. Thank you to all the readers out there for casting nearly 4,000 votes in the first week of our little tournament. And always, remember the mantra of Chicago-style politics, [...]
- Sep28
Let the games begin – Bad Bill of the Year Tournament
You can now vote for you favorite “Worst Bill” of the year. The polls are open! Over the course of this year Civitas wrote on 32 bills as our “Bad Bill of the Week.” Unfortunately 32 is really not enough to cover all the “Bad Bills” introduced this year in the General Assembly but these are [...]
- Sep14
Conservative Leadership Conference Makes The News
The Civitas Institute’s Conservative Leadership Conference was an extreme success and we thank you all for coming out! Our story was covered on News14 and featured clips from Carrie Prejean’s speech during Saturday’s lunch. You can watch the story below. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSkuMzaJ4tU
- Sep12
Live from the CLC-Investigating Public Corruption
Panelists Don Carrington of the Carolina Journal, former FBI Special Agent in Charge of Raleigh office Frank Perry and former NC State Auditor Les Merritt are presenting an excellent program on investigating public corruption. Best line so far: “State agencies have a poor record of investigating themselves.” -Perry Don Carrington has covered the Mike Easley [...]
- Sep12
Live from CLC: Dr. Jennifer Morse of the Ruth Institute
Dr. Jennifer Morse of the Ruth Institute gave a presentation on the defense of marriage at the 2009 Civitas Conservative Leadership Conference. Here are her key points: Key principles undermined by same sex marriage: 1. Kids are entitled to a relationship with their mothers and fathers. 2. Mothers and fathers are not interchangeable. 3. Biology [...]