Please join The Redress Movement for a Candidate Forum for Charlotte City Council and Mayoral candidates, in preparation for the September 9 primaries.
Questions will focus on housing, neighborhoods, and transportation. Event sponsored by Redress Movement, Action NC, ONE Meck, Greater Bethel AME Church, St. Peter's Episcopal, and the Faith and Justice Group of Providence Presbyterian Church.
The People's Budget
The People’s Budget is a coalition of Charlotteans who believe in care, dignity, and justice. We demand a budget that provides for everyone, while centering those too often left behind or out. We call on Charlotte City Council to pass the People's Budget as part of the FY 2026 city budget.
What's in the People's Budget?
The People’s Budget Includes:
- $1.1 million dollars to improve the city’s mass displacement protocol.
- Support for grassroots organizations working to guarantee housing for all.
- Raising city workers’ minimum wage to $26/hr.
- Funding violence prevention programs.
Who We Are:
The People’s Budget is a coalition of local advocacy groups, service providers, faith leaders, community organizations, and concerned citizens working toward a people-first, community-up vision for Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. We believe in care, dignity, and justice, and seek a budget that provides for everyone while centering those too often left behind or out. We believe that advocating as a collective voice will help set the agenda for local government to better meet the needs of the community and deliver better outcomes for everyone.
A community for everyone. We believe that everyone should be able to live with stability and dignity in our community. All Charlotteans should have access to housing, livelihood, and resources to thrive. We reject the notion that only the wealthy and developers can thrive here.
Resources, not criminalization. Neither punishment nor neglect is an appropriate response to people’s needs. We reject using the criminal legal system as a solution to social and systemic ills. We believe that our collective local social safety net must be strengthened.
We can do hard things. We believe that an expansive vision and willingness to do bold things is necessary to address the root causes of our city’s problems.
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Blog Posts from Charlotte
Mecklenburg Transit Tax Likely to Increase Gentrification and Segregation
The Redress Movement opposes the transit plan and tax passed by the Metropolitan Transit Commission and the North Carolina General Assembly. Our opposition is based on the fact that the tax burden of the one cent sales tax will disproportionately fall on lower income communities, while the transit investments are likely to further gentrification and…
Four Bills We’re Following at the North Carolina Legislature
North Carolina legislators have introduced a slate of bills to make it easier to build housing by barring many of the local zoning codes initially used to maintain segregation. The four bipartisan bills include: SB 495/HB 627, by Sen. Julie Mayfield (Asheville) and four other cosponsors, would legalize accessory dwelling units (sometimes referred to…
Using City Power to Prevent Evictions: Lessons from Tanglewood
Residential segregation may seem like a relic of the past, but its harmful legacy continues to impact Black communities today. Decades of disinvestment and discriminatory housing policies have left many neighborhoods vulnerable to exploitation and instability. These effects became painfully clear at Tanglewood Apartments in Charlotte, NC, where predominantly Black, working-class residents were forced to…
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