Options for the week of September 15

We remain committed to positive, peaceful actions to work towards a more compassionate, more democratic, and more inclusive world. 

Good news: Governor Josh Stein took action to make it possible to get the COVID vaccine in North Carolina without a prescription.

Calendar of upcoming events

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 5:30 pm

Watauga County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting

Watauga County Administration Building Commissioners Board Room

Saturday, September 20, 2025 4:30-6:30 pm

Indivisible High Country's Fed-up with the GOP Protest and Food Drive

Stadium Drive at ASU campus

Find out more at this Mobilize link

Check out our new calendar of events on the main page of our website blowingrockpersisters.com. We hope this calendar will offer an ongoing resource for you to find options for community organizing, including local political meetings and locations for potential mutual aid, such as farmers markets. If you have an event you think we should include, please email it to us at blowingrockpersisters@gmail.com.

Call your representatives

At the recent Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce economic development committee meeting, State Representative Ray Pickett dismissed concerns about private vouchers as not being relevant to this region. This response was disappointing because our regional tax dollars are being unnecessarily diverted to private school vouchers, mostly outside of our area, instead of bolstering our essential public schools across the state. 

Pickett serves on one of the House education committees, and we need him to push hard for full funding of public education at all levels in North Carolina and to put in the time to pass a budget rather than leaving state agencies unfunded indefinitely. If you agree, please call State Rep. Pickett and urge him to stand up for the people of his district by pushing for full funding for our public schools and the teacher/state employee promised raises. 

Please note that at the recent meeting, Pickett assured the attendees that he would be glad to talk to anyone at any time, so we assume he will welcome our phone calls and emails.

NC House Representative Ray Pickett (919) 733-7727 or ray.pickett@ncleg.gov