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Happy Pride Month!
Published: Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 9:56 AM
The Justice For All Party of North Carolina wants to wish all of you a happy pride month. We are a party that is in support of LGBTQ+ rights and we see the need to do what we can to help out friends in the LGBTQ+ community. Today, we are going to talk about the history of pride month and how we got here.
It is important to note that although LGBTQ+ movement has started organizing since the 1900s through small events, it wasn’t until after World War II where momentum started to pick up as gay people started finding other people who had similar experiences with each other and creating true bonds that would build solidarity over the years. From 1965 to 1969, the Eastern Regional Conference of Homophile Organizations (E.R.C.H.O) held Reminder Day gatherings on July 4th through protests, which laid the groundwork for Pride Month. “Gay Pride Day” used to be celebrated on the last Sunday of June, but it was flexible.
Homosexuality was still a criminal offense in every state except Illinois and there were “masquerade” or “cross-dressing” laws that required people to wear a certain number of clothing items that matched the gender of their state-ID. This resulted in gay bars and other places being subject to police raids in order to arrest gay and trans people. Among the places that were raided was Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, New York City. The Inn was also run by The Mob, which took advantage of and provided refuge for the LGBT community. On June 28th 1969, police and protesters began to clash at the Stonewall Inn for several weeks. Many brave patrons stood up against the police by resisting removal and fighting back, which would be symbolism towards the gay rights movement. Among the protesters were many young, gay men who saw Stonewall Inn as their only safe space. There were a number of theories about how the Stonewall Riots happened. One theory suggests that Stormé DeLarverie, a gender non-conforming lesbian, evaded police and pushed a car in protest screaming “Why don’t you do something? Why are you just standing there?”. Another theory suggests that a black trans woman named Marsha P. Johnson threw the first brick, but she has denied this theory stating that she arrived after the riots started.
Exactly one year later, the first pride month parade was held from Greenwich Village to Central Park with between 3,000-5,000 people showing up. They were started by Brenda Howard and a few activists. And since then, Pride Month has been held every June. Craig Schoonmaker coined the term Pride in 1970. In 1978, San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker designed the first rainbow symbol that would be used at the San Francisco’s Gay Freedom Day Parade. There were initially 8 colors on the rainbow flag with each having its own meaning.
Pink - Sex
Red - Life
Orange - Healing
Yellow - Sun
Green - Nature
Turquoise - Art and Magic
Blue - Serenity
Purple - The Spirit
The pink and turquoise colors were removed due to the cost to make the flag and display considerations. He turned the rainbow symbol into a flag in 1994 at a parade. During that same year, many education-based programs came together to designate October as LGBT History Month, which was founded by U.S. history teacher Rodney Wilson. Pride Month was first recognized in 1999 at the federal level by former president Bill Clinton. However, we will not make the assumption that Clinton was for gay marriage as he also passed the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy, which banned gay people from entering in the military. During Barack Obama’s presidency, he officially declared June as LGBT Pride Month. On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court struck down the “Defense” of Marriage Act in the case of United States v. Windsor and legalized same-sex marriage by a 5-4 decision. The New York Times released a short documentary in 2019 called “The Stonewall You Know Is a Myth. And That’s O.K.” to celebrate the 50th anniversary.
Although a lot of progress has been made, we still have a long way to go. With the increasing attacks of transgender and non-binary people increasing in the United States, the Justice For All Party of North Carolina wants to make it clear that we stand with the LGBTQ+ community and we will defend their rights no matter their gender identity or sexual orientation.
References:
1. LGBTQ+ Pride Month
2. Pride Month: A History of Resistance
3. The First Pride Was a Riot: The Origins of Pride Month
4. In Honor of Pride Month - A Little History...
5. LGBT Pride Month
Happy Earth Day!
Published: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Happy Earth Day Everyone! Today marks the 56th anniversary of Earth Day! The Justice For All Party of North Carolina supports environmentalism along with elimination of the use of all fossil fuels. The Justice For All Party of North Carolina believes that socialism is the answer to providing environmental and economic justice for people who have lost their homes to climate change. So how did all of this start?
The origins of Earth Day began in January 1969 when there was a major oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, where the beaches were ruined with tar and tons of wildlife were harmed due to the toxic chemicals of this tar. Animals were dying and people struggled to get off of the water. The Cuyahoga River was also set on fire at the time, which was common back then. People were also starting to see how the air pollution that came from industrial and city expansion, pesticide use, and use of leaded gas with inefficient vehicles were impacting the food we eat, how people breathed, and damaging people’s health. As a response, United States Senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson [D], decided to tour around Santa Barbara and was impressed by the rallies calling for the need to clean up the environment. At the time, Mr. Nelson was impressed by the teach-ins led by anti-war activists during the Vietnam War and decided to copy that model for environmental justice. Mr. Nelson also had the help of a fellow congressman named Pete McCloskey [R]. Sadly, there wasn’t much success because of the Vietnam War. But what was discovered was that the most prominent voices who spoke out for environmental justice were from young women, college-educated folks, and families with only one parent earning income who were concerned about their children's future. Because the teach-ins were not successful, the group decided to rebrand itself by creating print-outs of ads with new names. Some names included Ecology Day, E-Day, Environment Day, and Green Day. But the group decided that Earth Day was a great name that can be universally translated.
It’s important to note obviously that Mr. Nelson was not the only person who was a concerned environmentalist. In 1962, an author by the name of Rachel Carson published a best selling book called “Silent Spring” to spread awareness on animals, the environment, and connecting pollution to public health.
Later in September 1969, Mr. Nelson and his staffers decided that Earth Day should be used as a grassroots movement. Mr. Nelson had been a prominent environmentalist throughout the 1960s. They were able to raise funds for an office and appointed law student Denis Hayes as national coordinator. There were also other groups involved such as the United Auto Workers. This group knew that the week between April 19-25 was the best time to hold yearly events due to the massive amount of students currently on campus and the spring weather. April 22 was decided as this date would have the optimal amount of students who would be attending campus, thereby maximizing outreach. It just so happened to be on a Wednesday. April 22 also coincidentally happens to be the birthdays of Vladimir Lenin (Who helped found the Soviet Union) and Saint Francis of Assisi (who is considered to be the first environmentalist). Did you know that there were rumors such as Earth Day was created by a murderer and being called communist propaganda? Sounds a lot like the Red Scare.
The first official Earth Day occurred on April 22, 1970 with over 20 million Americans across college campuses, schools, and communities. John Ehrlichman, an environmentalist who was Nixon’s domestic policy advisor before Watergate, pushed the Nixon administration in a progressive direction. After all, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) was created by executive order thanks to his efforts along with the Mayor of New York City talking about environmental issues in front of a giant crowd at a mall. There were some bills that were passed to address these issues such as the Clean Air Act, the Safe Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Now more than 190 countries celebrate Earth Day annually, but there is still much work to be done. Let's be real, the Democrats and Republicans do not care about the environment.
The Justice For All Party of North Carolina calls for the creation of the National Climate Reparations Investigatory Commission at the national level to pay economic damages for people who lost their homes due to natural disasters that came from climate change. We also support climate reparations through the NC Investigatory Commission at the state level. We also call for an immediate end to oil extraction by transitioning to fully renewable energy to protect public health. And lastly we want to codify rights for non-human entities in collaboration with the Cherokee people since they have a vast amount of knowledge in how we should be taking care of the land and our planet.
References:
1. Gaylord Nelson Promotes the First Earth Day
2. Meet ‘Mr. Earth Day,’ the Man Who Helped Organize the Annual Observance
3. THE ORIGINS OF EARTH DAY
May Day! May Day!
Published: Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Every year on the first of May, the world will celebrate International Workers' Day, also known as May Day (which is a very cool name). For those who do not know, May Day is a public holiday recognized in some countries to celebrate workers, laborers, the working class, and the labor movement. This is not to be confused with Labor Day, which is recognized by the United States and celebrated on the first Monday of September.
The concept of May Day started in the 19th century to improve working conditions and recognize the workers' contributions for businesses to succeed and provide the goods and services needed for the public. Unfortunately, the holiday is not supported by the United States. The history of the labor movement is full of bloodshed from the Bay View Massacre, where 7 people died fighting for an 8-hour workday on May 4, 1886, and the Cleveland May Day Riots of 1919 to protest Eugene V Debs' imprisonment for speaking out against World War 1.
Back in 1947, Dwight D. Eisenhower and the U.S. Veterans and Foreign Affairs established a holiday to counteract the influence of May Day to enforce loyalty to the United States Government, known as Loyalty Day. There are parades and events for Loyalty Day, but the power of these events has died down significantly due to the backlash of U.S. intervention in the Vietnam War. In 1958, as president, Eisenhower and the American Bar Association campaigned to enforce Law Day, which is a holiday about how laws contribute to the creation of the United States. Law Day has been criticized for limiting worker influence, but it was recognized by Congress three years later.
May Day has been widely celebrated as a day to celebrate immigrant rights and their struggle for better working conditions as part of the working class. This is certainly credited with the Great American Boycott back on May 1, 2006, led by Latino immigrants. During this boycott, Latino immigrants refused to go to school or go to work to protest against H.R. 4437, which would have added punishments to undocumented immigrants. Since then, the power of immigrants and Latinos within the movement has been consistent and important.
On May 1, 2026, workers, students, and families rally, march, and take action across the country to demand a nation that puts workers over billionaires, with many refusing business as usual through No School. No Work. No Shopping. Given the tragic murders that happened in Minnesota regarding ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the need to abolish ICE will also be mentioned during the May Day protests.
References:
1. International Workers' Day
2. Loyalty Day
3. Law Day
4. Great American Boycott
5. May Day Strong
6. What is May Day?
Justice For All Party Of North Carolina Denounces Tim Sheehy and the US Government For Assaulting Green Party Candidate And Marine, Brian McGinnis
Published: Friday, March 13, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Grand Risings everyone. Last week, US Marine and Green Party Candidate for US Senate, Brian McGinnis was assaulted by capitol police on video during a Senate hearing where McGinnis called out these elected officials in protest against U.S. involvement on Iran and the excessive interventionist policies promoted by the current administration on behalf of Israel. On the videos, you will see that the capitol police broke Mr. McGinnis' arm while attempting to remove him out of the building. And now, he is facing charges for standing up to our corrupt government. Where have we heard all of this before? With that being said, one of our volunteers previously got into contact with Mr. McGinnis a couple months before the incident for a potential interview for their podcast, but no confirmed date was set. We wish Mr. McGinnis the best of luck in healing and wish him good luck on his campaign for U.S. Senate.
New Candidate Pledge Flyer
Published: Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 11:16 PM
We have just made a new candidate pledge for the Justice For All Party of North Carolina. This pledge was initially worked on by the national Justice For All Party, but it was never made official. A flyer has also been posted onto the website if you want to print it out and hand them to people in-person to spread awareness of the party.
Pledge:
Truth is the absence of Hate; we must be anti-Racist and anti-Xenophobic.
Justice is the absence of poverty in the world we live in; we must strive for the erasure of poverty.
Love is the absence of violence; both foreign and domestic.
As a Party Candidate with Justice For All, my Campaign's Duty is to uphold these core principles in our practices and policies as we reach for Representation of Our Communities. I pledge to do so.
First Newsletter Of the Justice For All Party Of North Carolina
Published: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Welcome to the first newsletter of the Justice For All Party of North Carolina. A newsletter was suggested by one of our members. Although we do hope to be able to provide a physical newsletter one day, we currently do not have the resources to be able to fund the operations of doing a physical newsletter at this time. So instead, we will have an online newsletter that will be posted on our website. A brand new article will be released to this newsletter at least once a week. If you are interested in joining the party, please join the discord server. We also have a digital flyer that you can print out and hand out to people face-to-face in order to spread awareness from the ground and face-to-face.