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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Duke University and the City of Durham: What's the deal? Let's break it down. Billions grow while workers struggle. That’s why Durham Rising is organizing for $25/hr, housing, schools & dignity. #DurhamRising youtu.be/e5T01lc2rMk

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Let's Break It Down: Durham Rising

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Duke University acts more like a hedge fund than a university. Workers won a $20/hr minimum wage through organizing — but it’s not enough. Durham workers need $25/hr and real investment in the people who keep the city running. ✊🏽 #DurhamRising #OrganizeTheSouth

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

No billion-dollar institution like Duke University gets that big without exploiting workers, especially immigrants. We’re organizing until our campuses are safe for everyone. #OrganizeTheSouth

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

🚨 BREAKING: Duke University raises minimum wage to $20/hr after organizing by Durham Rising. Workers spoke up and won. But with rising rent and living costs, the fight continues: $25/hr for Durham workers. ✊🏽#DurhamRising #OrganizeTheSouth

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Today, Durham Rising met with Bernie Sanders in Durham to demand change. As attacks hit working families, Duke University must step up to pay workers $25/hr, respect unions, and invest in Durham. This fight is bigger than one city. ✊🏽 #DurhamRising #OrganizeTheSouth

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

When the ICE raids in Durham came, it kept kids home from school and terrified families. It’s heartbreaking, but our community stepped up. 100s got trained, neighbors were on alert, & we stood together to keep each other safe.💪 Anna, Durham Association of Educators #OrganizeTheSouth #DurhamRising

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Duke has a responsibility to invest in Durham’s public schools, city services, and fair wages and to live up to its own values of respect, trust, and inclusion. That’s why we’re united in Durham Rising. Princess Moss, @neatoday.bsky.social Vice President #DurhamRising #OrganizeTheSouth

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Durham is built by Black, brown, and immigrant workers in classrooms, cafeterias, buses, and hospital rooms. Duke runs because _we_ show up every day. Duke depends on us. It’s time they acted like it. Julian, Duke Grad Student Union #OrganizeTheSouth #DurhamRising #DurhamNC

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Fear is a weapon. When our communities are scared and divided, it becomes easier for billionaires to defund our schools and silence immigrant families. We can’t let them diminish our power. Anna, Durham Association of Educators #OrganizeTheSouth #DurhamRising

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Federal agents are spreading fear across the US. When they came to Durham, immigrant workers & students were terrified. And Duke did nothing. We are demanding action: protect workers, protect patients, protect students. Julian, Duke Graduate Student Union #OrganizeTheSouth #DurhamRising #DurhamNC

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

For over a century, Duke has rested on the backs of its workers. Now it’s time to pay up. Too many of us can’t afford rent, fear ICE raids, or risk being fired for speaking out. Duke has a responsibility to protect every worker. Madeline Collier, DGSU #DurhamRising

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Too many of us can’t afford rent, fear ICE raids, or risk being fired for speaking out. Duke has a responsibility to protect every worker who keeps this university and city running. Madeline Collier, Duke Grad Union #DurhamRising

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Duke sits on a $12 billion endowment. If they used just 1%, that’s $120 million that could transform Durham. The money is there. It’s time Duke invested in the community that built it. Princess Moss, @neatoday.bsky.social Vice President #DurhamRising #OrganizeTheSouth #WorkersPower

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

You can’t celebrate Duke while pushing Durham out. We know the truth: Duke didn’t build Duke alone. Now we’re demanding affordable housing, investment in our schools, and respect for the people who made Duke possible. Brandon Young, Durham For All #DurhamRising #OrganizeTheSouth #DurhamNC

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

“Now service workers have to work 3 AM shifts … they have to work unbelievable hours and do a lot more work for … a wage that doesn’t provide affordability to live in the city of Durham.” Artivista Karlin, Sunrise Duke 📰 The Duke Chronicle dukechronicle.com/article/resp...

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Respect versus renovations: the Price is wrong

If Duke pours hundreds of millions of dollars into purely superficial upgrades — low-priority stuff— surely there’s nothing more important being neglected in the budget. If we’re burning cash on aesth...

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Over 10k folks signed our petition supporting Durham Rising demands, let’s see how candidate for City Council and Mayor stacked up. #DurhamRising #DurhamNC

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

You say you care for Durham? Duke, show us and come to the table. #DurhamRising #OrganizetheSouth

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Laura has been at Duke for over a decade, still making under $19/hour while being forced to do the work of multiple people. Management knows. They just don’t care. We deserve respect, fair pay, and dignity at Duke. ✊ That’s why we’re rising together. Join us: bit.ly/durhamrising #DurhamRising

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Check out what media is saying about our Duke Founders' Day rally & march last week 💅 📰 CBS 17 #DurhamRising www.cbs17.com/news/local-n...

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

NOW: Community members take over the street in front of Duke University to demand that Duke stand with the workers, not the billionaires. As Duke lays off workers and cuts program budgets, they sit on a ~$12 billion endowment. #UnionsforAll #OrganizetheSouth

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

This Founders’ Day, we’re telling the real story of Duke. On Thursday, Sept 25 at 5 PM, Durham Rising is rallying again. We’re calling on Duke to stand with workers and invest in the community that makes this university possible. RSVP now: bit.ly/DukeFounders25 #DurhamRising

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Workers, students & community came together under Durham Rising to demand City Council & mayoral candidates fight for working people—and hold Duke accountable. Duke has the resources. It’s time they protect workers & families, not cut jobs. RSVP for Sept 25: bit.ly/DukeFounders25 #DurhamRising

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

ACTION: Join us on Th 9/25 in Durham for our 2025 Founders' Day Rally March and Rally Join us as we demand Duke make a choice: Side with the billionaires on the Board of Trustees, or stand with the people of Durham who truly make Duke run. www.bit.ly/DukeFounders25 #UnionsforAll #OrganizetheSouth

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Siembra NC @siembranc.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Last Thursday, we joined Luis alongside members of the Duke community and Representatives Marcia Morey and Maria Cervania in calling on Republican leaders to take action to protect workers like Luis.

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Duke will be starting involuntary layoffs in August, despite already having 600 workers voluntary laid off. Instead of putting the pressure on workers, protect jobs at Duke! Sign our petitions: bit.ly/saveHUCs bit.ly/durhamrising

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Let’s be real: Duke isn’t a struggling nonprofit. It’s a wealthy health system that keeps buying up Durham and paying no taxes. Meanwhile, our public schools are being starved of funding. Sign the petition: bit.ly/durhamrising Brandon Young, @durhamforall leader #DurhamRising

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Duke says $18/hour is enough. We say give us the $25/hr we deserve. We’ve built Duke with our labor and made it what it is. Now we’re demanding respect, and real union rights. It’s our labor. It’s our voice. Sign the petition: bit.ly/durhamrising @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Ms. Penny has worked at Duke since 1989. She loves her community but says those at the top aren’t treating workers fairly. Before she retires, she’s fighting to make Duke better for all workers and for the next generation. ✊ Sign the petition: bit.ly/durhamrising #DurhamRising #OrganizetheSouth

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Duke owns 11% of Durham's land and pays NO taxes. Meanwhile, our public schools are underfunded and struggling to support our most vulnerable students. Christy Patterson, Durham Association of Educators leader #DurhamRising #OrganizetheSouth

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Duke runs on the backs of low-wage workers, while sitting on a $12B endowment & paying zero in local taxes. We’re tired of poverty wages. It’s time Duke pays its fair share. Sign the petition: bit.ly/durhamrising Nahshon Blount, @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social worker #DurhamRising #OrganizetheSouth

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

If Duke wants to call Durham home, it needs to act like it. Families are being priced out, jobs are vanishing, and homelessness is rising, while Duke hoards wealth. Brandon Young, Durham For All leader @carolinafederation.bsky.social #DurhamRising #OrganizetheSouth

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

"Workers, public educators, students, & clergy are uniting together in a new coalition, Durham Rising, to hold Duke accountable to its responsibility as the largest employer in the region * show nat'l leadership in this moment of crisis for higher ed." - Nashoun Blount 📰 @indyweek.bsky.social

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Op-Ed: Duke Cannot Turn Its Back on the Working People of Durham’

A Duke University housekeeper and Durham native calls on the institution to do more to support employees and the community.

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Durham Rising @durhamrising.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Duke, you are nothing without the people and the city of Durham. On Wednesday night, we launched Durham Rising—a coalition demanding real investment, dignity, and justice from the city’s largest employer and landowner. 🧵 #DurhamRising #OrganizeTheSouth youtu.be/dxKGRiI_cNo

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Durham Rising Townhall Launch

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