1.0Democracy NChttps://democracync.orgamandamatsonhttps://democracync.org/author/amandamatson/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="rVoeKoSBc7"><a href="https://democracync.org/events/the-defenders-of-democracy-awards-2-17-2022/">The Defenders of Democracy Awards | 2.17.2022</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://democracync.org/events/the-defenders-of-democracy-awards-2-17-2022/embed/#?secret=rVoeKoSBc7" width="600" height="338" title="“The Defenders of Democracy Awards | 2.17.2022” — Democracy NC" data-secret="rVoeKoSBc7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://democracync.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Screen-Shot-2018-03-19-at-7.26.25-PM.png1192880Join us for the 2021 Defenders of Democracy Awards! We hold this Eastern NC event at the start of each year to honor everyone who has worked so hard for NC during the past year. We will give out the Defender of Democracy Award and the Sandra Wheeler Legacy Award. Come to celebrate yourself and…