Hello, I’m Ebony Duell! I have the esteemed honor to join WakeUP Wake County’s team as the Events & Relationship Coordinator. I am a Raleigh, N.C. native and now I reside in Garner. In 2020 I graduated from Bennett College, where I majored in Journalism and Media Studies. Through various …
Watch Driven to Change: A Virtual Summit on Transportation, Housing, and the Climate Crisis in Our Region It’s hard to believe it’s already been a month since we hosted Driven to Change: A Virtual Summit on Transportation, Housing, and the Climate Crisis in Our Region. Over the last few weeks, …
Climate Change: A Global Threat with Local Solutions The following is a guest post written by Aarati Bothe, sophomore in chemical engineering at NC State University and volunteer intern for WakeUP. Since late last year, I’ve been serving as a volunteer intern at WakeUP Wake County. As a sophomore in …
Driven to Change: A Virtual Summit on Transportation, Housing, and the Climate Crisis in Our Region February 17th & 18th Sponsored by Sustainability Partners Sponsor This Event WakeUP Wake County is excited to present Driven to Change. A two-day virtual summit bringing together advocates, globally renowned scientists and planners, policymakers, …
Dear Friends, For the past two years, I’ve had the privilege to serve as the Chair of the Board of Directors for WakeUP Wake County. As Wake County’s leading advocacy organization for sustainable growth, WakeUP excels at creating connections between people and places and fostering safe, vibrant communities for all. …
Think Our Housing Crisis is Bad Now? Just Wait Until the Great Climate Migration. WakeUp Wake County believes everyone deserves to live in a home they can afford and in a neighborhood in which they can flourish. Unfortunately, however, this vision is out of reach for too many in our …
Take a Walk with WakeUP this October, and Enter a Chance to Win Over the past year, COVID-19 has dramatically reshaped life in the United States and around the world. Nowhere is this clearer than in our own homes, which have been transformed into remote offices and virtual schools. This …
WakeUP Urges Raleigh Voters to Vote “Yes” on the Affordable Housing Bond this Fall Raleigh is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis that is significantly impacting renters, communities of color, and those with extremely low incomes. While fully addressing this problem will require continued long-term investment and planning, the …
