At this moment of crisis for working people, Duke has a choice to make: side with the billionaires or stand with the people of Durham who truly make Duke run.

Join us for a march and rally on September 25 to kick off Duke’s Founders’ Day weekend and send a clear message to Duke to stand with Durham and stand with workers. We know that Duke’s founders didn’t build Duke alone. This year, we will celebrate the legacy of the working people who built Duke and all of us who have kept Duke running day after day, year after year.

Right now, working people in Durham are facing attacks from the Trump administration, including attacks on our public schools, our healthcare and our freedom of speech. We can’t afford to have Duke turn its back on us. We have rent to cover and bills to pay. We need Duke to stand with us and fight back.

On Founders’ Day 2025, we are calling on Duke University to show bold leadership by protecting higher education and raising standards across the region through good, union jobs and giving back to the community that makes Duke run by investing in our public schools, affordable housing, and city infrastructure.

As the largest employer in Durham, Duke has a responsibility in this moment to protect and invest in the workers and families who keep the university and our community running — not the billionaires who care more about their stock portfolios than our families.

Join us!