Traction is a progressive non-profit organization promoting civic engagement , based in the city of Durham, North Carolina . Traction's goal is to inform, inspire and connect a growing social network of left-leaning 20- and 30-somethings. The organization focuses on raising awareness of progressive issues including civil rights , health care , the environment , electoral fairness , economic justice and education . These topics are integrated into activities such as movies, dodgeball, art exhibitions, sushi-making workshops, potluck dinners and parties to create issue-based events which inform and mobilize the community for social action.

Traction was founded in 2005 by Lanya Shapiro ^[1] and became a project of the San Francisco-based Tides Center ^[2] in early 2007. The group's funding sources include the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Jonathan and Peter Lewis , and the Open Society Institute . ^[2]

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• Official website
• The Independent Weekly's Best of the Triangle issue -- Durham: Cool, gritty, grand and growing
• Traction and Trick-or-Vote: audio clip from North Carolina Public Radio WUNC
• Youth Activism: audio from North Carolina Public Radio WUNC, featuring Traction

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