About Us

Duke Respect Durham is a coalition of community organizations and individuals dedicated to advocating for land and tax justice to support public schools, city workers, affordable housing, and other public services and infrastructure. We are calling on Duke University to pay its fair share to Durham by contributing $50 million a year to Durham through voluntary payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT).

This coalition is committed to building up a flourishing Durham, because we deserve a Durham where:

no child goes hungry and has access to a stellar education
housing and healthcare are accessible and affordable for all
workers’ labor is respected and compensated fairly
people can live lives of dignity, where people have agency over the course of their lives and the ever-changing landscape of our home.

It is time for Duke and Durham to collaboratively build a community where all have access to thriving public institutions and truly affordable housing.

Sponsor Organizations

Braggtown Community Association
Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment (CAUSE)
Communications Workers of America, NC
Decolonizing Policymaking at Duke University
Duke Academics and Staff for Justice in Palestine (DASJP)
Duke Divest Coalition
Duke Graduate Students Union (DGSU)
Durham Association of Educators (DAE)
Durham Beyond Policing
Durham Cares
Durham City Workers Union, UE Local 150
Durham Congregations in Action
Durham Revolutionary Study Group
Durham Workers Assembly
El Futuro Es Nuestro/ It's Our Future
Duke Graduate Student Union
Jubilee Baptist Church
March For Our Lives - UNC Chapel Hill
Merrick-Moore Community Development Corporation
Merrick-Moore Neighborhood Association
National Domestic Workers Alliance - NC / We Dream in Black
NC Triangle DSA
Party for Socialism and Liberation
Southern Vision Alliance
Sunrise Movement Durham Hub
Sunrise UNC
UE 150
United for a Fair Economy
Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW)
YDSADSA