Heather Morrow moved to South Charlotte as a Navy Brat at the age of nine. Her family had finally found a place to plant, calling Charlotte home for ten years. Heather grew up running the trails of the Catawba River, growing deep respect or the land, as her father planted trees and cultivated a humble portion of an acre into a wildlife refuge.

Growing up in the CMS public school system where she now serves as a school bus driver, Heather was lucky to test into Northwest School of the Arts. She later attended UNC Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College, then Guilford College after attending Job Corps.

Heather was exposed to the inequities of the systems meant to serve her and others, Grandma hinting at the existence of Palestine and serving in the Kairos Project, and telling her stories about the civil rights movement in America, and how Hawaii was stolen. Heather noticed gender inequalities young as well, always being told to be “ladylike” while boys in class did the more fun things. Martin Luther King, Jr was an early hero, and she learned more about him in school. As she grew, Black friends told her more personal stories that helped Heather see that the problems were not over. As a young single mother, she was in the depths of the state system’s of WIC and Foodstamps, at the mercy of overworked social workers pushing papers through if she was lucky, or forgetting about her completely. Heather was moved to action, mostly through art, making large statement pieces, and more notably, through showing up and taking direct action.

Heather can be found wherever people are gathering to stand up against injustice. From her decade in Sacramento, escaping domestic violence, then marching for George Floyd and later Breonna Taylor in 2020 in Sacremento , and even seeing her daughter also brutalized by police in a march for Stephon Clark, who was killed by cops in his Grandmothers yard, his back filled with bullets of senseless violence from the police.

Upon her return to Charlotte in 2023, Heather has committed even more of herself to activism. She has participated with organizing with Jewish Voices for Peace, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and Charlotte United for Palestine whenever they call.

Heather has been a steady face and helping hand in the move to motivate people to action. With her now well-known “REFUSE UNJUST ORDERS” handmade banner, you can find her alone and acting on her own convictions to hold our leadership accountable.

Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners needs a voice for the people that isn’t serving billionaires’ interests. Our kids need safe places and third spaces. They’re our future, after all, and it’s in our hands.

One thing Heather loves to do is read and study. As an elected official, she will read, study, and apply knowledge to bring the best outcomes for the people, and uphold the Charter of the City of Charlotte.