Atlanta Progressive News

(APN) ATLANTA — Public housing demolition applications to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for all the remaining large family developments in Atlanta raise serious questions about Atlanta Housing Authority’s arguments that the buildings are physically obsolete, about where the displaced residents would be going, and about the agency’s lack of resident and public consultation, Atlanta Progressive […]

(APN) DECATUR — Residents of DeKalb County met Thursday night, February 21, 2008, to discuss the Grady Hospital lease agreement, which would transfer day-to-day control from the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority (FDHA) to the Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation (GMHC), a private, 501(c)(3). Fulton County Commissioners approved the lease Wednesday, February 20, 2008, and DeKalb commissioners are expected to vote on it […]

  (APN) ATLANTA — Rev. James Orange, a noted civil rights activist, passed away at Crawford Long Hospital yesterday, February 16, 2008. He was 65. He worked with such organizations as the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda (GCPA), and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). Orange had complications […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Four of the states holding Primaries or Caucuses on Super Tuesday, February 04, 2008, included ballot choices for the Green Party, in addition to the Democratic and Republican Parties. Former US Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) won in Arkansas and Illinois to become the Green Party’s 2008 Presidential nominee, but lost to former US Presidential candidate Ralph Nader–who […]

(APN) ATLANTA — In a bold move, Mayor of Atlanta Shirley Franklin vetoed a bill which passed the City Council of Atlanta 11-1 which would add some accountability that the Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) must have to the City Council in their pursuit of demolitions of Bankhead Courts, Bowen Homes, and Hollywood Courts. The Council will likely consider the override […]

  This article was originally published by Inter-Press Service at: http://ipsnorthamerica.net/news.php?idnews=1274 ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan 26 (IPS) – Some 400 activists from Atlanta, Georgia and around the U.S. South gathered for a People’s Movement Assembly Saturday, in solidarity with the Global Day of Action organised under the World Social Forum process. Atlanta hosted the first U.S. Social Forum last summer. This […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Atlanta Housing Authority distributed a letter dated January 10, 2008, to City Council Members last week, signed by who they claimed to be 20 of 29 public housing resident leaders, stating they are in support of the public housing demolitions. The letter was in response to a resolution passed on January 09, 2008, by the citywide Resident […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The full Atlanta City Council approved a resolution Tuesday, January 12, 2008, in a veto-proof vote of 11-2, asking the Atlanta Housing Authority not to proceed with the displacement of residents from certain public housing communities. The resolution, crafted by Councilwoman Felicia Moore (District 9), requests relocations for Bowen Homes, Bankhead Courts, and Hollywood Courts be put […]

(APN) ATLANTA — After seven hours of debate, the Community Development and Human Resources Committee of the City Council of Atlanta today approved two bills offered by Councilwoman Felicia Moore, District 9, to codify their oversight role in the Atlanta Housing Authority’s mass eviction and demolition plans for all remaining public housing in Atlanta. Moore’s first bills seek to ensure […]

This article was originally published by Inter-Press Service at: http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40785 WAYNESBORO, Georgia , Jan 14 (IPS) – Residents and environmental activists are in a bitter dispute with large U.S. energy corporations and the federal government over the safety of nuclear power, as more than a dozen corporations plan to, or have filed, paperwork to open new nuclear power plants, primarily […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The Resident Advisory Board representing Atlanta public housing tenants citywide voted today unanimously to oppose the mass evictions and demolitions proposed by Atlanta Housing Authority. The resolution will be sent to US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Special Applications Center so they are aware of residents’ opposition to the plan, and of AHA’s lack of […]

(APN) ATLANTA — City Councilwoman Felicia Moore will be introducing three new pieces of legislation today, including one asking AHA to halt demolitions in District 9 until the Council and the affected residents receive a copy of the demolition application to HUD and are consulted with regarding the application. Atlanta Progressive News obtained copies of the three prepared bills this […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Democratic US Senate candidate Dale Cardwell has been raised onto a 320 foot tower, the Corey Tower in Downtown Atlanta, where he plans to stay for a few days until his message gets heard. Cardwell had to make the publicity stunt to create awareness for his campaign because the campaign has not raised enough money to run […]

(APN) ATLANTA — WSB Channel 2 television news program misled the public on the status of evictions for the Bowen Homes public housing community in two reports on December 27, 2007. “Residents have until May 2008 to move so the City can demolish the complex,” anchor Amanda Rosseter said after a daytime report by John Cater. However, the US Department […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Atlanta Progressive News is pleased to issue two endorsements in the upcoming Primary Elections for President of the United States. This year, the Board of Directors is making endorsements in both the Democratic and Green Party Primaries, even though in the State of Georgia the Green Party is currently not on the Primary ballot. For the Democratic […]