Atlanta Progressive News

(APN) STONE MOUNTAIN — Atlanta activist Ronald Joseph Parker–known to friends as Ron–was an avid activist for social justice, in issues ranging from Hurricane Katrina, to working families’ concerns, to criminal justice reform, to addressing racial injustice, to international affairs, to supporting Independent and third party movements, while still helping Democrats get elected to local office in Georgia. Parker passed […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Wilfred Gibson, 42, former owner of a small landscaping company, Gibson Landscape Management, has filed suit against the Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) for allegedly discriminating against his company and putting him out of business, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. AHA allowed millions in federal funds to be awarded to “friends” of three private management companies that manage […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Voucher holder Tamika “Cookie” Brewer, 38, received a phone call from AHA just hours after Atlanta Progressive News did a story on her pending eviction, she said. AHA advised Brewer to show up at AHA for an appointment the next day, she said. When Brewer got there, instead of an individual appointment, she was brought into a […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Former US Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) has sued the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper for libel, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. The lawsuit was filed on July 26, 2007, in State Court of Fulton County, according to a copy of the court filing obtained by Atlanta Progressive News. The lawsuit focuses on what McKinney argues to be false claims […]

(APN) ATLANTA — “Run, Cynthia run!” chanted enthusiastic Green Party members and leaders at the Green Party National Meeting for 2007 in Reading, Pennsylvania, on July 15, 2007, according to video footage obtained by Atlanta Progressive News. “If not us, who? If not now, when?” asked one Green Party activist in attendance after a screening of the movie American Blackout. […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Tamika Brewer, a disabled Atlanta Section 8 voucher recipient, received a letter that she is about to be evicted because her home is in foreclosure, even though she says she pays her rent on time each month to her property manager. “Why would they [AHA] wait this long to inform me when it wasn’t my situation?” Brewer […]

(APN) ATLANTA — US Reps. Hank Johnson (D-GA), John Lewis (D-GA), and David Scott (D-GA) have each signed on a new letter, joining 67 others Members of Congress in promising they will not support any more funds for the US occupation of Iraq, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. “Mr. President… We are writing to inform you that we will only […]

(APN) SAVANNAH — Troy Anthony Davis, a death row inmate in Georgia received a 90 day stay, just hours before his scheduled execution, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. “I’m exhausted but elated,” Martina Correia, Davis’s sister, told Atlanta Progressive News. “They were asking a lot of questions and were engaging. They were so respectful for the family. We had this […]

  (APN) ATLANTA — Activist and likely congressional candidate Cindy Sheehan blasted CNN television news during her visit to Atlanta on Saturday night, July 14, 2007. Sheehan was in town as part of her cross country Caravan for Humanity and Accountability. Activists held a reception for Sheehan prior to a production of the play, “Marx in SoHo,” at the 7 […]

(APN) ATLANTA — With only four days until the execution of Troy Anthony Davis, advocates are converging to save a man whose guilt seems uncertain, even unlikely, now that 7 of 9 witnesses have recanted in his case, and new witnesses have implicated another man. US Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) has announced his support. The International Action Center of Atlanta […]

(APN) ATLANTA — “Nancy Pelosi had no business taking impeachment off the table. Because Article Two, Section Four of the Constitution says the President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States shall be removed in office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. It says shall be removed. It doesn’t […]

(APN) ATLANTA — “I’m calling to confirm my cosponsorship of H Res 333 to impeach Bush and Cheney,” US Rep. Filner (D-CA) told Atlanta Progressive News in a phone interview. “These guys have governed with cynicism and complete contempt of the American people from the beginning,” Filner said. “For political reasons impeachment was taken off the table,” Filner said. “The […]

This article was originally published by Inter-Press Service at: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=38397. ATLANTA, Jul 2 (IPS) – In all, the crowds were huge, the workshops passionate and inspiring, and participants made ideological, relational and personal gains, both large and small. The U.S. Social Forum wrapped up Sunday in the southern city of Atlanta with a People’s Assembly, where civil society and native […]

This article was previously published by the Inter-Press Service at: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=38374. ATLANTA, Jun 29 (IPS) – Under the banner, “If another world is possible, another U.S. is necessary,” 10,000 civil society activists gathered in Atlanta, Georgia Wednesday for the beginning of the first U.S. Social Forum. A spin-off of the annual World Social Forum, the USSF aims to “send a […]

(APN) ATLANTA — US Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA-04) has joined ten other Members of Congress in supporting H Res 333, a bill to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney. “I believe it was time to send a message to the Vice President and to the Executive Branch as a whole,” Congressman Johnson told Atlanta Progressive News in a statement issued verbally […]