Atlanta Progressive News

This article was originally published by Inter-Press Service at: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=38388. ATLANTA, Jul 1 (IPS) – One group has lived here for millennia, while the other has just arrived. But Native Americans and immigrants have much in common, particularly the alienation and oppression they experience in U.S. society, activists and community leaders said on day three of the U.S. Social Forum […]

This article contains additional reporting by Matthew Cardinale, News Editor   (APN) ATLANTA — Thousands of progressive activists from around the US and the World marched through Downtown Atlanta on the first day of the US Social Forum. Our conservative estimate of the number of marchers is 5000, also the official estimate provided by USSF spokesperson Karlos Schmeider. However, other […]

Interview with Carolyn Clemmons by Matthew Cardinale, News Editor. (APN) ATLANTA — Carolyn Clemmons made 81 years old today, but instead of celebrating, she has been having trouble eating and sleeping at night, due to Atlanta Housing Authority’s mass eviction policies. “I couldn’t eat, even though I’m supposed to eat with my pills, I would drink milk with my pills. […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council voted unanimously Monday to file an ordinance creating free speech zones, essentially killing the legislation, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. The vote came after the Community Development/Human Resources (CDHR) Committee voted unanimously June 12, 2007, to recommend to the City Council to file the legislation. CDHR Chairman Jim Maddox, who first introduced the […]

(APN) ATLANTA — US Congress passed a $120 billion emergency Iraq spending bill May 24, 2007, that included an increase in the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25. President Bush signed it into law May 25, 2007, ending a standoff over the wage issue. The federal minimum wage increase, HR 2, passed the Democratic-majority US House earlier this year, but […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council’s Community Development and Human Resources Committee (CDHR) unanimously recommended Tuesday to file the Atlanta Outdoor Events Ordinance, which called for Free Speech Zones for protesters, possibly spelling the end for the controversial proposal. The City Council will consider the ordinance with the Committee’s recommendation to file when Members meet on June 18, 2007. […]

(APN) ATLANTA — MARTA’s Board of Directors voted Monday to preserve the Paratransit Fare Structure for fiscal year 2008, ending a standoff between the Board and the disabled community over a proposed alteration to the Paratransit Fare Structure. Disabled riders can currently purchase a Paratransit monthly pass for $105, twice the amount other MARTA riders pay, and have unlimited one-way […]

(APN) ATLANTA –“We might as well spit on the graves of Dr. King and Mrs. King if we allow the right of the citizens to assemble to be curtailed!” Rev. Timothy MacDonald, of the First Iconium Baptist Church, said, as about 50 protesters gathered in front of Atlanta City Hall for a press conference today at 1pm. Atlanta City Council […]

(APN) ATLANTA — About 20 Atlanta activists and neighbors of Matthew Cardinale, The Atlanta Progressive News’s News Editor, gathered at the corner of Ponce de Leon Avenue and Monroe Drive in Midtown this Wednesday, May 30, 2007, at 5pm, to protest the Exxon station that would not call for help after he had been stabbed on May 15, 2007, just […]

(APN) ATLANTA — After over a year of intensive organizing, Atlanta will host the first ever US Social Forum (USSF), from June 27, 2007, to July 1, 2007. At least 10,000 delegates have registered and over 10,000 more from all over the country and world are expected for the five-day event titled “Another World is Possible.” “The USSF will provide […]

(APN) ATLANTA — A progressive think tank, The Center for American Progress (CAP), released a report on April 25, 2007, outlining a strategy to cut poverty in half in the United States in 10 years, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. The Task Force on Poverty (TFP), a project of CAP, composed “From Poverty to Prosperity,” a report detailing 12 key […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Atlanta Housing Authority’s (AHA) Board of Commissioners consists mostly of Members with ties to the real estate, construction, and banking industries, Atlanta Progressive News has learned in its investigation into what Board Members may have to gain by demolishing public housing in Atlanta. One might expect a Board in charge of public housing to include a high […]

(APN) SAVANNAH — Six of nine non-police witnesses have recanted or changed their testimony over time since 1996 in a Georgia Death Row case, where Troy Anthony Davis of Savannah currently faces execution, but restrictive laws may prevent altered testimony to be considered in court, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. A law firm representing Mr. Davis, who may have been […]

  (APN) DECATUR — Over 50 activists and concerned citizens gathered at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on E. Ponce de Leon Avenue Thursday to discuss the plight of public housing residents during the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless’s monthly coalition meeting. Anita Beaty, Executive Director of the Task Force, Diane Wright, President of Hollywood Courts apartments Resident […]

  (APN) BANKHEAD — Atlanta public housing residents who do not have a job or are not in school by the end of June 2007 will be evicted from their residences, months before the City’s intended public housing demolitions are to occur, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. Lease amendments obtained by APN, heartbreaking resident testimony, as well as the Atlanta […]