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Standing Rock Solidarity Events Held in Atlanta, Decatur

November 13, 2016 GLORIA TATUM 5 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — Activists held two events, one in Atlanta and one in Decatur, in recent weeks in solidarity with the Native American-led protests at Standing Rock, in South Dakota, against the Dakota Pipeline, which have been ongoing for months. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2016/08/28/natives-environmentalists-stand-with-sioux-opposing-dakota-pipeline/ Vigils and rallies for Standing Rock are popping up everywhere across the country, and even in other […]

Decatur Voters Consider Tax Relief for Seniors

November 4, 2016 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) DECATUR — Signs are up all over the City of Decatur, not for Clinton or Trump, but to support tax relief for seniors on the November 08, 2016 General Election ballot. State Sen. Elena Parent (D-Atlanta) and Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) sponsored five local bills that passed the Georgia Legislature this session, which created the voter referendum […]

Solarize Decatur-DeKalb Promotes Solar Panels Installations for Homes

September 21, 2016 GLORIA TATUM 2 comments

(APN) DECATUR — DeKalb County homeowners, business owners, and environmentalists showed up at the downtown Decatur Recreation Center for a town hall meeting on September 01, 2016 to learn how to solarize their homes and businesses with the Solarize Decatur-DeKalb campaign. www.solarcrowdsource.com/projects/solarize-decatur-dekalb/ One can sign up online for a free solar evaluation between September 01 and December 31, […]

Bill Bolling, former Food Bank director, Appointed to Decatur City Commission

September 16, 2015 BARBARA PAYNE Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — Bill Bolling, founder of the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) and former Executive Director for 37 years, has been appointed to the Decatur City Commission, filling the vacancy left by Kecia Cunningham (District 2), who resigned last month to take a job outside of Atlanta. “Bill was nominated by Mayor Pro Tem Patti Garrett and appointed […]

Decatur Church Hosts Panel on Gun Reform

September 4, 2015 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) DECATUR — On Saturday, August 29, 3015, Gunsense Georgia hosted a panel discussion at Columbia Presbyterian Church in Decatur, attended by dozens of organizations concerned about gun violence and the ultra-permissive gun laws in Georgia. The panelists included students, Georgia legislators, victims of gun violence, University professors, a constitutional law expert, and others. A Georgia poll on […]

Cold Case Justice Initiative Reveals Findings from U.S. South

August 23, 2015 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) DECATUR — The Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition hosted The Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the Decatur Library in downtown Decatur, Georgia, on Tuesday, August 04, 2015. http://www.syr.edu/coldcaselaw/ Prof. Janis McDonald from Syracuse University College of Law, along with five law students, talked about cold cases, including missing and murdered individuals from the past, and recent […]

Rally Held for DeKalb Police Killing of Anthony Hill (UPDATE 1)

March 14, 2015 GLORIA TATUM One comment

(APN) DECATUR — On Wednesday night, March 11, 2015, approximately two hundred people marched through the streets of Decatur and held sit-ins stopping traffic, as they protested the killing of Anthony Hill. For the second time in less than eleven weeks, DeKalb police have shot and killed another innocent Black man This time, they shot a naked, unarmed veteran […]

Suspected Serial Killer of Homeless People Arrested

December 16, 2014 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — A suspected serial killer has been arrested in the murder of two sleeping homeless men in downtown Atlanta and a woman in downtown Decatur. Aeman Lovel Presley, 34, is a suspect in the murder of Karen Pearce, whose body was discovered Saturday night, December 06, 2014, close to her parked car in downtown Decatur. Police say he […]

Avondale Estates Pursuing Growth through Annexation

November 20, 2014 BARBARA PAYNE Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — On October 27, 2014, the Avondale Estates Board of Mayor and Commissioners had a Work Session on the annexation of Stratford Green Townhomes into the City. Stratford Green includes 154 townhomes and would be pursuing a 60%/60% annexation attempt, denoting that 60 percent of the residents and 60 percent of the resident electors in the area must […]

APS Board to Vote Monday on Charter System Recommendation (UPDATE 1)

November 2, 2014 APN NEWS Leave a comment

By A. Scott Walton, Special to the Atlanta Progressive News (November 02, 2014) (APN) ATLANTA — The Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education (APS BOE) is set to on Monday, November 03, 2014, on whether to transition to a “charter system.” APS’s School System Operating Models and Flexibility Options Advisory Committee considered several options available to APS, and issued a […]

City of Briarcliff Proposal Hinges Upon Privatization

September 21, 2014 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) DEKALB COUNTY — On August 28, 2014, the City of Briarcliff Initiative (CBI) recently held a meeting with Medlock Area Neighborhood Association (MANA), at the North Decatur Presbyterian Church, in hopes that neighborhood will want to become part of the proposed City of Briarcliff. The proposed Briarcliff map claims everything from I-285 at Spaghetti Junction and down, along […]

Community Gardening Gets a Boost in Atlanta

July 25, 2011 APN NEWS Leave a comment

By Stephen Wing, Special to The Atlanta Progressive News (APN) ATLANTA — Facing an uncertain future, people across the country seem to instinctively grasp two things: They want a greater sense of community in their lives and they want to grow their own food. These two impulses are coming together in the phenomenal spread of community gardening. In towns, […]