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UGA Finds Student Protester, Adam Veale, Not Guilty

April 26, 2015 GLORIA TATUM One comment

(APN) ATLANTA — A University of Georgia (UGA) student, Adam Veale, was found not guilty by the school’s Student Judiciary, part of its Office of Student Conduct, for his non-violent civil disobedience and arrest at the State Capitol while advocating for Medicaid Expansion with Moral Monday on March 02, 2015. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2015/03/04/twelve-protesters-arrested-at-capitol-demanding-medicaid-expansion/ Veale was offered a deal to avoid […]

Early Voting Laws Narrowly Escape Sine Die Intact (UPDATE 1)

April 3, 2015 ANNA SIMONTON Leave a comment

With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale, News Editor (APN) ATLANTA — On Sine Die, the last day of the Georgia Legislative Session, on Thursday, April 02, 2015, Georgians’ already-reduced early voting period hung in legislative limbo with the possibility of it being further reduced from twenty-one to twelve days. But ultimately the effort to reduce early voting failed. […]

Four Women Jailed in Georgia over Religious Freedom Bill Protest (UPDATE 2)

March 28, 2015 GLORIA TATUM 7 comments

Photograph by Steve Eberhardt. (APN) ATLANTA — Four women were arrested when they visited the office of State Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus) to talk with him and deliver a message about SB 129, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) bill, that he introduced. McKoon refused to meet with the women. They planned to stay until he agreed […]

Twelve Protesters Arrested at Capitol, Demanding Medicaid Expansion

March 4, 2015 ANNA SIMONTON One comment

Photograph by Steve Eberhart (APN) ATLANTA — Twelve members of Moral Monday GA were arrested on Monday, March 02, 2015, when a crowd blocked a flight of stairs inside the State Capitol in protest of Gov. Nathan Deal’s continued refusal to expand Medicaid. Those arrested include Kathy Acker, Greg Ames, Adam Cobb, Tim Denson, Bob Goodman, Alan Jenkins, Tim […]

Candlelight Vigil Held for Kevin Davis in DeKalb County

February 1, 2015 ANNA SIMONTON 3 comments

(APN) DECATUR — A candlelight vigil at the DeKalb County Courthouse on Thursday, January 29, 2015, brought out about seventy-five people to support the family of Kevin Davis, who was recently killed by DeKalb police. As Atlanta Progressive News previously reported, Davis made the apparent mistake of calling the police for help, when a guest stabbed his girlfriend during […]

Orrock, Drenner Introduce Citizens United Resolution, Call for U.S. Constitutional Amendment

January 31, 2015 AMANDA HILL-ATTKISSON Leave a comment

Photograph by Steve Eberhardt (APN) ATLANTA — On Wednesday, January 21, 2015, the fifth anniversary of the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision of the Supreme Court of the U.S., State Sen. Nan Orrock (D-Atlanta) and Rep. Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates) announced the introduction of resolutions calling for a U.S. Constitutional Amendment to allow U.S. Congress to place common-sense […]

Moral Monday Takes On Law Enforcement Reform at Capitol

January 29, 2015 ANNA SIMONTON Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — Moral Monday Georgia took action for the second time during the 2015 Legislative Session on January 26, 2015, when members of the coalition convened at the State Capitol, urging lawmakers to pass a Law Enforcement Reform package. Over one hundred people formed a circle in the Capitol Rotunda, singing Civil Rights songs adapted to address the […]

FEATURE: The Many Eric Garners of Georgia

January 24, 2015 ANNA SIMONTON One comment

(APN) ATLANTA — The police murders of Mike Brown of Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner of New York may be dominating national headlines–having inspired a diverse national movement against police brutality–but here in Georgia, there has been a long history of the same that has been equally as deserving of concern. A TIMELINE OF POLICE BRUTALITY AND MURDERS […]

Sen. Fort, Activists Unveil Law Enforcement Policy Reform Package

January 21, 2015 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — On Tuesday, January 21, 2015, State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) today introduced to the public a broad Law Enforcement Reform package. It is sponsored by a bipartisan group of Georgia legislators. Events in the news have prompted an outcry across the nation for police reform and the demilitarization of the police: From the death of Michael […]

Moral Monday Activists Protest Gov. Deal’s Policies at Inauguration

January 14, 2015 GLORIA TATUM One comment

(APN) ATLANTA — On Monday, January 12, 2015, while Gov. Nathan Deal was being sworn in for his second term, hundreds of Moral Monday supporters laid down in the halls of the State Capitol to protest some of the Governor’s policies. Signs were displayed to express their concerns. Without Medical expansion, an estimated over eleven hundred Georgians have died. […]

Eight Activists Arrested during Protest at Secretary of State’s Office

October 28, 2014 AMANDA HILL-ATTKISSON Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — On yesterday, Monday, October 27, 2014, eight activists were arrested after a sit-in staged in the office of Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, in protest of what voting rights organizations say are 40,000 missing voter registration applications. Chants of “We will not be silenced!” and “Let Us Vote! Let Us Vote!” rose from citizens and activists […]

Moral Monday Exposes Fraud by Wells Fargo

May 9, 2014 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — Moral Monday Georgia and Occupy Our Homes Atlanta (OOHA) are exposing Wells Fargo’s crimes against their customers, including by having held a march to a Wells Fargo downtown Atlanta branch at 240 Peachtree Street on Monday, April 28, 2014. Wells Fargo has a well-documented history of abusing customers seeking mortgage modifications, racial discrimination, robo-signing, predatory […]

Moral Monday Takes on ALEC and Koch Brothers

April 26, 2014 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — On Monday, April 21, 2014, hundreds gathered across from the State Capitol to follow the money trail from the Gold Dome to the Atlanta offices of the rich and powerful Koch brothers at the Georgia Pacific building. Koch Industries, along with other large corporations, financially supports the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) that actually […]

Moral Monday Activists Attempt to Deliver Petitions to Gov. Deal on Medicaid Expansion

April 9, 2014 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — On Monday, April 07, 2014, Moral Monday took to the street on exclusive West Paces Ferry Road, across from the Governor’s Mansion. Their mission was to deliver fifty thousand signed petitions from Georgia citizens calling for the Governor to expand Medicaid and to accept his executive responsibility and veto HB 990. As previously reported by […]

Ninth Moral Monday Focused on Voting Rights Act

March 29, 2014 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — On the ninth Moral Monday in Georgia, held on Monday, March 20, 2014, over three hundred people crowded in the rotunda of the State Capitol to hear leaders in the civil rights movement and others explain the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and why it is still important today. The speakers included Dr. Francys Johnson, President, Georgia […]

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