(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 […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — On the ninth Moral Monday Georgia action day at the state capitol, although held on a Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 39 people were arrested inside the Georgia Capitol protesting Gov. Deal and the Legislature’s refusal to expand Medicaid in Georgia pursuant to the Affordable Care Act. The first wave of protests consisted of four groups […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — More than one hundred activists, labor leaders, workers, and community advocates turned out in frigid temperatures on March 04, 2014 at the Georgia State Capitol as part of the Moral Monday movement in a rally to “stand up, fight back” for worker’s rights. The group advocated against anti-worker bills that had been working their […]
Read morePhotograph by Gloria Tatum (APN) ATLANTA — The sixth Moral Monday Georgia came on a Tuesday last week, when on February 25, 2014, about one hundred Georgians representing some thirty-five organizations rallied at the State Capitol for women’s health and reproductive rights. The event, called “Walk in My Shoes, Hear Our Voice,” protested proposed bills that activists […]
Read moreThis article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website: http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/02/moral-mondays-protests-inspire-truthful-tuesdays/ SPOKANE, Washington, Feb 3 2014 (IPS) — Moral Monday, the populist movement in North Carolina that saw a diverse coalition of thousands of progressive activists descend upon the state legislature, is now spreading throughout the U.S. South. “I think it’s a sign the body politic is healthy in the U.S. […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Today, February 03, 2014, the Moral Monday Georgia movement once again stood on the steps of the Georgia State Capitol, this time to repeal Georgia’s Stand Your Ground (SYG) law. Florida’s Stand Your Ground law–which is similar to the one in Georgia–made national headlines in 2013, after George Zimmerman was acquitted of the murder […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Earlier today, two weeks since the launch of the first Moral Monday in Georgia, ten progressive activists were arrested in Gov. Nathan Deal’s office for refusing to leave after the 5pm Capitol closing time. They were attempting to deliver a letter to Gov. Deal that explained the consequences of not expanding Medicaid in Georgia. […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Since August 19, 2013, a “Moral Monday” movement has been building in Georgia to take back our State government from the interests of corporations and wealthy people. The Moral Monday Georgia Coalition, which includes people of faith and citizens of Georgia, has been meeting every two weeks to plan for progressive actions during the 2014 Legislative Session. […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — On Saturday, September 07, 2013 over two hundred Atlantans turned out at CNN Center to say NO WAR ON SYRIA. It was a national day of massive public opposition to “Washington war insanity” in cities across the country. People are sending a clear message they are weary of unending US military invasion and occupation in the Middle […]
Read moreThis article was first published on the Inter-Press Service website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/06/activists-see-u-s-nuclear-industry-starting-to-crumble/ ATLANTA, Georgia, Jun 27 2013 (IPS) – With the announced closures of four nuclear reactors in the United States so far this year and the cancellation of proposed facilities elsewhere in the country, some activists believe the U.S. nuclear industry is beginning to crumble. Earlier this month, Southern California […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Late last month, from Tuesday, May 28, to Friday, May 31, 2013, a group of Atlanta activists protested the 2013 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, also known as drones, which held their convention at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Buckhead. The convention brought together representatives from academia, industry, federal and state agencies, the private […]
Read moreBy Cheyenne X, Staff Writer, and Gloria Tatum, Senior Staff Writer (APN) ATLANTA — On Saturday, May 25, activists around the world united to March Against Monsanto, the company that, among other things, is pushing its genetically modified food products on US consumers, while threatening the global food supply. Unbeknownst to many in the US, genetically […]
Read moreThis article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/04/u-s-activists-outraged-over-so-called-monsanto-protection-act/ ATLANTA, Georgia, Apr 28 2013 (IPS) – Food safety advocates are outraged over revelations that U.S. Congress and President Barack Obama approved an act that includes a provision purporting to strip federal courts of the ability to prevent the spread of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The provision in the Consolidated […]
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