(APN) ATLANTA — “Climate Change and Alternatives to Capitalism” filled the downstairs meeting room of the Decatur Library, with about thirty attendees, on Sunday, September 13, 2015. The Metro Atlanta Democratic Socialists of America hosted the event. The conversation centered on two documents – Laudato Si, Pope Francis’s Encyclical on the environment; and This Changes Everything by Naomi […]
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(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 […]
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(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 […]
Read more(APN) DECATUR — Good Growth Dekalb (GGD), a neighborhood group, has organized a series of Occupy Walmart protests scheduled for January 20 and 27, 2012, and February 03 and 10. Many local residents are opposed to the proposed Walmart that will be located at Suburban Plaza in Decatur at the intersection of Medlock Road, Scott Boulevard, and North Decatur […]
Read moreBy 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, […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Susan Keith noticed when her son, Martin, 16, a student at Decatur High School, received 8-10 mailings in the span of nine months from military recruiters. The mailings were full color glossy pieces promising free dog tags or sunglasses if he sent in a reply card.When she found out that Decatur High, along with every other high […]
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