Author: Gloria Tatum

Corporations are buying up single-family homes in Atlanta and turning them into rentals. This is happening across the country. In some areas, the rate of purchase by investors is over 50 percent. In 2021, investors bought over one-third of houses in predominantly Black neighborhoods in south and southwest Atlanta. Housing prices have gone up 30% … Continue reading People Demand Rent Control and Housing Justice

SB 171 the so-called " Safe Communities Act" sponsored by State Senator, Randy Robertson (R-Cataula) has crossed over and is in the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee.  It is an anti-protest and anti-free speech bill with severe penalties of up to five years in prison and massive fines for violations. It provides an affirmative defense of … Continue reading SB 171 Anti-Protest Bill Undermines Freedom Of Speech, Assembly, and Democracy

Teachers, parents, and students (K through 8th grade) came to the Georgia State Capitol to tell lawmakers they can handle the truth about racial history. They don't need bills to censor racial history under the lame excuse of protecting white children from feeling bad by learning the truth about slavery, and racial history in the … Continue reading Teachers And Students Say No To Classroom Censorship Bills

“No Forest? No Peace! Truck the Police!”, reads a banner hanging from a skypod attached to an overturned truck blocking the ONLY  Bridge crossing the little creek between  the police construction staging ground and the main part of the forest which they intend to destroy.   This is a CALL-TO-ACTION for eco-warriors worldwide to come help … Continue reading Scenes From The Atlanta Forest

Senator Nan Orrock and Representative Becky Evans have introduced the "Ratepayer Surcharge Relief Act" in both the Senate and the House. Passage of either SB607 or HB1503 would end the Plant Vogtle monthly surcharge for an estimated 2.5 million Georgia Power customers. The nuclear finance surcharges were controversial in 2009 when then-Governor Sonny Perdue signed … Continue reading Two Bills To Repeal Plant Vogtle’s Surcharge Introduced In House And Senate

A nationwide student walkout and protest happened on Friday, February 25, 2022, in many cities.  It was in response to Republican bills to ban books and censor the teaching of racial history in the United States. These unconstitutional bills are being passed under the pretext of protecting white children from the discomfort of learning about … Continue reading Georgia Is Not Alone In Book Bans And Whitewashing Of History

DeKalb County has only three warming centers for homeless people. One in the Avondale area, and two in South DeKalb County. Homeless people have to take a train, a bus and walk a mile to get to a warning center in extremely cold and/or freezing weather and many don't have money for the train or … Continue reading DeKalb County Not Doing Enough For The Unhoused

RATEPAYER ROBBERY This article summarizes a 32-page informative report by Georgia Conservation Voters (GCV) and Environment Georgia that explains the true cost of Plant Vogtle.  The report is designed to promote public understanding and hold those accountable for robbing utility customers.  Here is a link to the full report:  https://www.gcvedfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/GCV-Vogtle-Ratepayer-Robbery-Report-2.pdf The report holds the Georgia … Continue reading Ratepayer Robbery Vogtle 3 and 4: A Report by Georgia Conservation Voters and Environment Georgia

The information in this article is summarized from the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) documentary "Climate Change The Facts." Numerous scientists contributed to the documentary.  Scientists across the globe are in agreement that urgent action is needed now to avert a global disaster from climate change and ensure the survival of our civilizations.   Data from the … Continue reading A Documentary: Climate Change The Facts

Climate Change is real and it is happening now. Look at all the historic disasters in 2021 to see the impact of climate change. The climate is getting more destructive with stronger storms every year that kills more people and costs more money. The wet areas are getting wetter and the dry areas are getting … Continue reading Climate Change Produced Extreme Weather In 2021