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During the Christmas Season, the spirit of giving to those less fortunate increases and peace on Earth and goodwill toward all people is heard throughout the land. Food not Bombs feeds the hungry all year not just at Thanksgiving and Christmas. They are a 30 year-old-volunteer organization that recovers food that would be thrown out … Continue reading Food Not Bombs Volunteer Arrested For Giving Away Free Food
Part I: Georgia Pathways 1115 Waiver Requires Sick People To Work For Healthcare
Almost one half million Georgians don't have health coverage because elected officials and the Governor of Georgia have refused to accept resources from the federal government to pay for Medicaid Expansion. Georgia's uninsured rate of 12.9% is the fifth-worst in the country and could climb higher. Currently, Medicaid in Georgia only covers pregnant women, … Continue reading Part I: Georgia Pathways 1115 Waiver Requires Sick People To Work For Healthcare
The New Tree Protection Ordinance Will Not Protect The Trees
Rapid growth in Atlanta combined with inadequate enforcement of Atlanta's current tree ordinance has allowed developers to pay a fine to cut down trees which has resulted in a decrease to Atlanta's Urban Forest. This prompted the latest attempt to re-write the tree ordinance which started back in March 2018 with an urban ecology study, … Continue reading The New Tree Protection Ordinance Will Not Protect The Trees
Black Voices for Trump was a Public Relations Bamboozle
Atlanta, November 8, 2019....... Trump chose Atlanta, the home of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement, to kick off his "Black Voices for Trump" launch at the Georgia World Congress Center. Many Black and white people wonder why some Black people support Trump, a known racist. But some Black people … Continue reading Black Voices for Trump was a Public Relations Bamboozle
Vote the PSC Out! Ga Power: “Pay Your Bills With Your Profits”
Atlanta November 4, 2019......The message from the people is that it's time to vote out the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) because they represent Georgia Power and not the citizens of Georgia. It's time for Georgia Power to pay for their toxic ash pond mess out of their huge profits and not stick the … Continue reading Vote the PSC Out! Ga Power: “Pay Your Bills With Your Profits”
Students Receive Sanctions & Censorship for Free Speech on Palestine
Georgia Tech The first week in April 2019, students across the country held educational events, with flyers, movies, panel discussions to raise awareness of the ongoing abuse of human rights in Palestine, Israel's apartheid laws, the illegal occupation of Palestine territories, the destruction of Palestine homes, and the ongoing massacre of civilian in Gaza. The … Continue reading Students Receive Sanctions & Censorship for Free Speech on Palestine
Kings Bay Plowshares 7 Found Guilty On All Charges
Friday, October 25, 2019, was the end of a week-long trial in Brunswick, Georgia for the Kings Bay Plowshares 7 (KBP7) for breaking into the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base where each Trident submarines is capable of carrying 20 D5 first-strike nuclear weapons with enough explosive power to destroy the human race many times over … Continue reading Kings Bay Plowshares 7 Found Guilty On All Charges
Robert Olsen’s Verdict Angers Anthony Hill’s Supporters
After four years, former DeKalb County police officer, Robert Olsen was found guilty, but not for the felony murder of Anthony Hill. Olsen shot and killed Hill, an African/American Afghanistan veteran, who was unarmed, necked, and having a mental health crisis in 2015. Olsen was found guilty of aggravated assault, making a false statement, … Continue reading Robert Olsen’s Verdict Angers Anthony Hill’s Supporters
The Demand for “No Tech 4 ICE” Grows Louder Nationwide
Atlanta, Friday, October 11, 2019 .....A diverse group representing families and youth participated in a National Day of Action to "Close the Concentration Camps" and to call for Amazon to cut ties with Palantir. Palantir is a private data-mining firm co-founded by Trump adviser Peter Thiel. Their products are used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement … Continue reading The Demand for “No Tech 4 ICE” Grows Louder Nationwide
U.S. Police Are Being Trained by Israel – And Communities of Color Are Paying the Price
This insightful article was published by the Progressive Magazine and written by Azadeh Shanhshahani, Legal & Advocacy Director with Project South and Ilise Benshushan Cohen, Co-Founder of Jewish Voice for Peace/Atlanta Chapter which I am sharing on my blog. In recent years, Georgia has experienced troubling trends in fatal police shootings. These incidents nearly doubled … Continue reading U.S. Police Are Being Trained by Israel – And Communities of Color Are Paying the Price
