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November 6, 2023 SURJ ATL Town Hall Little 5 Points Community Center Doors & Food: 6:30 PM Town Hall: 7:00 PM Free childcare Free Jamaican Food On-Site Parking .5 mi from Inman Park MARTA Show up. Get plugged in.

According to PEMGA, #HB888 could slash at over $1 BILLION from public schools. 5/

WATCH: @SenatorWarnock defines this moment - and why it is so important to act. #VotingRightsForThePeople

.@SenatorSinema @Sen_JoeManchin and Senate Republicans failed as public servants when they refused to #RestoreTheSenate and pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. But be sure of this: Fair Fight Action will not waver. Read our full statement ⬇️ fairfight.com/fair-fight-act…

Thank you @NewGAProject for bringing so many of us together to march for voting rights today! This is what democracy looks like #MLKDay2022

Please share this quote from my father through #MLKDay2022: “I think the tragedy is that we have a Congress with a Senate that has a minority of misguided senators who will use the filibuster to keep the majority of people from even voting.” @LeaderMcConnell @SenatorSinema

📣PAD needs your support! This Thursday is a virtual town hall on the 2022 Fulton County budget, which includes $400,000 for PAD. We need the county to approve these critical operating dollars! Please attend & voice your support! 1/13 at 6:30 PM on Zoom: tinyurl.com/FultonBudget

We in Georgia implore you: do not take Dr. King’s name in vain. Ensuring the freedom to vote was at the center of Dr. King’s fight for a better America.

Our message was clear to President Biden: do not come to Atlanta without a plan to pass the federal voting protections that American voters need. Today, he took the first step in heeding the call from Georgia organizers, and we commend him for stating his support for changing

We demand you cancel the 381-acre lease for the Atlanta Police Foundation’s police militarization base and preserve South River Forest @andreforatlanta #StopCopCity #StopTheSwap #AskingAtlanta #SouthRiverForest

The new mayor-elect asked citizens about quick fixes he can take. Let’s answer his call with our demand to cancel the 381-acre lease for the Atlanta Police Foundation’s police militarization base and preserve South River Forest. #StopCopCity #StopTheSwap #SouthRiverForest

🗣 Listen up! @ReverendWarnock has a WORD for us on voting rights #NoRightsNoRecess #FreedomtoVoteAct

Here’s all 12 districts’ candidates—the candidates for the 3 at-large posts are in the previous tweet. 2/2

Just in time for the election: the Atlanta City Council candidate scorecard! We asked the candidates if they 1) supported closing ACDC and 2) opposed Cop City, then compiled their responses for you. 1/2

Hope to you after our canvass Saturday (and also please sign up for the canvass via the Close the Jail link in our bio☺️). cc: @WomenOnTheRise1

Please call and/or tweet at @Atlanta_Police and @CityofAtlanta to demand NO ARRESTS of day laborers and to STOP targeting and criminalizing Atlanta’s Latinx communities. (Via @surlegal_atl)

What does @CocaCola stepping down from the Atlanta Police Foundation board mean? It means @atlpolicefdn will have one less corporate legitimizer. It means divesting from police foundations is possible, and public pressure works. But we’re just getting started. #StopCopCity

On Friday, September 7, We are marching to the Coca-Cola Center to demand they listen to the people and STOP COP CITY! Meet at 25 Peachtree St SE on Friday, September 3 at 6:00pm (Find a link on our bio!)

Before Fri, 9/3, we need you to call or email your City Council Member to STOP COP CITY before the City Council votes on 9/7! Find more info, your city council member, and talking points at bit.ly/ContactATLcoun… Retweet, tag a friend, text your neighbors! #StopCopCity📢

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