Tag: Georgia Coalition for the Peoples Agenda
Georgia Black Women’s Roundtable Mobilizes Women and Youth to ‘Overload the Polls’ on First Day of 2024 Early Voting
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- In a powerful show of civic engagement, state and local leaders converged upon the C.T. Martin Recreation Center polling location on Tuesday for a press conference in support of "Overload the Polls," a statewide voter mobilization effort kicking off the first day of early voting. Spearheaded by Georgia Black Women's Roundtable (BWR), Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda (People's Agenda), RISE, Black Youth Vote, and other advocacy organizations, the initiative rolled out in 32 counties across the state, aiming to drive a surge in voter participation.
Voting Rights Groups Mobilize Voters on First Day of Early Voting 2024 in 25 Georgia Counties
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- At 12 PM and 4 PM on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 the first day of early voting, the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, RISE, Georgia Black Women's Roundtable, GA Black Youth Vote, Equity for All, and other women's and youth groups are launching "Overload the Polls," an initiative mobilizing women and students in 25 counties across Georgia to turn out to vote en masse.
In Atlanta, GA, the Legacy of Civil Rights Leader Rev. Fred Taylor to be Honored with a March, Tribute and Celebration...
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) National, Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, AD King Foundation, Rosa Parks Consortium, and other organizations in the civil rights community will convene for a two-day celebration of the life of Rev. Frederick Douglass Taylor, a revered leader in the civil rights movement and former lieutenant to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks.
Power of the Ballot Debate Watch Party and Comedy Show Brings Together Social Responsibility Cohorts in Atlanta GA
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Call it the calm before the midterm election storm. Georgia Black Women's Roundtable (GA BWR) treated staff, volunteers, local and national leaders, and members of the community to a night filled with tasty food, great company, and a lot of laughter when they hosted a Power of the Ballot Debate Watch Party and Comedy Show this past Friday, October 14 at IBEW Local 613.
Election integrity during the 2022 Georgia Primary: Helen Butler, GCPA Executive Director, Issues Statement
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Helen Butler, executive director of the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda (GCPA), issued the following statement about election integrity during the Georgia Primary on May 24, 2022.
Lincoln County Georgia Voters Triumph as Board of Elections Scraps Plans to Close 7 Polling Locations
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- After several attempts by the Lincoln County Board of Elections to reduce the number of polling places in Lincoln County Georgia, the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda and other voting rights groups were elated that the voice of the voters was heard and their efforts to stop the board from closing seven locations to create one was successful.
Coalition of Voting Rights Activists Will Deliver Petition to Stop Lincoln County GA from Eliminating All But One Polling Place
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- As the U.S. Senate continues to discuss voting rights amid national efforts to disenfranchise voters, the new Lincoln County Board of Elections will vote Wed. Jan. 19, 2022 on whether to close all polling places except one. A coalition of voting rights activists will present a petition to the board at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 19, and a press conference will follow. The petition drive was coordinated by the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda (The Peoples Agenda) among others.
Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda will join local and national partners to host Votercades
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- In an effort to bring attention to the onslaught of voter suppression laws and ignite public support for bills to restore protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda (Peoples' Agenda) will join local and national partners to host Votercades, teach-ins and other events throughout the state on John Lewis Voting Rights Day of Action, 2 PM Saturday May 8, 2021.
Georgia Black Women’s Roundtable Honor Valiant Women of the Vote
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Despite the ongoing efforts of many leaders to suppress the voices of Georgia residents, Black and Brown voters turned out in record numbers, electing the most diverse leadership in the state's history. The Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda's women's network, Georgia Black Women's Roundtable (BWR) recognized the historic leadership of local Black women.
Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda Expands GOTV Activities for Georgia Senate Runoff
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Ongoing efforts to suppress and invalidate the voices of Black voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia have galvanized the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda (Peoples' Agenda), Clayton County Black Women's Roundtable (BWR) and other groups to register, educate and mobilize voters for the upcoming Senate runoff elections.
