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- Voter Advocacy Groups Sprint to Election Day
MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release November 28, 2022 Contact: Hannah Risman (On-Site), (210) 865-1212 Nicole Y. Williams (Nikki), (216) 409-7667 Georgia STAND-UP, We Vote. We Win. host GOTV events leading up to Final days of Runoff Election Atlanta, GA – Georgia STAND-UP and their c4 arm, We Vote. We Win., will host several events to help educate and mobilize voters leading up to the December 6th runoff election. PLEASE NOTE: Reporters that wish to observe phone and text banking at The Movement Center (2366 Sylvan Rd., Suite B2, Atlanta, GA 30344) or be embedded with canvassers should contact Hannah Risman at (215) 865-1212 . Reporters requesting interviews with CEO Deborah Scott should contact Nicole Y. Williams (Nikki) at (216) 409-7667 . Follow Georgia STAND-UP and We Vote. We Win. on Instagram for photos and videos. Monday, November 28th Party at the Polls Metropolitan Library 1344 Metropolitan Pkwy SW Atlanta, GA 30310 9:00 AM-5:00 PM Phone & Text Banking The Movement Center 2366 Sylvan Rd., Suite B2 Atlanta, GA 30344 11:00 AM-5:00 PM Canvassing Clayton, DeKalb, & Fulton Counties Contact Hannah Risman for further details about the location 9:30 AM-6:30 PM Tuesday, November 29th Party at the Polls Metropolitan Library 1344 Metropolitan Pkwy SW Atlanta, GA 30310 9:00 AM-5:00 PM Phone & Text Banking The Movement Center 2366 Sylvan Rd., Suite B2 Atlanta, GA 30344 11:00 AM-5:00 PM Canvassing Clayton, DeKalb, & Fulton Counties Contact Hannah Risman for further details about the location 9:30 AM-6:30 PM Wednesday, November 30th Party at the Polls Metropolitan Library 1344 Metropolitan Pkwy SW Atlanta, GA 30310 9:00 AM-5:00 PM Phone & Text Banking The Movement Center 2366 Sylvan Rd., Suite B2 Atlanta, GA 30344 11:00 AM-5:00 PM Canvassing Clayton, DeKalb, & Fulton Counties Contact Hannah Risman for further details about the location 9:30 AM-6:30 PM Thursday, December 1st Party at the Polls Metropolitan Library 1344 Metropolitan Pkwy SW Atlanta, GA 30310 9:00 AM-5:00 PM Phone & Text Banking The Movement Center 2366 Sylvan Rd., Suite B2 Atlanta, GA 30344 11:00 AM-5:00 PM Canvassing Clayton, DeKalb, & Fulton Counties Contact Hannah Risman for further details about the location 9:30 AM-6:30 PM Friday, December 2nd Party at the Polls Metropolitan Library 1344 Metropolitan Pkwy SW Atlanta, GA 30310 9:00 AM-5:00 PM Phone & Text Banking The Movement Center 2366 Sylvan Rd., Suite B2 Atlanta, GA 30344 11:00 AM-5:00 PM Canvassing Clayton, DeKalb, & Fulton Counties Contact Hannah Risman for further details about the location 9:30 AM-6:30 PM Saturday, December 3rd Phone & Text Banking The Movement Center 2366 Sylvan Rd., Suite B2 Atlanta, GA 30344 11:00 AM-5:00 PM Canvassing Clayton, DeKalb, & Fulton Counties Contact Hannah Risman for further details about the location 9:30 AM-6:30 PM Sunday, December 4th Black Voters Matter & ACLU Runoff Tour End Party The Movement Center 2366 Sylvan Rd., Suite B2 Atlanta, GA 30344 6:30 PM-8:30 PM GOTV "Souls Sunday" Location: TBD Time: TBD Monday, December 5th – Election Eve PREP FOR Party at the Polls The Movement Center 2366 Sylvan Rd., Suite B2 Atlanta, GA 30344 10 AM-5 PM Phone & Text Banking The Movement Center 2366 Sylvan Rd., Suite B2 Atlanta, GA 30344 11:00 AM-5:00 PM Canvassing Clayton, DeKalb, & Fulton Counties Contact Hannah Risman for further details about the location 9:30 AM-6:30 PM Tuesday, December 6th – Election Day Party at the Polls The Movement Center 2366 Sylvan Rd., Suite B2 Atlanta, GA 30344 7 AM-7 PM Phone & Text Banking The Movement Center 2366 Sylvan Rd., Suite B2 Atlanta, GA 30344 11:00 AM-5:00 PM Canvassing Clayton, DeKalb, & Fulton Counties Contact Hannah Risman for further details about the location 9:30 AM-6:30 PM ###
- REP. JAMAAL BOWMAN JOINS WE VOTE. WE WIN. FOR ITS EARLY VOTING KICKOFF EVENT AND CANVASS TO MOBILIZE RURAL VOTERS
MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2022 Contact: hannah.risman@wevotewewin.net jnazarett@communitychangeaction.org COLUMBUS, GA — On Friday, October 14th, 2022, Rep. Jamaal Bowman will attend an early voting kickoff event followed by a canvass blitz hosted by We Vote. We Win. During the kickoff event, local leaders will talk about voting rights and how Macon and the Black Belt need to make their voices heard in the upcoming election. The canvass blitz will focus on talking to voters at their door about the issues that are specifically affecting rural communities in Georgia and motivating them to vote early for the midterm election. This event will launch Rep. Bowman’s “Democracy on the Line: A National Voter Engagement Tour” organized by Community Change Action and its local partners in key states, including Georgia, Michigan, Ohio and Arizona. From Friday, October 14, 2022 through Monday, October 17, 2022, Rep. Bowman will travel across the country to speak directly to voters about the issues driving them to the polls. He will also engage with local leaders to strengthen voter engagement for high-potential, low propensity communities: young, Black, Latino, and low-income voters. Early Voting Kickoff: WHO: Rep. Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) Deborah Scott, CEO, We Vote. We Win. Melanie Campbell, President & CEO, Black Women’s Roundtable WHEN: Friday, October 14, 2022, 12-2 PM ET WHERE: We Vote. We Win. Columbus Office, 3575 Macon Rd. Suite 13, Columbus, GA 31907 RSVP: MEDIA RSVP HERE ###
- REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM
Protect the unborn? Georgia doesn’t even care for children after they are born. A restrictive anti-abortion law signed by Governor Kemp in 2019 but tied up in court by lawsuits went into effect on July 20, 2022, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. The law, which reduces the period in which an abortion can be performed from twenty to six weeks will deny many women access to a vital medical procedure. Governor Kemp is quoted as saying, “Our family has committed to serving Georgia in a way that cherishes and values each and every human being, and today’s decision by the 11th Circuit affirms our promise to protect life at all stages.” It doesn’t take much research to put the lie to that claim. Georgia is near the bottom of every statistical measure of child welfare and family well-being. According to the Georgia Family Connection Partnership, even before the devastating impact of Covid 19 on Georgia’s population the state ranked 38th out of 50 in child welfare including: 36th in economic well-being 37th in education 40th in health 39th in family and community supports While Georgia is forcing women to bear unwanted children by denying them access to the full range of reproductive choices they should have, its lack of commitment to supporting children after they are born is evident in the state’s miserable statistics. Georgia is slowly casting aside its bigoted, retrograde history, moving toward a future of diversity, inclusion, tolerance, and equity. It is up to the state’s voters to speed this process along. The most effective tool for moving the state forward on issues of women’s rights and child welfare is the ballot. In 2020 Georgians showed themselves to be equal to this challenge. But there is much work to be done. The future belongs to those who seize it.
- We Vote! We Win! and Georgia Stand Up are Presenting Sponsors for Decatur's PAN AFRICAN FESTIVAL
For Immediate Release! August 15, 2022 Contact: Carla Morrison, Chit Chat Communications (404) 319-2130 chitchatcommunications@gmail.com FREE ADMISSION! Who: Beacon Hill Black Alliance For Human Rights What: Second Annual Pan African Festival When: Saturday, August 20, 2022 10am-10pm Where: City of Decatur Square and Decatur High School Performing Arts Center Decatur, Georgia – “Experience the Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights and the City of Decatur’s Second Annual Pan African Festival , this Saturday, August 20, 2022, 10am-10pm ,” says Co-Chair & Producer Phil Cuffey. “We have a new stage and sound system this year to ensure an experience which will inform and inspire the entire family!” The Beacon Hill Black Alliance For Human Rights will host its 2nd Annual Pan African Festival in downtown Decatur, GA., with V103’s Osei “The Dark Secret” as the host and Giwayen Mata returning as opening act to perform. The free arts and cultural festival is open to the public, and includes: A teen “kick-back” set; film and panel discussion; Children’s Village, and an African Market Place. There will be musical performances by Mausiki Scales and the Common Ground Collective, DJ EmpLove, DJ Naka, Ras Kofi Da Farmah, DJ Kemit and hip hop & spoken word artists from the Young Creators of The Black Man Lab’s We Need You album. “Beacon Hill’s Pan African Festival will be a celebration of the African diaspora,” says Fonta High, Co-Producer of the Pan African Festival . “We are excited about adding a film showcase, an African marketplace, and Children’s Village to this year’s event. You do not want to miss the vendors, art, beautiful culture, great food, good music, and innovators.” The Pan African Festival is highly anticipated. Civil Rights Attorney, Activist, Author Mawuli Davis , a Decatur resident, is also Co-Chair of the Pan African Festival, and stated, “Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights mission is to empower, advocate, educate, and organize people of African descent affected by systemic racism and oppression on issues of equity in education, housing, and the legal system in the city of Decatur and surrounding communities.” Davis continued, “this event is highly anticipated, and we look forward to seeing you all there!” #AdvocateEducateOrganize For more information, log onto: www.beaconhillblackalliance.org Pan African Festival Schedule Saturday, August 20, 2022 Film and Panel Discussion MXGM presents : Let’s Get Free: The Black August Hip Hop Project TIME: 10a.m. - 2p.m. LOCATION: Decatur High School Performing Arts Center, 310 N. McDonough Street Decatur, Ga 30030. The film will be followed by a panel discussion. Children’s Village and African Market Place TIME: 2p.m. - 10p.m. LOCATION: City of Decatur Square, 509 N. McDonough Street Decatur, Ga 30030. Sponsored by the Davis Bozeman Johnson Law Firm The Teen Kick-Back TIME: 2p.m. - 10p.m. LOCATION: The Decatur Square (in front of the Children's Village) Musical Performances TIME: 4p.m. - 10p.m. LOCATION: City of Decatur Square, 509 N. McDonough Street Decatur, Ga 30030 Sunday, August 21, 2022 Beacon Hill Concert series featuring Soul singer Anthony David . TIME: 3p.m. - 5p.m. LOCATION: Webster Lawn at Beacon Municipal Center, 420 W. Trinity Place Decatur, Ga 30030 Co-sponsored by: Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights & City of Decatur, Georgia. The Festival’s presenting sponsors include: City of Decatur; New Georgia Project; WeVote! We Win!; Georgia Stand-Up; Black Voters Matter and Atlanta Black Star. -30-