Rep. Nikema Williams, Former Mayor Shirley Franklin, Helen Butler, Mobilize Voters for First Day of Early Voting
Coalition for the People’s Agenda and GA Black Women’s Roundtable Encourage Atlanta Voters to “Overload the Polls”
as Part of Mobilization in 25 Georgia Counties Including Fulton, Bibb, Chatham,
Muscogee, Bulloch, DeKalb, Henry, and Fayette
Various Cities, Georgia – At 12:00 PM and 4:00 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 an effort to send a powerful message, women and students from urban and rural communities, as well as college campuses, are organizing their friends and families to show up and vote in large numbers. The goal is to demonstrate the collective strength of women and young voters, underscoring their ability to influence the democratic process from the very start of the voting period in Georgia.
WHO:
Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, RISE, Georgia Black Women’s Roundtable, GA Black Youth Vote, and Equity for All and other groups including fraternities and sororities, women’s groups and youth organizations.
WHAT:
“Overload the Polls,” women and students will mobilize groups to vote on the first day of early voting.
WHEN: DATE: Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
WHERE/HOW:
To contact a coordinator in one of the cities listed below call or text 818.613.9521 or email edmedia@dogonvillage.com to locate coordinators that will Overload the Polls at 12 NOON and 4 PM in the following counties that (there are multiple locations in most counties):
County
Baldwin
Barrow
Bibb
Bulloch
Burke
Carroll
Chatham
Cherokee
Clarke
Clayton
Cobb
Coffee
Columbia
Coweta
Crisp
Dekalb
Dooly
Dougherty
Douglas
Elbert
Fayette
Floyd
Forsyth
Fulton
Georgia
Greene
Gwinnett
Harris
Hatham
Henry
Houston
Jackson
Liberty
Locust Grove
Lowndes
Madison
Muskogee
Newton
North Fulton
Oglethorpe
Paulding
Peach
Polk
Rockdale
Rockdale
Screven
South Fulton
Thomas
Tift
Troup
Union
Upson
USA
Walton
Washington
Wilkes
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ABOUT THE PEOPLE’S AGENDA/GA BLACK WOMEN’S ROUNDTABLE
The People’s Agenda is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to year-round voter registration, education, and mobilization in Black communities throughout Georgia. Founded by the late civil rights leader Dr. Joseph Lowery, the organization is led by board chair Rev. J. A. Milner and executive director, Helen Butler. It operates with headquarters in Atlanta and offices in Athens, Albany, Macon, Augusta, LaGrange, and Savannah. The organization’s woman’s initiative, Georgia Black Women’s Roundtable, is an affiliate of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s Black Women’s Roundtable. This intergenerational leadership development, mentoring, and empowerment arm focuses on advocating for justice and equitable public policies for Black women and girls.
ABOUT RISE
Founded in 2017, RISE is a college student and youth-led nonprofit fighting to make higher education accessible and affordable for all by building students’ political power. Rise creates campaigns to advance policies and strategies to make college more accessible and affordable, and mobilizes students and young people to become lifelong voters. Rise track record of major wins includes: launching or scaling free college for thousands of students across states including California, Georgia, New Mexico, and Wisconsin, and contacting a combined 1 million youth voters since 2018.
