ATLANTA – Helen Butler, executive director of the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, issued the following statement about election integrity during the Georgia Primary on May 24, 2022: “We are still assessing the impact of the numerous problems Georgia voters reported across the state, and will provide a formal briefing in the near future. […]
Oprah Winfrey to Host Virtual Town Hall to Encourage Georgia Voters on the Eve of Runoff Elections
ATLANTA – Helen Butler, executive director of the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda, Stacey Abrams, founder of Fair Fight, Actress Crystal Fox, and Congresswoman Nikema Williams will be among the speakers at a virtual town hall Oprah Winfrey will host live Monday January 4 at 8 PM, ET. The event is part of OWN’s […]
Georgians Unite to Celebrate Voting Rights Joining John Lewis “Good Trouble” Marches and Votercades in Cities Across Georgia
By Edrea Davis –Black and Brown voters in cities across Georgia are joining the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda, the Transformative Justice Coalition, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, and community organizers for John Lewis “Good Trouble” Marches and Votercades, festive celebrations of voting rights that will lead voters to the polls for early voting for the […]
National Unity ’18 Black Voting & Power Building Campaign Launches in Georgia
The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) and the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) launched the Unity ’18 Black Voting & Power Building “Time4APowerShift” National Campaign (Unity ’18) last week in Atlanta, Georgia. The NCBCP Unity ’18 is a non-partisan national campaign focused on leveraging the power and impact of the Black vote and collective […]
After a Successful Launch Lowery Boulevard Clean-Up Project Continues Through Holidays
Atlanta, GA – After successfully launching the CLEAN, GREEN & HONOR PROJECT (CGH) with over five hundred volunteers on hand to clean-up Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard in honor of civil rights icon, Dr. Joseph E. Lowery’s 89th birthday, the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples Agenda (Peoples’ Agenda) executive director, Helen Butler, announced plans to continue […]