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Dekalb: Stop Cooperating with ICE, Protect and Support Immigrants Students around Georgia have been missing or dropping out of school due to fear of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Our parents are scared and our families are in crisis. Immigrants mak...

Hey Georgians (US)! - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/de...

#IceOut #Atlanta @cherokeedemsga.bsky.social #educationisahumanright

[LIVESTREAM] People's State of the Union · MoveOn At the State of the Union (SOTU), Republicans in Congress are once again bending the knee to Trump and hanging their constituents out to dry. Nobody should participate in Trump’s vanity project, and t...

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Home Depot Cannot Remain Silent. The Home Depot must stand up for day laborers, employees, and customers facing racial profiling and ICE enforcement at its stores. Silence in the face of injustice makes the company complicit. It’s time to protect workers’ constitutional rights and ICE raids on Home Depot property. Below are our requested demands with Home Depot. 1. End its contract with Flock Safety and require that any of its data collection contractors not share data with law enforcement without a warrant. 2. Implement new security protocols to prevent unconstitutional entry and protect employees' rights 2A. Clearly mark “private” employee areas, post signage, and educate staff that law enforcement needs a judicial warrant to access those spaces. 2B. Create a safety plan to protect employees, customers, and day laborers in stores and parking lots from racial profiling, harassment, and ICE-related arrests. 3. Host all-staff training: Ensure all employees in all stores know what their rights are and how to protect themselves when approached by federal agents. 4. Publicize your support: Signal to staff, patrons and the wider community that the Home Depot is opposed to unconstitutional entry by federal agents and believes that ICE’s current approach to enforcing immigration policy is excessive and harmful to our communities. Coalition organizations' logos: Black Lives Matter Grassroots East Atlanta Dekalb, Indivisible Cobb, ATL DSA, GA Voices United, 50501 Georgia, Indivisible Atlanta Marching Buddies, Indivisible Atlanta

Indivisible ATL joins our partners in Metro Atlanta to demand that The Home Depot stand up for day laborers, employees, and customers facing racial profiling and ICE enforcement at its stores.

Join our protest tomorrow from 2:30-4pm to make your voice heard: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve....

A hundred or so protestors stand outside the ICE office building

Maybe a hundred people are gathered outside the ICE field office in Downtown Atlanta to protest against the Trump administrations immigration policy and deportation campaign.

Outrage over surge of data centers in Georgia inspires wave of bipartisan bills • Georgia Recorder Georgia lawmakers are expected to consider data center legislation this session to address the industry's power demands and their impact on utility costs.

Outrage over surge of data centers in Georgia inspires wave of bipartisan bills georgiarecorder.com/2026/01/20/o...
#Atlanta @cherokeedemsga.bsky.social #PSC

Penn researchers are working to design climate-friendly concrete Concrete reabsorbs some of its carbon emissions over time. Alternative ingredients and 3D printing could help supercharge that by making the finished concrete more porous.

whyy.org/articles/con...
#climatechange #construction #research

Solidarity Free America Walkout Can't walk-out? Not working? Fired, laid-off, stay at home parent, retired or other situation?  That doesn't mean you can't participate in solidarity!  Our collective wallets can speak for u...

Join me at Solidarity Free America Walkout action.womensmarch.com/events/solid...

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#Conservation #Whales #Animals

DeKalb County commissioner calls for removal of tactical ICE operations following MN shooting Ted Terry said he plans to introduce a resolution next week that would formally condemn Renee Good's shooting death in Minneapolis.

DeKalb County commissioner calls for removal of tactical ICE operations following MN shooting

Chile moves to create national park at the edge of the world to protect wildlife At the edge of the world map, where land turns into subantarctic forests, icy seas and glaciers, Chile is preparing to create a national park to protect endangered wildlife and unique ecosystems.

Might be adding this park to a future trip. Go #Chile!

#conservation #environment #ecotourism
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year.

Happy Holidays, #Atlanta! Below is an @wired.com article about data center #resistance in #Georgia including a newly elected @peterhubbardga.bsky.social thoughts on #policy.

www.wired.com/story/the-da...

Santa Fe tackles rental rates with first-in-US minimum wage approach Santa Fe is the first city in the U.S. to directly link wages to housing affordability, aiming to counter high rents.

Can tying minimum wage to local #housing costs be an effective tool used by other cities?

I'll be interested in hearing from residents in the future how the ordinance affected the local #economy.

apnews.com/article/sant... 
Santa Fe tackles rental rates with first-in-US minimum wage approach

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Colombia bans all new oil and mining projects in its Amazon Colombia will no longer approve new oil or large-scale mining projects in its Amazon biome, which covers 42% of the nation’s territory, according to a Nov. 13 statement by its environment ministry. Ac...

Can we do this, too, #America?

#Colombia #Amazon #COP30 #deforestation #climatechange

Smelly cave used as town's sewer transforms into tourist destination The comeback story of Horse Cave, Kentucky, begins far below its streets in the Hidden River Cave that was used as a waste dump for decades. Dave Malkoff has the story.

See if this link works. Really just want to show that sustained efforts in our communities do lead to positive change.

www.cbsnews.com/video/smelly...

Yes, we can!
Below is a story about how communities came together in #Kentucky to end an ecological disaster.
#GoodNews #GreenTourism #environment #community
www.cbsnews.com/video/smelly...

At Nonprofit Wildly Kind, an Ambassador Program Gamifies Kindness The Portland, Oregon-based nonprofit Wildly Kind runs a unique ambassador program that gamifies kindness to inspire volunteers.

Happy World Kindness Day!
Donate to a food bank, help a neighbor with yardwork, go #plogging, visit with the elderly, and don't forget to hold the door open with a smile!
#community #BeKind #GoodTrouble

Need inspiration? See article below.
nicenews.com/humanity/non...

If you’re in line when polls close, stay in line.
If you make a mistake on your ballot, request a new one.
If the machines are down at your polling place, request a paper ballot.

If you have any problems, you can call or text the Election Protection Hotline for support.

Atlanta City Council passes resolution asking state to declare emergency for SNAP On Monday night, the City of Atlanta urged state leaders to intervene and provide emergency assistance.

Councilman Jason Dozier’s resolution urges Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia General Assembly to declare a state of emergency to ensure continuity of food assistance for SNAP recipients in the state of Georgia.

The council backed the resolution in a 12-0 vote on Monday night.

🚨🚨🚨 Get out and VOTE! Today—November 4—is the last day to cast your ballot for candidates who will work to end gun violence.

Make sure your voice is heard. Find your polling place: https://etwn.us/3ApID6T

Polling hours for Georgia🍑

Find your polling place info and sample ballot at mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/

Georgia, you've confirmed where and when to #vote, but who to vote for? Why is the state-wide #PSC election important?

#Atlanta #ElectionDay #CherokeeCounty #govt

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It's Election Day! Find your polling place at mvp.sos.ga.gov, grab your photo ID, and go vote!

Before you head out, see the candidates' stances on city issues: acluga.org/2025-atlanta-city-council-candidate-questionnaire

Go to mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/ to find your polling place info and browse your sample ballot.

Polls are open, Georgia! Let's vote, #Atlanta!

LIVE COVERAGE: 2025 municipal and Georgia PSC elections Nov. 4, 6:30 a.m. Good morning and welcome to Rough Draft Atlanta's live blog of today's municipal elections in Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Brookhaven, Dunwoody, and Tucker, as well as the Georgia Public Service Commission. Bookmark this post and check back often for updates throughout the day. Polls open at 7 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. However, the City of Atlanta said in a press release last night that it had received a court ruling to keep polls open for municipal voting until 8 p.m. If you didn't participate in early voting, find your polling place at the…

LIVE COVERAGE: 2025 municipal and Georgia PSC elections

Nov. 4, 6:30 a.m. Good morning and welcome to Rough Draft Atlanta's live blog of today's municipal elections in Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Brookhaven, Dunwoody, and Tucker, as well as the Georgia Public Service Commission. Bookmark this post and…

Georgians, Go Vote! Use the link below to view your sample ballot and polling place info.
#Vote #Atlanta #PSC
mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/

What Am I Voting For in This Election? Ballot Offices, Explained. From school boards to city councils to Congress: What elected leaders can do in office, and how they can take action on gun safety.

Voting is critical to making a future free from gun violence our reality.

Every single race in this election—from your local school board to the Governor’s seat—can make a difference. Here’s how leaders at every level can take action on gun safety:

Georgia has several regional food banks. Here’s where they are and the counties they serve. In the Peach State, there are nine regional food banks that divide up and serve Georgia’s 159 counties.

Georgia has several regional food banks. Here’s where they are and the counties they serve.