Blog for Democracy

Category: Civil Rights

  • Occupy Atlanta. Good idea, bad implementation

    Seriously, Seriously… you barred one of the most liberal, most experienced, allied Congress people from speaking at your rally/organizational meeting/group hug/ hippie hook up/it’s nice outside and I don’t feel like going home event. I have to ask are you just ill-informed or  willfully stupid? I was going to give the Occupy Atlanta folks a lot…

  • Happy Atlanta Pride Week!

    It’s that time again, 41 years and counting! The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender community and allies of Atlanta invite you to join us at several events this week, and throughout the weekend celebrating Pride. Wednesday, October 5 What: Democratic Party of Georgia’s LBGT Caucus invites you to a meet and greet event with wine and…

  • Rep. Holcomb’s Letter re: Troy Davis

    First, let me note that the current issue regarding Troy Davis is whether the Board of Pardons and Parole should grant clemency based on its own declared standard: “will not allow an execution to proceed in this state unless and until its members are convinced that there is no doubt as to the guilt of…

  • Barr: Troy Davis merits clemency

    Former Republican US Representative and US Attorney Bobb Barr on Troy Davis: I am a longtime supporter of the death penalty. I make no judgment as to whether Davis is guilty or innocent. And surely the citizens of Savannah and the state of Georgia want justice served on behalf of Officer MacPhail. But imposing an…

  • Troy Davis Update

    Troy Davis is currently set to be executed on September 21, 2011. “Troy Davis has faced execution three times for a crime he may not have committed. In an unprecedented evidentiary hearing held in a federal district court in Savannah, Georgia in June, 2010, he was able to present evidence supporting his innocence claim. However,…

  • Congressman John Lewis hosts a Voting Rights panel discussion-Monday Evening

    What: Panel Discussion/Forum Topic: “Redistricting and the Continued Relevance of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act” When: Monday, August 8, 2011  Time: 6 pm to 8 pm Where: Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church  407 Auburn Ave. Atlanta, Ga. 30312.