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Hey friend, it's Matt. This is the Rising Report.
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I'm preparing for my Center for Civic Innovation Fellowship Showcase next week. While I'm focusing on that project, ACPC is publishing great content.
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Before I get back to prepping for next week, I want to draw your attention to the Governing Board of the Office of Inspector General and the Ethics Office meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the committee meeting room at City Hall. This is the board's first meeting since the City Council voted to approve a task force to review the Office of Inspector General.
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- A mulch fire in Lakewood burns for days, exacerbating environmental problems in the South River.
- The state continues to debate the status of progressive third-party presidential candidates on Georgia's ballot in November.
- Nneka Ewulonu explores the history of the anti-Black dog whistles that continue to play a role in this election cycle.
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A mulch fire in Lakewood Heights burned for four days, violating environmental regulations and raising issues of enforcement in Southeast Atlanta.
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ATLANTA (AP) — In yet another reversal, votes in Georgia for presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz will count for now after the Georgia Supreme Court paused orders disqualifying them. The court's decision Sunday came as Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's office said military and overseas ballots will be mailed beginning Tuesday with West and De la …
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Race relations in the US have evolved from slurs to dog whistles, perpetuating white supremacy through coded language and policies.
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There will be no Rising Report next week. I am presenting on Tuesday at the 2024 Center for Civic Innovation Fellowship Showcase, which is almost at capacity. RSVP now! The event is the culmination of an intensive six-month fellowship program, so I'm taking a few days to recover once it's over.
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It's a great time to become a monthly donor to ACPC. All our monthly donations for November and December will be matched up to $15,000 total.
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Thanks for all your support of ACPC.
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Stories from our friends
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Each ball was meant to symbolize one signature that organizers said they gathered for a petition to hold a ballot referendum to allow Atlantans to vote on the controversial facility, which would cost at least $67 million.
Last Wednesday marked a full year since the petitions were submitted to the city clerk. The signatures have yet to be counted.
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During Emory’s immediate crackdown on a pro-Palestine student encampment in April, policearrested 28 people, mostly students as well as three professors. Emory’s new campus expression policy bans encampments, prohibits demonstrations from midnight to 7 a.m. and bans occupying campus buildings.
The professors’ message to Fenves and the Emory administration was clear: You are silencing us.
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For years, GLAHR has also been educating community members on how to protect themselves from deportation. The organization has advocated against 287g, a Department of Homeland Security program that deputizes local law enforcement to carry out the work of ICE agents. It’s still denouncing the program in the Georgia counties that still leverage it.
“It doesn’t matter if our community [members] mostly do not speak English, we do know what injustice looks like,” Adelina said.
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Upcoming Events:
- 2024 CCI Fellowship Showcase Tuesday, Sept. 24. 6:00 p.m. Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center, 535 Means St NW, Atlanta 30318.
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- Atlanta City Studio reopening Monday, Sept. 30. 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., 235 Mitchell Street, SW, Suite 103, Atlanta 30303.
- Post 3 At Large Candidate Forum Thursday, Oct. 3, 6:00 p.m., I.B.E.W. Building, 501 Pullman St SW, Atlanta 30312.
- Atlanta Streets Alive, Sundays, Oct. 20, and Nov. 17, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard from Cascade Road to Georgia Avenue.
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