For over a year, Athens Anti Discrimination Movement (AADM), Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC), Athens for Everyone (A4E), and the Racial Justice Task Force (RJTF) at Oconee United Methodist Church have been partnering to advocate for a Community Police Review Board (CPRB). Boards like these have varied designs, but the […]
Anti-Discrimination Movement
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The Anti-Discrimination Movement has been going strong in Athens since an MLK Day rally that saw almost 400 people march to City Hall in freezing temperatures. At the ACC library this Wednesday, September 7th, they gathered again to ensure the passage of a strong anti-discrimination ordinance by the Mayor and […]
Twenty Athens residents showed up on Tuesday to the ACC Commission Agenda-Setting Session to advocate for an Athens Civil Rights Committee (ACRC) be added to the proposed Bar Admittance Ordinance. Many Commissioners voiced support for an ACRC, which would make recommendations to the county, educate the community, and be a […]
The anti-discrimination ordinance recommended by the ACC Government Operations Committee fully addresses Bar Admittance issues but is lacking elsewhere and does not contain the requested Human Relations Commission component. The Government Operations committee of the ACC commission is usually sparsely attended with no more than one or two community members. […]