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Black Lives Matter
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On Wednesday, May 22, the Athens Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society hosted a conversation with Tim Denson, District 5 Athens-Clarke County Commissioner, on the patio at Little Kings Shuffle Club to talk criminal justice reform. About 20 people gathered around the picnic tables, including Municipal Court Judge Ryan […]
It’s time to tell our legislators to oppose Trump’s zero-tolerance policy at the border! Last week’s nationwide outrage over the separation of children from their families forced the president to backtrack some on his inhumane policies, but it wasn’t enough. The order he signed doesn’t do anything to reunite separated […]
On October 4, 2016, the Athens Anti-Discrimination movement marched from the UGA Arch to City Hall where we started singing on the steps outside. We could be heard inside where the monthly Mayor and Commission voting meeting was taking place. Demonstrators continued inside the building and refused to be quiet […]