At the website sorryantivaxxer.com, you can scroll through page after page of entries about people who scoffed at vaccinations and masks, even the existence of COVID-19, and then were stricken.
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How Occupy Atlanta changed city politics 10 years later
By John Ruch Oct. 6 marks the 10th anniversary of tent-dwellers staking out turf in Woodruff Park as the Occupy protest movement came to Atlanta. Derided by conservatives and many progressives alike, and forcibly evicted less than three weeks later by cops with helicopters and horses, Occupy Atlanta has evaporated as a brand name like […]
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Metro Atlanta faces a housing crisis – what can you do about it?
By Erin Drury Boorn, senior philanthropic officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta On August 26, 2021 the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) eviction moratorium, which banned evictions in counties experiencing high levels of community transmission of COVID-19. Landlords in metro Atlanta can now proceed with evictions unimpeded by pandemic […]
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Igniting Transformation Around the World
By Jenelle Williams, Director of Programs, Global Health Action GHA was founded on the belief that the key to improving local and global health is to train, educate, and empower individuals. This core value was put to the test in 2020 as COVID-19 locked down entire communities, exacerbated existing health and safety vulnerabilities, and threatened […]
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Reflecting on WFF Vision Statement
After a hiatus, the Westside Future Fund is back to supporting thought leadership in the SaportaReport on Atlanta’s Historic Westside. As the leader of WFF, I am grounded and inspired by WFF’s vision statement, to “help develop a community Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would be proud to call home.” Much of Dr. King’s life […]
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Tired of yard debris stacked on curbs? Consider repurposing it on site
Solutions to yard debris stacked along curbs in Atlanta include recycling much of the vegetation on site, and discarding only that which is inappropriate to store. Nature will benefit, according to advocates of natural cityscapes.
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Atlanta Public Schools opens Center for Equity + Social Justice
The first of its kind, the center’s mission is to help students thrive, not by accident but by design. By Allison Joyner Last month, Atlanta Public Schools (APS) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony opening the district’s new Center for Equity + Social Justice (CESJ). Dr. Tauheedah Baker-Jones, the district’s Chief Equity + Social Justice Officer, said […]
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Only in Atlanta
By: Jeff Hilimire, CEO, Dragon Army, Author, The Turnaround Leadership Series, Co-founder, 48in48 + Ripples of Hope + The A Pledge We know that if children in a community are thriving, the family will thrive, and then ultimately the community can thrive. But this concept can also work in the opposite direction. If a community is stronger and more resilient, […]
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Fighting food insecurity: Local co-ops help increase food access
In two of the state’s most populous counties — Fulton and DeKalb — 11.3 percent and 10.5 percent of residents, respectively, are food insecure, meaning they lack consistent access to food. The issue is persistent in urban and rural areas throughout the state, according to 2019 data from Feeding America. However, local food cooperatives are […]
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Threat of Mining Still Present Near Okefenokee Swamp
New film highlights the Swamp and mining proposal The Georgia Conservancy continues to express serious concerns regarding a proposed heavy mineral mine near the edge of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Georgia. In late 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced that under the Trump Administration’s recently-adapted Clean Water Act guidance, […]
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Seek and ye shall find…right?
The flood of movie stars visiting Atlanta in recent years notwithstanding, Atlanta has had a long history of entertaining visiting luminaries, dignitaries, politicians and a host of other individuals who Atlantans generally wanted to see and be seen with. The late 1800s was a banner year for visitors to the Gate City, not the least […]
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A New Look and a Call to Action
By Jim Durrett, President of the Buckhead Coalition and Executive Director of the Buckhead CID I am excited to unveil the results of a rebranding initiative to better communicate the Buckhead Coalition’s mission and improve engagement with the community. The strategic initiative has taken place over the past several months and involved key stakeholders, Coalition […]
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Atlanta Mayoral Candidates’ Forum on Supporting Children & Families
The opportunity gap in the City of Atlanta starts early. There are more than 30,000 children in Atlanta who are between the ages of birth to five, and their families face housing, health care, and child care costs that are increasingly out of reach. These challenges make it harder for parents to provide the support […]
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#MemberSpotlight: Sheba Ross, Principal, HKS and Chair, ULI Atlanta’s Center for Leadership Class of 2022
By The Wilbert Group We spoke with Sheba about what fuels her passion for architecture, her multi-cultural heritage, and her involvement in ULI beginning with YLG to chairing this year’s Center for Leadership Designing more than just buildings In 2016 urban designer Sheba Ross was part of a team at HKS designing the new building […]
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MARTA Partners With Dekalb County to Encourage COVID-19 Vaccinations
“Get Vaxxed DeKalb” Message Shared on Buses, Convenient Vaccination Site Remains Open at Doraville Station MARTA has joined forces with jurisdictional partner DeKalb County and CEO Michael Thurmond to stress the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The county’s media campaign “Get Vaxxed DeKalb” will be prominently displayed on buses that provide service throughout the county. “The vaccination efforts happening in DeKalb County are vital in protecting […]
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Journalists Help Bring Discussion of Mental Health into Mainstream
By Dr. Kashef Ijaz, Vice President-Health, The Carter Center and Eve H. Byrd, director, Carter Center Mental Health Program Journalists and the field of journalism are often criticized, in part because they have a habit of telling us truths we don’t want to know or discussing topics we don’t want to think about. But good […]
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Lost graveyard of zoo animals at Prison Farm may get a memorial
A lost graveyard for zoo animals may be memorialized in perhaps the strangest outcome of the debate over the future of the former Atlanta Prison Farm.
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How secure are U.S. elections?
U.S elections are secure, but recent partisan-fueled efforts to overhaul the process are undermining years of voting and civil rights progress. That’s the consensus of national experts who gathered Thursday to talk about election security. The virtual roundtable was the fourth installment in “Reimagining Democracy,” hosted by journalist and former CNN correspondent Jeanne Meserve. The […]
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How law students are helping fight Georgia’s eviction crisis
Amid a mounting eviction crisis throttling Georgia’s legal system, some organizations have enlisted law students to help people access rental assistance and avoid displacement. The Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP), a nonprofit that provides free legal help to the 154 counties outside of metro Atlanta, is among the organizations that’s seen this “all-hands-on-deck moment” as […]
