Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action @georgiayouthco
georgia's movement led by + for Black, brown, LGBTQ+, & working youth 14-22. organizing from the classroom to the capitol to the ballot box! operating 501c4 linktr.ee/georgiayouthco 🍑🤝🏿📣✊🏽🌱👐🏾🌏⚖👩🏻🏫🫂✨ Joined January 2021-
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The ongoing protests on college campuses remind us that the right to demonstrate peacefully is fundamental to democracy. Student protest is a long-standing, powerful tradition on our campuses. We must protect academic freedom & freedom of speech while rejecting violence & hate.
The agitation in Georgia right now is coming from inside the house—demanding better for our schools, our city, our country, and our global community is the story of young people across our state.
We the undersigned Georgia legislators are deeply alarmed by reports of excessive force used by Georgia State Patrol in responding to community members protesting on the campus of Emory University this morning. 1/ #GAPol
Working to end genocide is always the right thing to do.
BREAKING: A “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” has been set up at quadrangle park inside Emory University in Atlanta. Protesters were just told they have 60 seconds to disperse or they face arrest. @FOX5Atlanta #ATL
Police have deployed tear gas. There are also reports of tazing and rubber bullets deployed against the protesters on the Emory quad.
We have another State Election Board hearing coming up on May 7-8. The first day will be cases that we will hear, and the second will be petitions for rulemaking. Come in person if you can make it—a few more friendly faces would be nice for a change! 😉
Dr. Michelle Au @AuforGA
24K Followers 986 Following Physician. Mom. Master in Public Health. Proud Chinese American (歐曉瑜). Georgia House of Representatives for the 50th District. Font Police. Au pronounced “OW.”
Hillary Holley @HillaryHolley4
6K Followers 2K Following Georgia native | Executive Director of Care in Action, Senior Director of Civic Engagement, National Domestic Workers Alliance | Board: Emerge Georgia
Cindy Battles @CindyBattles
3K Followers 3K Following Policy Director: Voting/Elections, Education, Criminal Justice Reform, Economic & Environmental Equity. Coffee addict. Says y'all a lot. *Opinions are my own*
Rev. James “Major�.. @iMajorWish
14K Followers 9K Following Frmr State President @Georgia_NAACP | @ITCEducation & @GeorgiaSouthern Grad | @NewCity_Press Author | @USArmy Veteran | #InInfiniteHope
Fair Fight @fairfightaction
189K Followers 454 Following Fighting for free and fair elections — in Georgia and around the nation. A joint account of Fair Fight and Fair Fight Action.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀
Rep. Ruwa Romman @Ruwa4Georgia
10K Followers 2K Following Georgia State Rep | Palestinian🇵🇸| Putting public service back into politics | Chair of the Swiftie Caucus | #BerkeleyLake #Duluth #Norcross #PeachtreeCorners
Meredith Brasher (she.. @mere___dith
7K Followers 4K Following proud georgian, fmr communications director @ReverendWarnock 🥇🥇, uga alum
Stephen Owens, Ph.D. @StephenJOwens_
5K Followers 972 Following Passionate funding and policy analyst advancing diverse, inclusive and excellent public schools
Qondi @QondiNtini
38K Followers 6K Following #ThirstForDemocracy Putting the racy in democracy | #BaeBucks 4 Biden #KamalaHarris Putting the fun in fundraising https://t.co/GCt4EHfpuP
Nabilah Islam Parkes @NabilahIslam
53K Followers 3K Following Democratic Senator of the 7th District. Fighter.
Jason Esteves @jasonesteves
7K Followers 1K Following Father, Atlanta Business Lawyer, and Senator for Georgia State Senate District 6
Andrew @NorthATLsFinest
3K Followers 2K Following Principal and Founder, Sagamore Hill Consulting. Current: CM, @Lorraine4change, etc Alum: @ReverendWarnock, @SenatorWarnock. JD/MBA. Habitual line-stepper.
Elena Parent @elenaparent
17K Followers 1K Following Wife, mother, lawyer, and Chair of @GASenateDems. Everyone deserves a high-quality education & healthcare. Investing in people affords opportunities to all.
Rebecca Mitchell, DVM.. @RebeccaUpstate
5K Followers 6K Following Progressive. Dem who knows some agriculture. #epidemiologist #PhD #DVM #VaccineAdvocate Former GA State Rep. Support trans kids.
Rep. Phil Olaleye @PhilForGeorgia
3K Followers 978 Following Papa, Husband, Georgia State Representative, Executive @NextGenATL, former @PeaceCorps, Duke + Harvard, #RepPhil “O-Lah-Lee-Yay!”
Representative Dr. Ja.. @JasmineForHD108
10K Followers 941 Following Scientist, Lecturer, Mom, Co-host of @TheSWPPod and State Representative of House District 108 in Gwinnett County, GA.
Marisa Pyle @marisapk
2K Followers 1K Following Southern organizer and occasional union boss • they/she • Jewish with opinions • abolitionist, garlic advocate • tweets/views mine, but they’re good
Sara Tindall Ghazal @TindallSara
4K Followers 1K Following GA State Election Board member, attorney, wife, mother, democracy advocate. Personal account, representing me, myself, and I,
Sam Weinberg @SAMUELJWEINBERG
3K Followers 5K Following Trying (and failing) to make society better. Building political power for Gen Z as the Executive Director of @PathToProg. Tweets mine, more or less. (he/him)
X 🇺🇦🌎🇵�.. @LilScraps
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Dragon @Diane0739643903
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Winther Hardy @Winther_Hardy
17 Followers 55 Following
ABFE @ABFEBooksellers
86 Followers 154 Following American Booksellers for Free Expression (ABFE) is the free expression initiative of the American Booksellers Association.
Shirley C @shirleypcarp
306 Followers 984 Following Nana to 7 (my greatest blessings) Mom to 4 (responsible & decent) Fluent in Southern Insults, Southern English, and Sarcasm
mason goodwin @mason_wg
45 Followers 83 Following
Terry Lee Kiser, Jr. @tlkiserjr
33 Followers 116 Following Probably a teacher. Spreadsheet advocate.
Stephanie Tanner @ThNumba1Stanna
66 Followers 416 Following MPA grad. Current #publiced lobbyist. Former #gapol staffer. Views are my own.
bigbirdsmuse @PhatPanda9
33 Followers 136 Following
Chamian Cruz 🔎 @xchamian
1K Followers 626 Following Criminal Justice Reporter for Atlanta’s NPR station @wabenews 🎙️ | reposts≠endorsement | write me [email protected] 💌 | Hablo español 🇲🇽🇺🇸
riley @riley_dean72
132 Followers 2K Following political associate @OhioEnviro + @OECActionFund🌱☀️| ohio state ‘23 | she/her
Project South @ProjectSouth
15K Followers 2K Following We organize for racial & economic justice by convening spaces for Southern-based, grassroots movement building, leadership development, and strategic action.
Debra McClure @dmcclurereports
24 Followers 431 Following
Youth Save Democracy .. @YouthSaveDem
70K Followers 7K Following We are on a mission to help Democrats win Swing Districts by Turning Out & Mobilizing Young Voters!
Georgia Democracy Bil.. @GADemTracker
20 Followers 59 Following Bill tracker for democracy and voting rights bills in the Georgia Assembly. Powered by @GeorgiaValues 🗳️
Jessica Wozinsky Flem.. @JessicaWFleming
1K Followers 2K Following Journalist & mom of four. Senior Commerce Editor for @health_com_. Words in @goodhousemag, @washingtonpost, @nytimes, @RunnersWorld & more.
Aaron Merkin @Merkinstein
420 Followers 2K Following Philanthropic operative by way of Cincy, Chicago, and Sector 7G. NEA Strategic Alliances. Opinions my own. “I’m not into coups!”
Georgia Girl @a_georgia_girl
34 Followers 140 Following Going Back to My Roots. More angsty, hopeful, obnoxious, but always just looking and finding.
Cynthia Kay @CCLoftin
349 Followers 3K Following President of Marketing/PR Firm, mother, dog owner, member of the Democratic party. Love to dance, spend time with family and friends.
JP⚜️ @jp_popham
132 Followers 361 Following Cyber Comms Specialist and Former Education Reporter for Rome News ✍🏻 Thoughts/opinions shared here are my own
samual @hudson_dante
488 Followers 2K Following Morehouse College | AφA | Univ. of Georgia Law | Defense Attorney | Leftist | ^Walker 🐕🦺 & Ami^ 🦎| Atlanta United FC | Ukulele Player | ISTJ | Episcopalian
Betsy RN @BetsyRN6
503 Followers 1K Following Democrat, animal lover. Keeping an eye on retrumplicans that are killing our democracy 1 state at a time. No magas please life is too short.
Nourallah AziZ @AzizNourallah
1 Followers 21 Following
iman @imanemdad
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Stars Trembled @starstrembled
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Grace Dockstader @GraceDockstade1
32 Followers 141 Following she/her.... you are so loved don’t you ever fucking forget it
David Wilkerson @repdwilkerson
2K Followers 525 Following State Rep Georgia's 38th District, CPA, Soccer coach, Past Chair Cobb Legislative Delegation, Past Cobb Dem Chair
Melissa Feito @meli_feito
504 Followers 1K Following Evening News Editor @wabenews 📻 | Previously @WUFTNews @FloridaStorms l Grad of @UFJSchool 🐊 @TuftsUniversity 🐘 | 🏳️🌈
Hunter Kemp @HunterforGA
26 Followers 53 Following Democratic candidate for GA house district 84. Save the kids , save the future. Have your voice be heard! https://t.co/XrHCljkvlu
Pamela Kelly @randompammit
367 Followers 1K Following Ex-Radio DJ, Podcaster, Vote Protector, Armchair Activist, . Quirky & quick. Invisibly disabled. Mother of four amazing women. Oma and cat mom
Kira DeFreitas-Gayle @KiraDefreitas
6 Followers 121 Following M.Ed School Counselor in training at GSU. An avid lover of writing, anime, cooking, and gardening
VŨ VĂN TOÁN @toansvux
11 Followers 3K Following
Ms.SNF @ms_snf
212 Followers 222 Following 🇺🇸ARNG Veteran🍏 Educator, 2022 GA TOTY Finalist, 🍑 🍎MRE 2019-2020 TOTY, 🍎GSCS 2019-2021 District TOTY, 🐶 Aussie and Yorkie lover
Devon Collier @collier_de42195
15 Followers 728 Following
Joanna C. Suarez Lapi.. @joannacatherina
862 Followers 3K Following 🇪🇨🇺🇸 Latina | Bilingual storyteller | Anchor Producer @cnn’s Abby Phillip | Previously: Univision's @thisisamerica @ABC @iwmf fellow @fusionnews
Detoutefacon @Detoutefacon2
10 Followers 353 Following
Greg Bluestein @bluestein
137K Followers 999 Following Husband, father, aspiring mensch. @AJC politics 🗞 @nbcnews / @msnbc 📺 @politicallyga pod 🎧on @wabenews daily at 10A 📻 Author of FLIPPED📕 PG Newsletter 💻
Bee Nguyen 🐝 @BeeForGeorgia
60K Followers 1K Following State Director for @senatorwarnock. IBEW 613, doting aunt, dog lover. Former State Rep & Dem nominee for Georgia SOS. Pronounced “WIN.”
Dr. Michelle Au @AuforGA
24K Followers 986 Following Physician. Mom. Master in Public Health. Proud Chinese American (歐曉瑜). Georgia House of Representatives for the 50th District. Font Police. Au pronounced “OW.”
organizermemes (panda.. @OrganizerMemes
37K Followers 8K Following Aggregator according to the NYT. Political hitman according to Marianne. Organizermemes is made possible in part by organizers like you [email protected]
stephen fowler @stphnfwlr
45K Followers 2K Following covering Georgia + other 2024 stuff @npr/@nprpolitics | always thinking of bourbon, biscuits and buc-ee’s
Hillary Holley @HillaryHolley4
6K Followers 2K Following Georgia native | Executive Director of Care in Action, Senior Director of Civic Engagement, National Domestic Workers Alliance | Board: Emerge Georgia
Cindy Battles @CindyBattles
3K Followers 3K Following Policy Director: Voting/Elections, Education, Criminal Justice Reform, Economic & Environmental Equity. Coffee addict. Says y'all a lot. *Opinions are my own*
Rev. James “Major�.. @iMajorWish
14K Followers 9K Following Frmr State President @Georgia_NAACP | @ITCEducation & @GeorgiaSouthern Grad | @NewCity_Press Author | @USArmy Veteran | #InInfiniteHope
Georgia Democrats @GeorgiaDemocrat
72K Followers 8K Following Official Twitter account for the Democratic Party of Georgia. Voter Protection Hotline: 888-730-5816.
Fair Fight @fairfightaction
189K Followers 454 Following Fighting for free and fair elections — in Georgia and around the nation. A joint account of Fair Fight and Fair Fight Action.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀
Rep. Ruwa Romman @Ruwa4Georgia
10K Followers 2K Following Georgia State Rep | Palestinian🇵🇸| Putting public service back into politics | Chair of the Swiftie Caucus | #BerkeleyLake #Duluth #Norcross #PeachtreeCorners
Meredith Brasher (she.. @mere___dith
7K Followers 4K Following proud georgian, fmr communications director @ReverendWarnock 🥇🥇, uga alum
Stephen Owens, Ph.D. @StephenJOwens_
5K Followers 972 Following Passionate funding and policy analyst advancing diverse, inclusive and excellent public schools
Jason Esteves @jasonesteves
7K Followers 1K Following Father, Atlanta Business Lawyer, and Senator for Georgia State Senate District 6
Elena Parent @elenaparent
17K Followers 1K Following Wife, mother, lawyer, and Chair of @GASenateDems. Everyone deserves a high-quality education & healthcare. Investing in people affords opportunities to all.
New Georgia Project @NewGAProject
42K Followers 1K Following The New Georgia Project is a non-partisan effort to register and civically engage the rising electorate in Georgia. Press inquiries: [email protected]
Rebecca Mitchell, DVM.. @RebeccaUpstate
5K Followers 6K Following Progressive. Dem who knows some agriculture. #epidemiologist #PhD #DVM #VaccineAdvocate Former GA State Rep. Support trans kids.
Representative Dr. Ja.. @JasmineForHD108
10K Followers 941 Following Scientist, Lecturer, Mom, Co-host of @TheSWPPod and State Representative of House District 108 in Gwinnett County, GA.
Black Voters Matter F.. @BlackVotersMtr
99K Followers 575 Following We are a national organization dedicated to expanding Black voter engagement and increasing progressive power. #BlackVotersMatter ✊🏾
Marisa Pyle @marisapk
2K Followers 1K Following Southern organizer and occasional union boss • they/she • Jewish with opinions • abolitionist, garlic advocate • tweets/views mine, but they’re good
Crooked Media @CrookedMedia
379K Followers 82 Following the only 100% correct opinions in politics & culture. we don't just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it.
Press On @PressOn_South
3K Followers 378 Following Press On is a Southern media collective that catalyzes change and advances justice through the practice of #movementjournalism. https://t.co/qIXbkWiYTd
Rainesford Stauffer @Rainesford
15K Followers 3K Following Writer, author (All the Gold Stars & An Ordinary Age), @teenvogue columnist, supporter of youth journalism. 22-23 @carterfellows. Kentuckian.
Aklima Khondoker @AklimaVotes
462 Followers 327 Following Attorney. Advocate. Impact Strategist. Chief of Programs + Strategy @Demos_Org + Senior Advisor, @CarterCenter. Opinions are my own.
Rox (they/them) 🇵�.. @alittlebirdy012
478 Followers 4K Following Free Palestine 🇵🇸 | BLM | ACAB | Trans-masc non-binary lesbian | Narrative Strategist @georgiayouthco | English Major @DaltonState
Marjorie Pak @MarjoriePak
44 Followers 165 Following I teach linguistics. I help people vote. I read a lot and write a little. I like democracy. she/her
Jennifer Susko @JSusko26
710 Followers 1K Following School counselor bucking Cobb County Schools’ CRT ban. ⬇️ My letter of resignation in protest of ban on CRT & 1619. ➡️ https://t.co/n7vf5neE90
palestine will be fre.. @mariahforathens
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New Era Colorado @NewEraColorado
5K Followers 1K Following Colorado's largest young voter mobilization organization. https://t.co/mlbXuhi22q
Dissenters 🌊 @wearedissenters
13K Followers 469 Following An anti-militarism youth movement turning the tide against endless war in our communities here and abroad 🌊
Doug Stoner @StonerforHouse
372 Followers 480 Following Husband, Father, Son and Representative for Georgia's State Rep District 40 #gapol #GA40
Public Schools Advoca.. @Progressive4Ed
1K Followers 310 Following A project of @theprogressive, our diverse cohort of fellows follows the struggle to keep public schools public, and pull back the curtain on education reform.
Valerie Strauss @valeriestrauss
44K Followers 2K Following I cover education and everything related to it for The Washington Post. [email protected]
Kamau Franklin @kamaufranklin
25K Followers 931 Following Organizer, Writer, Lawyer. I organize more than I tweet. https://t.co/oGU7bF0Ic0 https://t.co/mpTCOWXiFl
Vote to Stop Cop City @CopCityVote
4K Followers 39 Following A campaign to put a referendum to Stop Cop City on the ballot. It's time for the people of Atlanta to decide. #StopCopCity Email: [email protected]
Clara T Green @ClaraTGreen
5K Followers 651 Following organizer and advocate. from atlanta, for atlanta. she/her.
Vanessa McCray @vanmccray
3K Followers 506 Following Higher education reporter for @ajc covering Georgia's colleges and universities. I wanna know what's up on your campus. Note taker, friend maker, Great Laker.
Southern Poverty Law .. @splcenter
416K Followers 4K Following Catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements..
NYU Metro Center @metronyu
3K Followers 1K Following Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools (NYU Metro Center). Tweets are not endorsements or policy stances.
Jill Jordan Sieder @journalistajill
284 Followers 343 Following Atlanta-based writer, reporter, editor. Futbol fan. Casual paddler. Reporter @StateAffairsGA Send notes & tips to [email protected]
Have You Heard @HaveYouHeardPod
4K Followers 2 Following Occasionally funny & periodically informative, Have You Heard is an education policy podcast featuring @bisforberkshire & @edu_historian.
Jeff Graham @JeffGrahamAtl
2K Followers 894 Following Executive Director at Georgia Equality. Long-time activist for human rights & social justice. Views expressed here are my own.
Maureen Downey @AJCGetSchooled
10K Followers 1K Following I write. I blog. I do it for @AJC. Learn more: https://t.co/fku01KNcfp Join me in discussing today's education issues around Georgia and across the nation.
Harrison Tran @nosirriah
73 Followers 60 Following student organizer | opinions are mine! | likes & retweets ≠ endorsements
Mayor Van Johnson @MayorJohnsonSAV
6K Followers 456 Following This is the official Twitter account for the 67th Mayor of the City of Savannah, GA, Van R. Johnson, II. #BrooklynBred #ServingSavannah #GameChanger
Jason Dozier @jasonsdozier
4K Followers 1K Following Husband, dad, Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, and former Jeopardy contestant representing District 4 on the Atlanta City Council.
Doug Shipman @DougShip
8K Followers 3K Following Public Servant | ATL City Council President | Founding CEO @ctr4chr | GirlDad | Runner | (he/him)
Miriam Paris @RepMParis
500 Followers 224 Following Mother, daughter, sister, friend, realtor, legislator-(GA House District 142) on a mission to brighten and enlighten your pure mind.
Sofia Chaudhary, MD @sofiaschaudhary
579 Followers 322 Following Pediatric Emergency Physician, Researcher, Injury Prevention Advocate, Mom. Views are my own.
Martha Dalton @Marthareports
5K Followers 6K Following Education reporter @ajc covering @apsupdate and @FultonCoSchools. Priors: @wabenews, @CNN Radio. Retweets = hmm, interesting.
Karla Drenner @KarlaDrenner
3K Followers 802 Following State Representative, Pracademic, Policy Entrepreneur
Spencer Frye @spencerfrye
2K Followers 811 Following Making the world a better place and starting with Athens • GA State Representative District 118
Mary Margaret Oliver @mmo_mary
4K Followers 939 Following Native of Druid Hills;lawyer in Decatur; GA State Represenative District 82
Chelsea King @MsKing_2015
226 Followers 658 Following Teacher Bae 🖤💗 Mercer Bear🖤🧡🐻 ‘23 I am an Unapologetically DOPE TEACHER,MOM,EVERYTHING 💖 1908 💖💚
Georgia Equality @GAEquality
7K Followers 1K Following Georgia's largest advocacy organization to advance fairness, safety, and opportunity for LGBTQ people and our allies. *RTs and mentions do not equal endorsement
Abigail Harris @Abigail_v_h
7 Followers 30 Following
Derek Mallow @DerekForGeorgia
1K Followers 788 Following GA State Senator, District 2 | @savannahstate ALUM | Member of @savannahsigmas @pbs_1914
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Tracey Lynn Nance @2020GaTOTY
951 Followers 598 Following Mother🪴Voices for Honest Education, NNSTOY📚2020-2021 Georgia Teacher of the Year 🍎2018 Teach on Project Award✏️Child & Educator Ally🎤Tweets are my own
Isabelle @isaistooquiet
48 Followers 253 Following 🇨🇾🇮🇳 UCWGA-CWA Local 3265 Likes: working class solidarity, sustainable city design, intersectional organizing
Becky Pringle @BeckyPringle
15K Followers 823 Following Philly native, Eagles fan, middle school science teacher, widow, mother of two, Nana B to two. President of @NEAToday.
Georgia Association o.. @GAEvoices
5K Followers 1K Following We exist to support, protect, and strengthen those who nurture Georgia's children. Teacher Advocates, Public School Supporters, Believers in Georgia's Students!The ongoing protests on college campuses remind us that the right to demonstrate peacefully is fundamental to democracy. Student protest is a long-standing, powerful tradition on our campuses. We must protect academic freedom & freedom of speech while rejecting violence & hate.
This #barbie was able to vote for herself today! #edpol #cobbschools LauraJudge.com
We the undersigned Georgia legislators are deeply alarmed by reports of excessive force used by Georgia State Patrol in responding to community members protesting on the campus of Emory University this morning. 1/ #GAPol
We have another State Election Board hearing coming up on May 7-8. The first day will be cases that we will hear, and the second will be petitions for rulemaking. Come in person if you can make it—a few more friendly faces would be nice for a change! 😉
Not to spoil someone’s pique with logic, but Transgender Day of Visibility is ALWAYS 3/31, while the date of Easter Sunday varies annually because it has to be on a Sunday. Glad session is over though, b/c this manufactured “news” “story” would’ve made next week insufferable.
President Biden has declared that Easter Sunday is now Transgender Day. This is an intentional attempt to insult and mock Christians across America. Shocking - but not surprising. In Mississippi, we will proudly celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the forgiveness of…
📢 Join us this TODAY at 4 PM as we stand with @GLAHR_, @AAAJ_Atlanta, @ProjectSouth, @georgiayouthco, & more to hold politicians accountable for their attacks on immigrant communities, public schools, LGBTQ+ Georgians, and more. RSVP here: mobilize.us/georgiayouthju…
With several bills targeting immigrants and trans kids still waiting to be voted on and just hours remaining in the legislative session, groups including @georgiayouthco, @AAAJ_Atlanta, and @GAEquality have gathered in front of the Georgia Capitol in protest of the measures.
BREAKING: American Library Association Bill Dies In Committee Senate Bill 390 would cut ties and funding between the ALA and Georgia's library system. Concerns included cutting ties with ALA-affiliated groups. SB 390 could always return in another bill today. #gapol
"By passing SB 233, legislators showed an utter disregard for the majority of Georgia’s students and the future of this state.” - Cindy Nguyen, Georgia Youth Justice Coalition organizer and Charles R Drew High School graduate.
“The impact of lost funding will most harm students in the schools that are the target of the voucher,” said IDRA Georgia Adovacy Director @MikaylaArciaga
IDRA and @georgiayouthco urge Governor Kemp to veto #SB233 and direct the Georgia General Assembly to explore alternative proven measures to enhance the state’s public education system. All Georgia students deserve access to high-quality public schools. #gapol
🚨BREAKING: The Georgia Legislature passed #SB233, the voucher bill that takes public dollars away from public schools. IDRA and @georgiayouthco oppose this bill & are deeply concerned lawmakers decided to fund a voucher scam, rather than fully funding our public schools.
I said this three years ago when I was silenced with my friends at the Capitol: THIS IS NOT A DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. When they tell you they “serve the interest of the people,” THEY. DO. NOT.
Tuning in virtually to a Senate Education and Youth hearing where Dixon and the GOP have shoved EVERY SINGLE anti-LGBTQ bill, including a bathroom bill, into a Democratic bill, HB 1104, about athletes’ mental health. 🚨🧵
Legislative advocate and organizer Marisa Pyle provides contact for how the way this bill was modified breaks with long-held tradition in the General Assembly.
One of the bill's sponsors, Sen. Greg Dolezal, R-Cumming, offered an amendment that stripped much of the original language from the bill.
During the committee meeting, Sen. Elena Parent, D-Atlanta, stated that she was given the new version of HB 1104 just one hour before the committee meeting started.
Many of the provisions added on to HB 1104 are adapted from legislation that previously passed out of committee, but were not taken up by the full Senate.
HB 1104, originally a bill dedicated to reducing the rate of suicide among Georgia's student athletes was hijacked by Republican members of the Senate Education and Youth Committee Tuesday. The bill now serves as a vehicle for a myriad of anti-LBGTO and anti-trans measures
Advocates for LGBTQ and trans youth expressed their outrage at the bill, including @georgiayouthco.
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