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The Lede
ATL pop artist R.Land takes action: ‘prayers’ aren’t enough Community, Visual Arts , Beer, News
Wednesday April 1, 2020 12:00 am EDT
United Way and other organizations to benefit from his artwork
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'Say No To Hate' Community, Diversity
Sunday September 30, 2018 11:59 pm EDT
A Q & A of Atlanta locals regarding Civil Rights and current political climes.
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The Kids Are Alright Community, K-12 Schools, Guns
Tuesday July 31, 2018 11:59 pm EDT
March for Our Lives - Atlanta teens bring good trouble.
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Community Events
Caffeine and Octane at the Drags
Sunday June 13, 2021 12:00 pm EDT
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Cost: $25-250
Arts Agenda,
Community,
Festivals
Tickets can be purchased by clicking the links below or visiting www.caffeineandoctane.com.
$25-250 [click here for more]
$25-250 [click here for more]
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance A Reunion of Puppeteers
Sunday June 13, 2021 01:00 pm EDT
Center For Puppetry Arts
Cost: $10
Arts Agenda,
Community,
Community::Family
Categories: puppetry
Join puppeteers from the Emmy Award-winning epic production of The Jim Henson C...
$10 [click here for more]
$10 [click here for more]
USER SUBMITTED
Monday Night Jazz & Art Jam Session featuring Churchill Grounds
Monday June 14, 2021 06:00 pm EDT
TEN ATL
Cost: $25-$100
Community,
Food and Drink,
Music
TEN ATL opens at 6:00 PM daily | Entertainment begins at 9:30 PM Follow us on Instagram @TENATL to k...
$25-$100 [click here for more]
$25-$100 [click here for more]
Yoga presented by Kaiser Permanente
Monday June 14, 2021 06:30 pm EDT
The Battery Atlanta
Cost: Free
Community::Sports and Health
As part of our Wellness Series, The Battery Atlanta is proud to bring you Yoga presented by Kaiser P...
Free [click here for more]
Free [click here for more]
The AJC Peachtree Road Race 2021 - Day 1
Saturday July 3, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Lenox Square
Cost: $38-$45
Arts Agenda,
Community,
Community::Sports and Health
The AJC Peachtree Road Race will return to the Fourth of July weekend in 2021. The 52nd edition of t...
$38-$45 [click here for more]
$38-$45 [click here for more]
The AJC Peachtree Road Race 2021 - Day 2
Sunday July 4, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Lenox Square
Cost: $38-$45
Arts Agenda,
Community,
Community::Sports and Health
The AJC Peachtree Road Race will return to the Fourth of July weekend in 2021. The 52nd edition of t...
$38-$45 [click here for more]
$38-$45 [click here for more]
Coverage
Culture Clash: Blondie ATL Salon Atlanta Business
Thursday June 11, 2020 06:15 pm EDT
a Creative Loafing podcast
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Homelessness in Atlanta Community, Housing
Monday September 9, 2019 07:13 pm EDT
A guide to those who help those in need
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Atlanta City Plan Community, Urban Design
Monday May 27, 2019 11:14 am EDT
Atlanta's Official City Plan and Vision
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Say No to Hate: Sara T. Cushing Community
Thursday August 30, 2018 08:59 am EDT
I think the most important problem is the splintering of people into different tribes and factions, aided and abetted by actors (domestic and foreign) for whom it is profitable to emphasize and encourage this trend. This includes corporations, the media, and government — not all, of course, but when...
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Say No to Hate: Michelle Malone Community
Thursday August 30, 2018 08:51 am EDT
People getting sucked in by drama and taking the bait that created the division in the first place. It causes people to focus on our differences instead of our commonalities. We are so much bigger than affiliations. We have so much more in common than not. Regardless, we should show respect and love...
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Say No to Hate: L. Edward Phillips Community
Thursday August 30, 2018 08:44 am EDT
The biggest problem, in the U.S. overall and in Atlanta, may be the relative lack of significant, meaningful communities where we engage personally with people across racial, social, gender, and ideological differences. We have never had a time in U.S. history when we have as a society really promot...
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Say No to Hate: Kevn Kinney Community
Thursday August 30, 2018 07:55 am EDT
We are divided. Always have been. The civil rights fight is on going; the civil rights fight is ever growing. The color of America is constantly changing. There is color in America. Just because Sesame Street is color blind and integrated doesn’t mean Main Street is … We have made progress as a comm...
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Say No to Hate: Ruwa Romman Community
Thursday August 30, 2018 07:29 am EDT
We believe that one of the most significant problems facing Americans today is the risk that our nation will regress to a time when we were divided, both legally and socially, based on race, religion, and ethnicity. These divisions have always existed in America, but in recent decades, it seemed tho...
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Say No to Hate: PD Scullin Community
Wednesday August 29, 2018 06:40 pm EDT
The search for truth is the most crucial problem in America today. Trump has a base of 35-40% support, over 90% among Republicans. The GOP has gone all-in on this cult of personality in return for tax cuts, deregulation, and conservative court appointments with the long game of overturning Roe v Wad...
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Say No to Hate: Our Revolution Georgia Community
Wednesday August 29, 2018 06:27 pm EDT
(Inter)Nationally, the most important problem facing Americans is income and wealth inequality. In Atlanta, segregation is the most pressing issue.
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Non-Profits
Atlanta Preservation Center Inc Non-Profit Organization
The independent advocate for historic preservation offers guided tours of several areas of interest, including downtown, the Fox Theatre, Sweet Auburn, Miss Daisy's Druid Hills, Grant Park and Inman Park. $5-$10.
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Center for Civic Innovation Non-Profit Organization
Located on the northern side of MLK Jr. Drive, between Peachtree Street and Pryor Street, CCI bills itself as "a resource hub and open campus for civic innovators and social entrepreneurs."
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Citizen Advocacy Atlanta and DeKalb Non-Profit Organization
The nonprofit aims to help "a wide range of local people" become citizen advocates for people living with developmental disabilities.
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Citizens for Progressive Transit Non-Profit Organization
You won't find a bigger proponent of public transit than this grassroots organization. CfPT provides resources for everyone who is even thinking about getting there on public transit - from the Braves-game shuttle rider to the most obsessive light-rail nerd. But with its active listserv and, this ye...
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Everybody Wins Atlanta Non-Profit Organization
This local affiliate of the Everybody Wins! national non-profit organization is dedicated to improving the reading skills of students in low-income public elementary schools.
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Food Well Alliance Non-Profit Organization
As an Alliance, we unite communities in Atlanta to build a robust local food system - a network of individuals and organizations that grow, process, distribute and consume fresh local food. We connect people, ideas, leadership and capital to build a city that values healthy, locally-grown food.
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Friends of the Central Atlanta Library Non-Profit Organization
No description provided
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Georgia Equality, Inc. Non-Profit Organization
Georgia’s largest statewide LGBT advocacy group that's active in issues such as hate crimes, bullying, and workplace protection. Its partner organization Equality Foundation of Georgia helps register and mobilize voters.
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Georgia Peace & Justice Coalition Non-Profit Organization
The local organization supports peaceful alternatives to war and violence.
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Giving Kitchen Food
From the website:
Giving Kitchen provides emergency assistance to food service workers through financial support and a network of community resources.
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Hands On Atlanta helps individuals, families, corporate and community groups find volunteer opportunities at more than 400 nonprofit organizations and schools.
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Hosea Helps, Inc. Non-Profit Organization
Hosea Feed The Hungry and Homeless was founded in 1971 by civil rights icons Rev. Hosea and Juanita T. Williams. Its mission is to rescue, restore, and re-stabilize at-risk and homeless individuals and families so they can thrive and become self-sufficient.
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Meals On Wheels Atlanta Non-Profit Organization
No description provided
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Park Pride Non-Profit Organization
CL: Park Pride is one of Atlanta's civic treasures. The organization serves as a key liaison between the City of Atlanta and Dekalb County and neighborhoods looking for ways to reclaim and improve their parks. The annual Parks conference in the Spring always attracts key visionaries from around the US as well as local parks heroes.
At it's annual conference each year, Park Pride awards the Park Pride Inspiration Award
From Park Pride:
Park Pride is the only Atlanta-based nonprofit that provides programs and leadership to help communities realize their dreams for neighborhood parks.
Park Pride believes in the Power of Parks!
Piedmont Park Conservancy Non-Profit Organization
The well-connected nonprofit helped make the city's most popular greenspace what it is today. Start here for more information about exploring the intown gem.
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The Carter Center Non-Profit Organization
President Jimmy Carter's foundation, guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering, seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health.
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Trees Atlanta Non-Profit Organization
The 23-year-old nonprofit has planted more than 68,000 trees in metro Atlanta and now is planning the city's first arboretum - or "tree museum" - along the Beltline. Trees not only are beautiful and provide shade, but they also reduce the effect of the “urban heat island” a...
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United Way of Greater Atlanta Non-Profit Organization
From the United Way website:
"United Way of Greater Atlanta brings together people and resources to tackle complex issues and drive sustainable positive change to help our community thrive.
For individuals and organizations that want to help improve the health of their community – United Way is th... | more...
Urban League of Greater Atlanta Non-Profit Organization
The organization aims to help empower African Americans with education, job training, housing, financial literacy classes, and other services.
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WRFG Radio Non-Profit Organization
Eclectic music programming (including blues, soul, hip-hop, bluegrass, folk, global, gospel, Latin, and Americana) as well as progressive news.
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Wylde Center Non-Profit Organization
Formerly the Oakhurst Community Garden Project, the Wylde Center now uses gardening to teach environmental awareness.
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Activist Groups
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Georgia
Recommended by Priscilla Smith, Robert Franklin, and Our Revolution Georgia
Antifa Atlanta
Recommended by Our Revolution Georgia
Black Lives Matter
Recommended by Saira Raza and Elizabeth Corrie
C4 Atlanta
Recommended by Saira Raza and Priscilla Smith
Concerned Black Clergy
Recommended by Robert Franklin
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia)
Recommended by Ruwa Romman and Rev. Fahed AbuAkel
Faith Alliance of Metro Atlanta
Recommended by Robert Franklin
Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO)
Recommended by Our Revolution Georgia and Jerry Gonzalez
Georgia Alliance for Social Justice
Recommended by Priscilla Smith
Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition
Recommended by Priscilla Smith
Housing Justice League
Recommended by Saira Raza
JVP Atlanta (Jewish Voice for Peace)
Recommended by Rev. Fahed AbuAkel
March for Our Lives - Georgia
''See CL's profile on the Georgia March for Our Lives [/content-409692-The-Kids-Are-Alright|here}
New Georgia Project
Recommended by Priscilla Smith
Radio Free Georgia (WRFG 89.3 FM)
WRFG Atlanta 89.3FM. Radio Free Georgia. One of our best sources for local progressive media. My participation as a listener and volunteer with the station has been fundamental in my political education and community activism. In its 45 years, WRFG has and continues to broadcast the voices and information of those who experience oppression and exploitation and those who resist it. - Christopher Hollis
RefuseFascism.org
Recommended by Priscilla Smith and Jack Turner
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ-Atlanta)
Recommended by Elizabeth Corrie
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Recommended by Our Revolution Georgia
Southerners on New Ground (SONG)
If you want to learn more about the challenges facing immigrants, I would recommend the Atlanta-based group Southerners on New Ground. - Ryan Vizzions
WonderRoot
Recommended by Saira Raza
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