Want to help protect Voters’ Rights in this election? Volunteer with Georgia Election Protection. Every volunteer must attend one training session; to volunteer for this non-partisan effort and register for one of the below listed trainings, please sign-up directly at http://www.ncffe.org/page/s/Volunteer.
Georgia Election Protection Coalition’s Non-Partisan Election Protection Volunteer remaining training schedule includes:
Saturday, October 18, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Ben Hill United Methodist Church
2099 Fairburn Rd. SW, Room 301, Atlanta, GA30331
Capacity: 25 max
Parking: In the church lot
Thursday, October 23, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
1422 West Peachtree St., N.W., Room #301, Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Capacity: 75 max
Parking: Parking in adjacent deck will be validated
Saturday, October 25, from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Auburn Avenue Research Library
101 Auburn Avenue 4th floor Auditorium, Atlanta, GA 30303
Capacity: 160 max (no food or drink allowed inside)
Parking: In the rear of the library
Monday, October 27, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
SUTHERLAND
999 Peachtree Street, N.E. Courtroom, 28th floor, Atlanta, GA 30309-399
Capacity: 100 max
Parking: Parking in adjacent deck will be validated
Thursday, October 30, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
SUTHERLAND
999 Peachtree Street, N.E. Courtroom, 28th floor, Atlanta, GA 30309-399
Capacity: 100 max
Parking: Parking in adjacent deck will be validated
To volunteer, you must attend one 2-hour training session. The coalition also needs your help to get more volunteers! The goal is to train 800 volunteers and they’re going to need your help to make it happen. Please invite anyone who might be interested. Contact Helen Butler at 404.653.1199 or hbutlergcpa@gmail.com.
Friday, October 17, 2008
EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA
Early Voting, Advance Voting and Absentee Voting – What are they? In person, Early Voting for the 2008 Georgia General Election is in process. Now, through Friday, October 24, if you are a registered voter in Georgia, you may cast your ballot in person on weekdays, during business hours, at the office of the county registrar. The following links will identify your Early Voting location and hours of operation in your county:
Counties A-F http://www.dontwaitin08.com/more/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Early_Voting_Lo§ion=more_51296
Counties G-W http://www.dontwaitin08.com/more/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Early_Voting_Lo§ion=more_51296
For questions about Early Voting in your county you can contact your local county registrar via info from the official contact information on the Georgia Secretary of State's website http://sos.georgia.gov/elections
No reason is needed to Vote Early, but photo ID is required. For Voter ID requirements visit www.gaphotoid.com or call toll free 877.725.9797
Advance Vote Week (different from Early Voting)– no excuses needed, will be held from Monday, October 27, through Friday, October 31. Most counties will have multiple voting centers and even extended hours. The sites and times are at: http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/11_04_earlyvoting.pdf A photo ID is required to vote in person.
Voting Absentee is different from in person Early Voting. No reason is needed to request an absentee ballot. You can download the request by going to http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/absentee_voting.htm Then, you can vote by mail and avoid the lines and you are not required to include any identification when you mail your ballot.
Counties A-F http://www.dontwaitin08.com/more/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Early_Voting_Lo§ion=more_51296
Counties G-W http://www.dontwaitin08.com/more/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Early_Voting_Lo§ion=more_51296
For questions about Early Voting in your county you can contact your local county registrar via info from the official contact information on the Georgia Secretary of State's website http://sos.georgia.gov/elections
No reason is needed to Vote Early, but photo ID is required. For Voter ID requirements visit www.gaphotoid.com or call toll free 877.725.9797
Advance Vote Week (different from Early Voting)– no excuses needed, will be held from Monday, October 27, through Friday, October 31. Most counties will have multiple voting centers and even extended hours. The sites and times are at: http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/11_04_earlyvoting.pdf A photo ID is required to vote in person.
Voting Absentee is different from in person Early Voting. No reason is needed to request an absentee ballot. You can download the request by going to http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/absentee_voting.htm Then, you can vote by mail and avoid the lines and you are not required to include any identification when you mail your ballot.
TROY DAVIS - WHAT YOU CAN DO
Troy Davis was denied clemency by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles on Friday, September 12, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his petition on October 14. This means that he may be scheduled for execution in the very near future.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 6:00 PM: Rally at the Georgia State Capitol. Please attend or organize solidarity rallies or other public events to demand justice for Troy Davis on this date. This is a GLOBAL call to action. If you organize another event, please email jcohn@aiusa.org with a time and place of your event.
CONTACT THE FOLLOWING STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS:
1. Ask the U.S. Attorney to Investigate prosecutorial misconduct of Spencer Lawton in Chatham County in the Troy Davis death penalty case. Spencer Lawton's record is riddled with prosecutorial misconduct and 4 exonerations, 2 death penalty exonerations. To open the case of Troy Davis.
The United States Attorney's Office:
DAVID E. NAHMIAS, U.S. Attorney
Richard B. Russell Federal Building
75 Spring Street, S.W.
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30303-3309
Tel: 404.581.6000
Fax: 404.581.6181
2. Ask the White House to issue a Presidential Pardon and ask tat they look into the case and demand the Parole Board Reconsider Clemency. We understand this is a state case but a federal law is what has hindered the new evidence from being heard. Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act signed into law by Bill Clinton in 1996.
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Phone Numbers
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461
TTY/TDD
Comments: 202-456-6213
Visitors Office: 202-456-2121
E-Mail: comments@whitehouse.gov. (Please submit messages in text format only. This inbox is unable to receive e-mails that contain graphics or attachments. After it arrives, you will receive an e-mail confirmation indicating successful delivery.)
Vice President Richard Cheney: vice_president@whitehouse.gov
3. Fax Directly to the Georgia Parole Board and demand reconsideration based on 6 eyewitnesses and 2 additional witnesses.
4. Send op-eds: Mrs. Cynthia Tucker at the Atlanta Journal Constitution is currently soliciting letters from the public about Troy. She can be reached at: cynthia@ajc.com
5. Ask the Ga. Attorney General to ask the Parole Board to reconsider:
Thurbert E. Baker
Attorney General of Georgia
Phone: 404-656-3300
FAX: 404-657-8733
Thurber Baker Office of the Attorney General 40 Capitol Square, SW Atlanta, Ga 30334 Phone: (404) 656-3300 Fax: (404) 657-8733 tbaker@law.ga.gov
DETAILS FROM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ABOUT WHAT TO DO FOR OCTOBER 23 EVENTS:
Emphasize that this execution is taking place despite that fact that Troy Davis’ strong claims of innocence have never been resolved.
Express your sympathies for the family of Troy Davis and the family of Officer Mark Allen MacPhail.
Emphasize that this execution, like all executions, will solve nothing and only add to the pain caused by the original crime.
Call for abolition of the death penalty.
IDEAS FOR SOLIDARITY EVENTS:
Candlelight vigils (religious or secular) – Provide at least one speaker to put the event in context and to open and close the event. If possible, you might want to close the event with music or singing (the tone should be somber and serious). Be sure to provide candles and signs and/or banners with brief versions of the above messages. Have Troy Davis fact sheets on hand to give to interested passersby.
Public rallies – Provide a few speakers, and a bullhorn or microphone. If possible, you might also want to include music or singing in the event (the tone should be somber and serious). Be sure to provide signs and/or banners with brief versions of the above messages. Have Troy Davis fact sheets on hand to give to interested passersby.
Prayer service - Go here - http://salsa.net/peace/vigilsvc.html - for an example of an execution watch prayer service.
RESOURCES: Photos and fact sheets are available at http://www.amnestyusa.org/troydavis.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 6:00 PM: Rally at the Georgia State Capitol. Please attend or organize solidarity rallies or other public events to demand justice for Troy Davis on this date. This is a GLOBAL call to action. If you organize another event, please email jcohn@aiusa.org with a time and place of your event.
CONTACT THE FOLLOWING STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS:
1. Ask the U.S. Attorney to Investigate prosecutorial misconduct of Spencer Lawton in Chatham County in the Troy Davis death penalty case. Spencer Lawton's record is riddled with prosecutorial misconduct and 4 exonerations, 2 death penalty exonerations. To open the case of Troy Davis.
The United States Attorney's Office:
DAVID E. NAHMIAS, U.S. Attorney
Richard B. Russell Federal Building
75 Spring Street, S.W.
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30303-3309
Tel: 404.581.6000
Fax: 404.581.6181
2. Ask the White House to issue a Presidential Pardon and ask tat they look into the case and demand the Parole Board Reconsider Clemency. We understand this is a state case but a federal law is what has hindered the new evidence from being heard. Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act signed into law by Bill Clinton in 1996.
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Phone Numbers
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461
TTY/TDD
Comments: 202-456-6213
Visitors Office: 202-456-2121
E-Mail: comments@whitehouse.gov. (Please submit messages in text format only. This inbox is unable to receive e-mails that contain graphics or attachments. After it arrives, you will receive an e-mail confirmation indicating successful delivery.)
Vice President Richard Cheney: vice_president@whitehouse.gov
3. Fax Directly to the Georgia Parole Board and demand reconsideration based on 6 eyewitnesses and 2 additional witnesses.
4. Send op-eds: Mrs. Cynthia Tucker at the Atlanta Journal Constitution is currently soliciting letters from the public about Troy. She can be reached at: cynthia@ajc.com
5. Ask the Ga. Attorney General to ask the Parole Board to reconsider:
Thurbert E. Baker
Attorney General of Georgia
Phone: 404-656-3300
FAX: 404-657-8733
Thurber Baker Office of the Attorney General 40 Capitol Square, SW Atlanta, Ga 30334 Phone: (404) 656-3300 Fax: (404) 657-8733 tbaker@law.ga.gov
DETAILS FROM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ABOUT WHAT TO DO FOR OCTOBER 23 EVENTS:
Emphasize that this execution is taking place despite that fact that Troy Davis’ strong claims of innocence have never been resolved.
Express your sympathies for the family of Troy Davis and the family of Officer Mark Allen MacPhail.
Emphasize that this execution, like all executions, will solve nothing and only add to the pain caused by the original crime.
Call for abolition of the death penalty.
IDEAS FOR SOLIDARITY EVENTS:
Candlelight vigils (religious or secular) – Provide at least one speaker to put the event in context and to open and close the event. If possible, you might want to close the event with music or singing (the tone should be somber and serious). Be sure to provide candles and signs and/or banners with brief versions of the above messages. Have Troy Davis fact sheets on hand to give to interested passersby.
Public rallies – Provide a few speakers, and a bullhorn or microphone. If possible, you might also want to include music or singing in the event (the tone should be somber and serious). Be sure to provide signs and/or banners with brief versions of the above messages. Have Troy Davis fact sheets on hand to give to interested passersby.
Prayer service - Go here - http://salsa.net/peace/vigilsvc.html - for an example of an execution watch prayer service.
RESOURCES: Photos and fact sheets are available at http://www.amnestyusa.org/troydavis.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Million Doors for Peace
On September 20, 2008, GRUS led a group of volunteers in the Grant Park neighborhood of Atlanta as a part of the national Million Doors for Peace effort.
We met some pretty cool people most of whom were fed up with just about everything about the current administration, including the Iraq War.
If you want to register your opposition to the war, go to www.MillionDoorsForPeace.org.
***Pic 1: Darci Rodenhi of Atlanta Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) and volunteer Lydia profilin' while they welcome volunteers. Note the fly name tags/arm bands.
Pic 2: Brooks Emanuel (left), Executive Assistant at Georgia Rural Urban Summit (GRUS), talks with volunteers, including Minnie Ruffin, an Atlanta Grandmother for Peace (in pink shirt).
Pic 3: Bobbie Paul, Executive Director of WAND, and Brooks Emanuel speak at the Press Conference, with scrolls containing the names of all those U.S. soldiers who had died (up to that point) in the Iraq War.
Pic 4: Larry Pellegrini, Executive Director of GRUS, and Bobbie Paul speak at the Press Conference.
Pic 5: Mike Hearington, an Iraq Veteran for Peace, speaks at the Press Conference.
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