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Able Mable Thomas, Founding Mother of the Reproductive Justice movement, tells her story

By Catherine Maddox|June 16, 2022|9 min

The first time Representative Mable “Able” Thomas boarded an airplane, she was 25 years old and heading from Atlanta to the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. She would represent Jesse Jackson as a presidential delegate. As the five-star hotel rooms…

The Doctor is In (City Hall)

By Catherine Maddox|June 8, 2022|23 min

Despite Atlanta City Council’s failure to close the Atlanta City Detention Center, as they voted in 2019 to do, the opposition to the lingering jail, along with the systemic ills it encapsulates, continues to grow. As evidenced by the increasing number of white coats…

Police militarize against peaceful protestors, ignore local opposition to a police training facility, as “Stop Cop City” movement gains momentum

By Catherine Maddox|May 30, 2022|6 min

The growing momentum of the “Stop Cop City” movement was evident by Wednesday, May 14th, the third day in a week of action against the construction of a military-grade police training facility in the South River Forest, when sixty-plus people showed up mid-work-week…

Able Mable Thomas, Founding Mother of the Reproductive Justice movement, tells her story

By Catherine Maddox|June 16, 2022|9 min

The first time Representative Mable “Able” Thomas boarded an airplane, she was 25 years old and heading from Atlanta to the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. She would represent Jesse Jackson as a presidential delegate. As the five-star hotel rooms…

The Doctor is In (City Hall)

By Catherine Maddox|June 8, 2022|23 min

Despite Atlanta City Council’s failure to close the Atlanta City Detention Center, as they voted in 2019 to do, the opposition to the lingering jail, along with the systemic ills it encapsulates, continues to grow. As evidenced by the increasing number of white coats…

Police militarize against peaceful protestors, ignore local opposition to a police training facility, as “Stop Cop City” movement gains momentum

By Catherine Maddox|May 30, 2022|6 min

The growing momentum of the “Stop Cop City” movement was evident by Wednesday, May 14th, the third day in a week of action against the construction of a military-grade police training facility in the South River Forest, when sixty-plus people showed up mid-work-week…

Able Mable Thomas, Founding Mother of the Reproductive Justice movement, tells her story

The Doctor is In (City Hall)

Police militarize against peaceful protestors, ignore local opposition to a police training facility, as “Stop Cop City” movement gains momentum

Able Mable Thomas, Founding Mother of the Reproductive Justice movement, tells her story

The Doctor is In (City Hall)

Police militarize against peaceful protestors, ignore local opposition to a police training facility, as “Stop Cop City” movement gains momentum

Able Mable Thomas, Founding Mother of the Reproductive Justice movement, tells her story

The Doctor is In (City Hall)

Police militarize against peaceful protestors, ignore local opposition to a police training facility, as “Stop Cop City” movement gains momentum

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