Georgia

Georgia rally demands Medicaid expansion

Atlanta — From under a sea of umbrellas, a crowd of hundreds rallied here on Jan. 13, the opening day…

January 17, 2014

Protest at Georgia detention center

Lumpkin, Ga. -- For the seventh year, hundreds of protesters gathered Nov. 22 in Lumpkin, Ga., to march to the…

December 6, 2013

Protest at Georgia detention center

Lumpkin, Ga. -- For the seventh year, hundreds of protesters gathered Nov. 22 in Lumpkin, Ga., to march to the…

November 30, 2013

Atlanta march demands: ‘End deportations!’

Thousands of immigrants and their allies rallied in front of the Georgia state Capitol on Oct. 5 to take part…

October 13, 2013

Florida farmworkers protest Southeast groceries

Florida farmworkers have taken their campaign for Fair Food to several states in the Southeast, focusing on the Publix grocery…

October 10, 2013

Protesta de estudiantes indocumentados

Con la aproximación del inicio de un nuevo año escolar, decenas de estudiantes indocumentados/as, muchos/as vistiendo sus togas de graduación,…

August 13, 2013

Undocumented students protest policy

Atlanta — With the beginning of a new school year fast approaching, dozens of undocumented students, many wearing their high…

August 8, 2013

Georgia prison tour verdict: Shut it down!

Ocilla, Ga. — The Irwin County Detention Center sits just outside the town of Ocilla, population 3,400, in southern Georgia.…

June 17, 2013

Georgia immigrants say, ‘Sí, se puede!’

Thousands of immigrant workers and their families rallied and marched in Atlanta, one of the many cities taking part in…

April 17, 2013

Georgia school workers score victory

Atlanta — On the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tenn., low-wage workers…

April 8, 2013