Georgia

Black detainees targeted at Georgia detention center

Atlanta May 15 — Workers World reported on an April 16 solidarity demonstration that took place across the street from…

May 18, 2022

Workers take first bite out of the Apple in Georgia

Atlanta According to union organizers at the Cumberland Mall Apple store, the National Labor Relations Board has set June 1-3…

May 16, 2022

Painters’ union charges wage theft on Georgia campus

Kennesaw, Georgia Kennesaw State University students, faculty and staff; AFL-CIO representatives; elected officials; a delegation from the Georgia Latino Alliance…

May 2, 2022

Folkston detainees, immigrant rights activists chant together

Folkston, Georgia April 16 – Multiple organizations forming the Coalition to Shut Down ICE in Georgia have been giving special…

April 22, 2022

Georgia rally demands: ‘No prisons for profit!’

Atlanta March 3 — Immigrant rights groups and other social justice organizations responded to a call from the Detention Watch…

March 9, 2022

No cop city! Battle for the Atlanta forest not over

Let me tell you the story about how a small group of wealthy and powerful corporate leaders, known as the…

September 21, 2021

“Sleep-in” challenges Georgia benefit cuts 

Atlanta Unemployed workers pitched tents in front of the Georgia Department of Labor June 24 in downtown Atlanta in preparation…

July 2, 2021

Atlanta: ‘No Pride in Detention’

Members of several trans and Latinx organizations assembled at the Atlanta ICE headquarters June 15 to declare “No Pride in…

June 22, 2021

Atlanta: Palestinian Youth Movement rallies

Atlanta June 12 — The Atlanta chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement, along with other members of the Demilitarize Atlanta…

June 14, 2021

Victory in closure of Georgia detention center

Atlanta On May 20, Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas released a statement that Georgia immigrant rights advocates, current and…

May 25, 2021