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Statement from New Georgia Project on Georgia Supreme Court’s Ruling to Uphold Early Voting on Saturday for U.S. Senate Runoff Election
November 23, 2022 For Immediate Release Contact: [email protected]; (Atlanta, GA) - New Georgia Project Field Director, Elijah Grace, released the following statement regarding the Georgia Supreme Court’s ruling to allow early voting for the U.S. Senate runoff election to begin [...]
Puff, Puff, Pass Better Legislation: The Cannabis Industry is on the Ballot this November
Puff, Puff, Pass Better Legislation: The Cannabis Industry is on the Ballot this November The United States medical cannabis industry is expected to be valued at $40 billion by 2030 and to grow annually at a compound rate of over [...]
More than abortion access: why we need reproductive justice voters this November Jasmine Keith, Reproductive Justice Lead Organizer, New Georgia Project
More than abortion access: why we need reproductive justice voters this November Jasmine Keith, Reproductive Justice Lead Organizer, New Georgia Project The Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning 50 years of abortion protections under Roe [...]
Maggie Bell, Lead Organizer for New Georgia Project’s Agenda for Young Georgians, Spearheads Campaign to Take on Student Debt Cancellation
New Georgia Project (NGP) is so much more than a voter registration and civic engagement organization. We are also organizers. Through our field work, phone banking, and award-winning research, we engage Georgians across the state to learn what exactly impacts [...]
WRDW: Website breaks down ballot for Georgia voters ahead of Election Day
There is a new resource voters can use to better understand candidates and issues on the ballot this October. New Georgia Project created a website called ReadySet.Vote. You type in your address and the site starts breaking down the voting [...]
New Georgia Project to Launch Civic-Tech Platforms and Celebrate Early Voting with Interactive Event
For Immediate Release May 2, 2022 Contact: [email protected] (Atlanta, Georgia) - New Georgia Project invites you to join us at Underground Atlanta on May 7th for This is Not a Game: Live!—a celebratory kickoff to early voting for Georgia’s primary elections and the [...]
Statement by New Georgia Project on Confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court
For Immediate Release April 7, 2022 Contact: [email protected] (Atlanta, Georgia) – New Georgia Project released the following statement upon the confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court: “New Georgia Project extends a heartfelt and enthusiastic congratulations [...]
AP: Georgia bills seek to limit inappropriate school materials
“By doing a blanket ban on certain things, you’re not teaching a kid to use discernment,” said Desirrae Jones of the New Georgia Project “You’re teaching them to be afraid of things.”
Albany Herald: Black History Month activities begin at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
The New Georgia Project collaborated with the Black History Month events to offer voter registration 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Feb. 8 and Feb. 10, in the Donaldson Dining Hall Lobby.
NewsOne: Marc Wilson’s Judge Removed For ‘Appearance of Bias Or Prejudice’ In Stand Your Ground Case
“Judge Karpf’s order reiterates why judicial and prosecutorial accountability is urgently needed now more than ever,” says Nse Ufot, CEO of the New Georgia Project.
