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A post-Election Day protest against President-elect Donald Trump at the Arch.
Like many people, you may find yourself wondering, “What now?” after Donald Trump’s stunning win Nov. 8. Athens for Everyone’s answer is: “Organize!”
The local progressive group is holding a public mass meeting at 3 p.m. today at The Cotton Press (a catering facility in the Chase Park warehouses) to discuss how Trump’s policies could affect Athens and how to resist the president-elect’s agenda. As many as 500 people are expected to attend.
The organization says:
Athens for Everyone will lay out its action plan for the next few months in reaction to the election of Donald Trump, the upcoming Georgia legislative session, and policies that can be implemented locally. The organization will also highlight its focus on the local elections in May 2018 and the mid-term elections that November.
The Trump administration and Conservative control of most levels of Government presents unprecedented challenges for the forces of justice and equality. However, this context has also generated a great deal of new urgency and passion for taking sustained, strategic action to protect the progress our society has made and position ourselves to build a better future.
Speakers will include April Greene of the Magnolia Fund, a pro-abortion rights group; Clarke County Democratic Committee Chairman Russell Edwards; Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement leader Mokah Jasmine Johnson; Athens Immigrants’ Rights Coalition leader Beto Mendoza; feminist scholar & organizer Rouhollah Aghasaleh; and environmental activist Kate Blane.
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