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At city hall, school board meetings and courtrooms, discussions take place each day that directly affect our lives. Oct 25, join SCHR, & to learn about programs we've launched to get more Atlantans into these decision-making rooms.
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Mayor ’s first Community Town Hall is this Wednesday, October 19 at 6pm at the Cascade United Methodist Church. Join us for a conversation about our neighborhoods & how we can move Atlanta forward, together.
➡️AtlantaGA.gov/TownHalls
#MovingAtlantaForward
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📰The City Council’s Community Development and Human Services Committee will hold a work session to discuss Neighborhood Planning Unit (NPU) boundaries on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 9:30 a.m. at City Hall
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Level 1 trauma centers are capable of treating severe injuries like gunshot wounds. AMC’s closure will make Grady the only facility in the city capable of providing care for the most critical patients.
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“I feel sad for my community. Think about all the people that depended on this emergency room."
Wellstar Health System officially shut down the Atlanta Medical Center’s emergency room, another step toward the complete shutdown of AMC by Nov. 1.
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#SaveTheDate | Let’s talk about our city! Join us Oct 19, 24 and 27 for Mayor ’s Community Town Halls.
For more info, visit: AtlantaGA.gov/TownHalls
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Thank you to all who attended the 4th Annual HYPE Night Game Night '22! The night was a success filled with games, & fundraising! We are so grateful to have succeeded in our fundraising goal of over $40,000 that will go towards empowering girls of color w/ STEM skills.
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Here's what Atlanta Documenters has been up to this week!
See all of our meeting notes here:
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ARC's Culture and Community Design program is now accepting applications from individuals and organizations! For interested organizations, learn more about the program at tomorrow's virtual info session starting at 10am.
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Join 1 of 3 town halls to discuss Redistricting maps all at 6pm
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C.T. Martin Recreation Center
3201 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW
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Grove Park Recreation Center
750 Francis Place NW
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MLK Jr. Rec Center
110 Hilliard Street SE
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I told y'all I came to party. May I present to you...
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the 's new STRATEGIC DELIVERY PLAN for the $750 million infrastructure program.
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Board of Commissioners voted last week to name Larry Stewart as their chair and Sarah Kirsch as vice-chair. Both are newly-appointed by following criticism that the authority has been sitting on vacant land while the city lacks affordable housing.
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has placed three of its administrators on leave while a review is conducted on whether the district's protocols were followed prior to the hiring of a principal for a new Midtown elementary school that was subsequently reversed.
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Additionally, the City Council will consider an ordinance to require the Council’s approval of any changes to Neighborhood Planning Unit (NPU) boundaries.
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Also at today’s meeting, the expected to give their first approval to the proposed charter amendment for redrawing of district boundaries following the 2020 US Census.
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At today’s meeting, Pat Labat is seeking support for him to begin moving county inmates to the Atlanta City Detention Center in advance of the Justice Policy Board issuing its jail population review report.
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Interested in knowing what's happening in your city? Check out this week's policy updates so you know what's going on in Atlanta 🧵
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This is in TWO days! This event is cohosted by PAD's Community Leadership Team, the Fulton Crisis Care Coalition, Center for Civic Innovation, & Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network! . Register at bit.ly/CCIcrisisconvo
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What do you think? Should the City of Atlanta allow detainees to move to ACDC before the report is complete or is it more important to get this critical data first?
- Wait for the final report80.8%
- Move detainees now19.2%
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Listen to the conversation between of , , Robyn Hasan of , Alton Adams ( COO), and Judge Eric Dunaway: youtu.be/-9ZB1fIr--o
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Many detainees may be in jail only because they can’t afford to pay bail.
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Many social justice organizations—some of whom are on the Justice Policy Board— disagree and believe the report will help
identify people who should be
released from jail while awaiting
trial, rather than being moved from
one jail to another.
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The County and Sheriff’s office say they need these beds in the Atlanta jail immediately— and waiting until November for this study to be completed would perpetuate a “humanitarian crisis.” They believe the data they’ve provided to date meets the “spirit” of the agreement.
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So who’s on the Justice Policy Board? Folks from the County, the City, the Sheriff’s office, Mayor’s office, the State of Georgia, justice organizations, legal experts, organizers, data nerds…
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According to the Justice Policy Board, here’s the data to be included and what Fulton County provided so far:
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Last month, agreed to lease 700 beds to for up to four years.
However, there was a condition: a study and report would be completed by a Justice Policy Board about who is in the jail system and why.
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Just last week,
approved a $3 million contract to
start converting ACDC into a center
for diversion and services.
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The City of Atlanta's jail (ACDC) is
nearly empty because of policy changes such as the decriminalization of some minor offenses, bail reform,
and the termination of a lease with
federal immigration authorities.
Mayor committed to “get out of the jail business.”
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Fulton County’s jail system is overcrowded. There are hundreds more detainees than beds. 🧵
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Amid pressure for more public input on redistricting, has scheduled two hearings on Sept. 29 buff.ly/3CaVY0W
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Why’s Fulton County’s jail overcrowded, and will leasing beds from Atlanta’s detention center fix the problem? Open conversation tonight with Sheriff , of , , Judge Eric Dunaway, and COO, Alton Adams.
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Atlanta's got two jails: a County one and a City one. What does a new intergovernmental agreement mean for each jail and for justice?
Join us on Tuesday, Sept 27 at 6pm, as we discuss jails, overcrowding, diversion & more w/ local leaders.
RSVP: twojails.eventbrite.com
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TONIGHT: ATL has two jails: a county one and a city one. What does a new intergovernmental agreement mean for each jail and for justice?
Join us at Fulton County Central Library at 6 p.m. as we dig into this issue with our partners.
Register: twojails.eventbrite.com
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