MACON,
Ga., June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- Georgia Black Women's
Roundtable, an initiative of the Georgia Coalition for the
People's Agenda, will hold a press conference followed by a
reception to kick off their three-day convening in Macon, titled "Setting the Agenda for
Georgia Women." As leaders
of organizations and in their community, Black women will play a
crucial role in mobilizing their families, particularly the youth,
and the entire village to vote in the upcoming election. The
conference will bring together Black women mayors, state
representatives, organizational leaders, youth activists, and
community organizers from across Georgia to identify key issues,
develop a 2024 women's agenda, and strategize to ensure a historic
turnout of Black voters statewide.
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WHO:
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- Georgia Black
Women's Roundtable/GA Coalition for the People's
Agenda
- Helen
Butler, Convener,
GA Black Women's Roundtable/ Executive Director, Georgia
Coalition for the Peoples Agenda
- Melanie L.
Campbell - President &
CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Convener
Black Women's Roundtable
- Kathy Nesbit,
Co-Coordinator, GA Black
Youth Vote
- Carlita De La
Cruz, Middle Georgia
Coordinator, People's Agenda & Black Youth
Vote
- Armoni
Jackson - President, NCNW
Valdosta State University Collegiate Section
- Candace
Delaine - State Social Action
Coordinator, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
- MaryPat Hector
– CEO, RISE
- Illai
Kenney - Managing Director,
HBCU Green Fund
- Honorable Elaine
Lucas - Macon-Bibb
Commissioner, 3rd District (Reception remarks)
- Sandra Lee
Williams - President,
Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council, AFL-CIO (Reception
remarks)
- State Rep.
Rhonda Burnough - Georgia
House of Representatives District 77 (Reception)
- Mayor Angelyne
Butler - City of Forest
Park (Reception)
- Mayor Marci Fluellyn - City of Lovejoy
(Reception)
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WHAT:
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Press Conference and
reception to kick-off three-day convening, "Setting the Agenda
for Georgia Women"
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WHEN:
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DATE: Friday,
June 28, 2024
TIME:
- PRESS CONFERENCE: 2:30-3:30 PM ET
- RECEPTION: 5:30 PM ET – 8 PM
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WHERE:
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GA Coalition for
the People's Agenda Macon Office
Triangle Business Center
1343 Georgia Avenue
Macon, GA 31201
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HOW:
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Please RSVP to Edrea
Davis at edmedia@dogonvillage.com or via
text 818.613.9521.
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ABOUT THE PEOPLE'S AGENDA/GA BLACK WOMEN'S ROUNDTABLE
The People's Agenda is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization
dedicated to year-round voter registration, education, and
mobilization in Black communities throughout Georgia. Founded by
the late civil rights leader Dr. Joseph
Lowery, the organization is led by board chair Rev. J. A.
Milner and executive director,
Helen Butler. It operates with
headquarters in Atlanta and
offices in Athens, Albany, Macon, Augusta, LaGrange, and Savannah. The organization's woman's
initiative, Georgia Black Women's
Roundtable, is an affiliate of the National Coalition on Black
Civic Participation's Black Women's Roundtable. This
intergenerational leadership development, mentoring, and
empowerment arm focuses on advocating for justice and equitable
public policies for Black women and girls.
Contact: Edrea Davis
Phone/Text: 818.613.9521
Email: edmedia@dogonvillage.com
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