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Posted at March 7, 2013 by 0 Comment

“It’s My Life” Film Festival, Apr 30

Student Career Alternatives Program (SCAP) is hosting its third annual It's My Life contest. This year we are sponsoring a Youth Made Film Festival encouraging metro Atlanta youth to create short, theme centric films. ... Read more ...

Posted at March 4, 2013 by 0 Comment

MARTA Action Day at Capitol, Tue, Mar 5, 11am

Helen Butler of Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, along with Curtis Howard of the Transit Union, ProGeorgia, Georgia Stand Up and others are trying to mobilize as many people as possible ...

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Posted at February 27, 2013 by 0 Comment

Don’t Break Our Hearts

What social program is most important to you? Will your heart break if the U.S. slashes its funding in order to continue to pay for a bloated Pentagon budget?

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Posted at February 27, 2013 by 0 Comment

Big Banks, Predatory Loans, and Worker Abuse

On Wednesday November 7, 2012 Two African American employees at Capital Access Network, Inc in Kennesaw, Georgia had their Voting rights threatened and were demoted by Warshaw in a racist attack because they used earned leave to participate in the ...

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Posted at January 14, 2013 by 0 Comment

Solidarity With JoSelf Freeman

This past week small delegations and individuals all over the country delivered a letter to Banks of America branches written by Georgia home owner JoSelf Freeman. Bank of America branches all over ...

Posted at January 14, 2013 by 0 Comment

AFSC Partners In Mutual Aid Project In Pittsburgh Community

American Friends Service Committee has partnered with Occupy Our Homes Atlanta to provide volunteers and supplies in the effort to experiment with mutual aid projects.We plan to work with residents to identify ...

Posted at January 8, 2013 by 0 Comment

Training For Change

American Friends Service Committee continued it's series of organizing workshops yesterday.Last nights workshop focused on the personal and group dynamics that can make or break activists organizations ...

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Posted at December 29, 2012 by 0 Comment

Community Clean-Up

Occupy Our Homes Atlanta cleaned up another unoccupied home in the Pittsburgh neighborhood. Folks came out to clear trash from an eyesore area with residents on Hugo Street. 

Posted at December 29, 2012 by 1 Comment

Celebrating A Year Of Housing Justice Work In Atlanta

A week ago the Atlanta Friends Meeting House played host to Occupy Our Homes Atlanta's holiday party. It was a space to celebrate and reflect on the all of our work. Occupy ...

Posted at December 29, 2012 by 0 Comment

Help Deliver a Message to Bank Of America

A couple of weeks ago, Joself penned a heartfelt letter to an executive at the bank, pleading with them not to take his home. He sent the letter off, and has yet to hear ...