By Edrea Davis — A new five-part report series recently released by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), in partnership with the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, is sounding the alarm on what advocates describe as one of the most overlooked threats to democracy in Georgia: the chronic underfunding of elections and its growing […]
Rev. Jesse Jackson Remembered as a Civil Rights Legend and Voting Rights Champion
Helen Butler, executive director of the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda issued the following statement on the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.: The Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda mourns the loss of one of the most influential civil rights warriors in modern history, Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. From Operation Breadbasket, to […]
On 60th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act the People’s Agenda Calls on Congress to Pass John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
ATLANTA, GA – On the 60th anniversary of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda (People’s Agenda), led by executive director Helen Butler, is calling on Congress to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, reintroduced last week by U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock. The […]
United to Save US Coalition Rallies at Georgia Capitol for Passage of Georgia Civil Rights Act of 2025
By Edrea Davis – The Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, ACLU, NAACP, Urban League, League of Women Voters, faith-based organizations, and labor unions joined forces under the umbrella United to Save US for Georgia Civil Rights Lobby Day at the Georgia Capitol, mobilizing more than 350 advocates to push for the passage of the […]
Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit to Stop Georgia Law’s Outrageous New Pathway to Purging Eligible Voters
ATLANTA – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, ACLU of Georgia, and Dechert LLP filed a lawsuit to bar enforcement of provisions in a new Georgia law that would permit baseless mass challenges to large swaths of eligible voters and create new barriers targeting unhoused and housing-insecure voters. The case was brought on behalf of the […]
Oprah Winfrey to Host Virtual Town Hall to Encourage Georgia Voters on the Eve of Runoff Elections
ATLANTA – Helen Butler, executive director of the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda, Stacey Abrams, founder of Fair Fight, Actress Crystal Fox, and Congresswoman Nikema Williams will be among the speakers at a virtual town hall Oprah Winfrey will host live Monday January 4 at 8 PM, ET. The event is part of OWN’s […]
Georgians Unite to Celebrate Voting Rights Joining John Lewis “Good Trouble” Marches and Votercades in Cities Across Georgia
By Edrea Davis –Black and Brown voters in cities across Georgia are joining the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda, the Transformative Justice Coalition, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, and community organizers for John Lewis “Good Trouble” Marches and Votercades, festive celebrations of voting rights that will lead voters to the polls for early voting for the […]
Georgia Senate Runoff Amid Ongoing Efforts to Disenfranchise Black Voters
By Edrea Davis – Ongoing efforts to suppress and invalidate the voices of Black voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia have galvanized the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda (Peoples’ Agenda), Clayton County Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) and other groups to register, educate and mobilize voters for the upcoming Senate runoff elections. The disenfranchisement […]
Actress and Comedian Kim Coles Gets Serious About Voting in Social Media PSA
By Edrea Davis – Award-winning actress, comedian and author, Kim Coles, is known for her ability to keep people laughing but in a new PSA released in partnership with Georgia Black Women’s Roundtable and Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda (Peoples’ Agenda), Coles warns that this election is no laughing matter. The spot encourages people […]