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Georgia Immigrant Rights Alliance (GIRA) Speaks Out Against Anti-Voting Legislation

March 5, 2021 by Preye Cobham, Esq. Leave a Comment

For Immediate Release:

The Georgia Immigrant Rights Alliance (GIRA) will hold a press conference to speak out against anti-voting measures and their impact on immigrant communities in Georgia on Monday, March 8th at 9 AM at Liberty Plaza
WHAT
A press conference with impacted community members to voice out against measures like HB 531 and SB 241 that takes a direct aim at AAPI voters, Latino voters, and Black and Brown voters who turned out in record numbers in the general and runoff elections.
WHO
• Glory Kilanko, Founder & Executive Director of Women Watch Afrika, Inc.
• Isabel Otero, Policy Associate, Southern Poverty Law Center
• Jeniffer Chow, Program Coordinator for Civic Engagement, GALEO.org
• LaVita Tuff, Policy Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta
• Michelle Kang, Director of Business Planning Committee, the Federation of Korean Associations, Southeast, USA
• Murtaza Khwaja, Legal & Policy Director, CAIR Georgia
• Pedro Viloria, Advocacy & Field Lead, Latino Community Fund -LCF Georgia
• Phi Nguyen, Litigation Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta
• Stephanie Lopez Burgos, Community Affairs Director, GA Familias Unidas
WHEN
Monday, March 8th, 2021 at 9 AM
WHERE
Liberty Plaza
218 Capitol Ave SW, Atlanta, GA 30334

 

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     As an expert in this field, Women Watch Afrika provides trainings as a consultant on numerous issues. For more information on training, guidance, consulting services, and/or information on working with immigrant communities contact Glory Kilanko, Founder and Executive Director, Women Watch Afrika, Inc. at 404-759-6419 or womenwatchafrika@gmail.com

About Women Watch Afrika:
Women Watch Afrika is a grassroots, nonprofit, international, national, and local social justice organization focused on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls, the promotion of social and economic development and health equity of women, and the acculturation of immigrants and refugees arriving to the United States from 23 African nations.

In line with its goal, Women Watch Afrika provides Social Services, Legal Services, Advocacy, Health Education, Legal Education, End Domestic Violence classes, Stop FGM/C workshops, Know Your Rights workshops, Citizenship Preparation, Civic Engagement; and Advocates against unjust, discriminatory laws that affect the community.

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