Event: Winter Social

December 3, 2013

You don’t want to miss this wonderful evening full of fun, delicious food, great music and a silent auction!

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Media Coverage: Walmart Employees Protest Treatment

December 3, 2013

9to5 Georgia State Director Charmaine Davis was featured in Atlanta’s 11Alive coverage of local Black Friday protests by Walmart workers.

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Support 9to5 on GA Gives Day!

November 8, 2013

Join in this important statewide, annual event where non-profits in Georgia receive support from individual donors just like YOU! Every contribution, no matter the size, can make a difference.

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Blog: Voter Registration

October 29, 2013

On my 18th birthday I had several plans—one being to complete an application to vote and obtain my voter ID card. To me, voting was an example of my political power; through this system I would have a voice and hopefully make a difference. The only hang-up I faced was that I had no idea where to start.

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Media Coverage: Working for a Second Chance

October 15, 2013

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution covered 9to5 Atlanta Organizer Marilynn Winn’s story of how she started the Ban the Box campaign, as well as our 40th Anniversary Celebration.

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Media Coverage: 9to5 Atlanta on Georgia Focus

October 9, 2013

Check out 9to5 Atlanta organizers Marilynn Winn and Charmaine Davis in their interview with Georgia Focus.

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Blog: Clayton County, Please Ban the “Box”

October 1, 2013

As a member of 9to5, I was honored to accompany Ms. Marilynn Winn, 9to5 Atlanta chapter organizer, to a meeting with Clayton Director of Personnel Ms. Renee Bright. I was happy to hear that Ms. Bright was at least open to the idea of removing the box on employment applications that ask about applicant’s arrest records.

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Media Coverage: Grassroots Groups Mark ‘National Voter Registration Day’

September 26, 2013

With the goal of boosting civic participation and exercising Constitutional rights, grassroots groups throughout the country spent Tuesday meeting face-to-face with eligible people — and the public in general — to elevate awareness about “National Voter Registration Day.”

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Blog: The Long Walk to Dignity

September 26, 2013

Seeing our coalition of community advocates fighting for the rights, dignity, and an end to discrimination against reformed citizens while promoting proven policies and best practices was powerful!

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Blog: Hold the Burger, Hold the Fries, Make our Wages Supersized!

September 12, 2013

I had no idea what to expect at the 8/29 rally in solidarity with fast food strikers. Knowing they were on strike that day, not just in Atlanta, but in more than 50 states across the U.S. made me feel like I was a part of a bigger movement; a movement that is truly about making life more livable for millions of people in the United States.

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