Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, Amnesty International, and Ebenezer Baptist Church present A CALL TO ACTION: Uniting to End Georgia’s Death Penalty A State-Wide Death Penalty Abolition Summit Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM at Ebenezer Baptist Church 407 Auburn Ave., Atlanta, GA 30312 RSVP to info@gfadp.org or 404-250-3540 [...]
Upcoming Events:
Father Tom Francis will offer a homily at worship this Sunday
October 28, 2011 – 7:14 am
Friends: Father Tom Francis of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit will be giving the homily at Open Door Community on Sunday, October 30th, 2011 at 4 pm. During the worship Tom Newey will present a portrait of Father Tom painted by Nancy Blanchard Honea to the Open Door Community. Join us and remain for [...]
Occupy Atlanta supports Peachtree and Pine
October 13, 2011 – 4:05 pm
Occupy Atlanta is planning the following action: March to Defend Peachtree and Pine Homeless Shelter Friday, October 14 at 5:00pm Troy Davis Park (formerly Woodruff Park), Atlanta, Georgia Please join us in solidarity with the Task Force for the Homeless!
Vigil for Marcus Ray Johnson on Oct. 5 at 6:30 pm.
September 30, 2011 – 3:04 pm
According to a press release issued by the Georgia Department of Corrections, the Dougherty County Superior Court has ordered the execution of Marcus Ray Johnson. Commissioner Brian Owens has set the date for October 5, 2011 at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, GA at 7:00 p.m. Please join The Open Door Community [...]
Troy Davis funeral, Oct. 1
September 30, 2011 – 2:58 pm
Please join us Saturday, October 1 for the funeral of Troy Davis in Savannah, GA. Troy Anthony Davis “Celebration of Life Service” October 1, 2011, 11:00 a.m. Jonesville Baptist Church 5201 Montgomery St., Savannah, Georgia For more information, contact Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, 678-732-0405, or tspeight@nationalactionnetwork.net.
Upcoming events related to Troy Davis’ struggle for liberation
September 14, 2011 – 5:33 pm
1. The Clemency hearing will take place on Monday, September 19 at 9am. All the letters and petitions will be delivered next week to the Parole Board office on Thursday, September 15, 2011. There will be a press conference outside the Board of Pardons and Parole office at 10:30am. Please plan to attend. Floyd Veterans [...]