by GCV Education Fund | Jun 5, 2020 | Land & Wildlife
DeKalb County wants to swap a large portion of the park to Blackhall Studios. If they succeed it will put all public land in DeKalb at risk of private development. The precedent could even threaten parks across the entire state of Georgia. What does this mean? 40...
by GCV Education Fund | Jun 4, 2020 | Democracy, Elections, Environmental Justice, Federal Updates, Land & Wildlife, Legislative
Federal Legislative Update Although COVID-19 continues to be ever present in the minds of voters and politicians, the legislative work continues in Washington D.C. as Congress continues to debate. We know it can be hard to remember what’s going on, so we wanted to...
by GCV Education Fund | May 6, 2020 | Democracy, Elections
Additional Absentee Voting Information: If you requested an absentee ballot but did not receive it, you can still head to your local poll station. When you arrive, make sure to talk to a poll worker and let them know that you requested an absentee ballot but did not...
by GCV Education Fund | May 6, 2020 | Democracy, Elections
Georgia has a grave problem of systemic voter suppression. The history of voter suppression and the exclusion of people of color, women, and indigenous people from our democracy has continued rippling effects on our state. These groups are also the most at risk of...
by GCV Education Fund | May 5, 2020 | Air Quality, Energy & Climate, Environmental Justice, Federal Updates, Land & Wildlife, Water
Since taking office, the Trump administration has set in motion the rollback of nearly 100 environmental safeguards. Make no mistake — no matter what the president says to Congress, the Trump administration is denying climate change, taking us backwards on clean...