GEORGIA FOCUS: Obama, Veterans For Peace, NAACP, Groups and Events
With Bob Barr in the race for President as a Libertarian, Georgia could actually be in play for Obama. As part of the Dean/Obama 50 state strategy, I urge a strong effort in Georgia this year. With that in mind I give you the Georgia for Obama Group. Join and participate! Register voters, give your time, make the effort.
In particular, here are some upcoming events: (more events here)
Food & Vendor Extravaganza - Block Party
Saturday, June 21 at 10:00 AM
Providence Point Sub-Division (Lithonia, GA)
7853 Mohansic Park Lane
Lithonia, GA 30058
The Mohansic Park Lane Block Pary Committee will have it's 5th annual Block Party. We are having a pre-block pary fundraiser selling/serving food and providing various small business vendors to sell their products and services.
We are planning to do a Voter's Registration and will provide Barack Obama T-shirts, Buttons, Bumper stickers, Hats, etc.
Henry County Democratic Meeting
From 7:00-7:30 we will be showing a short dvd from the DNC on our voter outreach plan. Please stay afterwards for our monthly Henry County Democratic Party meeting from 7:30 to 8:30. Please invite your friends, family, and neighbors. It will be at the Government Annex Community Room. The address is 116 S Zack Hinton Pkwy, McDonough, GA 30253. It is off of Exit 216 on I-75. If you are going South on 75 take a left. Cross over the railroad tracks and about 2 miles down you will see the Post Office on the right hand side. The Annex is a big brick building just past the Post Office on the right. The building will say Henry County Public Safety.
Time: Tuesday, June 24 at 7:00 PM
Location:
Government Annex community room (Mcdonough, GA)
116 S Zack Hinton Pkwy
Mcdonough, GA 30253
South Georgia - North Florida Regional Volunteer HQ Meeting and planning session.
Time: Tuesday, June 24 at 7:00 PM
Contact Phone: 1-800-894-7357
Location:
South Ga - North FL Regional Volunteer HQ (Kingsland, GA)
597 Harrietts Bluff Road
Kingsland, GA 31548
Obama Volunteers Needed for Dekalb Co.!!!!!!
Join DaVIDO's $3.75 Pizza to form volunteer support groups for presidential candidate Barack Obama . It's so important that we get as many people involved with the grassroot efforts for the general election. We need people helping with voter registration drives, phone banking, places to hold events, finding more volunteers, etc. There's is over 500,000 unregistered voters here in Ga alone. I know there's plenty support within this group for Obama. Everyone who is interested in assisting with the campaign here in Dekalb county, please come. We want to make sure that Dekalb county represents like we did in the primaries to help Senator Obama become our next president of the United States of America. Looking forward to hearing from ya!!!!!! Trevis Dixon Dekalb Co. Obama Organizer (404)227-3421
Time: Wednesday, June 25 at 6:30 PM
Location:
Davido's 3.75 Pizza (Lithonia, GA)
6118 Covington Hwy
Lithonia, GA 30058
GA Vote For Change Registration Drive
With this election, we have the chance to ensure that more voters than ever take an active stake in our country¹s future. This event is part of Obama for America's Vote for Change drive, a national voter registration and mobilization drive with activites in all 50 states. After a brief training, we'll hit the streets to register voters. Please join us! Come out to El Ranchero Restaurant at 5021 Old National Hwy on June 20th (this Friday) and be a part of the change!
Time: Wednesday, June 25 at 8:00 PM
Location:
El Ranchero Restaurant (Atlanta, GA)
5021 Old National Hwy
Atlanta, GA 30349
A Gathering of Women
Join a women for Obama as we get on a bus to Fort lauderdale, FL June 25 from Atlanta, GA for three nights to meet, share, and talk with other women from several states about how we can get the vote out and put him in office. We as women have to also make friends with Clinton supporters and share with them. We will also go to the beach and shopping. The hotel we are staying at is the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale-Planation Hotel 1230 South Pine Island Road The cost for the bus, hotel, and most meals is $600.00 pp two to a room let's have fun while working for such a great great cause If you want to bring someone who just wants to get on bus and not be part of the Gathering the cost is $400.00 for them Please call Shelby Arrington for more information at 404 414 9415
Time: Wednesday, June 25 at 10:00 PM
Contact Phone: 1404-414-9415
Location:
Renaissance Fort Lauderdale (Powder Springs, GA)
Student Voter Registration Drive
Volunteers will be at Herzing College with a table and hundreds of registration forms.
Time: Thursday, June 26 at 10:30 AM
Location:
Herzing College, Lenox Square (Atlanta, GA)
Herzing College Atlanta
3393 Peachtree Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30326
Unite as Rockdale Democrats
You are not alone! Rockdale Democrats are strong and growing. Come to the monthly Rockdale Democrats meeting. We will have a speaker from the Obama campaign. Learn how YOU can help turn Rockdale BLUE in November!!
Time: Saturday, June 28 at 9:00 AM
Location:
Parker Road Building (Conyers, GA)
1400 Parker Road
Conyers, GA 30094
NE Atlanta Voter Registration
Come by our staging location to help register voters in NE Atlanta. We will be hitting several locations and festivals this weekend and can use some volunteers. Can't make it until the afternoon? No problem, come only for an hour or two! If you want to start earlier, we'll need some volunteers starting at 9. In your response, let me know you can be at a location by 9! You'll want to wear comfortable shoes and with recent temps, water and sunscreen would probably be a good idea. Never done voter registration? Not a problem! We'll give you a short training and help you on your way!
Time: Saturday, June 28 at 10:00 AM
Location:
Camille's Sidewalk Cafe (Embry Village) (Atlanta, GA)
3499 Chamblee Tucker
Atlanta, GA 30341
Vote for Change (Voter Registration Drive)
Hello! We will register voters at the following locations: K-mart on Macon Road, Piggly Wiggly on South Lumpkin Road, Piggly Wiggly on Brown Avenue (near AFLAC), and Winn Dixie and Rainbow Foods on Buena Vista Road. Vickie Stafford will assign locations so if you are interested in assisting with the drive, please include your preferred location in your reply. If you have questions, please send me an e-mail (sagadasa@knology.net). Thanks!
Time: Saturday, June 28 at 11:00 AM
Location:
Various Locations (Columbus, GA)
Macon & Buena Vista Roads and Brown Ave.
Columbus, GA 31906
Unite for change meeting
The goal is to come together and use the common values we share to build a united volunteer organization in our neighborhood that will register new voters and build support locally
Time: Saturday, June 28 at 11:30 AM
Location:
Main Library on Greene Street (Augusta, GA)
902 Greene Street
Augusta, GA 30906
Handprint Group for Obama '08
Handprint Group will host a Unite for Change event at one of its Managing Partner's house. Please feel free to bring a dish and/or desert.
Time: Saturday, June 28 at 12:00 PM
Location:
Camp Creek Village Estates (Atlanta, GA)
4903 Zoya Ct
Atlanta, GA 30331
SE Atlanta Voters for Change
The goal is to come together and use the common values we share to build a united volunteer organization in our neighborhood that will register new voters and build support locally for Barack Obama and other Democrats running for national, state, and local government.
Time: Saturday, June 28 at 12:00 PM
Contact Phone: 404-210-3658
Location:
The Park at Brownsmill (Atlanta, GA)
585 McWilliams Road
Unit 2405
Atlanta, GA 30315
Cascade/SW Obama '08
We will hold a rally to register voters, disseminate information, meet and greet! Get fired up to get involved in the campaign. Food, fun, fellowship!
Time: Saturday, June 28 at 12:00 PM
Location:
Andrew and Walter Young YMCA (Atlanta, GA)
2220 Campbellton Rd. SW
Picnic Area
Atlanta, GA 30311
NOW OR NEVER!! CHANGE!!
BARBEQUE,MUSIC,DANCING,FELLOWSHIPPING WITH OLE FRIENDS AND PLANNING HOW WE ARE GOING TO GET OUT AND KNOCK ON DOORS TO GET THE JOB DONE.THIS WILL BE A BACKYARD SETTING WITH PLENTY OF SHADE.COME ON OUT AND JOIN US FOR WE ARE THE CORNER STONE COMMUNITY WHICH THE BUILDERS HAVE REJECTED.
Time: Saturday, June 28 at 12:00 PM
Contact Phone: 229-351-4608
Location:
ETTA TERRY (Albany, GA)
2501-S.JACKSON ST.
Albany, GA 31701
Here are some other groups and events in Georgia:
Veterans for Peace, Atlanta has several vigils and rallies around Atlanta. Here is their weekly schedule. I urge you to join them if you can to show your support:
Tuesdays 12:45-1 pm
Weekly "Stand for Peace" vigil at Emory University , in front of Woodruff Library. For more information e-mail: thee.smith@emory. edu.
Thursdays 5:00-6:00pm
Weekly "Stand for Peace" vigil at CNN, Marietta and Centennial Olympic Park. For more information e-mail John.Zientowski@ turner.com
Fridays 12:00-1:00 pm
Weekly "Stand for Peace" vigil at Colony Square , corner of Peachtree and 14th Street . For more information, e-mail bobbiepaul@rp.cbeyond.com
Weekly "Stand for Peace" vigil at Marietta Square ( Cobb Court House). For more information e-mail cobbpeace@comcast.net
Saturdays
12:00-1:00
Weekly "Stand for Peace" vigil at Dekalb Farmers Market At 3000 Ponce de Leon Avenue , Decatur For more information, Fro more information e-mail John.Zientowski@ turner.com
Sundays
12:15-1:00 pm
Weekly "Stand for Peace" vigil at the corner of MLK Drive and Washington Street (across from the state capitol). For more information, e-mail elogan@gsu.edu or peggyhendrix2000@yahoo.com.
12:00-12:30 pm
Weekly "Stand for Peace" vigil at 910 Ponce De Leon Ave NE ,Open Door Community. For more information contact Lauren Cogswell at lauren_cogswell@yahoo.com, 404-874-9652
Next let me highlight some NAACP groups and events:
COBB COUNTY NAACP Juneteenth Celebration
Downtown Marietta Square
Saturday, June 21, 2008 - 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Click Here for Vendor Application (PDF)
The Cobb County NAACP monthly meetings are the first Monday of the month at the branch office at 6:30 p.m.
General membership meets the fourth Tuesday of the month, mostly at the office location but varies based on programs. Members are encouraged to attend these meetings. Join a committee today. Elections of officers are held in even years.
For more info contact the branch office: 605 B. Roswell St Marietta, GA 30061 770.425.5757 info_at_cobbnaacp.org
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, is the oldest, largest and strongest civil rights organization in the United States. The principal objective of the NAACP is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority group citizens of the United States.
The NAACP is committed to achievement through non-violence and relies upon the press, the petition, the ballot and the courts, and is persistent in the use of legal and moral persuasion even in the face of overt and violent racial hostility.
I also want to highlight a another NAACP chapter in Georgia:
Fayette County NAACP Branch General Membership Meeting:
2nd Saturday Each Month - 4:00 PM, Flat Rock AME Church
And if you want contact info for other NAACP branches in Georgia (mainly addresses), please go here.
Here are more groups and events in Georgia:
Lowndes County Democratic Party Annual BBQ
Start Time:
Jul 7 2008 - 6:00pm
Knights of Columbus Hall
306 N. St. Augustine Road
Valdosta, GA, 31601
United States
Lowndes County Democratic Party Annual Barbecue draws hundreds of Democratic activists from across south Georgia. Lowndes County Democratic Party headquarters is located at 1008 Slater Street, Valdosta, GA 31601. For more information, call LCDP HQ at 229-241-1694 or email lowndesdems_at_bellsouth.net or visit our website at http://campaignwindow.com/lowndescountydemocraticcommittee
Cobb County Young Democrats
Monthly Happy Hours on the first Fridays of every month and monthly Business Meetings on the third Tuesdays of every month. Both are great opportunities to meet fellow Cobb County Young Democrats and learn about the 2008 heated races taking place in Cobb County.
Happy Hours: BLACKBIRD, 114 W Hancock St, Milledgeville, GA, 31061 US
Contact: Christin Ivey, Christin_ivey@ecats.gcsu.edu,
Business Mettings: Little Azio Pizza and Pasta 1675 Cumberland Pkwy, Ivywalk Unit #415, Smyrna, GA, 30080 US
Contact: Alexandra O'Callaghan, alli@georgiayds.org,
Cherokee County Democratic Party Meeting
Third Monday of Every Month, 7 PM
Hot Springs Community Center
100 Hickory Circle
Holly Springs, GA
More info here.
Here are a couple of Democracy for America meetings in Georgia:
Decatur Meeting: First Wed. of every month, 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Location: ChocoLate Coffee, 2094 North Decatur Rd, Decatur, GA, 30033 US Contact: Susan Keith susan_at_georgiafordemocracy.org
The North Fulton/East Cobb Democracy for America: Second Tuesday of every month, 7:00 PM, sign up here to find out where and more details.
You can also sign up here to help organize a Georgia for Democracy group in your area.
Drinking Liberally is a grassroots social organizations for people who like to meet fellow liberals over a good beer. Here are the Drinking Liberally chapters in Georgia:
Atlanta, Georgia
* Every Thursday, 8:00 pm onward
* Thinking Man's Tavern, 537 W Howard Ave, Decatur
* Hosted by Erin Abrahams, atlanta (at) drinkingliberally.org
Dunwoody
* First and third Wednesday of each month (next meeting January 2), 7:00 pm onward
* Ye Olde Dunwoody Tavern, 5488 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd (map)
* Hosted by Hillary Meister, dunwoody (at) drinkingliberally.org
Augusta, Georgia
* Second and fourth Thursday of each month, 7:00 pm onward
* Helga's Lounge, 2015 Central Ave
* Hosted by Margie Hobbins, augusta (at) drinkingliberally.org
Savannah, Georgia
* First and third Thursday of each month, 7:30 pm onward
* Crystal Beer Parlor, 301 W Jones St (corner of west jones and jefferson)
* lots of parking
* Hosted by John Mattingly, Victor Fishman and McKay Schwalbach, savannah (at) drinkingliberally.org
In particular, here are some upcoming events: (more events here)
Food & Vendor Extravaganza - Block Party
Saturday, June 21 at 10:00 AM
Providence Point Sub-Division (Lithonia, GA)
7853 Mohansic Park Lane
Lithonia, GA 30058
The Mohansic Park Lane Block Pary Committee will have it's 5th annual Block Party. We are having a pre-block pary fundraiser selling/serving food and providing various small business vendors to sell their products and services.
We are planning to do a Voter's Registration and will provide Barack Obama T-shirts, Buttons, Bumper stickers, Hats, etc.
Henry County Democratic Meeting
From 7:00-7:30 we will be showing a short dvd from the DNC on our voter outreach plan. Please stay afterwards for our monthly Henry County Democratic Party meeting from 7:30 to 8:30. Please invite your friends, family, and neighbors. It will be at the Government Annex Community Room. The address is 116 S Zack Hinton Pkwy, McDonough, GA 30253. It is off of Exit 216 on I-75. If you are going South on 75 take a left. Cross over the railroad tracks and about 2 miles down you will see the Post Office on the right hand side. The Annex is a big brick building just past the Post Office on the right. The building will say Henry County Public Safety.
Time: Tuesday, June 24 at 7:00 PM
Location:
Government Annex community room (Mcdonough, GA)
116 S Zack Hinton Pkwy
Mcdonough, GA 30253
South Georgia - North Florida Regional Volunteer HQ Meeting and planning session.
Time: Tuesday, June 24 at 7:00 PM
Contact Phone: 1-800-894-7357
Location:
South Ga - North FL Regional Volunteer HQ (Kingsland, GA)
597 Harrietts Bluff Road
Kingsland, GA 31548
Obama Volunteers Needed for Dekalb Co.!!!!!!
Join DaVIDO's $3.75 Pizza to form volunteer support groups for presidential candidate Barack Obama . It's so important that we get as many people involved with the grassroot efforts for the general election. We need people helping with voter registration drives, phone banking, places to hold events, finding more volunteers, etc. There's is over 500,000 unregistered voters here in Ga alone. I know there's plenty support within this group for Obama. Everyone who is interested in assisting with the campaign here in Dekalb county, please come. We want to make sure that Dekalb county represents like we did in the primaries to help Senator Obama become our next president of the United States of America. Looking forward to hearing from ya!!!!!! Trevis Dixon Dekalb Co. Obama Organizer (404)227-3421
Time: Wednesday, June 25 at 6:30 PM
Location:
Davido's 3.75 Pizza (Lithonia, GA)
6118 Covington Hwy
Lithonia, GA 30058
GA Vote For Change Registration Drive
With this election, we have the chance to ensure that more voters than ever take an active stake in our country¹s future. This event is part of Obama for America's Vote for Change drive, a national voter registration and mobilization drive with activites in all 50 states. After a brief training, we'll hit the streets to register voters. Please join us! Come out to El Ranchero Restaurant at 5021 Old National Hwy on June 20th (this Friday) and be a part of the change!
Time: Wednesday, June 25 at 8:00 PM
Location:
El Ranchero Restaurant (Atlanta, GA)
5021 Old National Hwy
Atlanta, GA 30349
A Gathering of Women
Join a women for Obama as we get on a bus to Fort lauderdale, FL June 25 from Atlanta, GA for three nights to meet, share, and talk with other women from several states about how we can get the vote out and put him in office. We as women have to also make friends with Clinton supporters and share with them. We will also go to the beach and shopping. The hotel we are staying at is the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale-Planation Hotel 1230 South Pine Island Road The cost for the bus, hotel, and most meals is $600.00 pp two to a room let's have fun while working for such a great great cause If you want to bring someone who just wants to get on bus and not be part of the Gathering the cost is $400.00 for them Please call Shelby Arrington for more information at 404 414 9415
Time: Wednesday, June 25 at 10:00 PM
Contact Phone: 1404-414-9415
Location:
Renaissance Fort Lauderdale (Powder Springs, GA)
Student Voter Registration Drive
Volunteers will be at Herzing College with a table and hundreds of registration forms.
Time: Thursday, June 26 at 10:30 AM
Location:
Herzing College, Lenox Square (Atlanta, GA)
Herzing College Atlanta
3393 Peachtree Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30326
Unite as Rockdale Democrats
You are not alone! Rockdale Democrats are strong and growing. Come to the monthly Rockdale Democrats meeting. We will have a speaker from the Obama campaign. Learn how YOU can help turn Rockdale BLUE in November!!
Time: Saturday, June 28 at 9:00 AM
Location:
Parker Road Building (Conyers, GA)
1400 Parker Road
Conyers, GA 30094
NE Atlanta Voter Registration
Come by our staging location to help register voters in NE Atlanta. We will be hitting several locations and festivals this weekend and can use some volunteers. Can't make it until the afternoon? No problem, come only for an hour or two! If you want to start earlier, we'll need some volunteers starting at 9. In your response, let me know you can be at a location by 9! You'll want to wear comfortable shoes and with recent temps, water and sunscreen would probably be a good idea. Never done voter registration? Not a problem! We'll give you a short training and help you on your way!
Time: Saturday, June 28 at 10:00 AM
Location:
Camille's Sidewalk Cafe (Embry Village) (Atlanta, GA)
3499 Chamblee Tucker
Atlanta, GA 30341
Vote for Change (Voter Registration Drive)
Hello! We will register voters at the following locations: K-mart on Macon Road, Piggly Wiggly on South Lumpkin Road, Piggly Wiggly on Brown Avenue (near AFLAC), and Winn Dixie and Rainbow Foods on Buena Vista Road. Vickie Stafford will assign locations so if you are interested in assisting with the drive, please include your preferred location in your reply. If you have questions, please send me an e-mail (sagadasa@knology.net). Thanks!
Time: Saturday, June 28 at 11:00 AM
Location:
Various Locations (Columbus, GA)
Macon & Buena Vista Roads and Brown Ave.
Columbus, GA 31906
Unite for change meeting
The goal is to come together and use the common values we share to build a united volunteer organization in our neighborhood that will register new voters and build support locally
Time: Saturday, June 28 at 11:30 AM
Location:
Main Library on Greene Street (Augusta, GA)
902 Greene Street
Augusta, GA 30906
Handprint Group for Obama '08
Handprint Group will host a Unite for Change event at one of its Managing Partner's house. Please feel free to bring a dish and/or desert.
Time: Saturday, June 28 at 12:00 PM
Location:
Camp Creek Village Estates (Atlanta, GA)
4903 Zoya Ct
Atlanta, GA 30331
SE Atlanta Voters for Change
The goal is to come together and use the common values we share to build a united volunteer organization in our neighborhood that will register new voters and build support locally for Barack Obama and other Democrats running for national, state, and local government.
Time: Saturday, June 28 at 12:00 PM
Contact Phone: 404-210-3658
Location:
The Park at Brownsmill (Atlanta, GA)
585 McWilliams Road
Unit 2405
Atlanta, GA 30315
Cascade/SW Obama '08
We will hold a rally to register voters, disseminate information, meet and greet! Get fired up to get involved in the campaign. Food, fun, fellowship!
Time: Saturday, June 28 at 12:00 PM
Location:
Andrew and Walter Young YMCA (Atlanta, GA)
2220 Campbellton Rd. SW
Picnic Area
Atlanta, GA 30311
NOW OR NEVER!! CHANGE!!
BARBEQUE,MUSIC,DANCING,FELLOWSHIPPING WITH OLE FRIENDS AND PLANNING HOW WE ARE GOING TO GET OUT AND KNOCK ON DOORS TO GET THE JOB DONE.THIS WILL BE A BACKYARD SETTING WITH PLENTY OF SHADE.COME ON OUT AND JOIN US FOR WE ARE THE CORNER STONE COMMUNITY WHICH THE BUILDERS HAVE REJECTED.
Time: Saturday, June 28 at 12:00 PM
Contact Phone: 229-351-4608
Location:
ETTA TERRY (Albany, GA)
2501-S.JACKSON ST.
Albany, GA 31701
Here are some other groups and events in Georgia:
Veterans for Peace, Atlanta has several vigils and rallies around Atlanta. Here is their weekly schedule. I urge you to join them if you can to show your support:
Tuesdays 12:45-1 pm
Weekly "Stand for Peace" vigil at Emory University , in front of Woodruff Library. For more information e-mail: thee.smith@emory. edu.
Thursdays 5:00-6:00pm
Weekly "Stand for Peace" vigil at CNN, Marietta and Centennial Olympic Park. For more information e-mail John.Zientowski@ turner.com
Fridays 12:00-1:00 pm
Weekly "Stand for Peace" vigil at Colony Square , corner of Peachtree and 14th Street . For more information, e-mail bobbiepaul@rp.cbeyond.com
Weekly "Stand for Peace" vigil at Marietta Square ( Cobb Court House). For more information e-mail cobbpeace@comcast.net
Saturdays
12:00-1:00
Weekly "Stand for Peace" vigil at Dekalb Farmers Market At 3000 Ponce de Leon Avenue , Decatur For more information, Fro more information e-mail John.Zientowski@ turner.com
Sundays
12:15-1:00 pm
Weekly "Stand for Peace" vigil at the corner of MLK Drive and Washington Street (across from the state capitol). For more information, e-mail elogan@gsu.edu or peggyhendrix2000@yahoo.com.
12:00-12:30 pm
Weekly "Stand for Peace" vigil at 910 Ponce De Leon Ave NE ,Open Door Community. For more information contact Lauren Cogswell at lauren_cogswell@yahoo.com, 404-874-9652
Next let me highlight some NAACP groups and events:
COBB COUNTY NAACP Juneteenth Celebration
Downtown Marietta Square
Saturday, June 21, 2008 - 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Click Here for Vendor Application (PDF)
The Cobb County NAACP monthly meetings are the first Monday of the month at the branch office at 6:30 p.m.
General membership meets the fourth Tuesday of the month, mostly at the office location but varies based on programs. Members are encouraged to attend these meetings. Join a committee today. Elections of officers are held in even years.
For more info contact the branch office: 605 B. Roswell St Marietta, GA 30061 770.425.5757 info_at_cobbnaacp.org
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, is the oldest, largest and strongest civil rights organization in the United States. The principal objective of the NAACP is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority group citizens of the United States.
The NAACP is committed to achievement through non-violence and relies upon the press, the petition, the ballot and the courts, and is persistent in the use of legal and moral persuasion even in the face of overt and violent racial hostility.
I also want to highlight a another NAACP chapter in Georgia:
Fayette County NAACP Branch General Membership Meeting:
2nd Saturday Each Month - 4:00 PM, Flat Rock AME Church
And if you want contact info for other NAACP branches in Georgia (mainly addresses), please go here.
Here are more groups and events in Georgia:
Lowndes County Democratic Party Annual BBQ
Start Time:
Jul 7 2008 - 6:00pm
Knights of Columbus Hall
306 N. St. Augustine Road
Valdosta, GA, 31601
United States
Lowndes County Democratic Party Annual Barbecue draws hundreds of Democratic activists from across south Georgia. Lowndes County Democratic Party headquarters is located at 1008 Slater Street, Valdosta, GA 31601. For more information, call LCDP HQ at 229-241-1694 or email lowndesdems_at_bellsouth.net or visit our website at http://campaignwindow.com/lowndescountydemocraticcommittee
Cobb County Young Democrats
Monthly Happy Hours on the first Fridays of every month and monthly Business Meetings on the third Tuesdays of every month. Both are great opportunities to meet fellow Cobb County Young Democrats and learn about the 2008 heated races taking place in Cobb County.
Happy Hours: BLACKBIRD, 114 W Hancock St, Milledgeville, GA, 31061 US
Contact: Christin Ivey, Christin_ivey@ecats.gcsu.edu,
Business Mettings: Little Azio Pizza and Pasta 1675 Cumberland Pkwy, Ivywalk Unit #415, Smyrna, GA, 30080 US
Contact: Alexandra O'Callaghan, alli@georgiayds.org,
Cherokee County Democratic Party Meeting
Third Monday of Every Month, 7 PM
Hot Springs Community Center
100 Hickory Circle
Holly Springs, GA
More info here.
Here are a couple of Democracy for America meetings in Georgia:
Decatur Meeting: First Wed. of every month, 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Location: ChocoLate Coffee, 2094 North Decatur Rd, Decatur, GA, 30033 US Contact: Susan Keith susan_at_georgiafordemocracy.org
The North Fulton/East Cobb Democracy for America: Second Tuesday of every month, 7:00 PM, sign up here to find out where and more details.
You can also sign up here to help organize a Georgia for Democracy group in your area.
Drinking Liberally is a grassroots social organizations for people who like to meet fellow liberals over a good beer. Here are the Drinking Liberally chapters in Georgia:
Atlanta, Georgia
* Every Thursday, 8:00 pm onward
* Thinking Man's Tavern, 537 W Howard Ave, Decatur
* Hosted by Erin Abrahams, atlanta (at) drinkingliberally.org
Dunwoody
* First and third Wednesday of each month (next meeting January 2), 7:00 pm onward
* Ye Olde Dunwoody Tavern, 5488 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd (map)
* Hosted by Hillary Meister, dunwoody (at) drinkingliberally.org
Augusta, Georgia
* Second and fourth Thursday of each month, 7:00 pm onward
* Helga's Lounge, 2015 Central Ave
* Hosted by Margie Hobbins, augusta (at) drinkingliberally.org
Savannah, Georgia
* First and third Thursday of each month, 7:30 pm onward
* Crystal Beer Parlor, 301 W Jones St (corner of west jones and jefferson)
* lots of parking
* Hosted by John Mattingly, Victor Fishman and McKay Schwalbach, savannah (at) drinkingliberally.org
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