ATLANTA – Members of the DeKalb House and Senate Delegation will host a series of joint virtual and in-person town hall meetings to discuss the 2023 legislative session, which will convene on January 9, 2023. The meeting schedule is as follows:
Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick to Hold Virtual Town Hall on Legislative Response to Roe V. Wade Decision
ATLANTA – State Representative Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia) will hold a virtual town hall to discuss legislative solutions in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at 6 p.m. via Facebook live. To participate in this Facebook live event, please email dar’shun.kendrick@house.ga.gov with the subject line as “Facebook Live.”
Rep. Kendrick to Host Southwest Georgia Black-Owned Farm Tour
ATLANTA – State Representative Dar’shun Kendrick (D- Lithonia) will host a tour event to highlight multiple Black-owned farms around Southwest Georgia on Saturday, June 25, 2022, from 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. For information about each tour location, members of the press must contact Rep. Kendrick at dar’shun.kendrick@house.ga.gov.
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Democratic Legislators to Introduce Resolution for Roe V. Wade Anniversary, Hold Virtual Press Conference Tomorrow
ATLANTA – House Minority Leader James Beverly (D-Macon), State Representatives Erica Thomas (D-Austell), Park Cannon (D-Atlanta), Shea Roberts (D-Atlanta), Rebecca Mitchell (D-Snellville), Renitta Shannon (D-Decatur), Erick Allen (D-Smyrna), Jasmine Clark (D-Lilburn), Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Matthew Wilson (D-Brookhaven), Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Teri Anulewicz (D-Smyrna), Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville), Rhonda Burnough (D-Conyers), Shelly Hutchinson (D-Snellville) and Derrick Jackson (D-Tyrone) will introduce a House resolution to recognize the recent 49th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade. These legislators will also hold a virtual press conference to discuss abortion access TOMORROW, Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 1 p.m. via Zoom. To register for Zoom access, members of the press may visit www.tinyurl.com/RoePresser.
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ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia Working Families Legislative Caucus leadership praise the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) International Union for their efforts to improve working conditions at Kellogg’s facilities across the country. The BCTGM members who work at several Kellogg’s facilities recently voted to accept the recommended collective bargaining agreement, which ends a nearly three-month long strike.