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.
Rep. Kendrick to Host Black-Owned Farms, Farm-to-Table Bistros Tour Event
ATLANTA – State Representative Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia), along with the Georgia Black Owned Farm Tours organization, will host a tour event to highlight Black-owned farms and farm-to-table bistros around the metro Atlanta area on Saturday, April 30, 2022, from 8:30 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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Reps. Dar’shun Kendrick, Doreen Carter, Billy Mitchell to Participate in “Vaxx & Vote” Caravan Event
ATLANTA – State Representatives Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia), Doreen Carter (D-Lithonia) and Billy Mitchell (D-Stone Mountain) will participate in the NAACP “Vaxx & Vote” caravan event on Saturday, October 30, 2021, from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Participants may meet in the parking lot outside of Big Lots (2738 Candler Rd.) in Decatur.
Gwinnett Area State Legislators Commend Local Passage of CROWN Act
ATLANTA – State Representatives Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville), Jasmine Clark (D-Lilburn), Dewey McClain (D-Lawrenceville), Shelly Hutchinson (D-Snellville), Karen Bennett (D-Stone Mountain), Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and State Senator Nikki Merritt (D-Grayson) commend the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (BOC) on the local passage of the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act. These legislators will also hold a press conference to discuss the CROWN Act on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at 1 p.m. in conference room C at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville (75 Langley Drive).
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