Georgia House of Representatives
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ATLANTA – State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Garden City) today issued the following statement ahead of the first anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery’s death, which is tomorrow, Tuesday, February 23, 2021:
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ATLANTA – The Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC), led by House Minority Leader James Beverly (D-Macon), today responded to Governor Brian Kemp’s bipartisan plan to address Georgia’s citizen’s arrest statute, which is an issue that Georgia House Democrats have worked to repeal before a video of Ahmaud Arbery’s death was released in 2020. The caucus is encouraged by the support of repealing and reforming the citizen’s arrest law since the release of this video, and the caucus believes the law is tied to slave-owning and emboldened three men to kill Mr. Arbery.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Garden City) recently pre-filed legislation which would honor the first 33 Black state legislators of the Georgia General Assembly. House Bill 48 would authorize the state to create a monument recognizing these legislators at the State Capitol.
ATLANTA – State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Garden City) will host a bridge dedication ceremony in honor of Chatham County’s Kicklighter family on Friday, November 13, 2020, at 10 a.m. at the 701 US-80 and Alfred Street overpass (in front of the Savannah State Farmers Market) in Garden City.
ATLANTA – State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Garden City) will serve as the keynote speaker and deliver a message on “Moving Georgia Forward” during the Rotary Club of Savannah South’s upcoming meeting on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at 12:30 p.m. at Carey Hilliard’s (Abercorn St. location) in Savannah.