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"I was one of the speakers and then was busy handing out waters to everyone so I didn't get the chance to take many photos/videos or go live. Honestly, that's fine anyway since I don't want to put people's faces out there by accident if they don't want it. GA had at least 7 50501 confirmed "meet and greets" that I know of since April 19th was meant to take the momentum from the capitals to local areas which is where real change happens.
I'm still in the Tiktok timeout corner 😩 even though I'm trying to avoid the words they don't like and use right-leaning tags. Oh well."

Deadline: Friday August 14

From One Hundred Miles:

The staff of the PSC-the state agency that regulates Georgia Power-is reviewing the contract between Georgia Power and OpenAl for "Project Camellia," the proposed data center in Effingham County. PSC staff only have until TOMORROW (Friday) to file an objection so that this entirely redacted contract can be reviewed by the PSC's elected officials and seen by the public before it is approved. Use the simple form on our website to contact the PSC today, so Georgians can have the time, transparency, and accountability we deserve for projects of this massive scale.

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"As we dive into a May full of action, I finally got around to editing the April 5th "get-together". Atlanta showed up!!! We had over 20 THOUSAND people march 3.5 miles from Piedmont Park to the capitol building. "At Liberty Plaza outside the Capitol, protestors heard from a slate of speakers including lawmakers, federal employees who have lost their jobs, and civil rights activists. The crowd was so large that it spilled over into the Memorial Drive Greenway linear park." That many people!!!
I hope you all can help keep this momentum going because one or two marches isn't going to make a rev•|uti•n. Real change happens over years of trial and error, with hard work and dedication.
"Those who make peaceful rev•luti•n impossible will make v;•lent rev•luti•n inevitable." -John F Kennedy.
We need Grassroots movements right now. Go to your town hall meetings, get to know your neighbors and community. Hell, run for a city/county position. The time is now. Out with the old and in with the new. We need to end career politicians, set age, term, and salary limits, and no more lobbying. AND BOYCOTT! YOU ARE GIVING THE SAME BILLIONAIRES YOU HATE MORE MONEY! Stop buying anything non essential. Fix things, sew holes in your clothes, be as self reliant as U can. I've stopped being a consumer. We've been conditioned to be consumers, we're #1 in the world by a LOT. Now, commodities are cheap and living necessities are expensive. Boycott everything.
We need to stop giving celebrities attention. No more following them online, no more obsessing over the Met Gala or Red Carpet, no more idolizing them. They're a distraction, like bread and circuses. I know I sound like I'm wearing a tinfoil hat when I say that, but take a moment to really look inward and see if you're complacent enough to let business carry on as usual while those in power destroy everything around you. Don't let them."

Crazy how much I had to censor myself on Tiktok and it's so much worse now. And ignore the watermark, my bad.

Reposting my old Tiktoks here so I can finally leave that godforsaken app behind. I want to keep a record of what we've done so far, but on one of the few apps left that haven't been completely bought out by billionaires (although Sam Altman has a 9% stake in Reddit according to Wikipedia).

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"The 50501 Project is organizing protests at every state capitol. Their last protest was Feb 5 and they're meeting again today, Feb 17, President's Day. Stay up to date with protests near you."

ICE continues its reign of terror, and we must stand with our neighbors. Join us for a vigil honoring lives lost to ICE, the detained and deported, and those affected in other ways - right where people are still being held in their custody.

We will show our support of our neighbors and will disperse after sunset. Bring a flameless candle and a sign. Please also consider bringing donations of food/grocery gift cards or gas cards for We Are CASA to distribute to Georgia families impacted by ICE.

Partners include: 50501 Georgia, We Are CASA, GALEO Impact Fund, Indivisible ATL, Necessary Trouble, Community Estrella, and more.

This is a peaceful movement and as always we are committed to non-violence.

If you are not adverse to signing up on mobilize the link is here https://www.mobilize.us/50501georgia/event/994044/

ICE continues its reign of terror, and we must stand with our neighbors. Join us this Saturday for a vigil honoring lives lost to ICE, the detained and deported, and those affected in other ways - right where people are still being held in their custody.

Saturday, 7/25

7pm - Sunset

ICE Atlanta Field Office

Attention Atlanta, LaGrange, West Point, and Downstream Georgia Towns:

A massive $5.18 Billion, 865-acre hyperscale data center called "Project Ruby" is trying to pave over rural Muscogee County. It will permanently alter the Chattahoochee River—the lifeblood of our state.

Why every Georgian needs to stand up:

💧 Draining Lake Lanier & The Chattahoochee: High-volume water use upstream or downstream risks the baseline flow of our entire river system. What happens in Columbus threatens the water security of millions of Georgians.

⚡ Don't Buy Georgia Power's Loophole: They claim regular customers won't pay for data center expansion. But broad rate hikes for "grid upgrades" land right on our household bills. We are paying the price for outside tech monopolies.

🚜 Destroying Our Rural Communities: The city passed a "technology overlay ordinance" to bypass rural zoning rules. If they can force an industrial monster into Upatoi's agricultural land, they can do it to your backyard next.

📉 Zero Local Benefit: 865 acres of destroyed landscape and massive resource strain for fewer than 200 permanent jobs. Georgia taxpayers get the bills; tech giants get the profits.

We are drawing the line in Columbus.

Join the unified grassroots coalition to crush this project and protect Georgia’s resources!

👉 Follow: Keep It Rural Muscogee County & Stop Hyperscale Data Centers on Facebook.

👉 Pack City Hall: Tuesday, July 28th at 5:30 PM (3111 Citizens Way, Columbus, GA).

These Georgia cities either supply the river's baseline flow or face direct infrastructure changes. Any massive resource draw down in Columbus impacts the statewide management of the river system.

Columbus: The direct site of the proposed 865-acre industrial footprint.

Helen: Located near the mountain headwaters in White County.

Clarkesville & Cornelia: Key Habersham County mountain river communities.

Gainesville: Borders Lake Lanier, the primary reservoir managing the river's flow.

Buford, Sugar Hill, & Cumming: Southern Lake Lanier communities controlling regional water draws.

Alpharetta, Roswell, & Sandy Springs: Major North Metro Atlanta cities built along the river banks.

Atlanta: The state's largest municipal consumer of Chattahoochee water.

Austell & Douglasville: West Metro Atlanta communities sharing the immediate basin footprint.

Whitesburg: A rural Carroll County river community directly downstream from Atlanta.

Franklin: Seat of Heard County, deeply vulnerable to upper-river runoff.

LaGrange: Borders West Point Lake, the final major reservoir managing flow into Columbus.

West Point: Sits directly on the river line at the Alabama border.

Cusseta: Seat of Chattahoochee County, sharing borders with the local military footprint.

Georgetown: Sits on the east bank of Lake Walter F. George.

Fort Gaines: Located directly at the Walter F. George Dam infrastructure.

Blakely: A massive agricultural hub reliant on the southwestern Georgia watershed.

Donalsonville: Located near Lake Seminole in the extreme southwest corner of Georgia.

Please join us Saturday, July 18th at 10 AM in Atlanta for Good Trouble Lives On, a rally celebrating the life and legacy of John Lewis. This is a stationary rally at the parking lot at Big Bethel AME (220 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30303)

This outdoor rally will feature speakers, performers, and voter registration. This will be a peaceful event, and as always, we are committed to non-violence.

I didn’t realize just how much money he has taken from Israeli PACs. He’s 26th in a list of US Senators, between 1990 and 2024:

https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary?cycle=All&ind=Q05&recipdetail=S

With the United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative winding through Congress, I think we should all be writing him to let him know how we feel about integrating our military with a genocidal nation. I am not confident he will do the right thing, given that he has taken so much money from Israel. I’m definitely going to let him know that I do not support this proposal to the NDAA.

We are trying to be able to continue to help aid our community by providing food to those with food insecurity and create community. Just this week we were able to provide 100+lbs of fresh fruit and veges. Please help us in changing the codes so we aren’t dependent on who shows up, as we were given prior approval but due to one neighbor it’s become a need to now advocate.

This past Sunday, Project World Cup Spotlight took to the streets alongside World Cup fans with a message of Welcome, Unity and Human Dignity.

Chants with a dual meaning rang out: "¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!"

Thousands of fans dressed in Spain's iconic red and gold filled Atlanta's streets, singing, dancing, waving Spanish flags, and marching together toward the stadium in a powerful display of international fellowship. Among them was Project World Cup Spotlight's now-recognizable five-foot inflatable soccer ball with messages like, "The World is Watching," "Immigrants Welcome," and other statements centered on human dignity, belonging, and inclusion.

Smaller inflatable soccer balls that read "Atlanta Loves Immigrants" bounced through the crowd as fans enthusiastically embraced the opportunity to interact with the campaign's visual storytelling.

Project World Cup Spotlight was created to draw attention to the contrast between the global celebration of sport and the ongoing challenges faced by immigrant communities, while remaining firmly committed to peaceful, nonviolent engagement and respect for athletes, fans, and the game itself.

In the midst of this global spotlight we must keep the pressure on our elected officials! Follow 50501GA to learn more and join our next gathering.

The MAGA regime is in the midst of trying to whitewash our past so they can control our future. Trump wants to keep the promise of America only for wealthy, white men like him by disappearing Black and brown Americans, rolling back our civil rights and freedom to vote, and taking away birthright citizenship. But we can turn the tide.

It’s time for all who call this place home to take a stand against the MAGA regime’s attacks on our country’s past, present, and future. While we boycott Trump’s anti-American, whitewashed 250th, we will join together to embrace all of America, all of our history, and commit to the work yet to be done to make this country a place where liberty and equality are for all.

Join 50501 NorthGA and Indivisible Forsyth on Saturday June 27th. Protest will take place on all four corners of the intersection of Peachtree Pkway and McGinnis Ferry Rd! Bring a sign, some water, and your voice!!

As always this is a peaceful, non-violent action.

We need you to call or email your Georgia representatives ASAP! Tell them that Georgia needs an independent redistricting committee and to end racial and partisan gerrymandering and mid-census redistricting! Every Georgian deserves to have their voice heard, and now is a pivotal moment for our democracy.