Capitol Days 2008

Notify GRUS if you have additional days to add for your organization, email: lobbywatch@aol.com. The weekly GRUS News will have expanded details for the events.

By the People – Every Wednesday

ACLU, Planned Parenthood GA, GRUS & others every Wednesday – mini lobby instruction & hot issues presentations in Room 306, Legislative Office Building, 9:00-10:00am. Followed by legislator visits at the Capitol.

Each weekly session can be co-sponsored by contacting Benetta Standly at 404.523.6201
Current co-sponsors:

    • Jan. 30 Georgians for Gun Safety
    • Feb. 6 Reproductive Justice groups
    • Feb. 13 Gwinnett NAACP
    • Feb. 20 Atlanta 9 to 5
    • Feb. 27 Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights
    • Mar. 5 Southern Center for Human Rights

Subsequent Wednesdays available!

January

Dates

Capitol Days / Organization Contact Information

31

Stop Violence Against Women Day

 

February

Dates

Capitol Days / Organization Contact Information

5

Feb. 5 – Catholic Day at the Capitol 8:30 am – 3:00 pm – [ more Veronica Diaz at vdiaz@archatl.com ]

6

Reproductive Justice Lobby Day

6

Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Legislative Breakfast

7

Presbyterian Day at the Capitol [ more info chris.henry@students.ctsnet.edu ]

12

Georgia Environmental Voters Education Fund Legislative Reception at Interface Showroom [ more info 404.522.8144 ]

13

Unlock the Waiting List Legislative Day [ more info  www.gcdd.org & www.aadd.org ]

19

Legislate This! Reproductive Justice Day of Action featuring Dorothy Allison

19

The Real State of the Union – Providence Missionary Baptist Church open to public. [ more info wandatlanta@wand.org ]

21 - 23

Disability Day [ more info  www.gcdd.org & www.aadd.org ]

26

Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, Georgia Moratorium
Lobby Day 9:45-11:45am, and noon Rotunda rally   [ more info peggyhendrix200@yahoo.com ]

27

GCAPP Legislative Reception at Freight Depot

 

March

Dates

Capitol Days / Organization Contact Information

4

Georgia Job And Family Coalition Day [ more info call 9 to 5 at 404.222.0037 or gajobfamily@yahoo.com ]

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AIDS Awareness Day at the Capitol

6

Mothers Day for Peace (Alice Walker keynote) [ more info call WAND 404.524.5999 ]


 

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