Media Coverage: Working for a Second Chance
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution covered 9to5 Atlanta Organizer Marilynn Winn’s story of how she started the Ban the Box campaign, as well as our 40th Anniversary Celebration.
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Media Coverage: 9to5 Atlanta on Georgia Focus
Check out 9to5 Atlanta organizers Marilynn Winn and Charmaine Davis in their interview with Georgia Focus.
Blog: Clayton County, Please Ban the “Box”
As a member of 9to5, I was honored to accompany Ms. Marilynn Winn, 9to5 Atlanta chapter organizer, to a meeting with Clayton Director of Personnel Ms. Renee Bright. I was happy to hear that Ms. Bright was at least open to the idea of removing the box on employment applications that ask about applicant’s arrest records.
Media Coverage: Grassroots Groups Mark ‘National Voter Registration Day’
With the goal of boosting civic participation and exercising Constitutional rights, grassroots groups throughout the country spent Tuesday meeting face-to-face with eligible people — and the public in general — to elevate awareness about “National Voter Registration Day.”
Blog: The Long Walk to Dignity
Seeing our coalition of community advocates fighting for the rights, dignity, and an end to discrimination against reformed citizens while promoting proven policies and best practices was powerful!
Blog: Hold the Burger, Hold the Fries, Make our Wages Supersized!
I had no idea what to expect at the 8/29 rally in solidarity with fast food strikers. Knowing they were on strike that day, not just in Atlanta, but in more than 50 states across the U.S. made me feel like I was a part of a bigger movement; a movement that is truly about making life more livable for millions of people in the United States.
Event: The REAL Effects of a Criminal Record in Georgia
Do you or a family member have a criminal record that keeps you from getting a job, food stamps, or housing? Does your GCIC rap sheet have errors on it that you can’t get corrected? Join us on September 28, 2013.
Blog: Reimagining Reentry
Did you know that while women comprise just a small segment of all the people serving prison terms in the U.S., their number is rising at a far faster rate than that of men? Incarceration of women has profound impacts on the families and communities left behind.
Media Coverage: Womens’ Justice Organization says Some Georgia Restaurant Workers Unfairly Paid
Charmaine Davis, 9to5 Georgia director, exposes that some restaurants are breaking the law by not fully compensating their staff. Listen to the full interview on Atlanta’s NPR station.
Event: 9to5 Celebrates 40 Years!
Join us for our 40th Anniversary! The celebration will feature our keynote speaker Ai-Jen Poo, Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World.