Press Conference & Reception to Kick Off Georgia Black Women's Roundtable's 3-Day Convening: "Setting the Agenda for Georgia Women"

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Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda

Jun 26, 2024, 15:41 ET

MACON, Ga., June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Black Women's Roundtable, an initiative of the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, will hold a press conference followed by a reception to kick off their three-day convening in Macon, titled "Setting the Agenda for Georgia Women." As leaders of organizations and in their community, Black women will play a crucial role in mobilizing their families, particularly the youth, and the entire village to vote in the upcoming election. The conference will bring together Black women mayors, state representatives, organizational leaders, youth activists, and community organizers from across Georgia to identify key issues, develop a 2024 women's agenda, and strategize to ensure a historic turnout of Black voters statewide.

WHO:	Georgia Black Women's Roundtable/GA Coalition for the People's Agenda Helen Butler, Convener, GA Black Women's Roundtable/ Executive Director, Georgia Coalition for the Peoples Agenda Melanie L. Campbell - President & CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Convener Black Women's Roundtable Kathy Nesbit, Co-Coordinator, GA Black Youth Vote Carlita De La Cruz, Middle Georgia Coordinator, People's Agenda & Black Youth Vote Armoni Jackson - President, NCNW Valdosta State University Collegiate Section Candace Delaine - State Social Action Coordinator, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority MaryPat Hector – CEO, RISE Illai Kenney - Managing Director, HBCU Green Fund Honorable Elaine Lucas - Macon-Bibb Commissioner, 3rd District (Reception remarks) Sandra Lee Williams - President, Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council, AFL-CIO (Reception remarks) State Rep. Rhonda Burnough - Georgia House of Representatives District 77 (Reception) Mayor Angelyne Butler - City of Forest Park (Reception) Mayor Marci Fluellyn - City of Lovejoy (Reception)
WHAT:	Press Conference and reception to kick-off three-day convening, "Setting the Agenda for Georgia Women"
WHEN:	DATE: Friday, June 28, 2024 TIME: PRESS CONFERENCE: 2:30-3:30 PM ET RECEPTION: 5:30 PM ET – 8 PM
WHERE:	GA Coalition for the People's Agenda Macon Office Triangle Business Center 1343 Georgia Avenue Macon, GA 31201
HOW:	Please RSVP to Edrea Davis at [email protected] or via text 818.613.9521.

ABOUT THE PEOPLE'S AGENDA/GA BLACK WOMEN'S ROUNDTABLE
The People's Agenda is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to year-round voter registration, education, and mobilization in Black communities throughout Georgia. Founded by the late civil rights leader Dr. Joseph Lowery, the organization is led by board chair Rev. J. A. Milner and executive director, Helen Butler. It operates with headquarters in Atlanta and offices in Athens, Albany, Macon, Augusta, LaGrange, and Savannah. The organization's woman's initiative, Georgia Black Women's Roundtable, is an affiliate of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation's Black Women's Roundtable. This intergenerational leadership development, mentoring, and empowerment arm focuses on advocating for justice and equitable public policies for Black women and girls.