Moral Monday Brings National Spotlight To Georgia

So it’s been an extremely eventful few weeks The Atlanta Economic Justice Program of the American Friends Service Committee was one of several organizations that made the initial call to organize Moral Monday Georgia and we’ve been a convener during the ongoing process. We are really proud to be a part of a really exciting coalition in Georgia!

In what has been called on of the worst Georgia legislative sessions in 50 years. Moral Monday Georgia's bold action ensured that a powerful spotlight shinned on policy's that basically declare war on the poor, women, working families, people of color, and basically everyone that's not already wealthy.

 There have literally been hundreds, below I'm including a few.

New York Times piece about the budding movement

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/19/us/protest-disrupts-georgia-senate-session-on-bill-to-block-medicaid-expansion.html?_r=0

MSNBC TV piece 

http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/watch/approaching-3rd-world-healthcare-conditions-204216899646

Rachel Maddow piece that focuses on Rev Warnock:

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/watch/outcry-as-state-gop-moves-bad-samaritan-bill-199523395851

Check out some of the coverage here.

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/watch/outcry-as-state-gop-moves-bad-samaritan-bill-199523395851

http://www.msnbc.com/all

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/18/georgia-moral-monday-_n_4988411.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2014/03/18/moral-monday-activists-bring-protest-inside-georgia-senate

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/protesters-disrupt-state-senate/nfFwg/

http://www.therepublic.com/w/GA--Georgia-Legislature-Protests

http://www.11alive.com/story/news/politics/2014/03/18/ga-legislative-medicaid-protests/6582659/

http://onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2014-03-19/votes-arrests-over-medicaid-expansion-state-capitol

http://www.wsav.com/story/25017758/senate-approves-bill-to-control-medicaid-expansion-opponents-react

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140318/NEWS/303189971/reform-update-n-h-may-be-first-of-medicaid-expansion-holdouts-to

http://www.times-herald.com/local/20140319-Legis-obamacare-protests-and-arrests

http://www.thewire.com/politics/2014/03/moral-monday-movement-spreads-across-south-41-arrested-georgia-protests/359333/

http://wabe.org/post/despite-protests-bill-moving-medicaid-expansion-decisions-heads-gov-deal

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/protesters-disrupt-state-senate/nfFwg/

http://www.peachpundit.com/2014/03/19/moral-monday-protesters-arrested-on-legislatures-penultimate-day/

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/police-arrest-and-jail-dozens-after-state-capitol-/nfGQ7/

http://www.wsav.com/story/25009802/georgia-senate-to-soon-vote-on-medicaid-expansion-bill

http://blog.al.com/wire/2014/03/dozens_protest_georgias_refusa.html

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/medicaid-protesters-arrested-state-capitol/nfFw7/

http://www.wsbradio.com/news/news/moral-monday-protestors-arrested-after-disrupting-/nfF2c/

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/19/us/protest-disrupts-georgia-senate-session-on-bill-to-block-medicaid-expansion.html?hpw&rref=us&_r=0

http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=272618

http://www.democracynow.org/2014/3/19/headlines/dozens_arrested_protesting_denial_of_medicaid_expansion_in_georgia

http://www.atlantaprogressivenews.com/interspire/news/2014/03/19/39-arrested-in-moral-monday-protest-for-medicaid-expansion-in-georgia.html

http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/39-arrested-in-Georgia-Statehouse-protests-5329138.php

http://www.macon.com/2014/03/18/2998232/39-arrested-in-georgia-statehouse.html

http://ourfuture.org/20140318/moral-mondays-goes-down-to-georgai

http://www.times-herald.com/local/20140324-third-world2014-03-24T06-26-01