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							Jun 22 2021

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## [Video report: Councilmember Joyce Sheperd’s press conference in response to local Stop Cop City movement](/video-report-sheperd-press-conference/)





ATLANTA — On Mon., June 7 — the same day that the Atlanta City Council unanimously voted to increase the Atlanta Police Department budget, District 12 Councilwoman Joyce Sheperd introduced an ordinance to allow Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to issue a […]




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							May 3 2021

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## [Video: #CloseTheJailATL](/video-closethejailatl/)





ATLANTA — Women on the Rise, Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), Communities Over Cages, and Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR) held a press conference in Buckhead on Fri., April 16, to demand that Atlanta City Council vote




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							Apr 20 2021

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## [What you need to know about the Atlanta city jail, decarceration, and the prison industrial complex](/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-atlanta-city-jail-decarceration-and-the-prison-industrial-complex/)





This article was published on April 20, 2021. ATLANTA — On Mon., April 19, Atlanta City Council was flooded with over six hours of public comment calls from constituents. A majority were calling about the same thing: the fate of




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				[![Protesters at night; one holds a large hand-lettered sign reading ](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mainline-a-better-world-is-possible.jpg)](/what-is-a-labor-press-and-why-do-we-need-one/)				[


							Mar 6 2021

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## [What is a labor press and why do we need one?](/what-is-a-labor-press-and-why-do-we-need-one/)





The journalism crisis and how it affects working class people THE UNITED STATES — Last week, the Mainline published “How the PRO Act would help working Georgians,” written by Democratic Socialists of America member K.A. Bond. Upon publishing, we declared




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							Nov 14 2020

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## [Know your rights:  The legal system and constitutionally protected activity](/know-your-rights-the-legal-system-and-constitutionally-protected-activity/)





Some basic information about the right to demonstrate and tips about navigating police harassment Author’s note: This article contains information received during the “Know Your Rights for Mediamakers” seminar hosted by local documentary filmmaker Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz, with panelists Ría




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							Jul 11 2020

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## [Feature: How the Atlanta Police Department spends its money](/feature-how-the-atlanta-police-department-spends-its-money/)





ATLANTA — On July 6, 2020, Atlanta City Council held a listening session on the Rayshard Brooks Bill and Resolution 20-R-4068. The amendments, backed by Councilmember Antonio Brown and proposed by Councilmember Jennifer Ide, would put $73 million of the




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