Athens, GA. – A matter of public concern was brought to the attention of the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement (AADM) in May 2021 when the Athens-Clarke County Internal Auditor, Stephanie Maddox, filed a discrimination complaint with AADM. The complaint was against Mayor Kelly Girtz and…
Click here to sign the petition. The petition is as follows: Last year, Mayor Kelly Girtz established a Police Advisory Task Force to investigate how to improve the relationship between the Athens-Clarke County Police Department and our community. After a year of extensive research,…
This year, to celebrate Father’s Day, the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement will continue its mission of providing aid to those jailed individuals unable to afford bail by paying the bail for dads stuck in jail. How can you or your loved ones get assistance? If you…
Join us in congratulating our star volunteer, Whitney Barr, who was recently selected as the first Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Fountain Scholar! This award was established to help Black, Indigenous and other students of color advance their landscape architecture education. We’re…
Athens, GA. – On May 4th, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Clarke County and freed the 5,000 enslaved people of Athens, GA. This day became known as the “Day of Jubilee,” when the emancipated people hoisted an American flag up the flagpole in front…
