Atlanta Chapter News

News, info, and updates from the 9to5 Atlanta chapter.

Half the Sky Live broadcast for International Women's Day

Posted on 03/05/2010 - 3:51pm

My mom gave me the book Half the Sky for Christmas this year, and although I hadn’t heard anything about it before I started reading, by the time I got off the plane from LA to Atlanta I was one hundred percent hooked. Even before I had finished, I was already its biggest fan, telling anyone who would listen that they had to read it (which I will still tell you if you ask).

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9to5 Atlanta Launches "Fair Eats" Campaign to Raise Tipped Worker Min Wage

Posted on 02/19/2010 - 12:45pm
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9to5 Atlanta officially kicked off it's 'Fair Eats' Campaign to raise the tipped worker minimum wage.  The tipped worker min wage has been stuck at $2.13 for 19 years, and there is currently legislation in the state House, HB 290, that would raise it to $3.63.  At the "Show Your Server Some Heart" press conference at Noni's restaurant on Edgewood last Saturday, 2/13, 9to5 Atlanta members spoke out telling their personal stories about struggling to make ends meet on $2.13. 

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$2.13 is NOT ENOUGH! Raise the tipped Min Wage in GA

Posted on 02/11/2010 - 10:38am
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Show Your Server Some HEART this Saturday, 2/13 @2pm

Join us for a press conference to kick off the Fair Eats campaign to raise the tipped Min Wage!

Date: THIS Saturday, February 13
Time: 2pm
Location: Noni's restaurant - 357 Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta GA 30312

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Show Your Server Some Love on 2/13

Posted on 02/05/2010 - 11:37am

SAVE THE DATE - Show Your Server Some LOVE on 2/13

Press conference to kick off the Fair Eats campaign to raise the tipped Min Wage!

Date: Saturday, February 13
Time: 2pm
Location: Noni's restaurant - 357 Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta GA 30312

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Glass Ceiling Shattering for Women in France

Posted on 02/01/2010 - 12:10pm

written by Stacy Sheets
Atlanta 9to5 Member

I couldn’t be more excited and proud of France as I am this morning. Their government just passed a bill which requires companies’ board members to consist of at least 40% women.  Currently, the presence of women on corporate boards in France is less than 8% - amongst the lowest in Europe. The bill was passed to help with compensation and career advancement for women. Here’s the greatest part too - their government chamber who passed this bill was mostly men. Females are only 17% of this voting chamber.

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Change Comes from Within

Posted on 01/27/2010 - 1:26pm
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Atlanta chapter CIP graduate Ebony Thomas is passionate about 9to5 and is deeply committed to the issue areas we champion.  During the fall of 2009 Ebony joined chapter Organizer Shyria Coleman and fellow members Marilynn Winn and Jerretta Johnson at the 2009 Community Media Organizing Project (CMOP) Annual Media Skills Training held in Nashville Tennesee.  Ebony was tracked to a special project during the three day media skills retreat where she learned the ins and outs to digital stroy telling.  Ebony, along with other grassroots leaders from across the southeats, created m

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Let's start talking about work/ family balance

Posted on 01/27/2010 - 1:02pm

Blog by Shyria Coleman, Atlanta Chapter Organizer

When I think about my friend and 9to5 Atlanta Chapter member Leslie Hudson I recall a comment she made one day in reference to her then current employer. We were talking about the challenges we faced as single mothers. Leslie expressed frustration over the long hours she was forced to maintain at her job as a chef in a local restaurant.

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3rd Annual Atlanta Winter Social - touching tribute and phenomenal fundraising success!

Posted on 01/14/2010 - 9:54am

9to5 National Organizing Director, Cindia Cameron picuted with Atlanta member Tracie Herold displays her 2009 Extraordinary Agent of Change plaque at the Winter Social 
 
On December 12, 2009 The Atlanta Chapter hosted our 3rd Annual Winter Social in honor of 9to5 staff member and Atlanta activist Cindia Cameron for her 26 years of dedicated service to the movement to gain raises, rights and respect for all working women. 
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Jan. 14 Minimum Wage Meeting - Join Us!

Posted on 01/06/2010 - 11:24am

Our next Minimum Wage Committee meeting is:

Thursday, Jan. 14th at 6:30 pm. 
location - 9to5 Atlanta office (IBEW Building)
501 Pulliam St., Atlanta 30312

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Georgia Women's Assembly

Posted on 12/21/2009 - 3:23pm
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Jennifer Hughes - former 9to5 Atlanta Community Intern and current member - writes about the highlights of her experience at the Georgia Women's Assembly conference in November, from hearing Lily Ledbetter speak to recording her own story of working for minimum wage at the digital storytelling booth set up by 9to5. Check out the video here!  www.youtube.com/9to5org#p/a/u/1/Onj65zwdtZ8

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