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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Wednesday February 26, 2025 ( 7 items )  

American Cancer Society Teams up with Aflac to Encourage Proactive Health Care and Early Detection for Policyholders
ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 25 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * American Cancer Society Teams up with Aflac to Encourage Proactive Health Care and Early Detection for Policyholders ATLANTA, Feb. 25, 2025 - A cancer diagnosis impacts every aspect of a person's life leading many to seek out support and services within their community to help cope with this new normal. As cancer incidence rates continue to rise, the need for these resources b  more

Black Voters Matter Announces 2025 BVM Days At The Capitol
ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 26 -- Black Voters Matter, a voting rights and community empowerment organization, issued the following news: * * * Black Voters Matter Announces 2025 BVM Days At The Capitol GEORGIA - With a hyper-focus on local politics in 2025, Black Voters Matter (BVM) is set to hold its annual BVM Day at the Capitol across nine states including Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania to advocate for meaningful legislative  more

CAIR-Georgia, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta to File Civil Rights Complaint Against Fulton County School District
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Georgia, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta to File Civil Rights Complaint Against Fulton County School District On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta (Advancing Justice-Atlanta) plan to hold a press conference to announce the filing of a Federal T  more

Georgia Muslim Civic Organizations to Host Muslim Advocacy Day at Capitol
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * Georgia Muslim Civic Organizations to Host Muslim Advocacy Day at Capitol On Thursday, Feb. 27, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) and Georgia Muslim Voter Project (GAMVP) plan to host Muslim Advocacy Day at the Georgia State Capitol. This event is designed to make advocacy accessible for Georgia Muslims and empower t  more

Georgia: Journalistic Protections in the Context of Protest to Be Considered at the Highest Level by the European Court of Human Rights
LONDON, England, Feb. 26 -- PEN International issued the following news: * * * Georgia: Journalistic Protections in the Context of Protest to be Considered at the Highest Level by the European Court of Human Rights 25 February 2025 - Tomorrow, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg will hear a case involving the treatment in Georgia of journalists covering a demonstration in front of the Georgian Parliament building. PEN International, English PEN, and PEN Georg  more

Georgia: PEN Centres Intervene in European Court of Human Rights Case on Journalistic Protections
LONDON, England, Feb. 26 -- English PEN issued the following news: * * * Georgia: PEN centres intervene in European Court of Human Rights case on journalistic protections 25 February 2025 - Tomorrow, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg will hear a case involving the treatment in Georgia of journalists covering a demonstration in front of the Georgian Parliament building. PEN International, English PEN, and PEN Georgia have been granted permission to intervene  more

Mega-iceberg From Antarctica on Collision Course With South Georgia: Harbinger of Things to Come?
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Feb. 26 -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * Mega-iceberg from Antarctica on collision course with South Georgia: harbinger of things to come? It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that is currently heading for the island of South Georgia. But climate change is making it happen more frequently, with ever-larger icebergs in the waters around Antarctica. Researchers fro  more