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Healthy Housing Law Mentioned in Wall Street Journal
This year, Georgia Appleseed's
Georgia Healthy Housing coalition
led the charge on
HB 346
, a bill that proposed to ban retaliatory evictions. In May 2019, the governor signed the bill, making it illegal for landlords to evict tenants in retaliation for requesting needed repairs.
Early this week,
The Wall Street Journal
referenced this victory in a piece on housing: "The Republican-controlled Georgia state Legislature passed a bill in March protecting tenants who complain about poor building conditions from being evicted in retaliation." We're proud to be part of a trend toward healthy, safe housing for everyone.
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Student Tribunal Training: July 31
On
July 31, 2019
, Georgia Appleseed's
Young Professionals Council
is hosting a CLE, in partnership with
Alston & Bird
, to train attorneys to represent students in foster care who are facing public school disciplinary hearings.
When a public school student faces a potential long-term suspension or expulsion, the student is entitled to an administrative hearing called a tribunal. Long-term removal from school often dramatically impacts a child’s future. For foster care children, who have already endured the trauma of being removed from their family homes, exclusion from school can be devastating. Georgia Appleseed works to ensure children in foster care have an attorney to represent them in tribunals.
Attorneys completing the training may opt to enter a pool of volunteers who provide tribunal representation to children in foster care. The July 31 training is free to attend and $20 for those who wish to receive CLE credit
.
Register here
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Welcome, Judge Markle
We are thrilled to welcome Judge Todd Markle as the newest member of the
Georgia Appleseed Board of Directors
. Judge Todd Markle was appointed to the Court of Appeals of Georgia by Governor Nathan Deal on December 17, 2018. Prior to his appointment, Judge Markle served as a trial judge on the Superior Court of Fulton County and as Executive Counsel for Governor Deal.
Judge Markle grew up in the South Cobb community of the metro Atlanta area and graduated from South Cobb High School. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia, graduating magna cum laude in 1986, and earned his Juris Doctor from Mercer Law School, where he graduated cum laude in 1989. At the University of Georgia, he was a member of the Golden Key Honor Society and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. In law school, he was a member of Phi Kappa Phi and the Brainerd Currie Honor Society and served on the Mercer Law Review.
Read more about Judge Markle
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Welcome, New Staff & Interns
Georgia Appleseed's corner at
Taylor English Duma
is packed this summer! In addition to our newest staff member, Development and Program Coordinator Eloise Holland, we have five hard-working interns. From policy research to writing reports to strategic communications, they are vastly increasing our capacity and helping us in our mission to increase justice in Georgia.
Pictured from left to right:
Eloise Holland
(Development and Program Coordinator), Caroline Durham (
Urban Leader Fellow
,
former public defender), Ariana Peden ( Law & Policy Intern, Emory University School of Law), Kira Lucas (College Intern, University of Pennsylvania), Yifan Xu (Law & Policy Intern, Emory University School of Law).
Not pictured: Maya Longacre (College Intern, Rhodes College).
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When
: Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Where
: Hudson Grille Midtown
We are so grateful for support from the following sponsors:
GOLD:
Balch & Bingham, Krevolin & Horst, Polsinelli, Taylor English Duma
SILVER:
Alston & Bird, Smith Gambrell
BRONZE:
Eversheds Sutherland, EY, Jackson Lewis, Jones Day, Morris, Manning & Martin, Nelson Mullins, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PwC, The Platt Law Firm, Stanton Law, Troutman Sanders
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Deadlines & Opportunities
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June 25
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Spellbound for Justice
: On Tuesday, June 25, 20 teams (and counting!) will square off to see who's the true vocabulary victor.
Register here
until Monday, June 24 at noon.
July 31—GA Appleseed's Young Professionals Council and Alston & Bird present a CLE "Education Advocacy for Children in Care: Student Tribunal Hearing Training":
Register here
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September 13
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Southwest Georgia School-Based Behavioral Health Regional Forum in Albany:
Georgia Appleseed is partnering again with
The Carter Center
and
Voices for Georgia's Children
to promote school-based behavioral health and school climate reform in Albany, GA. Registration details to come.
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Want to learn more about some of the ideas and issues mentioned in this newsletter? We got you covered!
- Lesley Grady at the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta wrote a not-to-be-missed post about going beyond data to understand the challenges our communities face: "The Truth of the Matter"
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