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    BOLD AD CAMPAIGN TACKLES PUBLIC SAFETY: URGES ACTION TO CLOSE AND REPURPOSE THE EXTRA CITY JAIL
    • Sep 10
    • 3 min

    BOLD AD CAMPAIGN TACKLES PUBLIC SAFETY: URGES ACTION TO CLOSE AND REPURPOSE THE EXTRA CITY JAIL

    AD BUILDS ON RECENT POLL SHOWING VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT “SMART SAFETY STRATEGIES” OVER INCREASED POLICE AND JAIL The Communities...
    Women on the Rise Launches #VOTEATL 2021
    • Aug 31
    • 2 min

    Women on the Rise Launches #VOTEATL 2021

    Registering Formerly-Incarcerated Folks to Vote & Building Power at the Polls! All eyes are again on Georgia as we prep for the November...
    John R. Lewis Lifetime Achievement Award goes to...Marilynn Winn!
    • Aug 2
    • 0 min

    John R. Lewis Lifetime Achievement Award goes to...Marilynn Winn!

    🚨NEW CAMPAIGN ALERT🚨 LET'S GET READY FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS
    • Jul 31
    • 1 min

    🚨NEW CAMPAIGN ALERT🚨 LET'S GET READY FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS

    As a Formerly Incarcerated lead organization. We are dedicated to informing our people of their right to vote. If you are off Probation...
    #NOSL21: WE KEEP US SAFE BLOCK PARTY August 3rd 5pm - 9pm
    • Jul 30
    • 1 min

    #NOSL21: WE KEEP US SAFE BLOCK PARTY August 3rd 5pm - 9pm

    YOU ARE OFFICIALLY INVITED!! #NOSL21: WE KEEP US SAFE BLOCK PARTY Night Out for Safety and Liberation is the night when people across the...
    COMMUNITIES OVER CAGES: CLOSE THE JAIL ATL CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES NEW AD CAMPAIGN
    • Apr 12
    • 2 min

    COMMUNITIES OVER CAGES: CLOSE THE JAIL ATL CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES NEW AD CAMPAIGN

    Over two years have passed since Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Atlanta was "no longer in the jail business" and pledged to close...
    Women on the Rise Joins 25 Organizations Calling for Councilmembers to Close Jail by December 31st
    • Dec 7, 2020
    • 5 min

    Women on the Rise Joins 25 Organizations Calling for Councilmembers to Close Jail by December 31st

    Group Represents Rising, United Majority Women on the Rise joined twenty-five organizations, including New Georgia Project and GA...
    Women on the Rise Launches #Free2Vote
    • Dec 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    Women on the Rise Launches #Free2Vote

    Registering Formerly-Incarcerated Folks to Vote & Building Power at the Polls! All eyes are again on Georgia as we head into runoff...
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “Demolish That Monstrosity”
    • Oct 7, 2020
    • 3 min

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “Demolish That Monstrosity”

    New survey finds overwhelming support for “a clean break with the history of pain and suffering” caused by the Atlanta city jail;...
    How do you imagine Atlanta? VOTE TODAY
    • Aug 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    How do you imagine Atlanta? VOTE TODAY

    We've got big news in our Communities Over Cages: Close the Jail ATL Campaign! Four different options currently sit on the Mayor’s desk...
    ATL CITY COUNCIL PROTEST!
    • Jun 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    ATL CITY COUNCIL PROTEST!

    🎶What side are you on my people what side are you on I’m on the Freedom side💪🏿 A quick recap of THIS EPIC SHOW DOWN✊🏿✊🏾
    Rain Or Shine We Will Fight!
    • Jun 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    Rain Or Shine We Will Fight!

    Justice Cant Wait, We Need a Date! Mayor Bottoms, when will the jail officially close? On June 10th, hundreds of people marched in the...
    SIGN OUR PETITION NOW to move $18 million from cuffs to care!
    • May 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    SIGN OUR PETITION NOW to move $18 million from cuffs to care!

    The City of Atlanta is voting on a budget with $18 million dollars for the Atlanta City Detention Center - a building that sits mostly...
    JUST IN! Georgia to release some inmates due to COVID-19 fears
    • Apr 1, 2020
    • 0 min

    JUST IN! Georgia to release some inmates due to COVID-19 fears

    Ms. Murry Doesn't Deserve to Die In Isolation Alone
    • Mar 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    Ms. Murry Doesn't Deserve to Die In Isolation Alone

    @thesoutherncenter #repost Ms. Murry deserves the chance to see her family for the last time. She does not deserve to die in isolation in...
    COVID-19 UPDATE: Membership Meetings Canceled
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 0 min

    COVID-19 UPDATE: Membership Meetings Canceled

    Justice Day 2020, Feb. 27th
    • Feb 17, 2020
    • 1 min

    Justice Day 2020, Feb. 27th

    Women on the Rise is proud to co-sponsor Justice Day 2020! On February 27th, 2020 from 8:30am- 3:30pm partners of the Justice Reform...
    Where We Came From & Where We're Headed: A note from Marilynn Winn
    • Nov 12, 2019
    • 3 min

    Where We Came From & Where We're Headed: A note from Marilynn Winn

    I want to share just a little history of where Women on the Rise originated from. I met Xochitl Bervera in 2011 when I was working for...
    A Message from the Leadership Team at the Racial Justice Action Center
    • Nov 12, 2019
    • 5 min

    A Message from the Leadership Team at the Racial Justice Action Center

    Dear friends, We’re thrilled to share our plans for our future and hope you will join with us in celebration of our evolution. On January...

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    Women on the Rise is grassroots organization led by women of color who are targeted and/or impacted by the legal system. Women on the Rise works to educate, heal, and empower ourselves, one another and our communities to demand justice, dignity, and liberation for all.

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    Atlanta, Georgia 30303

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