Nov 11, 20211 minDiversion Center inside Atlanta Center Detention CenterThe creation of the Diversion Center will allow us to expand pre-arrest diversion as a 24/7 resource and to provide critical services...
Oct 21, 20211 minGOTV Community Block PartyAs the elections draw closer, Women on The Rise and Communities Over Cages is inviting all our members, partners and friends out to...
Sep 30, 20211 minGMEN's Reentry Design CharretteThis is the beginning of different organizations and representatives from Senator Ossoff & Warnoff's office sharing our insight and...
Sep 10, 20213 minBOLD 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...
Aug 31, 20212 minWomen on the Rise Launches #VOTEATL 2021Registering Formerly-Incarcerated Folks to Vote & Building Power at the Polls! All eyes are again on Georgia as we prep for the November...
Jul 30, 20211 min#NOSL21: WE KEEP US SAFE BLOCK PARTY August 3rd 5pm - 9pmYOU ARE OFFICIALLY INVITED!! #NOSL21: WE KEEP US SAFE BLOCK PARTY Night Out for Safety and Liberation is the night when people across the...
Apr 12, 20212 minCOMMUNITIES OVER CAGES: CLOSE THE JAIL ATL CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES NEW AD CAMPAIGNOver two years have passed since Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Atlanta was "no longer in the jail business" and pledged to close...
Dec 7, 20205 minWomen on the Rise Joins 25 Organizations Calling for Councilmembers to Close Jail by December 31stGroup Represents Rising, United Majority Women on the Rise joined twenty-five organizations, including New Georgia Project and GA...
Dec 4, 20202 minWomen on the Rise Launches #Free2VoteRegistering Formerly-Incarcerated Folks to Vote & Building Power at the Polls! All eyes are again on Georgia as we head into runoff...
Oct 7, 20203 minFOR 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;...
Aug 11, 20202 minHow do you imagine Atlanta? VOTE TODAYWe've got big news in our Communities Over Cages: Close the Jail ATL Campaign! Four different options currently sit on the Mayor’s desk...
Jun 24, 20201 minATL 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✊🏿✊🏾
Jun 16, 20201 minRain 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...
May 29, 20202 minSIGN 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...
Mar 25, 20201 minMs. 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...
Feb 17, 20201 minJustice Day 2020, Feb. 27thWomen 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...
Nov 12, 20193 minWhere We Came From & Where We're Headed: A note from Marilynn WinnI 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...