Austin A. Heller
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Tickets: 2026 National Conference: Workers Revive Democracy Conference
Tickets: 2026 National Conference: Workers Revive Democracy Conference
2026-05-14, Atlanta, GA
4/25 Day of Action: Communities Not Cages
4/25 Day of Action: Communities Not Cages
Create change in your community. Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, and fundraisers in your local area, organized by charities, campaigns, political organizations, grassroots groups, and other volunteers! Together, we'll help make the world more just, inclusive, and democratic.
Current Community Resources/Actions
Know Your Rights/Family Plan — Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta
Know Your Rights/Family Plan — Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta
Use your voice: Gwinnett Fake Clinic - Toolkit
Use your voice: Gwinnett Fake Clinic - Toolkit
Without SNAP: Find Assistance - All 50 states, DC, PR
Without SNAP: Find Assistance - All 50 states, DC, PR
Without SNAP: Finding Assistance in Uncertain Times Due to the completely preventable shutdown, the USDA says “the well has run dry” in regards to SNAP benefits. Beginning November 1st, SNAP benefits will not be sent out to the millions of recipients relying on this critical help. 42 millio...
Red Cards / 39 Languages | ILRC
Red Cards / 39 Languages | ILRC
All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend themselves in many situations, such as when ICE agents go to a home. Special thanks to our many partners who contributed translations in the various languages now available, making these red cards accessible to more individuals.
Voting Essentials
Register to vote in Georgia 🍑
Register to vote in Georgia 🍑
Register to vote Anywhere 🇺🇸
Register to vote Anywhere 🇺🇸
Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.
Government 101:
How-to Guide: Registering to Vote | Georgia Secretary of State
How-to Guide: Registering to Vote | Georgia Secretary of State
You can register with a paper application that is mailed in, part of a voter-registration drive or by going in person to your county registrar’s office. If you mail the application or sign up in a voter drive, you will have to present proof of eligibility before your application is accepted. You will not be able to vote until your county registrar accepts your application. The first time you vote, you must present your photo identification, either in person or absentee. MVP - My Voter Page OLVR - Georgia Online Voter Registration GARVIS - Georgia Online Voter Information System
Find Your Georgia Legislators
Find Your Georgia Legislators
Georgia General Assembly, is one of the largest state legislatures in the nation. The General Assembly consists of two chambers, the House of Representatives and the Senate.
What the Governor Can Do: Governors’ Powers
What the Governor Can Do: Governors’ Powers
As state managers, Governors are responsible for implementing state laws and overseeing the operation of the state executive branch. As state leaders, Governors advance and pursue new and revised policies and programs using a variety of tools, among them executive orders, executive budgets, and legislative proposals and vetoes. As chiefs of the state, Governors serve […]
How State Legislatures (State House and Senate) Work | Indivisible
How State Legislatures (State House and Senate) Work | Indivisible
Indivisible is a nationwide movement of millions of people working to stop the rise of authoritarianism in the United States and to demand a real democracy. We believe that politics is too important to leave up to the politicians - it requires all of us to get on the field.
What Does the GA Secretary of State Do?
What Does the GA Secretary of State Do?
The Georgia Secretary of State registers voters, tracks annual corporate filings, grants professional licenses, and oversees the state's securities' market.
What are School Boards?
What are School Boards?
What is a Board of Commissioners?
What is a Board of Commissioners?
From preparing for a board meeting to approving county budgets, learn more about the responsibilities of a board of commissioners.
What do Agriculture Commissioners Do?
What do Agriculture Commissioners Do?
The state commissioner of agriculture is responsible for more than just farming and food production for their state. They also oversee forestry, pest control, food safety, and even state agricultural events for their constituents.
What do Labor Commissioners Do?
What do Labor Commissioners Do?
What do State Insurance Commissioners do? -Masterclass
What do State Insurance Commissioners do? -Masterclass
The insurance industry is an active player in all fifty states, and state insurance commissioners help protect the public interest in all sectors of the insurance market. Learn more about the responsibilities of state insurance commissioners.
What Do Lieutenant Governors Do?
What Do Lieutenant Governors Do?
What is a DA - National District Attorneys Association
What is a DA - National District Attorneys Association
What Attorneys General Do - National Association of Attorneys General
What Attorneys General Do - National Association of Attorneys General
What does the Solicitor General Do? Fulton County as an Example
What does the Solicitor General Do? Fulton County as an Example
What Happens on the 1st Day of the New Congress?
What Happens on the 1st Day of the New Congress?
Volunteer & Take Action
Tap in with Teachers Unify
Tap in with Teachers Unify
Amplify GA | Reproductive Justice
Amplify GA | Reproductive Justice
Georgia Stand-Up! | Affordable Housing, Transit Equity, & Labor Union Justice
Georgia Stand-Up! | Affordable Housing, Transit Equity, & Labor Union Justice
Take Action | LGBT Advocacy | Georgia Equality
Take Action | LGBT Advocacy | Georgia Equality
Poder Latinx | Immigrant, Economic, Environmental Justice
Poder Latinx | Immigrant, Economic, Environmental Justice
Protect The Vote GA | Join Us
Protect The Vote GA | Join Us
Justice For Georgia
Justice For Georgia
Volunteer — Georgia Muslim Voter Project
Volunteer — Georgia Muslim Voter Project
Georgia Conservation Voters | Environmental Justice
Georgia Conservation Voters | Environmental Justice
Voting Rights Research
Signature Match Laws Disproportionately Impact Voters Already on the Margins | ACLU
Signature Match Laws Disproportionately Impact Voters Already on the Margins | ACLU
Two of These Mail Ballot Signatures Are by the Same Person. Which Ones? (Published 2020)
Two of These Mail Ballot Signatures Are by the Same Person. Which Ones? (Published 2020)
LGBTQ+ Rights & Resources
A Guide To Gender Identity Terms - NPR
A Guide To Gender Identity Terms - NPR
Your Guide To LGBTQ+ Family Resources: Foster Programs, Health Centers, Parent Groups, Legal Aid And More
Your Guide To LGBTQ+ Family Resources: Foster Programs, Health Centers, Parent Groups, Legal Aid And More
Therapists Share 5 Things Parents of LGBTQ Kids Should Never Do
Therapists Share 5 Things Parents of LGBTQ Kids Should Never Do
What the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really Shows
What the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really Shows
Gender-affirming Care Saves Lives
Gender-affirming Care Saves Lives
Reproductive Rights
Why We Use Inclusive Language to Talk About Abortion | News & Commentary | American Civil Liberties Union
Why We Use Inclusive Language to Talk About Abortion | News & Commentary | American Civil Liberties Union
GA Reproductive Freedom Act Petition
GA Reproductive Freedom Act Petition
Housing & Segregation
New Research on the Impact of Redlining on Educational Outcomes
New Research on the Impact of Redlining on Educational Outcomes
Arlington ends single-family-only zoning (the most progressive zoning policy in the country)
Arlington ends single-family-only zoning (the most progressive zoning policy in the country)
The cost of affordable housing: Does it pencil out?
The cost of affordable housing: Does it pencil out?
Schools are still segregated, and black children are paying a price
Schools are still segregated, and black children are paying a price
America’s formerly redlined neighborhoods have changed, and so must solutions to rectify them
America’s formerly redlined neighborhoods have changed, and so must solutions to rectify them
Why is the Single-Family Unit Zoning Bad for BIPOC? A deeper look into why density is better
Why is the Single-Family Unit Zoning Bad for BIPOC? A deeper look into why density is better
What is Redlining?; New York Times
What is Redlining?; New York Times
How Bad Housing Policy Can Shape a Nation - Harvard Political Review
How Bad Housing Policy Can Shape a Nation - Harvard Political Review
Modern Segregation: Housing + Education Policy; Economic Policy Institute
Modern Segregation: Housing + Education Policy; Economic Policy Institute
Redlining + Racist Housing Policies; Georgia Tech
Redlining + Racist Housing Policies; Georgia Tech
Systemic Inequality: Displacement, Exclusion, and Segregation (American Center for Progress)
Systemic Inequality: Displacement, Exclusion, and Segregation (American Center for Progress)
Urban Sprawl & Public Health | NIH
Urban Sprawl & Public Health | NIH
Workers’ Rights & Labor
Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands -AP
Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands -AP
What is May Day? For the most part, the opposite of capitalism
What is May Day? For the most part, the opposite of capitalism
Gun Safety
Debunking Myths About Gun Violence | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Debunking Myths About Gun Violence | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Debunking Gun Myths at the Dinner Table
Debunking Gun Myths at the Dinner Table
Comparing Gun Control Measures to Gun-Related Homicides by State
Comparing Gun Control Measures to Gun-Related Homicides by State
Fact Sheet: Weakening Requirements to Carry a Concealed Firearm Increases Violent Crime
Fact Sheet: Weakening Requirements to Carry a Concealed Firearm Increases Violent Crime
What Do Most Mass Shooters Have in Common? They Bought Their Guns Legally. (77% from 1966-2017)
What Do Most Mass Shooters Have in Common? They Bought Their Guns Legally. (77% from 1966-2017)
International Gun Law Study
International Gun Law Study
Public Schools and Funding
Public Schools and the Property Tax: A Comparison of Education Funding Models in Three U.S. States | Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Public Schools and the Property Tax: A Comparison of Education Funding Models in Three U.S. States | Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
A Quality Approach to School Funding
A Quality Approach to School Funding
New Research on the Impact of Redlining on Educational Outcomes
New Research on the Impact of Redlining on Educational Outcomes
Leverage More Adequate and Equitable School Funding
Leverage More Adequate and Equitable School Funding
Public education funding in the U.S. needs an overhaul: How a larger federal role would boost equity and shield children from disinvestment during downturns
Public education funding in the U.S. needs an overhaul: How a larger federal role would boost equity and shield children from disinvestment during downturns
The Lingering Legacy of Redlining on School Funding, Diversity, and Performance | EdWorkingPapers
The Lingering Legacy of Redlining on School Funding, Diversity, and Performance | EdWorkingPapers
School Funding Gap Report 2018; Education Trust
School Funding Gap Report 2018; Education Trust
Legacy of Jim Crow Still Affects Funding for Public Schools: University of South Carolina School of Law
Legacy of Jim Crow Still Affects Funding for Public Schools: University of South Carolina School of Law
Fact Sheet - New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study through Grade 10 (APPLES-10) - National Institute for Early Education Research
Fact Sheet - New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study through Grade 10 (APPLES-10) - National Institute for Early Education Research
How to Cut Wasteful Tax Spending
How to cut (and not cut) the defense budget
How to cut (and not cut) the defense budget
It’s time to eliminate unnecessary military spending - Keough School - University of Notre Dame
It’s time to eliminate unnecessary military spending - Keough School - University of Notre Dame
Sustainable Defense: More Security, Less Spending Final Report Advancing a Peaceful, Just and Sustainable World Final Report of the Sustainable Defense Task Force of the Center for International Policy
Sustainable Defense: More Security, Less Spending Final Report Advancing a Peaceful, Just and Sustainable World Final Report of the Sustainable Defense Task Force of the Center for International Policy
How Budgets Shape Communities: Race Equity Analysis in Maryland and DC — Greater Washington Community Foundation
How Budgets Shape Communities: Race Equity Analysis in Maryland and DC — Greater Washington Community Foundation
Race & Gender Politics
Study: Liberals, conservatives see mixed-race people differently
Study: Liberals, conservatives see mixed-race people differently
Race and Police Brutality: The Importance of Media Framing | Fridkin | International Journal of Communication
Race and Police Brutality: The Importance of Media Framing | Fridkin | International Journal of Communication
How The Rise Of White Identity Politics Explains The Fight Over Critical Race Theory
How The Rise Of White Identity Politics Explains The Fight Over Critical Race Theory
How Racial Stereotypes in Popular Media Affect People — and What Hollywood Can Do to Become More Inclusive
How Racial Stereotypes in Popular Media Affect People — and What Hollywood Can Do to Become More Inclusive
Black Candidates, White Voters: Understanding Racial Bias in Political Perceptions on JSTOR
Black Candidates, White Voters: Understanding Racial Bias in Political Perceptions on JSTOR
African American Women’s Reports of Racism during Hurricane Katrina: Variation by Interviewer Race (National Institute of Health)
African American Women’s Reports of Racism during Hurricane Katrina: Variation by Interviewer Race (National Institute of Health)
‘Came Hell and High Water’: The Intersection of Hurricane Katrina, the News Media, Race and Poverty (Vanderbilt)
‘Came Hell and High Water’: The Intersection of Hurricane Katrina, the News Media, Race and Poverty (Vanderbilt)
Why People are Liberal/Conservative
The Left and the Right Speak Different Languages—Literally
The Left and the Right Speak Different Languages—Literally
Correlation not Causation: The Relationship between Personality Traits and Political Ideologies
Correlation not Causation: The Relationship between Personality Traits and Political Ideologies
Political Partisanship as a Social Identity
Political Partisanship as a Social Identity
1. Trends in party affiliation among demographic groups
1. Trends in party affiliation among demographic groups
From Social to Political Identity: A Critical Examination of Social Identity Theory
From Social to Political Identity: A Critical Examination of Social Identity Theory
Other Political Research
6 things people believe about politics that are totally wrong —The Washington Post
6 things people believe about politics that are totally wrong —The Washington Post
What Does It Mean to be Biased: Motivated Reasoning and Rationality
What Does It Mean to be Biased: Motivated Reasoning and Rationality
The Moderate Voter Myth
The Moderate Voter Myth
How wealth inequality has changed in the U.S. since the Great Recession, by race, ethnicity and income (Pew Research Center)
How wealth inequality has changed in the U.S. since the Great Recession, by race, ethnicity and income (Pew Research Center)
NPR's Throughline: Capitalism: What Makes Us Free? (2021) on Apple Podcasts
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NPR's Throughline: Capitalism: What Makes Us Free? (2021) on Apple Podcasts
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