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Tag: CAIR-GEORGIA

Georgia Civil Rights Organizations and Leaders Condemn Bills Furthering White Nationalist Agenda

(ATLANTA, GA, 3/19/2025) On Wednesday March 19, a coalition of Georgia civil rights organizations including CAIR-Georgia, Asian Americans Advancing Justice- Atlanta, Project South, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR), and community leaders, today held a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol, to shed light on the targeted attacks against civil rights and social justice […]

Now Hiring: Law Clerk

Position: Law Clerk Areas of Practice: Immigration, Policing, Prisoners’ Rights, Employment, Religious Accommodations, Other Civil Rights Location: Atlanta, Georgia; Hybrid Reports to: Legal Director Start Date: Exact dates negotiable Application: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. About CAIR Georgia CAIR-Georgia is the Georgia chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the […]

CAIR-Georgia, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta File Title VI Civil Rights Complaint Against Fulton County School District

(ATLANTA, GA, 2/26/2025) Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta (Advancing Justice-Atlanta) and the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA), the local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group (CAIR), today announced at a press conference at the Fulton Schools headquarters, the filing of a federal Title VI Civil Rights Complaint against […]

CAIR-GA, Emory Faculty and Students Call on Emory School of Medicine to Reinstate Wrongfully Suspended Palestinian-American Student

(ATLANTA, GA, 2/11/2025) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA), the local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group (CAIR), today called on Emory University to reinstate and drop the charges against Umaymah Mohammad, a Palestinian Emory MD/PhD student. CAIR-GA was joined by suspended medical student Umaymah Mohammad, Emory Faculty […]

Civil Rights Groups, Emory SJP Address Federal Recognition of Hostile Environment Concerns At Emory University

Emory University is forced to revise campus protest policies, nondiscrimination policies, and bias report process even as it cuts student complainants out of the resolution process. (Atlanta, GA, 1/17/25) – Emory Students for Justice in Palestine (ESJP), the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), and Palestine Legal, today addressed the announcement and resolution by the […]

CAIR-Georgia Welcomes ‘Long Overdue’ Gaza Ceasefire, Calls for Concrete Steps to End Occupation

(ATLANTA, GA, 1/17/2025) The Georgia Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), the local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization (CAIR), today welcomed the “long overdue” ceasefire deal to end the genocide in Gaza. CAIR-Georgia called for the incoming Trump administration to support a just, lasting peace by ensuring Israel’s compliance with the deal and […]

CAIR-Georgia Honors the Legacy of President Jimmy Carter Following His Passing

On behalf of the Georgia Muslim community, CAIR-Georgia offers our sincere condolences to the Carter family on the passing of President Jimmy Carter on December 29, 2024. President Carter was a man of strong faith and principle, who raised his voice for Palestinians and others suffering human rights abuses and other social injustices. In his […]

CAIR-Georgia, UGA 6 Call on University to Drop Disciplinary Charges for Anti-Genocide Protests 

(ATLANTA, GA, 9/23/2024) – The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) and students arrested and suspended by University of Georgia (UGA) for participating in anti-genocide protests on the UGA campus (also known as the UGA 6) today held a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol, asking UGA to drop disciplinary charges against anti-genocide […]