COMPREHENSIVE CIVIL RIGHTS

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Georgia law provides no Civil Rights protections.

Georgians depend on Federal Civil Rights laws.

Georgia is one of only three states in the nation lacking

private-sector employee protections and one of only five 

states in the nation with no public accommodation laws.

Those individuals who have been discriminated

against because of race, national origin, age or sex must

bring a federal law suit because no state laws protect them.

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Protection of civil liberties has been one of our guiding principles since our
inception. Georgia Women (And Those Who Stand With Us) has continuously
partnered with several organizations across the state and the country to fight for
these protections. In April 2018, Georgia Equality presented their
LOCAL COMMUNITY BUILDER award for our efforts to protect the rights of all
citizens in Georgia.

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On April 22 & 23, 2021 Georgia Women(And Those Who Stand With Us)
was one of the sponsors of a Two Day Educational  Comprehensive Civil Rights 
Event that included forums on the topics of law, business, people of color and

people of faith. 

Recordings of these forums are available on You Tube:

Civil Rights and the Law

Civil Rights & Business

Civil Rights for People of Color
Civil Rights for People of Faith

We are proud to have sponsored these forums and hope that more people will
understand why having a non-discrimination ordinance is good for our entire
community.

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In November of 2020, the Macon-Bibb County Commission passed a Civil Rights
Ordinance, amending Article III of Chapter 2 of the Macon-Bibb County Code of
Ordinances. This ordinance provided protections for virtually everyone against
discrimination, however Mayor Reichert vetoed the ordinance.

Read the ordinance here.

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It is our fervent hope that this ordinance will pass and be signed into law
whenever it is brought up again. 

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