National Day of Action, Atlanta Style
Events were successful in Atlanta, GA. Funnel cake machines running on solar powered batteries was one of the highlights of the day!
So who else had an awesome frickin day?! Our day went down ATL style so you know it was great. Everything was crazy for those few days leading up to Saturday, but our National Day of Action all came together. We installed thousands of light bulbs, the exact number of which we are still trying to count. We had close to 80 volunteers and the residents of Adair Park seemed very pleased. At our other site, the tailgating at the Atlanta Classic, we got plenty of signatures for the Green Jobs Now Petition as well as Power Vote cards filled out. It seemed like we sparked up a good conversation about the economy, the environment, and where us normal, middle and lower income people fit in.
One of the coolest things about our day was the funnel cakes made in machines running from a solar powered battery. That was set up in Adair Park as the volunteers came and went on installation runs. Quite awesome. For a lot of others, the kegs were the highlight of the day ^_^ Either way, we got the information out, interests sparked, and so many people wanted to hear about the light bulbs and have them put into their homes. We had people taking sample light bulbs at our tailgating sight. One man even wanted to take one of the Green hard hats! It was so exciting to see people being educated about their world and their economy and I am just so thankful that everything ran smoothly!
Khadijah Robinson is a sophomore at Spelman College, originally from Savannah, GA. She is majoring in English with a double minor in Political Science and Spanish.
