Equity & Justice

If you were treated unfairly because of your race, religion, sex, disability, family or where you are from, you can file a complaint, and there is a deadline. For housing, call Metro Fair Housing Services at 404-524-0000 or the federal housing office at 800-669-9777. You have one year. For a job, call the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at 800-669-4000. In Georgia you have 180 days. Write down dates, names and what was said while you still remember.

If a police officer mistreated you in Atlanta, file a complaint with the Atlanta Citizen Review Board, 404-865-8622. For problems inside a jail or prison, contact the Southern Center for Human Rights.

If you have trouble voting, call the Election Protection hotline at 866-687-8683. If you have a felony record, you can vote again once your sentence, probation and parole are finished.

If your landlord won't make repairs or is pushing tenants out, the Housing Justice League, 404-941-9494, organizes tenants so they can act together.

If you were arrested at a protest, the Atlanta Solidarity Fund helps with bail and with finding a lawyer.

For government records and public meetings, the Georgia First Amendment Foundation explains your right to see records and to attend meetings.

For a case that could change the rules for many people, send your story to the ACLU of Georgia or Lambda Legal. They take a small number of cases, so call Atlanta Legal Aid about your own case too.

To get involved, most of the groups listed here welcome volunteers and new members. Go to a meeting.

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