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Greg Palast

Nov 19 • 10 tweets • 8 min read

@MsLaToshaBrown

If you’ve seen Vigilante, I hope you agree with @BlackVotersMatter founder @MsLaToshaBrown's demand: “Everyone must see this film.”

And right now, with #Georgia's Dec 6 #runoff looming, #VotingRights activists are asking for our help to set up screenings. gregpalast.com/marching-vigil…

Remember George Rhynes, the African-American journalist who told the story of the #Quitman10—school board members, every one Black, charged with felonies by Brian Kemp.

George wants to hold a screening and GOTV event right there in Quitman. Will you help? gregpalast.com/georgia-screen…

Olivia Pearson, the Douglas City Commissioner falsely charged with a felony voting crime by Brian Kemp, wants to show Vigilante on December 3 — right there in Douglas — to encourage the vote and prepare voters to be challenged. Will you help? gregpalast.com/georgia-screen… #gapol

@BlkGwinnett

🎬 @BlkGwinnett Magazine is hosting an all-day continuous showing + GOTV meet on Nov 30 at the Norcross Cultural Arts & Community Center in #Georgia with @BlackVotersMtr @Georgia_NAACP @NewGAProject @gcpagenda @RPCoalition #NewSouth & local church groups eventbrite.com/e/georgia-gotv…

All these screenings and many, many more, take 24/7 organizing – and money. Lots of organizing…but not lots of money.

Will you help get the film out with a tax-deductible donation? gregpalast.com/georgia-screen…

The logistics of one screening — these are action go-to-the-polls meetings so we also provide food — cost about $500 per venue. Donate what you can, but if you can donate $500, we’ll list you as the sponsor. gregpalast.com/marching-vigil…

Note: Events are non-partisan. I don’t tell Georgians how to vote — they make good choices when not blocked by Jim Crow.

You saw the courage of Maj. Gamaliel Turner confronting “Doc Holliday” who challenged this Black soldier’s ballot. Maj. Turner’s family wants to show the film in Columbus, #Georgia — home of Fort Benning.

HOW CAN WE SAY "NO" TO THIS REQUEST?

I want to thank you for your generosity so far, but we simply didn’t budget for a run-off and we are still paying off bills. And I’m returning to #Georgia, not just to show the film but to update it with new investigative findings. #gapol #RunoffGA gregpalast.com/marching-vigil…

@RevJJackson

Please, get this film into the rural #Georgia townships that face the sharp edge of Jim Crow 2.0.

As @RevJJackson said of Vigilante: “It’s not a film, it’s a Movement.”

So, let’s move. See you at the movies…then to the polls! gregpalast.com/marching-vigil…

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