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Athens workers hold “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action”

Amelia Wheeler of the United Campus Workers speaks during a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. “We’re a beautiful group of hardworking people who make this town run, let's not forget that. This town is not just a four year experience for undergrads. This town is for people to make a living, to work and thrive, to be creative, to make beautiful music, to make art and connect to show Georgia that there's other ways to live and there's other ways to think,” said Wheeler. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Amelia Wheeler of the United Campus Workers speaks during a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. “We’re a beautiful group of hardworking people who make this town run, let's not forget that. This town is not just a four year experience for undergrads. This town is for people to make a living, to work and thrive, to be creative, to make beautiful music, to make art and connect to show Georgia that there's other ways to live and there's other ways to think,” said Wheeler. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
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Donated food for unemployed workers and those in need at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Donated food for unemployed workers and those in need at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
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Activists help locals bag up food at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of AmericaÕs emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Activists help locals bag up food at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of AmericaÕs emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Athens Banner-Herald
Activists help locals bag up food at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Activists help locals bag up food at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
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Protest organizer Sam Denney of the Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition speaks during a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. “We are your restaurant workers, We are your barista’s, we’re your bartenders, we’re your hairdressers, we’re the people that make your day run smoothly. Who you rely on even during a pandemic to put food on your table, but we have none on ours. We are not getting the support we need. Our community is not getting the help it needs so we have come together to provide for each other and show that as a community we will not let each other starve. So our government should not let us starve,” said Denney. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Protest organizer Sam Denney of the Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition speaks during a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. “We are your restaurant workers, We are your barista’s, we’re your bartenders, we’re your hairdressers, we’re the people that make your day run smoothly. Who you rely on even during a pandemic to put food on your table, but we have none on ours. We are not getting the support we need. Our community is not getting the help it needs so we have come together to provide for each other and show that as a community we will not let each other starve. So our government should not let us starve,” said Denney. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Athens Banner-Herald
Donated bread for unemployed workers and those in need at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Donated bread for unemployed workers and those in need at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Athens Banner-Herald
Donated food for unemployed workers and those in need at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Donated food for unemployed workers and those in need at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Athens Banner-Herald
A demonstrator holds up a sign during a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
A demonstrator holds up a sign during a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Athens Banner-Herald
Demonstrators hold up protest signs during a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Demonstrators hold up protest signs during a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Athens Banner-Herald
Activists help locals bag up food at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers“ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Activists help locals bag up food at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers“ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Athens Banner-Herald
Activists help locals bag up food at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Activists help locals bag up food at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Athens Banner-Herald
Activists help locals bag up food at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Activists help locals bag up food at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Athens Banner-Herald
Activists help locals bag up food at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Activists help locals bag up food at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Athens Banner-Herald
Activists help locals bag up food at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Activists help locals bag up food at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Athens Banner-Herald
Fruits and veggies for unemployed workers and those in need at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Fruits and veggies for unemployed workers and those in need at a “Don’t Starve, Fight! Day of Action” demonstration and food drive at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The demonstration was organized by Athens Service & Hospitality Coalition, Athens Community Fridge, Athens DSA, UCWGA, The Side Hustle, AMAN, Mutual Aid Athens and The Zock Brothers in solidarity with the Democratic Socialists of America’s emergency national day of action and Restaurant Workers United. Demonstrators called on Kelly Loeffler and other politicians to act and protect workers’ lives and livelihoods by extending the $600 unemployment benefit which ended in July. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
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