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10 The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Justice for All? Our Criminal Legal System in
Georgia
April 25,2023,6:30 - 8:30, Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Falun Street
If you believe every
thing you see or read, the nar
rative is that violent crime is
escalating, no one is getting
arrested, and those who are ar
rested aren’t getting tried. Yet,
according to a Pew re search
poll that shows that despite
crime falling, people con
tinue to feel “less safe” year
after year. What is the truth?
Is crime out of control? Or is
mass incarceration part of the
problem?
“The LWVCGA
is holding this panel to dis
cuss how our criminal system
works—or doesn’t— and to get
answers on what can be done
about it and how we, as inter
ested citizens, can be come in
volved,’’ said Nina Altschiller,
president of the LWVCGA.
The panelists include:
Chatham County District At
torney Shalena Jones, Superior
Court Judge Tammy Stokes,
Defense Attorney Michael
Schwartz, Returned Citizen
and Rights Restoration Advo
cate: Page Dukes, Moderator:
Attorney and Rights Resto
ration Advocate Nancy DeVet-
ter
Here are some fast
facts before our event:
Chatham County has
the highest rate of recidivism in
the State.
The Chatham Coun
ty Detention Center is so un
derstaffed, 1200 detainees are
on lockdown 23 hours a day.
Some detainees have spent
years waiting for a trial.
The Detention Cen
ter will only accept detainees
accused of committing a felo
ny, violent or not (not all fel
onies are violent crimes; many
charges that would ordinarily
be misdemeanors can be esca
lated to felonies if a person is
on parole or probation)
Misdemeanor cases
are routinely dismissed with a
fine.
And here are a few of
the questions our panelist will
be asked to address:
If you are arrested
for committing a felony, what
can you expect to have hap
pen? If you are a victim of a
violent crime, how long would
your case take to come to trial?
What is reentry like after hav
ing served your sentence?
What are some un
expected reasons people find
themselves detained in Cha
tham County? How do these
offenses keep people from
getting on with their lives once
they have served their sen
tence?
If you’d like to sub
mit a question to be included,
write to questions@LVVVC-
GA.org. All ques tions must be
submitted by April 18.
The event is free,
but attendees must register at
LWVCGA.org
WJCL TV will be
streaming the event live at
WJCL.com
The 101-year-old League of
Women Voters has been called
the most respected and influ
ential grassroots organization
in the country. Membership is
open to men and women of all
ages.
Learn more at
LWVCGA.org or the League’s
Facebook page.
Earth Day Celebration Returns to Savannah
April 21 in Daffin Park
The official Earth
Day Savannah celebration will
return for the first time since
2019 on April 21 from 4 p.m. to
8 p.m. in Daffin Park, 1301 E.
Victory Drive. The City of Sa
vannah is currently accepting
registrations for event volun
teers and exhibitors (non-prof
its or sustainable businesses) at
www.earthdaysavannah.org.
The 2023 Earth Day
Savannah theme is “Our Fu
ture is Bright’’ to educate and
engage the public on the clean
energy goals of the 100% Sa
vannah Plan. Passed in 2021
by Savannah City Council, the
100% Savannah Plan is work
ing toward meeting 100% of
community electricity needs
with renewable energy by
2035.
Under the canopy
of Daffin Park’s beautiful live
oaks, residents who attend
2023 Earth Day Savannah
will connect with community
organizations and learn more
about local efforts to increase
our resilience to natural disas
ters, meet the needs of every
one in our community, and
conserve natural resources for
future generations. This fami
ly-friendly event will include
live performances, educational
activities and exhibitions, and
food trucks.
“We intend to shine
light on what sustainable liv
ing looks like and how it can
benefit you,’’ said Clean En
ergy Program Manager Alicia
Brown. “Often, conversations
about sustainability focus on
what we may have to give up,
instead of what we will gain,
or they emphasize how far we
must go instead of how far
we’ve come. The goal for Earth
Day 2023 is to show the pub
lic that our future is bright, and
that the actions we must take
together will ultimately lead to
a healthier, more prosperous,
more equitable community.’’
Since 2000, Earth
Day Savannah has been Sa
vannah’s largest environmen
tal event of the year and has
become one of the largest ed
ucational events in conjunction
with Earth Day in Georgia.
“Earth Day Savannah
is where our whole communi
ty can come together to cele
brate the beautiful environment
of Coastal Georgia and learn
more about how we can be bet
ter neighbors to the planet and
each other,’’ said Denise Chee-
seman, the City of Savannah’s
Sustainability Project Manag
er. “Whether you’re exploring
placing solar panels on your
roof or simply looking for a
free, family-friendly Friday
evening, we look forward to
welcoming you to Daffin Park
on the 21st.’’
Earth Day Savannah
is hosted by the City of Savan
nah Office of Sustainability,
with support from the Savan
nah Chatham Sustainability
Coalition, Pratt Industries - Re
cycling Division, and other lo
cal business sponsors.
For further information please contact
Bishop Willie Ferrell at (9121667-8660
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Savannah Children’s Museum to Host Bug Fest
Savannah Children’s
Museum invites the public to
attend Bug Fest, the annual
family-friendly celebration
buzzing with bug-themed
crafts, activities, and work
shops. The event will be held
Saturday, April 22nd from 10
am to 1 pm at Savannah Chil
dren’s Museum, 655 Louisville
Rd. Savannah, GA 31401.
“A favorite among
our visitors, our annual Bug
Fest explores the wonderful
world of bugs and insects. Sa
vannah Children’s Museum
transforms into a colorful land
of buzzy, squirmy and crawly
bug-eyed friends,’’ says Elis
abeth Chappell, Education
Specialist for Coastal Heritage
Society. “Educational and en
gaging activities exploring the
world of these tiny creatures
embrace lessons in science,
art, environmentalism, music
and much more! Whether you
think insects are creepy, pesky
or cute, you are sure to have a
really good day!’’
Savannah Children’s
Museum educators will also be
delivering exciting programs,
such as the eat-a-bug club, in
sect activities, and many other
creepy crawly programmings
throughout the day. We will
also have many community
partners providing bug-filled
fun throughout the day!
Admission to Bug
Fest is included in the cost of
regular admission to Savannah
Children’s Museum, $10 for
all guests 18 months and older.
This event is FREE for Coast
al Heritage Society members.
Purchase your SCM admission
tickets online now on our web
site at https://bit.ly/3FWp2e7!
SCAD Savannah Film Festival named to
MovieMaker’s 50 Film Festivals Worth the
Entry Fee in 2023
Savannah College
of Art and Design (SCAD)
has been named one of Mov
ieMaker’s 50 Film Festivals
Worth the Entry Fee in 2023,
celebrating festivals that serve
moviemakers and audiences in
some of the best destinations in
the world.
The SCAD Savannah
Film Festival is the largest uni
versity-run him festival in the
world. The eight-day festival
celebrates cinematic creativ
ity from both award-winning
professionals and emerging
student filmmakers. Each year,
more than 63,000 people at
tend the eight-day festival,
which hosts a wide variety of
feature-length and short-form
competition him screenings,
special screenings, workshops,
and panels. The 26th annual
festival will be held October
21-28
"SCAD is one of the
preeminent festivals in the
country for its exquisite lo
cation, impeccable lineup of
award-season contenders, and
outstanding guest lists, year af
ter year. But what we love most
about it is how it gives SCAD
students the chance to learn
about independent him and big
Hollywood productions direct
ly from some of the sharpest
people in the industry, who al
ways use their time in Savan
nah to stop, take stock, and im
part what they've learned with
humility and common-sense
cool. This is a festival about
learning and loving films, not
just Oscar campaigns. And we
love the enthusiastic turnout
from the Savannah commu
nity,’’ said MovieMaker edi-
tor-in-chief Tim Molloy.
MovieMaker, a lead
ing him magazine and website
based in Los Angeles, compiles
its annual list based on surveys,
filmmaker testimonials, and
visits to festivals, among oth
er factors. Key considerations
include how much assistance
a festival provides to traveling
filmmakers; recent premieres
at the festival; opportunities
to meet distributors, fans, fel
low filmmakers and press; and
whether festivals are Acade
my-qualifying.
“With the him world
in a state of constant change in
recent years, festivals are more
important than ever to help au
diences and distributors find
new dims, and to remind all of
us why we devote so much of
our lives to making and loving
movies,’’ said Molloy. “The
festivals on this list work in
credibly hard to make it feel
effortless.’’
To read the article
please visit:
https://www.mo vie maker.
com/50-film-festival-worth-
entry-fee-2023/
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