04-20-2021, 09:09 PM
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/loc...9001a618ad
And this is the PERFECT opportunity for Kemp to realign himself with the Trumpies before they bury him.
An outspoken group of Georgia's faith-based leaders are calling on a boycott of The Home Depot, they announced on Tuesday. It is the first formal boycott called after weeks of attempted engagement and discussion, they said.
The group, representing more than 1,000 churches across the state, said the boycott stems from the controversial voting law signed by Gov. Brian Kemp last month.
Over the last month, in an effort to create dialog, a united coalition of faith-based leaders has been in constant communication with corporate leaders around the state "in hopes of shining a light on the actual facts and repercussions of this new law," they said in a statement. They said the results "have seen corporate activism unseen in decades."
They initially called a statewide boycott of major corporations, however, once the discussions began with corporate leaders and executives from across the state, they put that on hold when Coca-Cola officials initiated a virtual meeting with everyone.
The group organizing the boycott said The Home Depot, headquartered in Atlanta, "chose not to attend the meeting, ignored a series of follow-up requests, and has failed to speak publicly on the new law."
Gov. Kemp called a news conference less than an hour after the call that his office said "will highlight his opposition to the job-killing Home Depot boycott and his support for Georgia jobs."
"This insanity needs to stop. The people that are pushing this, that are profiting off of it, like Stacey Abrams and others, are now trying to have it both ways," Kemp said. "There is a political agenda here and it all leads back to Washington DC."
And this is the PERFECT opportunity for Kemp to realign himself with the Trumpies before they bury him.
An outspoken group of Georgia's faith-based leaders are calling on a boycott of The Home Depot, they announced on Tuesday. It is the first formal boycott called after weeks of attempted engagement and discussion, they said.
The group, representing more than 1,000 churches across the state, said the boycott stems from the controversial voting law signed by Gov. Brian Kemp last month.
Over the last month, in an effort to create dialog, a united coalition of faith-based leaders has been in constant communication with corporate leaders around the state "in hopes of shining a light on the actual facts and repercussions of this new law," they said in a statement. They said the results "have seen corporate activism unseen in decades."
They initially called a statewide boycott of major corporations, however, once the discussions began with corporate leaders and executives from across the state, they put that on hold when Coca-Cola officials initiated a virtual meeting with everyone.
The group organizing the boycott said The Home Depot, headquartered in Atlanta, "chose not to attend the meeting, ignored a series of follow-up requests, and has failed to speak publicly on the new law."
Gov. Kemp called a news conference less than an hour after the call that his office said "will highlight his opposition to the job-killing Home Depot boycott and his support for Georgia jobs."
"This insanity needs to stop. The people that are pushing this, that are profiting off of it, like Stacey Abrams and others, are now trying to have it both ways," Kemp said. "There is a political agenda here and it all leads back to Washington DC."