About.

The People's Budget Athens is modeled after the People's Budget LA. Inspired by the cities bravery and organization, we want to bring the same participatory budgeting process to our beautiful city. Read about our demands!

Established in 2020

We believe the disproportional and amoral spending in the Athens Clarke County Budget is not reflective of the citizens' desires. 

Our Mission

To advocate for the immediate investment into Athens's communities by reallocating police funds. 

Our Team

Imani Scott-Blackwell
she/they | Founder & Director 

Imani Scott-Blackwell is a Black, queer femme activist and community organizer committed to the sacred work of fighting for freedom based in Athens, GA. If you'd like to support her
Venmo: ximanix
Cashapp: $imaniarielle
Vanessa Raditz, MPH (center)
they/them | Volunteer & Coalition Coordinator
Vanessa is a community resilience organizer and Ph.D. student in Geography at UGA. Contact Vanessa to volunteer or sign-up as an organizational partner.
Broderick Flanigan
​he/him| | Volunteer and Coalition Coordinator 
Broderick Flanigan was born and raised in Athens, Ga. He believes we won’t receive true justice until we put people over profits, tax breaks, and balanced budgets.
“A cities budget is a moral document and determines where we place our values.” -Unknown
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To feed a man only makes him dependent on your charity. When government officials make policy with this in mind, we will see transformative change.
Partner with Us.
We envision People's Budget Athens as a coalition to bring together community organizations, faith leaders, parents, teachers, students, and our neighbors across Athens-Clarke County.

EMAIL US: PEOPLESBUDGETATHENS@GMAIL.COM