For the last few weeks East Cobb and Roswell residents have been gathering in front of the Trader Joe’s at Pine Straw Plaza—where anti-Trump protests took place this summer—”to bring the resistance to their own neighborhood corner” on a regular basis.
The group calls itself “The Dissenters,” and they meet every Saturday from 8-10 a.m. at the Johnson Ferry-Roswell intersection in what’s being called the “Community Coffee and Protest” initiative. Organizers provide free coffee and donuts as participants “engage in community building and peaceful advocacy on rotating weekly themes.”
The group was formed by four women who met on their neighborhood corner with coffee and donuts, as well as political signs.
“We believe real change starts with neighbors who know each other’s names and show up for each other consistently,” said East Cobb resident, Jennifer Schwert, founder of Community Coffee and Protest, in a release the group sent out this week.
“Big rallies are important, but sustainable change happens when you build genuine community networks at the local level.”
East Cobb News has left a message seeking more specific information about what “The Dissenters” are dissenting about, how they define what they call “the resistance,” and how many people have turned out for their events thus far.
Schwert said on the group’s website that she got the idea to do something after the 2024 elections, and had around 200 names of “women and LGBTQIA+ people across metro Atlanta—all of us furious, all of us ready to fight back” but not sure how to proceed.
Based on previous gatherings, their events favor advocacy of politically liberal positions on such issues as immigration and gun control and opposition to Trump Administration actions.
“Last week, community members who are DACA recipients approached the group to express gratitude for neighbors taking a public stand on issues affecting local families and lives,” the release said.
[DACA means Deferred Action for Childhood Arrrivals, who are the children of illegal immigrants but who have generally been granted a reprieve from deportation.]
“The initiative is intentionally unaffiliated with any political organization, focusing instead on building grassroots community networks that can respond to local needs and concerns.”
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I want to know what they are resisting. Law and order? Public safety? Common sense government? Families? Fun? End to conflicts? Happiness? Morality? I really want to know what is so awful right now.
I can’t stand the guy, and I disagree with Trump on most things, especially his left-wing economics, but I would imagine that being around this crowd would quickly trigger my gag reflex.
These people have a narrow and predictable agenda. No surprises here. Nobody cares.
Since East Cobb News found this important news to report, I look forward reading to a follow up report highlighting what this group has accomplished.
Everyone of those people needs to see a therapist. They would pick your pocket given the chance and would gaslight you forever. It’s a chick thing. PMS?
I do not understand why they are all worked up about illegal immigration. There are so many other issues they could have chosen to protest. How about all the foreign wars we’re involved in?
Presumably, some of these ladies are moms, and have children, some of whom may be in the military. They’re OK with their kids coming home in body bags?
And yet, no signs protesting the US involvement in bombing Iran, Ukraine, and it looks like Venezuela is next.
What are the foreign wars be are involved in.. none! Why would you post a lie?
Good for them! I support them. Many people in East Cobb and Roswell, liberals and conservatives alike, are sick of this high-stress train wreck called the Trump administration. We don’t want or need to support billionaire’s interests at the expense of everyone else.