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Southern Poverty Law Center organizer tells Anniston council she will mobilize voters and develop youth council
Summary
Latanya Tinsley, a community organizer with the Southern Poverty Law Center, told the council she will work on democracy and voting-rights outreach, anti-poverty work and development of a youth council; she said she has spoken with local partners and provided contact information for follow-up.
At the public‑comment portion of the Anniston City Council meeting, Latanya Tinsley identified herself as a community organizer with the Southern Poverty Law Center and outlined plans for local outreach.
“My name is Latanya Tinsley. I work with Southern Poverty Law Center as a, community organizer,” she told the council, adding she would be mobilizing the community on democracy and voting rights, conducting education and outreach and working on anti‑poverty efforts. She said she has spoken with local partners about developing a youth council for the school system and provided an address in Montgomery for contact.
Mayor Smith and members of the council invited follow‑up: the mayor said the city already has a youth council and offered to meet with Tinsley to discuss details. Council members also responded to earlier remarks about a local fire by encouraging donations and coordinating assistance through the fire department.
The council did not record further formal action on the community‑organizing proposals during the public meeting excerpt in the transcript.
