A controversial education advocacy group is encouraging metro Atlantans to get involved in local politics

Georgia residents listen to Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Discovich and former U.S. Senator Kelly Leoffler speak at a Gwinnett County town hall on Nov. 13. (Juma Sei/WABE)

Earlier this month, Wykeisha Howe left her home in southwest Atlanta to attend a town hall in Gwinnett County hosted by the group Moms for Liberty. 

Moms for Liberty is a parents’ rights organization founded by some women in Florida who were upset about COVID-19 safety measures.

Since then, the group has expanded its agenda to undercut inclusive curriculum that centers race and gender identity. In some Florida school districts, they have even gotten books banned from classrooms.