--- title: HR 1010. Rustin/Lorde Community Breakfast; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1010 cite_as: HR 1010, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1010 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1010.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1010/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72188 date: 2026-01-13 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1009.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1011.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1010.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1010 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-01-13 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Park Cannon - Al Williams - Imani Barnes - Dewey McClain text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1010/2025 upstream_id: 2074020 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - community recognition - civil rights history - Atlanta events - legislative resolutions --- # HR 1010. Rustin/Lorde Community Breakfast; recognize ## Text House Resolution 1010 By: Representatives Cannon of the 58th, Williams of the 168th, Barnes of the 86th, and McClain of the 109th A RESOLUTION Recognizing the Rustin/Lorde Community Breakfast; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, The Southern Unity Movement Inc. proudly announces the 25th annual Rustin/Lorde Community Breakfast on January 19, 2026, at 9 a.m. at the Loudermilk Conference Center in Atlanta; and WHEREAS, the event brings together community members to celebrate and advance the values of inclusion, justice, and activism inspired by civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, architect of the 1963 March on Washington, and Audre Lorde, feminist, poet, and equal rights activist; and WHEREAS, founded in January 2002, the Rustin/Lorde Breakfast has become a cornerstone event, offering attendees a unique opportunity before participating in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day March; and WHEREAS, the breakfast aims to provide a platform for attendees to connect and share experiences, educate communities about ongoing issues of inequality as well as the lives and contributions of Bayard Rustin, Audre Lorde, and other activists, and enhances mutual support and continued learning among participants working for social justice; and WHEREAS, this year's event is hosted by Lisa Cunningham, Executive Vice President at the Black Women's Health Imperative, and will feature two keynote speakers: Alexis Pauline Gumbs, author of Survival is a Promise: the Eternal Life of Audre Lorde, and Marcus Lee, Assistant Professor at Princeton University known for his work on Black and LGBTQ+ histories; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this outstanding community event be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize the Rustin/Lorde Community Breakfast and The Southern Unity Movement Inc. for their innumerable contributions to inclusion, justice, and activism in the State of Georgia. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to The Southern Unity Movement Inc., the public, and the press. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution formally recognizes the 25th annual Rustin/Lorde Community Breakfast, an Atlanta event held ahead of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day March, and its organizer, The Southern Unity Movement Inc. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors the Rustin/Lorde Community Breakfast, an annual event organized by The Southern Unity Movement Inc. that takes place in Atlanta before the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day March. The 2026 event marks the breakfast's 25th year and is scheduled for January 19 at the Loudermilk Conference Center. The resolution describes the breakfast's history, noting it began in January 2002 and honors civil rights figures Bayard Rustin and Audre Lorde. It also names this year's host and keynote speakers. The resolution does not change any Georgia law; it simply states the House's recognition of the event and its organizers, and directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the organization, the public, and the press. ### What it does - Formally recognizes the Rustin/Lorde Community Breakfast and The Southern Unity Movement Inc. on behalf of the Georgia House of Representatives. - States the House's appreciation for the event's contributions to inclusion, justice, and activism in Georgia. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the organization, the public, and the press. ### Who it affects The Southern Unity Movement Inc. and organizers and attendees of the Rustin/Lorde Community Breakfast are named directly. The resolution also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who is tasked with distributing copies of the document. ### Why it matters This is a ceremonial resolution rather than a change in law, so it creates no new rules, funding, or penalties. Its practical effect is public acknowledgment: an official record praising the event and directing that copies be shared with the organizers, public, and press. ### Key provisions - The resolution recites the history and purpose of the Rustin/Lorde Community Breakfast, founded in January 2002. - The resolved clause formally recognizes the event and The Southern Unity Movement Inc. for their contributions to inclusion, justice, and activism in Georgia. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the organization, the public, and the press. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-01-13) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-01-13) - Sponsors: Park Cannon, Al Williams, Imani Barnes, Dewey McClain - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72188 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1010.md?full=1