image

Fundraising Reception for Madam D.A. Fani Willis (Atlanta Judicial Circuit)

by The Movemakers
View Organisation Page

calendar

Monday, August 19, 2024

04:30PM - Monday, August 19, 2024 06:30PM

location

67 East Cermak Road • Hue Chicago • Chicago • IL

Summary

Hosted by

Joshua Mercer - Reginald Guy - Halleemah Nash - Jeff Osuji - Prentice Butler

Natasha Robinson - Kim Fox - Leonard Howard - Alexis Tucker - Eric Grant

Pamela Hill - Delores Williams - India Soliel


DONATIONS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED


 

Willis was born in Inglewood, California. Her father, John C. Floyd III, was a founder of a faction of the Black Panthers but grew disillusioned by the movement's infighting. When Willis was in the first grade, her family moved to Washington, D.C., where her father practiced law as a criminal defense attorney. Her parents divorced and her mother eventually moved back to California. Willis mostly stayed with her father. She graduated from Regina High School, in Maryland, an all-girls Catholic High School that closed in 1989. Willis studied political science at Howard University, graduating cum laude in 1993, then moved to Atlanta to attend Emory University School of Law, graduating in 1996 with a Juris Doctor.

On February 10, 2021, Willis launched a criminal investigation into Donald Trump's attempts to influence Georgia election officials—including the governor, the attorney general, and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger via a telephone call—to "find" enough votes to override Joe Biden's win in that state and thus undo Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election. In January 2022, she requested a special grand jury to consider charges of election interference by Trump and his allies. In May, a 26-member special grand jury was given investigative authority and subpoena power and tasked with submitting a report to the judge and Willis on whether a crime was committed.

Willis sent target letters to people being investigated related to the fake electors plot. These include two Republican officials—State Senator Brandon Beach and David Shafer, chairman of the Georgia Republican Party. —and the 16 people who falsely presented themselves as electors. She also sent a target letter to State Senator Burt Jones, but then a judge ruled she could not target Jones due to a conflict of interest which was created by Willis hosting a fundraiser for the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor.

After hearing from 75 witnesses—including former US Senator Kelly Loeffler, former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, and possibly Sidney Powell —the special grand jury completed its work and was dissolved on January 9, 2023. On February 16, following a judge's order, parts of the report were released.

Willis's office indicted Trump and 18 others on 41 charges on August 14, 2023, including 13 charges against Trump. In 2024, Judge Scott McAfee quashed 6 charges, including 3 against Trump, while giving prosecutors the option to refile these charges. 

On January 8, 2024, a defendant filed a pre-trial motion to dismiss the indictment and disqualify Willis and her office from prosecuting the RICO case against them due to Willis having a conflict of interest related to her personal relationship with lead prosecutor Nathan Wade. On February 15, 2024, Judge Scott F. McAfee started an evidentiary hearing where he subsequently ruled on March 15, 2024, that either Willis - along with her office - or Wade must leave the case, because their relationship brought about a "significant appearance of impropriety". He found no conflict of interest as there was insufficient evidence Willis had benefited financially. Based on the Judge's ruling, Nathan Wade resigned from the case a few hours later in order "...to move this case forward as quickly as possible." In May 2024, the Georgia Court of Appeals agreed to hear an appeal to the ruling, revisiting whether Willis may be allowed to stay on the case. Atlanta gang indictments In May 2022, Willis' office indicted Young Thug for 56 counts of gang-related crimes under Georgia's RICO statute and felony charges for possession of illicit firearms and drugs that were allegedly discovered after a search warrant was executed. The rapper has been held in Cobb County jail since his arrest.The trial began on November 27, 2023.

SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fani_Willis

 

Hosted by

Joshua Mercer - Reginald Guy - Halleemah Nash - Jeff Osuji - Prentice Butler

Natasha Robinson - Kim Fox - Leonard Howard - Alexis Tucker - Eric Grant

Pamela Hill - Delores Williams - India Soliel 


DONATIONS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED


Willis was born in Inglewood, California. Her father, John C. Floyd III, was a founder of a faction of the Black Panthers but grew disillusioned by the movement's infighting. When Willis was in the first grade, her family moved to Washington, D.C., where her father practiced law as a criminal defense attorney. Her parents divorced and her mother eventually moved back to California. Willis mostly stayed with her father. She graduated from Regina High School, in Maryland, an all-girls Catholic High School that closed in 1989. Willis studied political science at Howard University, graduating cum laude in 1993, then moved to Atlanta to attend Emory University School of Law, graduating in 1996 with a Juris Doctor.

On February 10, 2021, Willis launched a criminal investigation into Donald Trump's attempts to influence Georgia election officials—including the governor, the attorney general, and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger via a telephone call—to "find" enough votes to override Joe Biden's win in that state and thus undo Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election. In January 2022, she requested a special grand jury to consider charges of election interference by Trump and his allies. In May, a 26-member special grand jury was given investigative authority and subpoena power and tasked with submitting a report to the judge and Willis on whether a crime was committed.

Willis sent target letters to people being investigated related to the fake electors plot. These include two Republican officials—State Senator Brandon Beach and David Shafer, chairman of the Georgia Republican Party. —and the 16 people who falsely presented themselves as electors. She also sent a target letter to State Senator Burt Jones, but then a judge ruled she could not target Jones due to a conflict of interest which was created by Willis hosting a fundraiser for the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor.

After hearing from 75 witnesses—including former US Senator Kelly Loeffler, former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, and possibly Sidney Powell —the special grand jury completed its work and was dissolved on January 9, 2023. On February 16, following a judge's order, parts of the report were released.

Willis's office indicted Trump and 18 others on 41 charges on August 14, 2023, including 13 charges against Trump. In 2024, Judge Scott McAfee quashed 6 charges, including 3 against Trump, while giving prosecutors the option to refile these charges. 

On January 8, 2024, a defendant filed a pre-trial motion to dismiss the indictment and disqualify Willis and her office from prosecuting the RICO case against them due to Willis having a conflict of interest related to her personal relationship with lead prosecutor Nathan Wade. On February 15, 2024, Judge Scott F. McAfee started an evidentiary hearing where he subsequently ruled on March 15, 2024, that either Willis - along with her office - or Wade must leave the case, because their relationship brought about a "significant appearance of impropriety". He found no conflict of interest as there was insufficient evidence Willis had benefited financially. Based on the Judge's ruling, Nathan Wade resigned from the case a few hours later in order "...to move this case forward as quickly as possible." In May 2024, the Georgia Court of Appeals agreed to hear an appeal to the ruling, revisiting whether Willis may be allowed to stay on the case. Atlanta gang indictments In May 2022, Willis' office indicted Young Thug for 56 counts of gang-related crimes under Georgia's RICO statute and felony charges for possession of illicit firearms and drugs that were allegedly discovered after a search warrant was executed. The rapper has been held in Cobb County jail since his arrest.The trial began on November 27, 2023.

SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fani_Willis

When & Where

calendar

Monday, August 19, 2024

04:30PM - 06:30PM

location

67 East Cermak Road • Hue Chicago • Chicago

Get Tickets

Buy now

Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

Categories

More events in this area

Social Club Saturdays

Saturday, December 28, 2024

10:00PM - 03:00AM

Era Social Club • Chicago

Social Club Fridays

Friday, December 27, 2024

10:00PM - 02:00AM

Era Social Club • Chicago

Social Club Saturdays

Saturday, December 21, 2024

10:00PM - 03:00AM

Era Social Club • Chicago

Addicted to Champagne Volume 2

Saturday, November 30, 2024

09:00PM - 02:00AM

House of Blues Chicago • Chicago

Social Club Fridays

Friday, December 20, 2024

10:00PM - 02:00AM

Era Social Club • Chicago

Social Club Saturdays

Saturday, December 14, 2024

10:00PM - 03:00AM

Era Social Club • Chicago

Social Club Fridays

Friday, December 13, 2024

10:00PM - 02:00AM

Era Social Club • Chicago

Single Christians Ugly Sweater Holiday Party

Saturday, December 14, 2024

06:00PM - 10:00PM

Prāzbar • Chicago

312 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY MARKET

Saturday, December 14, 2024

12:00PM - 04:00PM

Columbus (Christopher) Park • Chicago

7 Course Dinner Fundaiser @ Hubbard Inn

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

06:45PM - 08:45PM

110 W. Hubbard St • Chicago

90s/2000s Christian & Gospel Prāz-Party @Prazbar

Saturday, December 07, 2024

07:00PM - 09:00PM

Prāzbar • Chicago

Harvesting Success: Strategies for Ending the Year Strong

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

05:30PM - 07:30PM

233 S Wacker Dr • Chicago

The North Lawndale Racial Justice Ride

Monday, January 20, 2025

10:00AM - 12:00AM

Lawndale Christian Fitness Center • Chicago

Whispers In The Dark - 2000's R&B Party (Black Wednesday)

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

09:00PM - 01:00AM

Hue Chicago • Chicago

NATURAL HAIR FEST CHICAGO

Sunday, January 19, 2025

10:00AM - 06:00PM

Courtyard Chicago Downtown/Magnificent Mile • Chicago

Black & Gold: Chicagoland Alphas 118th Founders Day Celebration

Wednesday, December 04, 2024

07:06AM - 02:00AM

Hue Chicago • Chicago

Black Friday: Wealth Symposium

Friday, November 29, 2024

11:00AM - 03:00PM

Harold Washington Cultural Center • Chicago

Social Club Saturdays

Saturday, December 07, 2024

10:00PM - 03:00AM

Era Social Club • Chicago

Social Club Fridays

Friday, December 06, 2024

10:00PM - 02:00AM

Era Social Club • Chicago

Social Club Saturdays

Saturday, November 30, 2024

10:00PM - 03:00AM

Era Social Club • Chicago

Social Club Fridays

Friday, November 29, 2024

10:00PM - 02:00AM

Era Social Club • Chicago

Queensgiving Weekend 2024

Saturday, November 30, 2024

01:00PM - 12:00PM

754 E 77th St • Chicago

Homie Lover Friends, The Mostly R&B Party

Saturday, December 07, 2024

10:00PM - 02:30AM

The Sinclair • Chicago

312 Music Awards 2025

Sunday, March 09, 2025

05:00PM - 09:00PM

The Kehrein Center For The Arts • Chicago

General Membership Meeting

Thursday, December 05, 2024

06:00PM - 08:00PM

Power Rogers, LLP • Chicago

E-CADEMY Open House

Saturday, December 14, 2024

11:00AM - 01:00PM

Holy Angels Catholic School • Chicago

Small Business Saturday Networking Event and Toy Drive

Saturday, November 30, 2024

03:00PM - 05:30PM

65 E Garfield Blvd • Chicago

BORA VODKA HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

07:00PM - 11:00PM

The Park Supper Club • Chicago

THEE XO EXPERIENCE

Sunday, December 08, 2024

09:00PM - 02:00AM

Storyville Chicago • Chicago

Homie Lover Friends Giving , The Holiday R&B Party

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

10:00PM - 04:00AM

Never Have I Ever • Chicago

SKATE JAM 2024: SKATE AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

10:30PM - 01:30AM

The Rink • Chicago

The Other Grammys: Brims Bourbon and Brunch

Saturday, February 01, 2025

11:00AM - 02:00PM

2226 E 71st St • Chicago

DRB 3rd Annual Holiday Bowling Party

Saturday, December 14, 2024

03:30PM - 09:00PM

Seven Ten Social • Chicago

2nd Annual Customer/Family Appreciation Skating Party

Saturday, December 21, 2024

12:00PM - 03:00PM

MLK Skating Rink • Chicago

Friendsmas Pajama Party

Saturday, December 07, 2024

06:00PM - 10:00PM

The Dime • Chicago

The Ugly Sweater Kwanzaa Crawl

Saturday, December 14, 2024

11:00AM - 08:00PM

VU Rooftop Bar • Chicago

Da Book Joint x Stoviink Creatives Present: Pen & Paper: A Joint Creative Grand Opening

Sunday, December 01, 2024

12:00PM - 06:00PM

6900 S Stony Island Ave • Chicago

Blacktopia Beauty of Blackness Gala

Saturday, March 22, 2025

06:00PM - 10:00PM

Venue West • Chicago

Community Receivership & Forfeiture Training 7.0

Monday, December 02, 2024

09:00AM - 03:00PM

East-West University • Chicago

FLA's 10 Year Anniversary PLAYLA Celebration

Monday, December 30, 2024

07:00PM - 11:00PM

South Shore Cultural Center • Chicago

Girls Entrepreneur Expo

Saturday, March 08, 2025

12:00PM - 05:00PM

Breakthrough FamilyPlex • Chicago

Chicago Culture Ball 2025

Saturday, March 01, 2025

07:30PM - 12:00AM

WildmanBT • Chicago

A Night at the Theater with UIU Chicago: Leroy & Lucy

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

07:00PM - 09:00PM

Steppenwolf Theater • Chicago

Just Golden Network

Thursday, December 19, 2024

06:00PM - 08:00PM

3520 S Morgan St • Chicago

Mogul Season: A Holiday Open House

Friday, December 13, 2024

06:00PM - 09:00PM

6055 S Wentworth Ave • Chicago

Building the Table (Pt. 4): Celebrating Culture in Policy, Advocacy, and Social Justice

Sunday, December 15, 2024

03:00PM - 05:00PM

Nobody's Darling • Chicago

FIRST SUNDAY: 1 Year Anniversary

Sunday, December 01, 2024

06:00PM - 11:00PM

Lacuna Lofts • Chicago

BLACK WEDNESDAY

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

10:00PM - 04:00AM

Azul • Chicago

Whats Funny Comedy Live presents Comedy House Series

Friday, December 06, 2024

07:30PM - 12:00AM

Bellagio 223 • Chicago

THE BIG GAME: OSU vs. Michigan 2024

Saturday, November 30, 2024

11:00AM - 03:00PM

Jerk Villa Bar & Grill • Chicago

The Set: Live DJ Mix & Content Party

Saturday, December 07, 2024

08:00PM - 01:00AM

4025 S Western Blvd • Chicago

BLACKOUT WEDNESDAY

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

10:00PM - 02:00AM

Deadbolt • Chicago

SpelHouse Christmas Karaoke Holiday Party

Thursday, December 12, 2024

05:00PM - 10:00PM

Hue Chicago • Chicago

Barrister's Holiday Soirée

Thursday, December 12, 2024

05:30PM - 11:00PM

The Penthouse Hyde Park • Chicago

Black Ownership Ball

Friday, December 13, 2024

07:00PM - 10:00PM

The Sinclair Chicago Event Venue • Chicago

Black Ownership Ball- Sponsors & Inductees

Friday, December 13, 2024

07:00PM - 10:00PM

The Sinclair Chicago Event Venue • Chicago

The Countdown 2025! New Years Eve Event @ Hue!

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

09:00PM - 02:00AM

Hue Chicago • Chicago

IMPACT Alumni Association Holiday Mixer

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

05:00PM - 08:00PM

The Arts of Life • Chicago

Talent is Ubiquitous, so is Holiday Cheer! The Academy Group Holiday Party

Thursday, December 12, 2024

06:00PM - 09:00PM

The Academy Group Headquarters • Chicago

Chicago Real Estate Meet up

Saturday, December 21, 2024

12:00PM - 03:00PM

Williams Inn Pizza & Sports Par • Chicago

Matt Forté & Damon Williams - Stand Up Against Youth Gun Violence

Thursday, December 05, 2024

07:00PM - 09:00PM

Laugh Factory • Chicago

BLACC Community Mixer

Thursday, December 12, 2024

05:00PM - 08:00PM

MAHARI RESTAURANT • Chicago