Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams at the National Action Network Convention in New York in April. (Seth Wenig/AP)Stacey Abrams, the Democrat from Georgia who earned national attention after narrowly losing her bid for governor last year, is urging Hollywood not to abandon the state over its new and more restrictive abortion law. Instead, they are mobilizing a “#StayAndFight” coalition intent on encouraging Hollywood power brokers to put their financial heft behind political candidates and groups challenging the law. Film industry workers also are organizing against a potential boycott, forming #StayAndFightGeorgia and raising money for the American Civil Liberties Union’s legal challenge to the abortion law. [Presidential hopeful Eric Swalwell says CNN should consider leaving Georgia headquarters over abortion law]The Georgia law, signed last month by Republican Gov.

Source: Washington Post June 04, 2019 17:11 UTC