Out of an abundance of caution and care for the needs and wants of our community, the 2020 Just Energy Summit (JES2020) is going virtual! To accommodate the virtual format, the new dates are September 28-October 2. Summit programming will include virtual workshops, arts and culture showcases, and smaller unstructured "un-conference" sessions. Ideas are also…
Theater Emory and Theater Studies will host "Equitable Dinners: Setting the Table for Racial Equity," a virtual conversation about racial equity and voting rights. Produced by Out of Hand Theater the evening will begin with a play written by Paris Crayton III designed to illuminate racial equity issues centered around voting and launch a conversation on racial…
The Partnership for Southern Equity has worked for ten years to lead and facilitate conversations and advocacy around issues related to equity in the American South and beyond. This webinar will highlight the organization’s work and strategies aimed at centering conversations around equity as well as focusing civic leadership on ways Metro Atlanta can grow…
Whether it's 1619, 1776, or 1831, the foundation of the United States was built on the injustices of stolen land and slavery; inequities that continue to shape our national identity. It is time to build a new foundation! If 2020 has given us anything besides COVID-19, it’s an opportunity to call out systemic racism, reflect…
The design of a city can either foster inclusion or exclusion. As we've seen through The Color of Law, government policy has fostered exclusion, and we still see many impacts of these policies on Atlanta today. Atlanta City Design calls on us to create a city designed for everyone: as we grow as a city,…
EcoWorks' annual event continues in the tradition of centering community and justice in Detroit's sustainability movement, this year with a new, virtual twist. Join us as we explore finding a path forward to long-term resilience with environmental justice activists, sustainable community champions, key local figures, and much, much more. EcoWorks 12th Annual *Not A* Breakfast…
More than six months into the COVID-19 crisis, it has become glaringly clear that the impacts of the pandemic are not felt equally by all. We may all be in the same storm, but we’re not in the same boat. Black, Latinx, and Native Americans bear an unequal burden in both the number of cases…
CCI Community Conversations focus on some of the incredible civic leaders in Atlanta who are inspiring people to take action, investing in homegrown solutions, and advocating for policy. They are #dointhework.