With more than three dozen community partners registered to host community conversations, the calendar of these discussions is ever growing. Check back daily and follow the hashtag #OfftheWallATL to see the latest schedule of Community Conversations.
Atlanta Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Community Conversation
This conversation is not open to the public.
Ebenezer Baptist Church Social Justice Ministry
This conversation is open to the public. -Space Limited
Topic: We plan to discuss the four pillars of our social justice platform, which are mass incarceration, voter suppression, poverty and education. Our emphasis will be on the intersections of all four and the imperative of people of faith to move from charity to justice.
Spelman College - Bonner Office of Civic Engagement Community Conversation
During this conversation we plan to discuss the pros and cons of community redevelopment which include: affordable housing, quality schools, civic responsibility and opportunities for engagement.
Partners for HOME Community Conversation
This conversation is open to the public.
Topic: Racial disparities in homelessness in Atlanta
http://www.partnersforhome.org
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/racial-disparity-in-homelessness-tickets-49425510031?aff=efbeventtix
Anti-Defamation League Community Conversation
This conversation is not open to the public.
The Alliance Theatre Community Conversation
This conversation is open to the public. RSVP via email: [email protected].
We will discuss theaters role in the civil rights movement and theaters role as a social change organization.
Foundation Center Community Conversation
This conversation is open to the public.
Topic: What might our communities look like if we didn’t have to struggle for justice? What does liberation/freedom look like for our communities? Foundation Center is creating space for the visualization of communities on the other side of oppression. Join our community conversation to identify the role of art and artists in the reflection of the times as well as its ability to point to a future that dares to see the world differently than now.
RSVP link for Conversation: https://grantspace.org/training/2018-08-29-off-the-wall-atlantas-civil-rights-journey-through-an-artist-lens/
Communities in Schools Atlanta Community Conversation
This conversation is open to the public. The topic of the conversation will be "Poverty’s Effect on Public Education."
Georgia Equality Community Conversation
This conversation is not open to the public.
*Note, this event was rescheduled from August 2nd to August 28th.
Institute for Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Georgia State University Community Conversation
This conversation is open to the public.
Location: 25 Park Place, College of Arts and Sciences Events Center, Room 223 (2nd floor), Georgia State University, Atlanta, GEORGIA 30303 USA.
Topics will include: reproductive justice, immigration, mass incarceration, LGBTQ communities, community education and mobilization, intersectionality, coalition building.
Description: Participants will include representatives from: Institute for Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Georgia State University Faces of Feminism, Georgia State University The Counter Narrative Project SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW Feminist Women's Health Center Women on the Rise
Integrity Transformations Community Development Corporation
This conversation is open to the public. Location: 261 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd., NW, Atlanta, GA 30314 United States.
Call this number to RSVP: 404-458-6413
Topic of discussion: Workforce Development, Social Services to Westside residents in need.
HERCULES Exposome Research Center Community Conversation
This conversation is open to the public.
Topic: This conversation is with community organizers and residents of environmental justice communities. These are communities in Atlanta who have been disproportionately impacted by flooding, water and air pollution, waste disposal, etc. Our conversation seeks to raise awareness about environmental justice as a social justice and civil rights issue. This conversation is co-hosted by Emory’s HERCULES Exposome Research Center, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance, Center for Sustainable Communities, Peoplestown Revitalization Corporation and other concerned residents.
RSVP link for Conversation: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/off-the-wall-community-conversation-on-environmental-justice-tickets-49187951487
Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR)
This conversation is not open to the public.
The Social Justice Cafe for Girls
This conversation is open to the public.
Location: Cupcakerie Bakery Room Community Room, 2781 Main Street, East Point, Ga 30344 United States
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-social-justice-cafe-for-girls-mixer-tickets-47659652303?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
The Social Justice Café for Girls will talk about its recent trip to Guatemala and our Social Impact Agenda. The conversation will focus on social justice work that the girls recently engaged in to bridge the gap between youth in the US and those in San Pedro. The panel of girls will talk specifically about equality, sexuality, education, religion, and issues that impact girls in urban areas.
Maynard Jackson and Carver Cluster APS Stakeholders with FCS Community Conversation
This conversation is open to the public.
Topic: +/- of Gentrification and Diversity in the Maynard Jackson and Carver Clusters of schools
RSVP link for Conversation: https://www.facebook.com/events/287936085273056/
Latino Community Fund (LCF Georgia) Community Conversation
This conversation is not open to the public.
Partnership Against Domestic Violence Community Conversation
This conversation is open to the public.
Topics: The history of the battered women's movement in Georgia, where that movement is now, and how that reflects on social justice and equality for women
Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (GAIN) Community Conversation
This conversation is not open to the public.