Bills on the Ballot: What are you voting for?

Bills on the Ballot: What are you voting for?

By The National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Date and time

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 · 6 - 8pm EDT

Location

Center for Civil and Human Rights

100 Ivan Allen Junior Boulevard Northwest Atlanta, GA 30313

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Description

Moderated by the Honorable Cassandra Kirk, BILLS ON THE BALLOT, What are you voting for? is the second part of our Beloved Community: Civic Engagement series. This community discussion will focus on the upcoming legislative bills we will vote on this November.

Legislative bills include:

  • Safe Harbor Amendment - Discussion with Sen. Elena Catherine Parent and Sen. Joshua Robert McKoon

  • Opportunity School District - Discussion with Rep. Valencia Stovall and Janet Kisbaugh, JD

  • Judicial Qualifications - Discussion with Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver and Ms. Patrise M. Perkins-Hooker, Fulton County Attorney's Office

  • City of South Fulton - Discussion with State Representative for District 62 LaDawn Blackett Jones and Sen. Vincent Fort

Objectives of this community discussion:

  • To have an informative bipartisan conversation with the public on the bills that have a direct influence in their communities

  • To emphasize the importance of participating in the political process

  • To present actual language that will be seen on the ballot

This event is in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Atlanta-Fulton County.



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Visitors will be immersed in an interactive story-telling experience in each of its exhibits. The facilities will also serve as a hub for ongoing dialogue — attracting world-renowned speakers and artists who work on a variety of human rights topics. For more information, visit www.civilandhumanrights.org.

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