E-News from ABLE
Atlantans Building Leadership for Empowerment
 

 
ABLE will be sending out Weekly E-News with information on upcoming ABLE events and meetings, as well as events being sponsored by ABLE congregations and organizations.  This Weekly E-News includes information on the following events: 

·        Social Justice Forum on Re-Writing Georgia’s Juvenile Justice Code and Breaking the Cradle to Prison Pipeline at First Iconium Baptist Church on Tues. May 20 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm

•  ABLE Leadership Board Meeting at First Iconium Baptist Church on Tues. May  27 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm

·        National Commission on ICE Misconduct Public Hearing in the Blue Room of the Train Depot on Thurs. May 29 from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm

•  African American Leadership Conference in Detroit, Michigan from Thurs. June 12 at 11:00 am to Fri. June 13 at 4:00 pm.

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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
First Iconium Baptist Church
542 Moreland Avenue SE
Atlanta, GA 30316
(404) 627-1271

First Iconium Baptist Church and the Interfaith Children’s Movement will be co-sponsoring a Social Justice Forum on Re-Writing Georgia’s Juvenile Justice Code and Breaking the Cradle to Prison Pipeline. 

Panelists will include Elizabeth Reimels (Barton Child Law and Policy, Emory University), Attorney Leslie M. Gresham (JustGeorgia), Careatha Daniels (Chief Probation Officer, Fulton Juvenile Court), Rev. Sylvia C. Carroll (Second Iconium Church, Interfaith Children’s Movement), and Millie Munoz (Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta).

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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
First Iconium Baptist Church
542 Moreland Avenue SE
Atlanta, GA 30316
(404) 627-1271

The monthly meeting of the ABLE Leadership Board will include a presentation by Dwayne T. Patterson (Center for Community Change) on Community Values, which will frame our Faith in Democracy Conversation Training in June.

The Faith in Democracy Conversation has a twofold purpose: (1) To delve deeply into our faith, our experience, and our hope for connectedness and to confront what divides us.  By doing this we will unleash the energy that comes from practicing hope together in a powerful way through our organizations. (2) To galvanize a more powerful and effective constituency around our core teams.

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Thursday, May 29, 2008
10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Blue Room in the Train Depot
65 Martin Luther King Drive
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-3850

The National Commission on ICE Misconduct and Violations of 4^th Amendment Rights will have a Public Hearing in the Blue Room of the Train Depot (near Georgia State and Five Points Train Stations).

The hearing will examine the impact of recent ICE raids on workers, families, communities, and local economies.  Hear testimony from workers and families directly impacted by ICE enforcement. For more information or to submit written testimony contact Esther Lopez at elopez@ufcw.org .

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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
Marriott at the Renaissance Center
100 Renaissance Drive
Detroit, MI 48243
(313) 568-8000

The Gamaliel Foundation African American Leadership Commission will have their 2008 Conference on June 12-13 in Detroit, Michigan.  The theme of the conference is “Uniting for Power: Turning Our Learning Into Action”.

This conference will lift up and increase the ability of African American Clergy, Leaders and Organizers to organize and build organizations in their metropolitan regions to address issues of social justice.

The registration fee is $300 and includes hotel, meals, and training.  If you are interested in attending this conference, contact Sherita Edwards at Sherita@gamaliel.org .

For more information contact
Sherita Edwards at 678-271-7443 or
Ana Garcia-Ashley at 414-708-3777
or visit us online at www.gamaliel.org/able