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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL EVENT—Book Festival of the MJCCA
DESCRIPTION:Book Festival of the MJCCA: In Your Living Room \nThe virtual Book Festival of the MJCCA begins October 13\, and continues through December 2\, 2020. \nFor twenty-eight years\, the Book Festival of the MJCCA has provided an exciting lineup of the year’s most exceptional authors\, celebrities\, and influencers. Although this year’s festival will be held virtually\, more than 30 authors will discuss their latest works. Featured authors include Arthur Blank\, Michael J. Fox\, and Ina Garten. \nSee the full festival schedule here. \nThe virtual Book Festival of the MJCCA is supported in part by a grant from Georgia Humanities. 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/book-festival-of-the-mjcca/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL EVENT—Ballot Access\, Voter Fraud\, and Voter Suppression
DESCRIPTION:Ballot Access\, Voter Fraud\, and Voter Suppression \nThe virtual panel discussion\, “Ballot Access\, Voter Fraud\, and Voter Suppression\,” hosted by the Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics at Georgia State University\, will discuss criticisms of the upcoming election in the United States\, focusing on such issues as ballot access (particularly in underrepresented communities)\, the evidence or lack thereof of voter fraud\, and how the locations of polling places and implementation of voting ID requirements can impact elections. This program will feature Enrijeta Shino\, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of North Florida; Thessalia Miravaki\, Assistant Professor in American Politics at Mississippi State University; and Andrea Young\, Executive Director of the ACLU of Georgia\, as part of the Blumenfeld Center’s “Ethics and the 2020 Elections” discussion series. This event is free and open to the public to attend\, but registration is required. \nThe “Ethics and the 2020 Elections” discussion series is supported in part by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/virtual-event-ballot-access-voter-fraud-and-voter-suppression/
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201017T110000
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SUMMARY:Founding Stories: Oral Histories of Grassroots Atlanta
DESCRIPTION:Founding Stories: Oral Histories of Grassroots Atlanta \nJoin Art Papers for Founding Stories: Oral Histories of Grassroots Atlanta\, a decade-by-decade series of virtual talks exploring the founding stories of a selection of Atlanta’s DIY and artist-run spaces. \nFounders of some of Atlanta’s most beloved and remembered spaces will discuss how these organizations came into existence. What were the conditions that led to the founding of the space\, project\, or organization? What was happening in Atlanta at that time? What goals were established for creating the space\, and were those goals were met? What can the current field of artist-run initiatives learn from this history? Panelists will discuss such questions and more. \nEach virtual talk will be moderated by a community member directly involved in the initiatives\, and in several cases\, who operated or participated in similar concurrent projects. Each conversation in the series is free and open for the public to attend\, but registration is required. Participants should note that each conversation throughout the two-day series requires separate registration. \nFounding Stories is supported in part by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/founding-stories-oral-histories-of-grassroots-atlanta/
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201021T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201021T134500
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL EVENT—"Is it OK to Ignore Politics?"
DESCRIPTION:“Is it OK to Ignore Politics?”  \nChristopher Freiman\, author of Why it’s OK to Ignore Politics (2020)\, argues there is no obligation for individuals to be politically aware or politically active\, and suggests that people can do more good in other ways. In “Is it OK to Ignore Politics?\,” a virtual panel discussion\, Freiman will be featured in conversation with Georgia State University’s Tom Crean\, Sherry Massoud\, and William Storey. Freiman is a professor of philosophy at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. \nThis virtual panel discussion is presented as part of the Blumenfeld Center’s “Ethics and the 2020 Elections” discussion series. This event is free and open to the public to attend\, but registration is required. \nThe “Ethics and the 2020 Elections” discussion series is supported in part by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/is-it-ok-to-ignore-politics/
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201023T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201023T190000
DTSTAMP:20260604T201959
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL—The Savannah History Remix Meet and Greet
DESCRIPTION:The Savannah History Remix Meet and Greet \nThe Savannah History Remix walking tours were researched and written by Georgia Southern University graduate students of history.  The tours focus on narratives that are often left out of commercial tours in Savannah\, including stories of immigrants\, laborers\, those in the LGBTQ community\, and domestic life in Savannah. \nJoin the tour’s scholars on October 23 at 6:00p.m. for an open forum discussing these new digital walking tours\, including the students’ research process\, information learned\, and the potential for future projects. The discussion is free and open to the public. \nThe creation of the digital Savannah History Remix walking tours was supported by the Digital Tour Initiative\, a partnership between Georgia Humanities and the Emory University Center for Digital Scholarship. 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/virtual-the-savannah-history-remix-meet-and-greet/
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201029T154500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201029T170000
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL EVENT—"Vote with your Hands or your Feet?"
DESCRIPTION:“Vote with your Hands or your Feet?”  \nThe virtual panel discussion\, “Vote with your Hands or your Feet?\,” is presented as part of the Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics at Georgia State University’s “Ethics and the 2020 Elections” discussion series. This discussion will explore whether voting in place or exercising a freedom to move elsewhere is best for securing key political interests\, and how historically\, we often trace political participation to a place of residence. \nPanelists will include Michael Evans\, senior lecturer of political science of Georgia State University; Andra Gillespie\, director of the James Weldon Johnson Institute at Emory University; and Ilya Somin\, professor of law at George Mason University. \nThis virtual panel discussion is free and open to the public to attend\, but registration is required. \nThe “Ethics and the 2020 Elections” discussion series is supported in part by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/vote-with-your-hands-or-your-feet/
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201029T170000
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SUMMARY:From Being Property to Owning Property
DESCRIPTION:From Being Property to Owning Property \nThis virtual presentation from the Mitchell Young Anderson Museum in Thomasville will provide a brief history of the Stevens Street District in Thomasville\, one of the few remaining and intact African American neighborhoods built after the Civil War. Included in this presentation is part of the museum’s story itself—it was formerly a boarding house in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that stood at the heart of the Stevens Street District on Oak Street. \nThe presentation will feature Gylbert Coker (the museum’s executive director)\, Jan DeCosmo\, Eboné Amos\, Lililita Forbes\, and Juliana Forero. \nThe event is free and open to the public to attend on Zoom. At the time of the event\, visit Zoom online or through the app and enter the following details: the event’s meeting ID is 873 2848 3950 and the event’s password is 489767. \nThis event is supported in part by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/from-being-property-to-owning-property-2/
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Online
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