The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival’s mission calls for cultural understanding and using film to promote dialogue and bridge gaps between different cultural, ethnic and religious communities. The mission draws on Atlanta’s history as the cradle of the civil rights movement and a place that has championed human rights around the world. Unfortunately, right in the […]
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2023 TEDWomen conference puts Atlanta in the global spotlight
A common refrain emerged after the three-day convening of TEDWomen in Atlanta from Oct. 11 to 13 when 1,200 people came for the first ever gathering of the group in the city.
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International Women’s Day in Atlanta features Barbara Bush, mothers
Mothers were celebrated at the 2023 International Women’s Day breakfast gathering of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta on March 8.
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International Women’s Day program explores gains, losses for women
Women continue to face challenges as political conflicts and the global pandemic have eroded some of the progress gained in the past decade.
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Carter Center names Matthew De Galan as new head of communications
The Carter Center has named Matthew De Galan as its new vice president of comnunications.
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Let’s not give up on the dream to become the ‘City of Peace’
The vision to brand Atlanta as a city of peace became a bit cloudy recently when local leaders decided to postpone their efforts to host a World Summit for Nobel Peace Laureates in 2023.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci: ‘Stick with the truth, maintain your integrity’
Dr. Anthony Fauci was awarded Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen Jr. Prize in Social Courage Monday for all the contributions he’s made throughout his career, but especially during the past year as the country faced the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A coming home for Paige Alexander – new CEO of the Carter Center
For Paige Alexander, becoming president and CEO of the Carter Center was a coming home in more ways than one.
“Atlanta is like the bookends of my professional and personal life,” Alexander said in a recent interview in her office at the Carter Center. “It really is the only job I would have back to Atlanta for because it capitalizes on all the areas I’ve worked on.”
