Equitable Dinners Atlanta: National Day of Racial Healing

Equitable Dinners and The National Center for Civil and Human Rights will host 5000 guests in 500 dinners, in September 2022, across metro Atlanta to share our unique story of Atlanta, hear and connect with the stories of others, and be inspired to make a positive difference in the places where we live.

Equitable Dinners Atlanta

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On January 17, 2023, Out of Hand Theater, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Fulton County Remembrance Coalition and many other community partners will host Equitable Dinners Atlanta as a part of the National Day of Racial Healing.

<h3><em>D﻿ue to overwhelming response for our in person events, please join us online if you are registering after January 13! Thank you and we will see you on Zoom.</em></h3><h3>On January 17, 2023,<strong> Out of Hand Theater, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Fulton County Remembrance Coalition </strong>and many other community partners <strong>will host Equitable Dinners Atlanta as a part of the National Day of Racial Healing.</strong></h3><h3><strong>Equitable Dinners: Atlanta</strong> brings together people of all backgrounds to have vital conversations on how this history connects to systemic issues today –  and inspire positive action for moving forward together.</h3>

<h3>Launched by a short one person play, each unique table will share a meal, stories, connect with strangers and neighbors, and be inspired to make a positive difference. A trained facilitator at every table will help participants engage in dialogue with depth, honesty, and mutual respect. </h3><h3>You may be sharing a meal in someone's home, school, house of worship, community center, or cultural space.</h3>

<h2>How did we start?</h2><h3>In August 2019, Out of Hand Theater and Both And Partners organized 120 Decatur Dinners for 1200 attendees across Decatur, in an unprecedented triumph of cooperation among our partners: City of Decatur’s Better Together Advisory Board, City Schools of Decatur, Decatur Housing Authority, Decatur Education Foundation, Beacon Hill (formerly Decatur NAACP), and dozens of churches and community groups.  </h3>

<h3><strong>The Fulton County Remembrance Coalition</strong> is remembering the lives of 36 documented victims of racial terror in Fulton County between 1877 – 1950, creating a narrative to counter that of white supremacy by identifying the humanity of the victims and the injustice imposed upon them.</h3><h3>The Fulton County Remembrance coalition has gathered the stories and collected the soil from approximated locations of the lynching or a location symbolic to the victim during healing ceremonies.</h3>

<h3><strong>The National Center for Civil and Human Rights </strong>believes in justice and dignity for all – and the power of people to make this real. We inspire visitors and our other audiences with immersive exhibitions, dynamic events and conversations, and engagement and education/training programs.</h3><h3>The National Center for Civil and Human Rights, which opened in 2014, is a museum and human rights organization in Atlanta that inspires people to tap their own power to change the world around them. The Center’s iconic exhibitions feature the papers and artifacts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; the history of the US civil rights movement; and stories from the   for human rights around the world today.</h3>

<h2>In the News</h2><h3><a href="https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/events-in-atlanta/equitable-dinners-combine-virtual-theater-with-dialogue-on-race/2TSJNCQ6SRGHPLH6RWHT3TLGK4/?fbclid=IwAR2-bUS08Gd_G5xyPCZDNqCCgBX165eigxQ_Ao0a7gXwnwvPe5-nYrCdZw0" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Atlanta Journal Constitution</a> </h3><h3>Decatur Dinners featured in <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/16/theater/equitable-dinner-out-of-hand.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The New York Times!</a> </h3><h3><a href="https://www.wabe.org/decatur-dinners-bring-neighbors-together-to-talk-race/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">All Things Considered</a> and Morning Edition  (A WABE Story of the Week! Scroll down below the 2nd photo for the full story.)  </h3><h3><a href="https://www.cbs46.com/news/community-members-plan-dinners-to-tackle-racism-spark-conversation/article_d906609a-c399-11e9-afb6-a774e261605f.html?fbclid=IwAR13D9dC9kAG0X-xCffKWIdZnWztBDHRxFHHI0QEIeaJZTfeBVv1v2L8Mp0" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CBS 46 </a> </h3><h3><a href="https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/polite-conversations-about-racism-and-other-hard-issues/QOEiyk3DH5kmQhexDbswOK/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Atlanta Journal-Constitution</a>  </h3><h3><a href="http://www.alumni.emory.edu/emorywire/news/news-articles/2019/09/ariel-fristoe.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">EmoryWire  </a> </h3><h3><a href="https://leadership.saportareport.com/artsandculture/2019/08/12/1000-people-will-talk-about-race-on-august-25-in-decatur-buoyed-by-live-performance-and-dinner/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Saporta Report</a>   </h3>

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