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Movers and Makers Awards: Honoring Gwinnett’s Manufacturing and Supply Chain Leaders
May 1 at 8:00 am - 10:30 amKorea-Georgia Dialogue: Strengthening Strategic and Economic Ties in a Global Partnership
May 20 at 8:00 am - 3:45 pmConsular Conversations: Mexico
July 15 at 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Just because everyone is separated by the pandemic, it doesn‘t mean everyone can‘t have fun together! On Sunday, September 20th, the Consulate General of Switzerland in collaboration with PaintEvents will be hosting a virtual Paint 'n' Sip Party! Chill your drinks and get your painting supplies from our local partner BLICK Art Materials to join […]
Join in celebrating Books For Africa's 50 Millionth Book! Featuring: Auction (opens September 14 for bidding) Fund a Need Auction Keynote Address by His Excellency Dr. Barfour Adjei-Barwuah, Ambassador of Ghana to the U.S. Music by the Books For Africa Warehouse Band 50 Millionth Book Video
When Latino migration to the U.S. South became increasingly visible in the 1990s, observers and advocates grasped for ways to analyze "new" racial dramas in the absence of historical reference points. However, as this book is the first to comprehensively document, Mexicans and Mexican Americans have a long history of migration to the U.S. South. […]
Moderated by Craig Hardesty with remarks by Her Majesty's Consul General in Atlanta Andrew Staunton, "That's the Tea" will bring together some of the incredible UK filmmakers highlighted in the Out on Film festival in 2020 including: Jamie Weston: Wings Efa Blosse-Mason: Cwch Deilan Eammon Ashton-Atkinson: Steelers: The World's First Gay Rugby Club Maj Jukic: […]
Join for a Live Talk “Some Situated Stories on Contemporary Ecologies” featuring Dr. Maurita Poole, (Director and Chief Curator of Clark Atlanta University Art Museum), Clémence Hallé (Researcher and Writer) and Duncan Evennou (Theater Maker and Performer). In these times of planetary troubles, they believe that works of art and archives can help tell historically situated and pluralized stories about […]
K-Pop is no longer a Korean phenomenon. Blending pop, R&B, hip-hop and electronic music with an alchemy that has proven irresistible to audiences everywhere, the genre is now a bona fide cultural export that has served to cement South Korea’s reputation as a modern, globalized economy. But how did it sweep the world so quickly, […]
Global Atlanta invites you to join our Authors Amplified book talk series, beginning with John Endicott, Destined to Serve author, Woosong University president, and former Georgia Tech professor. John E. Endicott President of Woosong University Vice-Chancellor of SolBridge International School of Business Daejeon, Republic of Korea Dr. Endicott’s career spans 28-years in the U.S. Air […]
What is freedom? Why do men need feminism? Join the Japan-America Society of Georgia for a virtual talk on confronting gender expectations and how breaking the bonds of cultural limitations cal lead to a true realization of an inclusive society. Moderated by Jessica Cork and Nozomi Morgan. **Zoom Webinar japanlog-in details will be […]
Global Atlanta invites you to join our Authors Amplified book talk series, this time with Jonathan Addleton, Dust of Kandahar author and former U.S. ambassador to Mongolia Speaker Jonathan Addleton A five-time USAID country director (India, Pakistan, Cambodia, Mongolia and Central Asia), Jonathan Addleton also served as US Ambassador to Mongolia and USAID Representative to the European […]
How did Hin Bredendieck’s teaching philosophy and experience at the Bauhaus impact designers who studied under him? Join the Georgia Tech Library for a live-streamed panel discussion with the former students of Hin Bredendieck as they share their experiences as Industrial Design students at Georgia Tech and how their work was impacted by studying under […]
In the aftermath of the 1994 genocide, Rwandan women faced the impossible-resurrecting their lives amidst unthinkable devastation in a society torn by genocide. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in Rwanda over the past 22 years, Dr. Jennie Burnet, associate professor of anthropology at Georgia State University, will discuss how women rebuilt their lives and traversed […]
The Georgia Tech Library welcomes Gloria Köepnick and Rainer Stamm in conversation with Dean Leslie Sharp for a lively discussion of their 2020 book Hin Bredendieck: From Aurich to Atlanta. This event is free and open to all. About the book: Hin Bredendieck (1904–95) graduated from the Bauhaus and was a […]
Global Atlanta's Authors Amplified series highlighting Georgia voices continues with a virtual interview with Dr. Isabella Alexander-Nathani, anthropologist, filmmaker and author of the recently released book Burning at Europe's Borders: An Ethnography on the African Migrant Experience in Morocco, which features an accompanying documentary The Burning by Small World Films, Dr. Alexander-Nathani's production company. About […]
Diving into literary arcadias on the 150th anniversary of the Commune. Join the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and Emory University for Ideas and Ideals: Strong Female Voices, a monthly online gathering exploring how we redefine power, consent, and submission. Moderated by Katy Waldman. Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam makes her English-language debut with Arcadia, a mind-blowing […]
Books For Africa's Georgia Warehouse Party is June 26th! Join Books For Africa during the grand opening of Books For Africa's new warehouse on June 26th! In addition to refreshments and music by the BFA Warehouse Band, the event will feature keynote speaker Her Excellency Hilda Suka-Mafudze, the African Union's Ambassador to the U.S., along […]
“El Arte de Reírnos de Nosotros Mismos” (the art of laughing at ourselves) by Mexican renowned cartoonist, illustrator and screenwriter Trino Camacho The exhibition will be open to the public 9am- 3pm from Tuesday October 12 to November 8 at the Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta
Book Presentation - The Rise of China Inc.: How the Chinese Communist Party Transformed China into a Giant Corporation Leveraging its absolute power, low human rights advantage, and tolerance by other countries, the Chinese Communist Party has transformed China into a giant corporation. Living and working are not rights but privileges granted by the party. […]
#FranceAtlanta2021 | Francophone Crossings: Women in Transatlantic Conversations, Part I - Transcendances by Charline Effah Francophone Crossings brings together the unique and creative voices of Fabienne Kanor (Martinique) and Charline Effah (Gabon) for a two-part program. The program will be moderated by Anny-Dominique Curtius (University of Iowa), Gladys Francis (Georgia State University) and Cheryl Toman […]
#FranceAtlanta2021 | Francophone Crossings: Women in Transatlantic Conversations, Part II - Corps à Coeur by Fabienne Kanor Francophone Crossings brings together the unique and creative voices of Fabienne Kanor (Martinique) and Charline Effah (Gabon) for a two-part program. The program will be moderated by Anny-Dominique Curtius (University of Iowa), Gladys Francis (Georgia State University) and […]
Author Talk with Robert F. Barsky, writer of Clamouring For Legal Protection: What the Great Books Teach Us About People Fleeing From Persecution Friday, December 3rd 5:30PM **Books will be for sale onsite, with all proceeds going to the Human Rights Watch: Refugee Division** 530pm Doors open. Snacks, Coffee & Tea by Refuge Coffee Co., Wine & […]
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