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SUMMARY:Author John Keene to Read at Agnes Scott’s 55th Writers’ Festival
DESCRIPTION:One of Georgia’s longest-running literary traditions returns this spring as Agnes Scott College presents the 55th Writers’ Festival\, April 9–10 in Decatur. \n\n\n\nAcclaimed author John Keene will give a public reading followed by a reception. Visiting writers also include Aisha Sabatini Sloan and Agnes Scott alumna Charleen McClure ’10. \n\n\n\nAlan Grostephan\, an Agnes Scott College faculty member and current Georgia Author of the Year in Fiction\, will also participate. \n\n\n\nFounded in 1972 with celebrated poet and novelist May Sarton\, the festival is the longest continuously running literary festival in Georgia and brings together writers\, students\, and readers to explore storytelling and the craft of writing. \n\n\n\nThe festival also includes a statewide student writing contest inviting college and university students across Georgia to submit poetry\, fiction\, creative nonfiction\, and playwriting. Finalists are published in the festival magazine\, and winners are selected by the visiting authors. \n\n\n\nSupport from partners such as the Kirk Fund helps sustain Agnes Scott’s creative and performing arts programming and ensures these cultural experiences remain accessible to the broader community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	From the archive:
URL:https://www.globalatlanta.com/event/author-john-keene-to-read-at-agnes-scotts-55th-writers-festival/
LOCATION:Agnes Scott College\, 141 E College Ave\, Decatur\, Georgia\, 30030
CATEGORIES:Arts & Books
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SUMMARY:A Musical Residency Bringing Latin American Brilliance to Decatur
DESCRIPTION:The Kirk Fund at Agnes Scott College is thrilled to welcome the internationally acclaimed Reverón Piano Trio as the 2026 International Artists‑in‑Residence.  \n\n\n\nKnown for their “truthful\, organic sound of excellent quality” (Melómano Magazine\, Spain) and performances that “exude virtuosity” (El Nuevo Día\, Puerto Rico)\, the Trio is reshaping the landscape of chamber music through their championing of underrepresented Latin American repertoire. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nListen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	From the archive:
URL:https://www.globalatlanta.com/event/a-musical-residency-bringing-latin-american-brilliance-to-decatur/
LOCATION:Agnes Scott College\, 141 East College Avenue\, Decatur\, Georgia\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Latin America,Music
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SUMMARY:Agnes Scott College's Fifth Annual Women's Global Leadership Conference (WGLC)
DESCRIPTION:Agnes Scott College will host its annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference (WGLC) on Wednesday\, October 9\, 2024\, in Presser Hall’s Gaines Chapel. Now in its fifth year\, the conference welcomes Dr. Mandy Cohen\, Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\, who will frame this very important conversation in a fireside chat with college president\, Leocadia Zak. Veteran journalist Rose Scott (WABE) returns as a panel moderator and will propel the dialogue around the theme\, Inclusive Health Equity. \n\n\n\nInclusive health equity means leveling the playing field and providing the opportunity to live the healthiest lives possible for all people. All aspects of this issue will be explored through conversation at this year’s Women’s Global Leadership Conference\, where the goal is to support and shape how higher education and the liberal arts connect with relevant global discourses and developments. Agnes Scott College’s mission and curriculum amplifies faculty expertise and connects students with globally impactful speakers and panelists. \n\n\n\nThe confirmed list of speakers includes: \n\n\n\n\nRose Scott\, Journalist\, WABE (Panel Moderator)\n\n\n\nDr. Olusimbo “Simbo” Ige\, Commissioner\, Chicago Department of Public Health\n\n\n\nDr. Tawana Lee Ware ’96\, Pediatric Dentist and Trustee to Agnes Scott College\n\n\n\nDarilyn Brown\, Vice President\, Hughes Spalding Hospital\, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta\n\n\n\nDr. Paula Bloom\, Psychologist\, Kaiser Permanente\n\n\n\nChris Clark\, President\, Georgia Chamber of Commerce\n\n\n\nDr. Helene Gayle\, President\, Spelman College\n\n\n\nDr. Linda Hubert ’62\, Professor Emerita\, Agnes Scott College\n\n\n\nDr. Jennifer Sciubba\, President\, Population Reference Bureau\n\n\n\n\nThis year’s presenting sponsor is Amazon\, with additional sponsor support from Wellstar\, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta\, Georgia Health Initiative\, Kaiser Permanente\, Northside Hospital\, PNC Bank\, and Truist.  \n\n\n\nSpend the day on Agnes Scott’s picturesque campus\, networking and engaging with professionals and community members dedicated to advancing inclusive health equity. \n\n\n\nWho Should Attend: \n\n\n\n\nEducators\n\n\n\nNonprofit Leaders\n\n\n\nCorporate Leaders\n\n\n\nHealth Sciences Professionals\n\n\n\nStudents\n\n\n\nNeighbors and Community Members\n\n\n\nHealth Equity Advocates\n\n\n\n\nRegister today to secure your spot. The conference will use the Whova app for the agenda\, announcements\, and networking.  \n\n\n\nHealth equity impacts everyone—register now and be part of the conversation! \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	From the archive:
URL:https://www.globalatlanta.com/event/agnes-scott-colleges-fifth-annual-womens-global-leadership-conference-wglc/
LOCATION:Agnes Scott College Presser Hall\, 141 E. College Ave\, Decatur\, Georgia\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Diversity and Inclusion,Education,Health,Networking,Women
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SUMMARY:Fourth Annual Women's Global Leadership Conference: Visibility\, Social Mobility\, Success
DESCRIPTION:The pandemic both ignited economic\, political and social challenges and highlighted inequities that have long blocked the way to social mobility for millions in the U.S. and across the world. We hear about the lack of access to well-paying jobs\, affordable housing\, good schools\, and healthcare every day but rarely meet these systemic issues with meaningful solutions. \n\n\n\nAgnes Scott College will help close the gap. Join for “Visibility\, Social Mobility\, Success” and convene with leading business and educational minds to discuss the following topics: \n\n\n\n\nRecognizing and rectifying the histories of erasure\, disenfranchisement and invisibility of BIPOC and migrant workers around the world.\n\n\n\nCollaborating with philanthropic\, public\, and private organizations dedicated to enhancing social mobility and working towards a more just world through politics\, education\, and environment.\n\n\n\nBuilding resilient communities that enable all members to create successful lives based on inclusive and vibrant work environments\, access to excellent education and equitable healthcare.\n\n\n\n\nAgnes Scott College has long been recognized as a driver of social mobility. They are proud to continue this legacy by hosting the fourth annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference. Mark your calendars for Wednesday\, October 18\, 2023 and explore the  WGLC website for details on registration\, Agnes Scott’s Inclusive Leadership Certificate program\, and other opportunities to partner with Agnes Scott. \n\n\n\nWho should attend: \n\n\n\n\nBusiness leaders\, government officials\, and policy makers interested in supporting social mobility and economic success.\n\n\n\nCommunity leaders and nonprofit organizations working to correct historical inequities and to create opportunities for underrepresented groups.\n\n\n\nResearchers and academics studying solutions to economic and social inequalities.\n\n\n\nEmployers reimagining the talent pipeline of diverse change-makers across industries.\n\n\n\nStudents and recent graduates interested in learning about strategies for success and navigating the job market.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	From the archive:
URL:https://www.globalatlanta.com/event/fourth-annual-womens-global-leadership-conference-visibility-social-mobility-success/
LOCATION:Agnes Scott College Presser Hall\, 141 E. College Ave\, Decatur\, Georgia\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business
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SUMMARY:"Leading Inclusively": Agnes Scott College’s Third Annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference
DESCRIPTION:Agnes Scott College’s Third Annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference\nwill provide a venue for exchanging best practices and innovative ideas about\ninclusive leadership in a diverse world. The conference builds on Agnes Scott’s\naward-winning SUMMIT Global Learning and Leadership Development experience\,\nwhere students develop inclusive leadership competencies through immersive\nintercultural learning and on-site leadership shadowing. \nThe “Leading Inclusively” conference on October 13\, 2022\, will feature leaders\nwhose actions in politics\, science\, business\, and the media exemplify what the\ninclusive transformation of communities\, organizations\, and societies looks like on a\nglobal\, national\, or local level. Keynote addresses\, panel discussions\, and plenary\nconversations will create opportunities for creative exchange and for the\ndevelopment of innovative solutions to some of the most pressing problems facing\nour world. \nPotential topics include: \n\nInclusive leadership approaches in international and domestic business and politics\nPolitical leadership and social inequality\nWomen and global development\nClimate change\n\nA pre-conference workshop on Wednesday\, October 12\, will provide participants with\nan opportunity to sign up for select modules of Agnes Scott’s new Inclusive\nLeadership Certificate. \n\n\n	From the archive:
URL:https://www.globalatlanta.com/event/leading-inclusively-agnes-scott-colleges-third-annual-womens-global-leadership-conference/
CATEGORIES:Leadership
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SUMMARY:Building a Better World: Women and Climate Justice - Agnes Scott College Women’s Global Leadership Conference
DESCRIPTION:Building a Better World: Women and Climate Justice – Agnes Scott College Women’s Global Leadership Conference\nAgnes Scott College’s second annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference will convene internationally recognized scholars\, private sector experts\, political leaders\, and community activists to engage in intentional conversations\, form innovative partnerships for addressing climate injustice\, and develop creative strategies for building more resilient communities. \nWomen frequently bear the brunt of the social violence\, political instability\, and environmental degradation caused by climate change but at the same time\, they are also important to change agents in the transition to a more sustainable and just future. \nWith the “Building a Better World” conference Agnes Scott combines its strong commitment to sustainability and its innovative SUMMIT global learning and leadership experience to address the full range of climate-justice experiences of women and other marginalized identities. \n\nDay 1 – Thursday\, September 23rd\, 8:30 am- 7:30 pm\nDay 2 – Friday\, September 24th\, 9:00 am- 5:00 pm\n\nView the full 3-day agenda here.  \nRegister by: September 15\, 2021 11:59 PM. \n  \nKeynote One: Building Strong Connections – Thursday\, September 3rd\, 10:00 AM- 11:15 AM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKeynote One: Building Strong Connections – Thursday\, September 3rd | 10:00 AM-11:15 AM\nAgnes Scott College announces the keynote speakers for the opening session at the Building a Better World: Women and Climate Justice conference on September 23-24\, 2021: Wanjira Mathai and Pat Mitchell set the stage in a conversation about global women’s leadership for climate action. \n  \nMeet the Featured Speakers \nWanjira Mathai \nWanjira Mathai is the Vice President and Regional Director for Africa at WRI. \nShe formerly served as Co-chair of WRI’s Global Restoration Council and a Senior Advisor to the Global Restoration Initiative. She is the current Chair of the Wangari Maathai Foundation and the former Chair of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya. \nAn inspiring leader\, Wanjira has over 20 years of experience advocating for social and environmental change on both local and international platforms. Over the years\, Wanjira has also served important strategic and advocacy roles raising the prominence and visibility of global issues such as climate change\, youth leadership\, sustainable energy\, and landscape restoration\, at Women Entrepreneurs in Renewables (wPOWER)\, the Wangari Maathai Foundation (WMF)\, and the Green Belt Movement (GBM) the organization her mother\, Wangari Maathai (2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate) founded in 1977. \nWanjira currently serves on the Board of the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) and as a Leadership Council member of the Clean Cooking Alliance. Wanjira is one of a few Six Seconds EQ Practitioners in Kenya and was named one of the 100 Most Influential African Women in 2018 and 2020. \nPat Mitchell \nPat Mitchell is a lifelong advocate for women and girls. At every step of her career\, Mitchell has broken new ground for women\, leveraging the power of media as a journalist\, an Emmy award-winning and Oscar-nominated producer to tell women’s stories and increase the representation of women onscreen and off. Transitioning to an executive role\, she became the president of CNN Productions\, and the first woman president and CEO of PBS and the Paley Center for Media. Today\, her commitment to connect and strengthen a global community of women leaders continues as a conference curator\, advisor\, and mentor. \nIn partnership with TED\, Mitchell launched TEDWomen in 2010 and is its editorial director\, curator\, and host. She is also a speaker and curator for the annual Women Working for the World Forum in Bogota\, Colombia\, the Her Village conference in Beijing\, and the Women of the World (WOW) festival in London. In 2017\, she launched the Connected Women Leaders Initiative with the Rockefeller Foundation focused on women leaders in government and civil society. In 2014\, the Women’s Media Center honored Mitchell with its first-annual Lifetime Achievement Award\, now named in her honor to commend other women whose media careers advance the representation of women. Recognized by Hollywood Reporter as one of the most powerful women in media\, Fast Company’s “League of Extraordinary Women” and Huffington Post’s list of “Powerful Women Over 50\,” Mitchell also received the Sandra Day O’Connor Award for Leadership. She is a contributor to Enlightened Power: How Women Are Transforming the Practice of Leadership and wrote the introduction to the recently published book and museum exhibition\, 130 Women of Impact in 30 Countries. In 2016\, she served as a congressional appointment to The American Museum of Women’s History Advisory Council. \nMitchell is active with many nonprofit organizations\, serving as the chair of the Sundance Institute Board and as chair emerita of the Women’s Media Center Board. She is a founding member of the VDAY movement and on the boards of the Skoll Foundation and the Woodruff Arts Center. She is also an advisor to Participant Media and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mitchell is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia and holds a master’s degree in English literature and several honorary doctorate degrees. She and her husband\, Scott Seydel\, live in Atlanta and have six children and 13 grandchildren. In October of 2019\, she published her book Becoming a Dangerous Woman: Embracing Risk to Change the World. \n  \nKeynote Three: Inspiring Community Action – Friday\, September 24th | 9:00- 10:15 AM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKeynote Three: Inspiring Community Action – Friday\, September 24th | 9:00 -10:15 AM\nAgnes Scott College announces the keynote speakers of the morning session on day two of the Building a Better World: Women and Climate Justice conference\, taking place September 23-24\, 2021. The All We Can Save Project co-founder\, Katharine Wilkinson\, will lead a conversation with three young voices – Seva Gandhi\, Leah Trotman\, and Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru – exploring the analysis of climate impacts along with future solutions that are possible for women leaders around the world. \n  \nMeet the Moderator\, Katharine Wilkinson \n \nDr. Katharine Wilkinson is an author\, strategist\, and teacher working to heal the planet we call home. Her books on climate include the bestselling anthology All We Can Save (2020)\, The Drawdown Review (2020)\, the New York Times bestseller Drawdown (2017)\, and Between God & Green (2012)\, which The Boston Globe dubbed “a vitally important\, even subversive\, story.” Dr. Wilkinson co-founded and leads The All We Can Save Project with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson\, in support of women leading on climate. She also co-hosts the podcast A Matter of Degrees\, telling stories for the climate curious with Dr. Leah Stokes. \nPreviously\, Dr. Wilkinson was the principal writer and editor-in-chief at Project Drawdown\, where she led the organization’s work to share climate solutions with audiences around the world. She speaks widely\, including at National Geographic\, Skoll World Forum\, and the United Nations. Her TED Talk on climate and gender equality has more than 1.9 million views. She serves on the boards of the Doc Society\, Chattahoochee Now\, and Wild Ark and advises numerous climate-focused initiatives. \nA homegrown Atlantan\, Dr. Wilkinson holds a doctorate in geography and environment from Oxford\, where she was a Rhodes Scholar\, and a BA in religion from Sewanee\, where she is now a visiting professor. Formative months spent in the Southern Appalachians\, as a student at The Outdoor Academy\, shaped her path. Time Magazine featured Dr. Wilkinson as one of 15 “women who will save the world” and Apolitical named her one of the “100 most influential people in gender policy. She is happiest on a mountain or a horse. Find her @DrKWilkinson. \nMeet the Featured Speakers \n \nSeva Gandhi is a facilitator\, trainer\, and consultant working on both community and organizational development in Chicago and with partners around the US & globe. She continually seeks out new tools and innovative processes that center inclusion\, participation a​nd strategic thinking in group planning efforts. \nSeva received her Master’s in Social Work (MSW) with a focus on community organizing and nonprofit management from the University of Michigan. She is the founder and executive director of Collaborative Connections. She is Mentor Trainer and Certified Facilitator in Technology of Participation facilitation methods. She currently serves as Board Chair for the Asset-Based Community Development Institute\, and is on the Leadership team for Chicago Regional Organizing for Anti-Racism. Much of Seva’s work focuses on the intersection community engagement\, environmental justice\, and anti-racism. \n \nLeah Trotman (she/her/hers) is a recent Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Agnes Scott College ’21 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations\, a minor in Public Health\, and a Global Learning Specialization. She was born and raised in St. Thomas\, US Virgin Islands\, a community she aspires to return to and build resilient healthcare systems and infrastructure in the face of natural disasters. \nIn April 2021\, she was named a Marshall Scholar (the US Virgin Islands’ first-ever Marshall Scholar) and\, upon arrival to the United Kingdom in September\, will pursue her first master’s degree in Health and International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Following this\, she will pursue a second master’s degree at the University College London in Caribbean and Latin American Studies. She was also selected as a 2020 Harry S. Truman Scholar based on her leadership\, public service\, and academic achievement. Leah is Agnes Scott’s first Truman Scholar since 2009\, and the fifth since the program’s inception in 1975. \nLeah has interned in Atlanta\, GA at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) in their Center for Preparedness and Response. She has also interned in St. Thomaslocally back home with the Hazard Mitigation and Resilience Plan (HMP) Health Sector team at the University of the Virgin Islands in collaboration with the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). She hopes to pursue a career in Global Health focused on emergency preparedness and response and humanitarian health efforts in English- and Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands. Using a sociopolitical lens\, she hopes to enact effective institutional policies and community interventions that 1) acknowledge climate change’s role in the present-day uptick of natural disasters and 2) address the impacts of natural disasters on health and healthcare systems. \nLeah has been featured in the Virgin Islands Source\, the Virgin Islands Daily News\, USNews\, and NPR\, and her most recent article on the nexus between climate change and forced migration was published in Latin American Policy Journal\, a Harvard Kennedy School Publication. \n \nWanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru is an environmental justice advocate\, writer and current graduate student at the University of Oxford. She is a first generation American of Kenyan descent and the first Black person in history to receive the Rhodes\, Truman and Udall Scholarships. As the founder of Black Girl Environmentalist\, Wawa is motivated to uplift the voices of those most adversely impacted by environmental inequities through changing conservation conversations. \nFor her work in collaboration with other activists and thought leaders\, Wawa has been recognized as a 2020 Young Futurist by The Root\, a 2020 Grist 50 FIXER\, a 2020 Glamour College Woman of the Year\, a 2021 Victoria Secret PINK with Purpose winner and has spoken on her work across the country. \n  \n\n\n	From the archive:
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SUMMARY:SUMMIT Speaker Series Presents: Women and Peacebuilding: Lessons from Post-Genocide Rwanda by Dr. Jennie Burnet
DESCRIPTION:In the aftermath of the 1994 genocide\, Rwandan women faced the impossible-resurrecting their lives amidst unthinkable devastation in a society torn by genocide. \nDrawing 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 dangerous emotional and political terrain to emerge as leaders in the country’s reconstruction and reconciliation. \nAbout Dr. Burnet\nDr. Jennie E. Burnet\nAssociate professor of Anthropology\nGeorgia State University \nBurnet’s award-winning book\, Genocide Lives in Us: Women\, Memory & Silence in Rwanda was published in 2012. Her research has appeared in Politics & Gender\, African Affairs\, African Studies Review\, and the Women’s Studies International Forum. She has served on the Board of Directors of Amnesty International\, USA. She is currently on the Georgia Advisory Board of the Center for Victims of Torture. \n  \n\n\n	From the archive:
URL:https://www.globalatlanta.com/event/summit-speaker-series-presents-women-and-peacebuilding-lessons-from-post-genocide-rwanda-by-dr-jennie-burnet/
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SUMMARY:Academic Freedom and Critical Thinking as Transnational Rights
DESCRIPTION:While students and scholars in North America and western Europe have taken the right to academic freedom for granted\, scholars in other parts of the world are often in more precarious positions. Professor Hoodfar’s own recent arrest\, followed by 112 days in Iran’s Evin Prison on charges of “researching and dabbling in feminism\,” has made her sharply aware of the extent to which scholars\, and the ideal of academic freedom are in danger globally. There is an urgent need to advocate for academic freedom as a transnational right. \n\n\n	From the archive:
URL:https://www.globalatlanta.com/event/academic-freedom-critical-thinking-transnational-rights/
CATEGORIES:Policy
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SUMMARY:Atlanta Hungarian Festival
DESCRIPTION:It’s that time of year again for the annual Atlanta Hungarian Festival. Come join us for a taste of Hungary in the South. It will be a day filled with authentic Hungarian food\, music\, and dancing. \nAnd\, be sure not to leave without visiting the marketplace so you can take home a souvenir! \n\n\n	From the archive:
URL:https://www.globalatlanta.com/event/atlanta-hungarian-festival/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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