Category: Events
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Clarkston’s First Community Mural Project to be installed Saturday
Public art projects have long been used to express ideas, themes and a sense of purpose for communities.
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Rethinking the Old
How a conversation led to a simple solution for a crosswalk A crosswalk seems like such a simple thing.
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Community Trust Inspired by NYC
In 2012, members of the New York City Council embarked on what they called “a new form of democracy”—a process called Participatory Budgeting. For the first time in the history of New York City, residents themselves had the opportunity to decide how the city would spend a portion of its public funds.
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Millennial Lessons Cross Ages and Cultures
My father’s voice echoed in my head as I sat in a session at the Georgia Forward Forum last week. The topic: Millennials and Civic Engagement.
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International Garden celebrates one year
International Garden celebrates one year in 40 Oaks Nature Preserve with ribbon-cutting ceremony In less than a year, a group of growers from more than ten nations have transformed a plot of land in the 40 Oaks Nature Preserve in Clarkston from an empty space into a productive community garden.
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World Refugee Day in Georgia celebrates refugees’ strengths and stories
To honor World Refugee Day in Georgia, a group of leaders from inside and outside the community of refugee-serving organizations have come together to host a series of events on the week of June 17th-22nd. “Every event is tailored to offer something to everyone,” said Mathew George
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World Refugee Day: Volunteers Needed!
On World Refugee Day in Georgia, we gather to raise awareness about issues affecting refugees here in Atlanta