2023 Hands On Atlanta MLK Sunday Supper Program

2023 MLK SUNDAY SUPPER EQUITABLE HOUSING IN ATLANTA

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TONIGHT'S LINEUP

WELCOME!

Welcome to our 9th annual MLK Sunday Supper. I’m thrilled you could join us tonight for a meaningful conversation about "equitable housing in Atlanta." Together, through important conversations like this, I believe we can move Atlanta closer to Dr. King’s vision of the Beloved Community.

Jay Cranman

President & CEO, Hands On Atlanta

THE PROGRAM

Thank you for joining us at the table.

5:30 PM

Doors Open

5:50 PM

Program Begins OkCello – Performance by Okorie Johnson Jay Cranman - CEO, Hands On Atlanta Cheryl Preheim – Morning Anchor, 11 Alive Andre Dickens - 61st Mayor of Atlanta Natosha Reid Rice - Deliver Invocation Tameka S. Harper, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, The Coca-Cola Company

6:15 PM

Panel Discussion

6:40 PM

Table Conversations

7:35 PM

Closing Remarks

CHERYL PREHEIM Morning Anchor, 11Alive (Emcee)

Renée Lewis Glover - Founder and Managing Member, The Catalyst Group, LLC Jovita Wallace - Principal, Brookview Elementary School

3 questions Approximately 15 minutes per question

Natosha Reid Rice - International Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Habitat for Humanity International

7:40 PM

Performance by OkCello

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OKORIE JOHNSON Cellist, Performer, Composer, Arranger, OkCello

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FEATURED SPEAKERS

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SPECIAL GUESTS

MAYOR ANDRE DICKENS 61st Mayor of the City of Atlanta

RENÉE LEWIS GLOVER

Founder and Managing partner of The Catalyist Group

JOVITA WALLACE

Principal at Brookview Elementary

NATOSHA REID RICE

International Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer at Habitat for Humanity International

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TABLE FACILITATORS

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ATLANTA CHANGEMAKERS

RON ALSTON

BLYTHE ROBINSON

RAPHAEL HALLOWAY

Senior Vice President, NotFor-Profit & Government Banking Leader, Truist Bank

President & CEO, Sheltering Arms Early Education and Family Centers

Chief Executive Officer, Communities In Schools of Atlanta

DOUG HOOKER

DAVID JERNIGAN

KWAME JOHNSON

Executive Director, Atlanta Regional Commission (retired)

President & CEO at Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

President & CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta

DR. ELOISA KLEMENTICH

MILTON LITTLE

YASIR MIRZA

President & CEO, Invest Atlanta

President & CEO, United Way of Metro Atlanta

Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

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TABLE FACILITATORS

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ATLANTA CHANGEMAKERS

DR. CHANIKA PERRY

DR. VICTORIA SEALS MONIQUE SHIELDS

Director of Education Programs, Hands On Atlanta

President, Atlanta Technical College

C.J. STEWART

FABIOLA CHARLES STOKES

ADRIENNE WHITE

Chief Visionary Officer for L.E.A.D., Inc. L.E.A.D. Center For Youth

Head of Global Sites Strategy, Google

Vice President, Not-ForProfit & Commercial Relationship Manager, SouthState Bank

CEO, Breakthrough Atlanta

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HOW IT WORKS

TIPS FOR A GREAT CONVERSATION

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HOW IT WORKS This is a conversation about housing in America, and how we can ensure everyone has equal opportunity for a safe, secure home.

Together we’ll explore three big questions that take us on a journey of shared learning.

No one is expected to be an expert, but everyone is invited to participate by sharing their experience and ideas. Your table facilitator will lead each round of questions and ensure everyone has an opportunity to share.

REMINDERS BE CURIOUS + WILLING TO LEARN

Conversation is as much about listening as it is about talking. Listen and be open to hearing all points of view.

BE MINDFUL AND SHOW RESPECT Conversations encourage vulnerability. Be mindful of people’s privacy and acknowledge their bravery. What is said here stays here, what is learned here leaves here.

LIVED EXPERIENCE Be respectful of those with lived experience.

Avoid tokenizing them or putting an undue burden on them by asking them to educate or explain. Let them take the lead with how much they want to share.

QUESTIONS? For more info on the Hands On Atlanta MLK Sunday Supper visit www.handsonatlanta.org/sunday-supper Need more help? Email Chris Pearson at: pearson@handsonatlanta.org.

SUSPEND JUDGEMENTS + ASSUMPTIONS Setting judgments aside opens you up to learning from others and helps them feel respected and appreciated. Rather than making assumptions, listen and ask questions to better understand who another person is and where they are coming from.

BE AUTHENTIC + WELCOMING Speak authentically from your personal experience. Personal stories open our hearts.

Look for common ground and appreciate the differences in the beliefs and opinions of others.

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CONVERSATION GUIDE THREE BIG QUESTIONS

INTROS

Share your name, where you live, and what “home” means to you.

QUESTION 1

“The American Dream” often conjures the image of a house, a yard, some kids, a fence and maybe a dog. If you work hard, you get to be in this picture. At least that’s how the story goes.

Describe your American Dream when it comes to your home. Does it feel achievable for you and your loved ones? Why or why not?

QUESTION 2

Imagine playing a game of Monopoly, but you’re not allowed to start with everyone else. Before you start, you have to watch all the other players build wealth and buy up the best real estate. Even after you join the game, you will likely never catch up. For Black Americans, the rigged Monopoly game was brought to real life through redlining, in which the federal government refused to insure mortgages for homes in Black neighborhoods from 1934 to 1968. The effects of this and other racist housing policies persist to this day.

Is the game still rigged? If so, how? Who benefits and who is held back?

QUESTION 3

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has said, “There is nothing more important than a good, safe, secure home.”

What needs to change to ensure that everyone has a decent place to call home? What’s one big idea or initiative that would help us get there? And how can you be an advocate for change?

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