The Power of Conversation: Highlights from Night of Ideas Atlanta 2023

3/22/2023

In the spirit of the 60th anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech, Night of Ideas Atlanta 2023 explored how the historical concept of rights opens the present to new political, cultural, and ethical possibilities.

At the Night of Ideas Atlanta 2023, we explored the National Center for Civil and Human Rights and enjoyed an educational and uplifting evening of talks and performances with academics, activists, artists, journalists, and thought leaders exploring the challenges of the present and the future and connecting the civil rights movement's history to the ongoing fight for justice and equality.

Thanks to the Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, The National Center for Civil and Human Rights, and Villa Albertine for a lovely night.

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COMPLETE SCHEDULE FOR NIGHT OF IDEAS ATLANTA 2023 INCLUDED:

Opening Conversation
Gaëtan Bruel, James Richards, Monica Prothro

Defending Rights, Realizing Dreams.
Dr. Bernice A. King, Jill Savitt, Valérie Baud-Candau, Ashley Woods

Sweet. Work.
Okorie “OK Cello” Johnson

From 1963-2023, A French-American Dialogue on Political Activism and Nonviolent Resistance
Dr. Vicki Crawford, Charles Black, Nadia Chérif-Raguibi

And Then What: Music, Motivation, Imagination, and Change
Adlia Halim, Floyd Hall

you are what you eat… the system is broken? and other things to chew on
j. olu baiyewu, Ahmariah Jackson

Creating International Refugee Law: Negotiating Protection in the Height of the Civil Rights Movement, and the War in Vietnam
Robert Barsky, Dr. Stéphanie Boulard

Much More Than Just A Dream: 5 Powerful (But Forgotten) Messages from MLK’s “I Have a Dream” Speech
Nsé Ufot

Cultural Dreams for a Digital World
Marie Picard, Dr. Emmanuel Vergès

How to Fall in Love with a Creek
Hannah S. Palmer

Memories of the Civil Rights Era and Implications for Today
Dr. June Manning Thomas, Dr. Ellen Basset

Beyond Roe: Re-Designing Systems of Equity for Women in Georgia and in the US
Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Julie F. Kay, Kyesha Lindberg, Elayne DeLeo

Ensuring Education Equity for Refugee Girls
Elizabeth Elango, Erika Denman

The Invisible Made Visible: Using Art to Humanize Immigrants
Yehimi Cambrón, Veronica Hogan

The Second Dream: Can We Revive Dr. King’s Abandoned Vision for the School Children of America?
Douglas Blackmon, Laura McCarty

The Freedom Dreams of an Undocumented Student
Nayelly T., Erika Denman

The Rights of Nature
Felwine Sarr, Dr. Brigitte Stepanov

Access to a Full Public Education as a New Right?
Nora Nafaa

Ain’t I Human Too?
Tim'm West, Hanifah Walidah

Atlanta Music Project
Dantes Rameau

Teaching Liberation: The Impact of the Appeal for Human Rights on the Undocumented Student Movement in Georgia
Dr. Laura Emiko Soltis

Belonging as an Act of Justice: Re-imaging Homelessness Through the Lens of MLK’s Beloved Community
Terence Lester

It Was All a Dream?
Maboula Soumahoro, Anne-Gaëlle Saliot

Housing, Labor, and the Fight for Dignity
Chenée Joseph, Saba Long, Nsé Ufot

We Lose Before We Win. Why Sport-Based Youth Development Is Integral to the Future of Gen Alpha
David Hopings, Ahmariah Jackson

Civil Rights and Atlanta Today
Rose Scott, David Edwards, Moki Macias, Dr. Maurice Hobson, Dr. Na'Taki Osborne Jelks

Art and Social Justice
Sheila Pree Bright, Dr. Cheryl Finley, Dr. Deborah Willis

DJ Set… and More!
Soul Food Cypher

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