From the Executive Director’s Desk

The Center is privileged to partner with great organizations across the world.  These partnerships allow us to extend our reach and establish ourselves as a provider of innovative events and programs even before the building is complete.  In June the Center once again joined with HBO to celebrate a powerful new documentary called For Neda.  The film tells the story of a young woman who was gunned down in the 2009 election protests in Iran.  We had a full house and great discussion afterwards with members of the film-making team.

Another exciting partnership currently underway is bringing the freedom's SISTERS exhibit to Atlanta.  The freedom's SISTERS collection is a Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition created by the Cincinnati Museum Center.  It celebrates the lives of twenty African-American women who worked for equal rights for all.  It will be at The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum beginning July 24.  I encourage you to attend and take a young person with you to help ensure that these womens' examples go on to inspire the next generation of rights advocates.

Our July film screenings called Films That Matter kicks off with Invictus on July 8th in Woodruff Park in Downtown Atlanta.  You can read about why each of the four films was selected on my blog.  Read on for additional details about the event.

Thanks for your ongoing support.

Doug Shipman
National Center for Civil and Human Rights

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The National Center for Civil and Human Rights Presents Films That Matter

Atlanta-based readers are invited to join us in Woodruff Park for four thought-provoking evenings of film in July.  This free film series is open to the public.  Grab dinner at a Downtown Atlanta restaurant and enjoy music and mingling beginning at 6:30 pm.  Films will show at dusk.  Visit the Center's events page to see a list of participating restaurants, logistical information and Woodruff Park policies. 

• July 8-Invictus                                      
• July 15-Milk                   
• July 22-Hotel Rwanda                          
• July 29-The Secret Life of Bees  

          

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Listen to a Center Update from the May Downtown Atlanta Rotary Meeting

On May 17, 2010 Doug Shipman was the guest speaker at the Downtown Atlanta Rotary Meeting.  He provided a progress update, announced a major gift from the UPS Foundation and issued a call to action for the Atlanta community to see the Center through.  To listen to a six minute excerpt of the speech, visit the Center's homepage and scroll down to "Latest News", here.

Click here for the Center's op-ed piece in Creative Loafing called "Building a Center for the Future".

New Leaders Council has named Center Executive Director, Doug Shipman one of their "40 Under 40" emerging leaders in the area of political entrepreneurship.  Read more.

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