Sunday, October 22 9:30am-12:00pm Temple Emanu-El is starting a dialogue on pressing topics such as poverty, hate, and addiction in the Metro Atlanta area at the first annual mini-conference, Social Action Local Action.  It's free and open to the public on Oct 22nd at 9:30am-12:00pm.   The conference will include three panels: the first panel is on hunger and poverty led by Community Assistance Center CEO Tamara Carrera and Atlanta Food Bank’s Director of Government Affairs Lauren Waits, the second panel is on hate and anti-semitism led by Lauren Menis of Atlanta Initiative Against Anti-Semitism, Judy Marx of the Interfaith Community Initiatives, and Pastor Chianti Harris of the Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church, and the third panel is on addiction and mental illness led by Alyza Milrad of The Berman Center, a newly opened addiction center in Atlanta, and Lucy Gainor-Hall from Mary Hall Freedom House, a non-profit that rehabilitates and supports … [Read more...]