Atlanta, GA

August 25 - September 21, 2011
Windows and Mirrors Atlanta

AFSC's Georgia Peace Center

60 Walton St. NW Atlanta, GA

Parts of the exhibit can be viewed at Satellite Sites:

• August 25-September 21: Clarkston Community Center @ 3701 College Ave
• August 25-September 21: The Friends School of Atlanta
• August 25-September 21: Emory University Center for Ethics @ 1531 Dickey Drive
• September 1-24: WonderRoot @ 982 Memorial Dr.
• September 12-21: The King Center’s Freedom Hall @ 449 Auburn Ave NE

 

Contact: Alice Lovelace at alovelace@afsc.org or 404 586-0460

Friday August 26, 9th Anniversary STAND FOR PEACE @ Noon, Colony Square on the sidewalk at 14th Street and Peachtree, everyone is welcome!  

•  Saturday August 27, 7pm, Opening Reception,  AFSC’s Georgia Peace Center

Saturday August 27, AFSC’s Georgia Peace Center, 9pm until Midnight, Reflections on War and Peace: A Performance Museum 

Thursday September 1, AFSC’s Georgia Peace Center, 7pm, panel/discussion, Tapestry of Faith: How Diverse Faith Traditions Inform Nonviolence

Thursday September 1, 7-10pm, opening reception at WonderRoot featuring a panel discussion of the work with youth artists and social activists.

Friday September 2, STAND FOR PEACE @ Noon, Colony Square on the sidewalk at 14th Street and Peachtree, everyone is welcome!  

Friday September 9, STAND FOR PEACE @ Noon, Colony Square on the sidewalk at 14th Street and Peachtree, everyone is welcome!  

 

Wednesday September 7, 7-9pm, Islamophobia: Voices from the Frontline, moderated by the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia at AFSC's Georgia Peace Center

•Sunday September 11, 6-9pm,  Screening of the film Concrete, Steel & Paint: Mural Art as a Catalyst for Social Change at Clarkston Community Center

Monday September 12, 7-9pm, AFSC’s Georgia Peace Center, GA Peace and Justice Coalition/Atlanta: The Costs of Wars & Afghanistan Anniversary Action Plan

Tuesday September 13, 6-8pm, Emory University Center for Ethics, Islamophobia: The Impact On American Life  
 
Wednesday, September 14,  5:30 – 8:30, Opening Reception at Clarkston Community Center

Friday September 16, STAND FOR PEACE @ Noon, Colony Square on the sidewalk at 14th Street and Peachtree, everyone is welcome!  

Saturday September 17, AFSC’s Georgia Peace Center, 2-5pm, Arab Spring: from Atlanta to the Middle East, experts will share analysis and do a Q&A on the local and global implications of Arab Spring.
  
Wednesday September 21, 6pm, The King Center, Closing Reception

Wednesday September 21, 7PM, The King Center, War and the Rise of Violence Among Youth

American Friends Service Committee’s Atlanta Windows and Mirrors partners include Alternate ROOTS, American Civil Liberties Union Georgia, Arab Spring Committee, Atlanta Friends Meeting, Atlanta Grandmothers for Peace, Clarkston Community Center, Emory Muslim Students Association (MSA), Emory University Center for Ethics, Friends School of Atlanta, Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition/Atlanta, Georgia WAND, The King Center, Metro Atlanta Democratic Socialist of America, Performing Artists for Nuclear Disarmament, UUCA Peace Network, WonderRoot, and Women Watch Afrika.