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Center for Civil and Human Rights (Atlanta)- Exec Director's Blog

Author: Doug Shipman Created: Friday, September 07, 2007
The E.D. will write weekly updates on the latest developments at the Center for Civil and Human Rights Partnership.

Rep. John Lewis speaks as to why now is the time for CCHR
By Doug Shipman on
Monday, April 28, 2008
Rep. John Lewis' recent speech regarding why we need to build the Center for Civil and Human Rights now.
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Launching the Walking Down Auburn Tour-- Post 2
By Doug Shipman on
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Post #2 regarding the launch of the In Their Own Words tour by Andrew Young. We had a great turnout for the launch event.
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Disability Rights-- A story of "Concrete Change"
By Doug Shipman on
Friday, April 18, 2008
The inspiring story of "Concrete Change" highlights the diversity of the disability rights movement.
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Walking down Auburn Ave. with Andy Young as your guide
By Doug Shipman on
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
The launching of the "In Their Words" audio tour of Auburn Ave was preceded by a lot work to make it happen. This is post 1 of 2 on the making and launching of the tour.
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New Exhibit on Leo Frank-- worth a visit
By Doug Shipman on
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Visiting the Breman Museum's Leo Frank exhibit highlighted good ideas for presenting tough topics in the Center for Civil and Human Rights
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Passing of a Giant-- Rev. James Orange
By Doug Shipman on
Monday, February 18, 2008
I was lucky enough to meet Rev. Orange and understand how he connected civil and human rights struggles
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Receiving a $1M is harder than you think!
By Doug Shipman on
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
We received a $1M grant from Wachovia last week to support the Center. Here are a few interesting things that happened along the way.
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King Week this week, and 2008 looks to be King year
By Doug Shipman on
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
The level of activity and attention regarding Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is intense and bodes well for increasing awareness and discussion of social justice
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