Two speeches in the same week are tough, but two at historically significant institutions is a rare treat.

Doug Shipman, the Executive Director of the Center for Civil and Human Rights will be laying out the vision and plans for the Center on Dec 2nd and Dec 3rd.

December 2nd-- The Commerc Club.  The CC was the first dining club to be integrated and has long served as a retreat for discussions and solutions to Atlanta's toughest problems.  The New Century Forum is a part of the Commece Club focused on emerging issues.  Reservations can be made here

The Hungry Club Forum long hosted by the Butler Street YMCA has long served as the platform to talk to all of Atlanta's issues.  The Hungry Club Forum was one of the only public places where African American and White business leaders could come together and thus drew some of the major speeches of the Civil Rights Movement.  The Hungry Club starts at 11:30am at the JD Winston Branch of the YMCA located at 17 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive. 

Both speeches will be recorded and posted on the Blog in coming days.  Hope to see everyone at one or both fo these events.