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Atlanta Press Club Atlanta City Council President Debate
Nov
16
4:30 PM16:30

Atlanta Press Club Atlanta City Council President Debate

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The Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series will host runoff debates for Mayor of Atlanta, Atlanta City Council President, and Atlanta City Council Post 3 At-Large. The debates will take place at Georgia Public Broadcasting (260 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318) on Tuesday, November 16.

The mayoral debate will be in partnership with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and will be available for viewers to watch live on GBP-TV, GPB.org, AJC.com and The Atlanta Press Club Facebook page www.fb.com/TheAtlantaPressClub.

The debates for City Council President and City Council Post 3 At-Large will stream live on The Atlanta Press Club Facebook, WABE’s Facebook page and will be available on Public Broadcasting Atlanta on Sunday, November 21. All debates will be available on demand on The Atlanta Press Club Facebook page.

View the complete schedule: https://atlantapressclub.org/debates/

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Nov
11
6:00 PM18:00

City of Atlanta City Council President Runoff Candidate Forum 2021

Join us as we have a moderated conversation w/ the top two candidates vying to be City Council President

About this event

Atlanta voters are encouraged to mark their calendars for a combined hybrid and in-person event to meet the top two candidates for City of Atlanta Council President on November 11th, 2021, from 6-9:30 p.m. Moderated by Condace Pressley, an award-winning journalist, and Director of Community Affairs for WSB-TV, the forum at The Gathering Spot will help voters gauge the strength of the candidates on the issues that matter most.

In-person seating is limited due to Covid protocols provided by the CDC. If you plan on not attending in person please select the virtual attendance option during registration.

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TransFormation Tuesday: Forum for City Council President & Post 3 At-Large
Sep
28
1:15 PM13:15

TransFormation Tuesday: Forum for City Council President & Post 3 At-Large

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Tune in to #TransFormationTuesdays to hear from candidates running for Atlanta City Council President and Post 3 At-Large

About this event

The TransFormation Alliance (TFA) and its issue champion organizations are hosting a series of live-streamed candidate forums to give Atlantans a chance to hear directly from mayoral and city council candidates about their visions for climate, equity, health, housing, jobs, and mobility.

On Tuesday, September 28 voters will hear from candidates running for Atlanta City Council President and Post 3 At-Large.

The series is sponsored by the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition and Georgia Advancing Communities Together in partnership with fellow TFA issue champions: ARCHI Health Collaborative, Enterprise Community Partners, GeneratorGeorgia STAND-UPPartnership for Southern Equity, and West Atlanta Watershed Alliance.

Schedule

Post 3 At-Large: 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

City Council President: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

To qualify for participation, candidates must have a website with a url for their campaign and must have submitted the most recent campaign filing.

Moderated by Odetta MacLeish-White

Odetta MacLeish-White is the Director of Georgia Initiatives for the Center for Community Progress (CCP). In this newly created role, she will work to bring thought partnership and strategies for vacant, abandoned, and deteriorating properties to the state. Prior to joining CCP, Odetta was the Managing Director for the TransFormation Alliance, a partnership of nonprofits, government agencies, and businesses working with residents of impacted communities in shaping better health, climate, and economic outcomes through arts & culture-based community engagement, and by improving housing, transit, and jobs access.

Prior to joining the TransFormation Alliance, Odetta was a Senior Program Director with Enterprise Community Partners in their Southeast market. She supported comprehensive community stabilization efforts around the country with a focus on equitable Transit Oriented Development initiatives and nonprofit capacity building in the state of Georgia and the Southeast. Odetta has also served as a community development specialist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and was the staff director for Florida‘s Affordable Housing Study Commission. She discovered her love for affordable housing while working for a developer in Gainesville, Florida. Odetta earned her juris doctorate and LLM in International Law from Duke University School of Law, and her bachelor’s degree in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard- Radcliffe University.

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Atlanta Small Business Candidate Forum – City Council President
Sep
25
1:00 PM13:00

Atlanta Small Business Candidate Forum – City Council President

Join the O4WBA for a conversation about small business policy with the City of Atlanta City Council President!

Join the O4WBA for a conversation about small business policies, incentives for entrepreneurs, and neighborhood business district improvements. Moderated by Butter.ATL and the Atlanta Civic Circle, candidates for City Council President will discuss their plans for ensuring our small and local business communities thrive.

*Proof of vaccination or a recent negative Covid-19 test required at the door. All attendees must wear a mask.

Special thanks to our sponsors: Mailchimp (Presenting Sponsor), Ameris Bank, Our Bar ATL, One Source Graphics, Inc., and Ponce City Market.

Thank you to Plaza Theatre for hosting this important civic event!

Suggested questions can be submitted here.

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A Conversation with the Candidates -- Council President AND At-Large Seats
Sep
21
6:00 PM18:00

A Conversation with the Candidates -- Council President AND At-Large Seats

The NAACP - ATL Branch, Friendship Baptist Church & National Pan-Hellenic Council invite you to hear from candidates that want to serve us!

About this event

ALL are invited to join the NAACP - Atlanta Branch, Friendship Baptist Church and the National Pan-Hellenic Council of Greater Atlanta for a conversation with candidates for Atlanta City Council President and the contested At-Large Council seats.

As we look ahead to 2022 and beyond, our beloved Atlanta has some big issues on the table. Before citizens head to the polls in November 2021, we've invited all qualified candidates to join us for a conversation with the community.

At present, both in-person and virtual viewing options are available. The in-person event will follow all federal, state and/or local health and safety protocols.

Thanks for your support and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, September 21st.

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Aug
8
7:30 AM07:30

Leadership Breakfast (Election Edition): Alex Wan

ALEX WAN

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2017 is an important year for the city of Atlanta. We will elect a new mayor, city council, and school board. Every month this year, the Center for Civic Innovation will host candidates for a candid and open conversation, where we learn more about their personal story and vision for the future of this city.

Join the Center for Civic Innovation as we welcome Alex Wan, candidate for City Council President for the City of Atlanta!

7:30am Doors open, coffee and breakfast served

8:00am Coversation begins

ABOUT THE CANDIDATE

Councilmember Alex Wan has proudly served on the Atlanta City Council since 2010. He was first elected to represent Council District 6 in 2009 and won re-election to a second term in 2013.

Alex grew up in Atlanta, graduating from the DeKalb County School System and earning an industrial engineering degree from Georgia Tech. He also earned an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at University of Pennsylvania and has completed educational programs at Dartmouth College and Harvard University.

Alex’s professional experience offers a unique combination of work experience from the private, public, non-profit, and higher education sectors. His career began with an investment analyst position at Prudential Investment Corporation, after which he led a small family business architecture-engineering consulting firm. Alex has served as Development Director for Jerusalem House, Atlanta’s largest HIV/AIDS housing provider, and he is currently employed as Director of Development and Alumni Relations at Emory University.

Alex’s deep commitment to public service was instilled in him by his family, and his civic engagement spans such organizations as Leadership DeKalb (Board of Directors Chair), Leadership Atlanta, and Organization of Chinese-Americans (President). A homeowner in Morningside for over twenty years, he has also been active in the Morningside Lenox Park Association and served on the Invest Atlanta Board of Directors. In 2003, he founded For the Kid in All of Us, a charity that continues to provide toys and school supplies for Georgia’s children in need.

On City Council, Alex has demonstrated leadership through his chairmanship of several committees, including Zoning Committee (2012), City Utilities Committee (2017), and Finance Executive Committee (2012-2016). He was elected by his colleagues to serve as President Pro Tempore of Council in 2015 and to represent City Council on City of Atlanta Budget Commission (2010, 2012-2016). In 2014 he was appointed to Mayor Reed’s Commission on Waste and Inefficiency in Government.

Alex currently serves on Boards of Directors of the Piedmont Park Conservancy and the Little Five Points Community Improvement District (CID). He has been named one of Georgia Trend Magazine’s “Forty Under 40” and Georgia Asian Times’ “25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia.”

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