Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta (AAAJA) is hosting SouthEATS - its annual food-centered celebration to mark Asian American Pacific Islander Month. All proceed will benefit AAAJA's work to support the civil rights of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian communities in Georgia and the Southeast. Tickets […]
El Refugio, a nonprofit that supports those detained at the Stewart Detention Center and their loved ones, is gathering donations for departure bags that will be given to people who have been released from the detention facility. Donations needed include: new shoes, socks, undergarments, and pants. More details here.
Raksha, a South Asian community organization that supports survivors of domestic violence, is launhcing its annual Art Show. The show, titled Leap of Faith, will feature art that shows how "leaps of faith turned vision in reality." Raksha will also be hosting kids, youth, and adult workshops at the Avondale Arts Center throughout the weekend. […]
Global Growers Network is hosting a fundraising dinner to support its work with immigrant and refugee farmers in the Atlanta area. The dinner will feature locally grown food from chefs around Decatur and will be held at Legacy Park. Details here. Buy tickets here.
Raksha, a South Asian community organization, along with the Emory Asian Student Center, are gathering to write letters to survivors of domestic violence and paint tote bags. The groups are also seeking donated items like cleaning supplies, hygiene items, and snacks/non-perishable foods. More info here.
The Alif Institute is hosting a Dabke (traditional folk dance in the Levant, including in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan) workshop led by the group Al Fursan. It's for ages 13 and up, and, according to the website, "No experience necessary! Absolute beginners to intermediates will benefit." Details here.
Georgia State University's School of Film, Media & Theatre and Daffodil Studios are hosting a screening of Saffron Kingdom, a drama about the journey of a Kashmiri family that begins with their life in Srinagar in the 1990s to their life in the suburbs of Atlanta in 2019. More info here.
The Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (GAIN) is hosting its annual fundraising dinner, 'Taste of the World,' which will feature cuisine from different cultures and a silent auction. Proceeds support GAIN's work to "protect and empower immigrant survivors of crime and persecution, including asylum seekers and immigrant survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, and sexual […]
Adobo, a Filipino-American restaurant and catering service, is hosting the fifth annual Fil-Am Fest, where you can check out Filipino-American businesses and organizations at this festival marking Filipino Food Month. […]
Stone Mountain Park is hosting its third annual Latino Family Festival, which kicks off April 26 and 27, and continues May 3 and 4. The festival will include a drone […]
El Refugio, a nonprofit that runs a hospitality house for those visiting their loved ones being held at the Stewart Detention Center, is hosting a concert, with musicians Rebekka Goldsmith […]
Mosaic Health Center (formerly called the Clarkston Community Health Center), is hosting a health fair to mark it's 10 year anniversary, in partnership with Dekalb Public Health. The fair will […]
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