Events

Casa Alterna, a nonprofit that provides housing to vulnerable immigrants, is hosting Dr. Austin Kocher, a geographer at Syracuse University who has been tracking and researching immigration enforcement for almost a decade, for a public talk entitled, "Clarity in the Chaos: Responding to Trump’s Immigration Policies." For more info, contact: anton@casaalterna.org. More info here.   […]

The Latin American Association is hosting an in-person and online workshop to help people with their resumes.  Participants will receive one-on-one support, feedback from professionals, and assistance with formatting. Must register before Thursday, June 5 at 12pm. Comment "RESUME" on the Instagram post here, to receive a link to register.  

The Tara Theatre is screening the short doc La Orquesta - a film about a retired music teacher who starts an orchestra for kids living in the Buford Highway corridor. Screening is free and will be followed by a Q and A with students from the orchestra.  RSVP here.   .

The 13th Annual Juneteenth Atlanta Parade and Music Festival will take place this weekend to celebrate and commemorate Juneteenth -America’s newest national holiday. The two-day event will have a televised Juneteenth Black History Parade, vendors with handmade merchandise from local and international vendors, a variety of cuisines, and an array of immersive cultural activities for […]

The Palestinian Children's Relief Fund's Atlanta chapter is hosting an event featuring Rami Khader, founder of Anar, a nonprofit in Bethlehem that works in the West Bank with families impacted by trauma. Check out a full list of events from June 13 to 15 that Rami will be speaking at while he's in Atlanta here.

The Sequoia Ascension, a community-centered organization committed to nurturing the holistic well-being of Black, Native American, and Afroindigenous people in Atlanta, is hosting an event to celebrate the cultural traditions […]

Local farmers with the Global Growers Network will be selling some of their harvest - kale, long beans, and potatoes - in the pick what you can - pay what you can - style market. According to the event posting on Instagram, "Harvest tools will be provided, but we encourage you to bring your own […]

The Coalition of Refugee Service Agencies (CRSA) is marking World Refugee Day with a celebration at the Eritrean Communication Association in Stone Mountain. The event will include cultural performances, cooking demonstrations, food from around the world, a vendor market, as well as guest speakers.  More info here.

The Collective for Community Empowerment, the Hispanic Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs (HYPE) and the Atlanta chapter of the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) are organizing an Immigrant Heritage Month event on Thursday, June 26, from 6:00-8:30 pm at Atlanta City Hall. The event, in partnership with The Mayor’s Office of International and Immigrant […]

Learn about more than 500 positions available at the DeKalb County Job Fair. Employers like DeKalb County, Grady, Emory, and the Georgia Department of Public Health are hiring for many positions including: sanitation drivers, engineers, project managers, fire fighters, admin support specialists, and facilities and grounds maintenance staff.

Atlantic Station will be the site of the first ever Atlanta Summer Halal Food Festival, featuring dozens of vendors from around the area. Among them, Wowbooza, Aviva, Master Butcher, Om Ali's Honeycomb, Olive by the Fig and more. Interested in vending? Vendor sign up deadline is June 30. More info here.

Buckhead Restaurant Week is happening now, through Saturday, July 26. More than 50 restaurants in the area signed up, offering prix fixe menus, food and dessert combos, for people to try at discounted rates. Some of the international food restaurants participating include the Mexican and Latin American cuisine, Alma Cocina; the Spanish tapas bar, Boqueria; […]