The Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement is hosting an End-of-Year Community Town Hall. Organizers say the gathering is focused on finding community-led solutions to long-term issues including food insecurity and housing instability. Mokah-Jasmine Johnson is Executive Director and Co-founder of the AADM.
“So, it’s better that we be proactive as a community, to find a middle ground on where we can come together and come up with solutions and different things that we can use to advocate moving forward,” according to Johnson.
Community members, local leaders, and advocates are welcome to attend. The free Town Hall will feature a panel discussion with housing advocate and community leader Broderick Flanigan, Associate Professor at UGA's College of Public Health Dr. Grace Bagwell Adams, and Athens-Clarke County District 6 Commissioner Stephanie Maddox.
“The most important thing about this Town Hall is for us to work together as a community on solutions. Even though the SNAP food freeze has ended, the crisis still exists. People have gotten delayed in their food stamps. The food banks are stretched even though the Mayor and Commission did give them $150,000, and we’re going into the holidays.”
Attendees can join discussions on issues and work to set goals to tackle them.
The event takes place on Wednesday, December 3 at the Athens Regional Library, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
