Meet The Speakers

Matthew Desmond, Ph.D.

Author of Evicted

Principal Investigator, The Eviction Lab, Princeton University

State Representative “Able” Mable Thomas

Georgia House of Representatives, District 56

Founder, Greater Vine City Opportunities Program Inc.

Milton J. Little, Jr.

UnitedWay of Greater Atlanta, President and CEO

Sessions

Session 1: "The Background: Why Do We Need Disruption?"

Saturday, 3rd

10-11 AM EST

"The Wealth Gap in America & Atlanta"
"The Social Reproduction of Homelessness"
"Child Homelessness in Fulton County"
"My Call to Advocacy"

Session 2: "Intersectionality of Homelessness and Poverty"

Intersectionality: the oppression and discrimination resulting from the overlap of an individual's various social identities (a term coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, a civil rights activist and legal scholar, in 1989)

Saturday, 3rd

1-2 PM EST

"LGBTQ+ Homelessness and Poverty"
“Analyzing Racial Disparities in the Homelessness System: What You Should Know”
"Triple Threat: Being Older and A Woman of Color" Suggested Text: https://www.justiceinaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Older-Women-and-Poverty.pdf
"Homeless in a Foreign Land: The Refugee Experience"

Session 3:"On Continuing the Disruption: Presentations of Sustainable Projects and Management"

Sunday, 4th

10-11 AM EST

"Local Level Community Engagement
"The Black Child Joy and Protest: Experiences of Institutional Anti-Blackness and Intergenerational Oppression"
"Installing Portable Sinks in Response to COVID-19"
"How to Create Partnerships to End Poverty"

Panels

01/

Incarceration to Homelessness Pipeline

Saturday, 3rd

11:15-12:45 PM EST

Panelists:

Chandra Foster, J.D., Southern Poverty Law Center

Kosha Foster, J.D., ACLU of Georgia

Our objective for this panel is to begin a conversation on the leading factors of homelessness and poverty while highlighting the negative impact of incarceration on families throughout the country.

02/

COVID-19 Pandemic & the Homeless

Sunday, 4th

11:15- 12:45 PM EST

Panelists:

Na'Taki Osborne-Jelks, Ph.D., Spelman College

Jeff Smythe, M.P.A., HOPE Atlanta

Our objective for this panel is to discuss the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the homeless population, the racial disparities in cases, and how environmental justice connects to the impact of the virus.

Other Activites

Kick-Off Reception

Oct. 2, 2020 at 11am

Welcome! Come to meet other attendees after we introduce the summit.

Coffee & Chat and Roundtable Talk

Coffee & Chat: Oct. 4, 2020, at 9 am

Roundtable Talk: Oct. 3, 2020, at 2:15 pm & Oct. 4, 2020, at 2 pm

Both sessions whether in the morning or afternoon will give attendees the opportunity to gather and discuss any reflections on anything touched on in the summit.

Atlanta Community Food Bank' Food Experience Simulation

Oct. 3, 2020 at 4pm

Closing Session

Oct. 4, 2020, at 1 pm

Hear from the hosting team on their call to action and prompt yours as well!