Harvard Club of Georgia

Race Discussion Group Sunday Supper - Mar.

with guest: Andrea Young, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia

DETAILS:

Sunday Suppers are casual gatherings where new ideas and stimulating conversation are the main fare at interesting restaurants. The guest speaker leads an informal discussion based on their work or topic of interest. Reservations are open to current Harvard Club of Georgia members and their guests on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendance is limited to 12 people so that the conversation is more personal and happens around the dinner table. Purchasing a $15.00 ticket reserves your seat at the table and contributes towards the guest speaker's meal. Each attendee orders their own meal and is responsible for his/her check.

COST: $15.00 reservation

RSVP: Open to first twelve HCG members (plus one guest)

SPEAKER: Andrea Young, Executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia

Andrea Young is the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia and a life-long advocate for civil and human rights.
Young has led the ACLU of Georgia through an intensive two years focused on building an organization that could advance criminal justice reform, support immigrant rights, and most significantly and immediately, oppose voter suppression and protect voting rights. She developed a strategic expansion that would go beyond ACLU’s traditional litigation work to embrace political action and legislative policy, advocacy, community education and direct action.
Guided by Young’s bone-deep moral and ethical framework, her vision of integrated advocacy has made the ACLU of Georgia the recognized and trusted authority on matters of civil liberties and civil rights in Georgia.

Prior to taking the helm of the Georgia affiliate of the ACLU in January 2017, Young was an Adjunct Professor at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. For many years, she served as executive director at the Andrew J. Young Foundation producing a nationally-syndicated series of documentary films and other programs on themes of civil and human rights.

Young previously served as legislative assistant to Senator Edward Kennedy and Chief of Staff for Congresswomen Cynthia McKinney. She worked with the United Church of Christ on their global mission and advocacy, served as Vice President for External Affairs for Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, and as Vice President of the National Black Child Development Institute.

Young is the author of Life Lessons My Mother Taught Me; co-author of Andrew Young and the Making of Modern Atlanta and collaborated with former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young on An Easy Burden: Civil Rights and the Transformation of America.  

Young is a graduate of Swarthmore College, received her law degree from Georgetown University School of Law, and is a member of the State Bar of Georgia.