Nationwide — Black Sustainability, Inc. proudly unveils the upcoming Eighth Annual Black Sustainability Summit, set to happen from October sixth to October Eighth, 2023, all through the Metro Atlanta space. Because the world’s premier gathering for sustainability practitioners of African descent, the summit continues its legacy of offering a dynamic platform for empowerment, training, and collaboration.
This 12 months, the summit is delighted to current an unapologetic lineup of presenters of African descent, providing contemporary views on harnessing assets throughout sustainability disciplines.
Raina Turner-Greenlea, Co-founder and Govt Director of Black Sustainability, Inc., enthuses, “We’re excited to carry forth the Eighth Annual Black Sustainability Summit! It’s a highly effective testomony to the options and rising impression frontline communities have throughout the International South. Our summit stays a celebration of our collective dedication to the restoration of Mom Earth/our planet, our communities, and future generations. We hope Black and Inexperienced practitioners be a part of us for a chance to deepen connections, change insights, and provoke motion in the direction of a extra equitable and sustainable world.”
Throughout three days, attendees will have interaction with sustainability practitioners and leaders from world wide, as they delve into hands-on workshops, impactful studies, and actionable methods for implementing locally-driven local weather and environmental options. The summit stands as a beacon of progress and unity, fostering a multi-day zero-waste occasion the place like-minded people can join and collaborate.
The summit’s agenda unfolds as follows:
Day 1 – Friday, October 6Location: New Black Wall Road Market, 8109 Mall Parkway, Stonecrest, GAParticipants can have the privilege of partaking in a mix of insightful shows and studies from frontline community-based organizations to develop a State of Black Sustainability Report, interspersed with enriching networking mixers.
Day 2 – Saturday, October 7Location: The Promised Land at Lake Sheryl, 4540 Lee Highway SW, Snellville, GAAttendees are invited to roll up their sleeves and absorb some solar with immersive studying experiences and hands-on workshops designed for all family members. At the present time coincides with the 14th Annual Authentic Metro-Atlanta Collard Greens Cultural Competition in Snellville, promising an unforgettable fusion of training and cultural celebration.
Day 3 – Sunday, October 8Location: Chattahoochee Hills Constitution Faculty, 9670 Rivertown Highway, Chattahoochee Hills, GAParticipants will shut out the summit with a half-day of ultimate studies from frontline community-based organizations and subsequent steps.
By means of energetic participation on this 12 months’s Black Sustainability Summit, attendees will contribute to the creation of a groundbreaking State of Black Sustainability Report. This report will function a platform to share scalable local weather options, geared toward addressing pervasive challenges confronted by BIPOC communities. Contributors will achieve invaluable insights into sustainable agricultural practices inside the Black group and witness the transformative efforts of native organizations and leaders, united by their ardour to revive and protect our planet.
Mrs. Turner-Greenlea emphasizes, “Our summit stands as an indispensable occasion, a sacred area the place Black practitioners throughout numerous disciplines come collectively to encourage, community, and collectively advance our shared objectives. This gathering is a novel alternative to attach with like-minded people, change finest practices, and collaboratively design tangible options for essentially the most urgent points affecting marginalized communities. We invite all those that establish as Black and Inexperienced to hitch and help us this October at our Atlanta summit.”
The annual summit is now serving as a fundraiser for BSI with a portion of ticket purchases contributing towards the RBG Influence Fund to help member tasks and the remaining share towards organizational capability to bolster the group’s impactful initiatives.
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Don’t miss out on this transformative occasion that guarantees to reshape the narrative of sustainability and propel us towards a extra inclusive and sustainable future.
AboutBlack Sustainability, Inc. is a trailblazing group devoted to fostering sustainability, environmental consciousness, and social fairness inside communities of Afrikan descent. Since its inception in 2016, the group has constantly introduced collectively a various array of execs, fanatics, and organizations, fostering significant connections whereas repeatedly offering coaching and help to these disproportionately affected by environmental injustices. The last word aim is to unravel our planet’s best challenges with indigenous knowledge. Black Sustainability, Inc.’s central mission is to mobilize sustainability practitioners of Afrikan descent to (re)construct sustainable communities and economies that may restore stability to our planet. For extra info, go to BlackSustainability.org
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