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• Impact Extends Beyond Law Day:
Our program’s impact already has extended beyond Law
Day through re-broadcast of Session 1 to students in social
studies classes in the Atlanta Public Schools, as well as to
students in two independent schools. We plan to distribute
the DVD of Session 1, and others, to additional schools for
use during the next school year. In addition, we are creating
video highlights for the Dream Team partners and to promote
Law Day 2014.
Coincidentally, I learned of the ABA Award the day before the
‘Dream Team’ was scheduled to meet to begin planning for
Law Day 2014. That meeting began with a celebration not
only of the success of the 2013 program, but also knowing
that the national recogniti on means that many other State and
Local Bars around the country will learn about our outstanding
program and perhaps be inspired to forge new collaborations
of their own. We understand and strongly believe that our
unique collaboration was a true winner here. Needless to
say, the ‘Dream Team’ is energized to tackle the 2014 theme,
“American Democracy and the Rule of Law: Why Every Vote
Matters.” Our tentative date for this program is April 22,
2014. We hope you will mark your calendars and watch for
more information. Heartfelt thanks to every individual and
organization whose efforts will be recognized with the ABA
Outstanding Activity Award in February 2014.
Shown from left to right are State Bar of Georgia Secretary Patrise Perkins-Hooker (Atlanta Beltline, Inc.), Deborah
Richardson (National Center for Civil and Human Rights), State Senator Jason J. Carter (State Senate District 42, Bondurant,
Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Maria Saporta (Atlanta Business Chronicle), Ambassador Andrew Young, Andrea Young (Executive
Director, Andrew Young Foundation), Senator Nan Orrock (Georgia Senate District 36), Nefertari Kirkman-Bey (National
Center for Civil and Human Rights), Atlanta Bar Association Immediate Past President Rita A. Sheffey (Hunton & Williams
LLP) and Atlanta Bar Association Law Day Chair Melody Z. Richardson (Pachman Richardson, LLC).
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