Join SAW and the City of Atlanta in celebration of Historic Preservation Week and to hear from preservation leaders, policy experts, and preservation advocates.
Schedule of Events
Kick-Off Session
Topic: Introduction to Historic Preservation Week – Future Places Project (FPP) Call to Action
Date: October 19
Hear from our own Mtamanika Youngblood, Commissioner Tim Keane, and Historic Preservation staff on the focus of Historic Preservation Week including the unveiling of some of the highlights from our Future Places Project work.
Time: 10:00 a.m. EDT
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Day 2: Historic Property Virtual Tour
Topic: Introduction to Historic Preservation Week – Future Places Project (FPP) Call to Action
Date: October 20
Join in for a virtual tour of South View Cemetery, one of the nation’s oldest Black cemeteries. Located in Southeast Atlanta, South View is the final resting place of formerly enslaved persons and some notable figures in African American history.
Time: 10:00 a.m. EDT
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Day 3: Technical Historic Preservation Workshop
Topic: Introduction to Historic Preservation Week – Future Places Project (FPP) Call to Action
Date: October 21
Join us to hear from Paul Simo of Simo Community Design, LLC, on what makes a building historic.
Time: 10:00 a.m. EDT
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Day 4: Preservation Talk: Racial Equity In Historic Preservation
Topic: Introduction to Historic Preservation Week – Future Places Project (FPP) Call to Action
Date: October 22
Hear from preservationists on their work and for a thought-provoking, productive conversation on equity in historic preservation moderated by Dr. Candy Tate, CEO, Culture Centers International, Inc.
Panelists include:
- Dr. Karcheik Sims-Alvarado, CEO of Preserve Black Atlanta, Inc. and Assistant Professor of Africana Studies, Morehouse College
- Reverend Doctor Herman “Skip” Mason, Historian, Author
- Fred Smith, Jr., Associate professor at Emory University School of Law, member of the City of Atlanta’s LGBTQ Advisory Board
Time: 10:00 a.m. EDT
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