The Georgia Interfaith Public Policy Center

09/28/2025

Our friends at the Atlantic Institute are continuing their Exploring Faiths Program Series this Tuesday, September 30th, at FBC Cu***ng. Session 1 is entitled Exploring Christianity and the Christian Community, with Dr. Michael O'Neal sharing about the Christian faith tradition and reflecting on values.

Following the presentation and Q&A, guests are invited to enjoy refreshments and warm conversations.

For more information and to register for the event, click the link here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/exploring-faiths-program-series-tickets-1657235047639?aff=oddtdtcreator

09/24/2025

Join us, along with our friends Georgians For Alternatives to the Death Penalty and Georgia Catholics Against the Death Penalty for World Day Against the Death Penalty Solidarity Service. The service will take place via Zoom on Thursday, October 9th at 7pm. Sign up at the link here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/z98apYJlTnml0mmsYq7pgQ #/registration

09/23/2025

This Sunday!

Ahavath Achim Response to Antisemitism and Hate Committee cordially invites you to a special screening of the powerful documentary Refuge, followed by a thought-provoking panel discussion on Sunday, September 28, 2025, from 4-6 PM. This panel features the film’s producer, Erin Bernhardt, and Chris Buckley, a former white nationalist featured in the film.

Refuge follows Chris Buckley’s remarkable journey to find healing from the very people he once hated: a Muslim cardiologist and his community of refugees. This powerful narrative of transformation, redemption, and the triumph of love over hate resonates deeply within the teachings at the heart of all faiths.

This documentary screening offers us a unique opportunity to explore themes of empathy, understanding, and resilience through the powerful medium of film and meaningful conversation. It demonstrates that even the most entrenched hatred can be overcome through genuine human connection and the courage to listen to one another’s stories.

The story of transformation depicted in Refuge reminds us that bridges can be built where walls once stood and that healing is possible when we choose to see humanity in one another.

Registration is free, and you can sign up by clicking the link below:

https://aasynagogue.org/event/screening-of-refuge-and-panel-discussion/

09/23/2025

Join our friends at the Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building Program at the City of Atlanta for the 1st Annual Community Health Fair! This event is FREE for all ages and will include various activities, resources, giveaways, and screenings for the whole family. We hope to see you there on November 1st at 10am in the C.T. Martin Natatorium & Recreation Center!

09/12/2025

Ahavath Achim Response to Antisemitism and Hate Committee cordially invites you to a special screening of the powerful documentary Refuge, followed by a thought-provoking panel discussion on Sunday, September 28, 2025, from 4-6 PM. This panel features the film’s producer, Erin Bernhardt, and Chris Buckley, a former white nationalist featured in the film.

Refuge follows Chris Buckley’s remarkable journey to find healing from the very people he once hated: a Muslim cardiologist and his community of refugees. This powerful narrative of transformation, redemption, and the triumph of love over hate resonates deeply within the teachings at the heart of all faiths.

This documentary screening offers us a unique opportunity to explore themes of empathy, understanding, and resilience through the powerful medium of film and meaningful conversation. It demonstrates that even the most entrenched hatred can be overcome through genuine human connection and the courage to listen to one another’s stories.

The story of transformation depicted in Refuge reminds us that bridges can be built where walls once stood and that healing is possible when we choose to see humanity in one another.

Registration is free, and you can sign up by clicking the link below:

https://aasynagogue.org/event/screening-of-refuge-and-panel-discussion/

08/29/2025

The state of Georgia’s interfaith community is strong! Last week, more than 40 faith leaders gathered at to build community, seek understanding, and plan collaborative approaches to empowering our statewide community of the faithful to advocate for the common good.

Thanks to Micah Fries, Erin Robinson, Isabel Otero, Adam Drucker, Jarvis Williams, and Dr. Delesslyn Kennebrew, J.D.,M.Div. for their exceptional contributions to the day’s training and planning efforts.

, and those of good intention. If you believe that love, justice, mercy, and hospitality should be guiding values in our public policy, subscribe today!

08/29/2025

Vendors and volunteers are needed for NAMI Paulding County's Mental Health Advocacy Tour Stop: "Remembering 9/11." Contact Heaven Jones at [email protected] if you are interested in helping out, or scan the QR code in this post to register!

08/12/2025

The tragedies of the past month highlight the need for our work and advocacy. 37 people shot over a four day period in Atlanta, mass shootings at Ft. Stewart and near Emory. Each shooting adds multiple Georgians to the ranks of those impacted by gun violence; lives lost, others forever changed, and countless others left with lasting trauma and grief. Georgia’s rate of gun violence is among the highest in the country because our gun safety laws are among the weakest (see the rankings) - we must continue to pressure our legislature to pass the foundational gun safety laws that reduce gun violence rates in other states.

Here’s what you can do:

1. Write a letter to your local paper. We submitted a guest essay (read here) to the AJC that we expect to be published this week, but there are many outlets that reach audiences throughout the state. Submit a letter or a guest essay to your local paper. Keep it short and in your own words.

2. Send postcards to state leaders. Postcards are most impactful, but e-mails and calls also work. We will have postcards available at the rally tomorrow or use your own. Here is a list of House leaders, addresses and sample messages.

3. Attend our rally and press conference on Tuesday at 6pm. Location TBD, but it will be close to Emory. We will update the flyer below with location details and share on Instagram (). Please attend and share with others.

08/11/2025

Next week on August 12th at 6pm EST on Zoom! Please join our coalition partners, Change in Motion and All of Us or None- Atlanta Chapter for “Criminalized by Design: Addressing & Disrupting Systems That Feed the Machine (Prison Industrial Complex)”

In the webinar, panelists will:

- Identify and discuss systemic factors that lead to system impact
- Address systemic barriers to community reintegration and a successful reentry post incarceration
- Address profit driven criminalization laws and practices
- Identify solutions to disrupt oppressive, exploitive and profit driven systems

Register to receive the zoom link at https://bit.ly/TJTCriminalizedByDesign

This webinar is part of the “Talk Justice Tuesday” series that is a collaborative effort of the Justice Reform Partnership, a coalition of over 90 organizations and individuals working to advance meaningful criminal and juvenile justice reforms across Georgia through advocacy, education, and policy change that aims to support and amplify the voices of justice-impacted individuals and drive policy change.

08/08/2025

WASHINGTON – Yesterday evening, a group of community and clean energy organizations, including Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL), and an impacted landowner told federal regulators they oppose a harmful plan to expand a methane gas pipeline across Georgia, Alabama, and part of Mississippi t...

08/08/2025

Join us on October 23rd for our 2025 Legislative Conference at Oak Grove United Methodist Church. Learn more about the upcoming legislative session from the experts and prepare a plan of action for advocating in your own locality.

To register, visit the event page of our website at: https://georgiainterfaithcenter.org/event/gippc-legislative-conference-2025/