GCC invites you to our 15th Anniversary Community Celebration, which will take place on Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 5pm at Terrapin Brewery, 265 Newton Bridge Rd, Athens, GA. Bring family, friends, and take a load off! This year’s Community Spring Celebration features awesome music, step dancers, birthday cake, great drink and food options, with plenty of family-friendly activities that attendees of all ages will enjoy. This is a FREE, family-friendly, and inclusive event!
The Georgia Conflict Center Presents Community Conversation #3 Rebuild. Community Conversation #3 Rebuild will take place on Saturday,April 26th, from 2-4 p.m. at UUFA (780 Timothy Rd, Athens, GA 30606) from 2-4 pm. Rebuild will be an interactive/engaging panel discussion that addresses ways that we can rebuild relationships with those who have caused harm and restore them to the community in a more holistic way, as well as explore how not to lose sight of structural and systemic harm in the process. Our panelists will be: Delvin Davis, from the Southern Poverty Law Center, Jennifer Elkins, from the UGA School of Social Work, Matthew Fayoyin, from Clarke Middle School, and Sherlisa Praylo, from the Mediation Center of Savannah. This event is free and open to the public. The Georgia Conflict Center is inviting you to participate in an upcoming series of community conversations entitled: Reflect. Reckon. Rebuild. This program proposes a series of three community conversations that seek to engage and activate the local Athens-area community with regards to the impact of criminal justice involvement and the pursuit of more just and equitable ways of dealing with harm and wrongdoing. GCC will utilize the Peacemaking Circle Process as a tool for promoting democratic dialogue, truth-telling and collective action, particularly prioritizing underrepresented stories and experiences. Sign up link coming soon!
Georgia Conflict Center is a non-profit organization that works to build peace with justice by advancing restorative practices within communities, schools and institutions.
Georgia Conflict Center builds community capacity through training and facilitation in the areas of conflict transformation, restorative justice, and nonviolent communication.