League of Women Voters Of Atlanta & Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Host Atlanta Board of Education Candidate Forum Sepember 25

The League of Women Voters and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Inc. will host a community forum featuring candidates for the Atlanta Board of
Education’s At Large Seats. The League of Women Voters of Atlanta-Fulton County and Delta Sigma Theta Atlanta Alumnae and Atlanta Suburban Alumnae Chapters,
all nonpartisan organizations, have partnered to host this free event.

The public is invited to the forum to be held on Wednesday,
September, 25 at the Adamsville Recreation Center from 6:45 p.m.-8:30 p.m. The Recreation
Center is located at 3201 MLK Jr. Drive, Atlanta 30331. Free onsite parking is

available.

The forum will provide community residents, parents and
students with an opportunity to hear “first hand” from the candidates on
important issues. The forum will be moderated by Cathy Richards, president of
the Atlanta Planning Advisory Board (APAB).

The following candidates have been invited to participate:          

• District 7 – Courtney English and Nisha
  Simama  
• Diistrict 8- Cynthia Briscoe Brown,
  Dave Walker, Tom Tidwell, Reuben McDaniel and Mark Riley      
  
  
• District 9 - Jason Esteves, Lori James, Sean Norman, Ed Johnson and Eddie Lee Brewster. 

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded in 1913 on the campus of Howard University to


promote academic excellence; to provide scholarships; to provide support for


the underserved; educate and stimulate participation in the establishment of positive public policy; and to highlight issues and provide solutions for problems in


their communities. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority has over 250,000 members and more than 900 chapters worldwide. The Sorority uses its Five-Point Programmatic


Thrust of economic development, international awareness and involvement,


physical and mental health, and political awareness and involvement to create


its national programs.

Cecilia Houston Torrence is president of the


League of Women Voters of Atlanta-Fulton County, Carol D. Carter is president


of Delta Sigma Theta Atlanta Alumnae Chapter and Jenea Kennedy is President of


Delta Sigma Theta Atlanta Suburban Alumnae Chapter.

For more information on the Candidate


Forum visit lwvaf.org.