GABEO’S 45TH Annual Winter Conference
“Where Do We Go From Here”
(CHAOS OR COMMUNITY….DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.)
February 27– March 1, 2015
Hosts: The City of Douglasville
6700 Church Street
Douglasville, GA 30134
678-715-6094
GABEO (Georgia Association of Elected Black Officials) is focusing its winter conference on explosive and relevant topics such as police brutality and the criminal justice system.
This said to be evident in the conference theme, “Where do we go from here? (Chaos or Community)”.
Details of this intriguing conference will be shared by GABEO President, Representative Tyrone Brooks at a press briefing to kick off the conference on Thursday, February 26th. One thing we can bet, based on the agenda, this year’s conference will involve many generations. There is a panel discussion based on the powerful manta “Black Lives Matter.” The agenda also includes ageless topics such as the 1965 Voting Rights Act, police brutality and healthcare.
Attorney Benjamin Crump who represents the Trayvon Martin, Kendrick Johnson and Michael Brown families will be a key note speaker during the conference. The conference is free and everyone is invited to voice their opinions about a wide range of issues and to talk about what they believe it will take to improve the quality of life for all Americans.
Conference locations are in Douglasville, Georgia. Please see details below. It starts February 26, 2015 and ends March 1, 2015. You’re asked to register online at www.gabeo.us.
Thursday, February 26
3:00pm News Briefing TIME Representative Tyrone Brooks, President GABEO and Host Committee
Friday, February 27
6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. GABEO Opening Reception Fish Fry
Social 92 Event Hall & Lounge
8127 Dallas Highway Douglasville, GA 30134
Saturday, February 28thLocation: Douglasville Conference Center
8:00am Registration/Breakfast
9:00am Plenary Session
Panel of Discussions “Black Lives Matter”
“Saving The 1965 Voting Rights Act” The Kendrick Johnson Case, Valdosta, GA The Quitman 10+2, Brooks County, GA, Expanding Medicaid
12:00 NOON Luncheon Invited Keynote Guest Speaker’s:
Atty. C.B. King, Atty. Benjamin Crump, Mayor Christopher Wright, Dawson, GA, (Shot six times & survived, still carrying one bullet in his body.)
1:30 pm – 3:00pm Youth Talk show with Ms. Taurus Morris
3:00pm Nominations and Elections
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm GABEO GAla
The Douglasville Conference Center
6700 Church Street, Douglasville, GA 30134, Phone 678.715.6094
Live Band, Dancing and Fun
Sunday, March 1, 2015 11:00am
Golden Memorial United Methodist Church
Rev. Dr. Gregory Williams
6903 Forrest Ave. Douglasville, Georgia 30134
(770) 942-3344