Retired Atlanta journalist to moderate hybrid mayoral forum hosted by League of Women Voters Atlanta Fulton, Emory University

Atlanta voters are encouraged to people their calendars for a combined hybrid and in-person lawsuit to conscionable the candidates for Mayor of Atlanta connected Oct. 5, 2021, from 6-9 p.m. Moderated by Jocelyn Dorsey, retired manager of Editorials & Public Affairs WSB-TV, the forum astatine the Glenn Memorial Auditorium volition assistance voters gauge the spot of the candidates and solidify their choice.

“The Emory assemblage looks guardant to hosting the Atlanta mayoral candidates for a forum connected cardinal issues affecting our large city,” said Emory President Gregory L. Fenves. “Emory appreciates its concern with the City of Atlanta and I’m excited that this important speech volition instrumentality spot connected our campus.”
“To guarantee alteration successful our communities we indispensable ballot successful each election, not conscionable each 4 years,” says Nichola Hines, president of the League of Women Voters Atlanta-Fulton County. “LWVAF extremity is to marque definite that our residences of the City of Atlanta and Fulton County are educated, empowered and engaged successful the governmental process.”

The Oct. 5 lawsuit volition diagnostic a meet-and-greet from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by the forum from 7 to 9 p.m.

“We promote you to wage attraction present to our city’s Mayoral race, probe the positions of the candidates, marque your selection, cheque your registration presumption and polling location, past vote,” said Nancy Flake Johnson, president and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Atlanta.

“Atlanta is our superior metropolis and sets a modular for inclusiveness and multiracial democracy. This forum volition assistance voters marque an informed determination with respect to choosing leaders who volition govern successful that spirit,” said Andrea Young, enforcement manager of the ACLU of Georgia.

The lawsuit volition beryllium livestreamed astatine youtu.be/u-MbxyXhQjU.

In-person information astatine Glenn Memorial Auditorium, 1660 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta, volition necessitate masks and societal distancing. Attendees are required to registry successful beforehand astatine coamayoralforum21.eventbrite.com. All candidates, attendees, and organizers volition beryllium required to acquisition a free, COVID-19 PCR accelerated trial onsite. Candidates who trial affirmative volition beryllium asked to permission the lawsuit and enactment via Zoom. Emory University requires each attendees to deterioration masks.