Sojourner Marable Grimmett Receives 40 Under 40 Award - Recognized by Georgia Trend #40Under40

I am honored to share the October 2018 Georgia Trend cover with other 2018 "40 Under 40" honorees. Each year, Georgia Trend honors 40 of the state’s best and brightest in business, government, politics, nonprofits, science, healthcare and education under the age of 40. Selection for this award is based on individuals who excel in their profession and exemplify a passion for community service. Congratulations to this year’s honorees!

View this year's "40 Under 40" honorees at https://bit.ly/2xRXLXw.

Buckhead/Cascade City Chapter of the Links, Inc. to Host A Community Conversation about a Community Response to Human Trafficking

WHO: The Buckhead/Cascade City Chapter of the Links, Inc.

WHAT: This roundtable discussion will bring together community organizations to develop strategies and alliances in an effort to address the prevention, treatment and elimination of the demand of Human Trafficking in our community.  While human trafficking has been identified as the fastest-growing criminal industry in the world, Atlanta has been identified as a major transportation hub for trafficking young women and one of 14 U.S. cities with the highest levels of sex trafficking of children. This conversation will engage community leaders in a dialogue around eradicating sex trafficking of children in Atlanta and address much-needed efforts to help the survivors.

Representatives from various community and public service organizations including sororities, fraternities, child services and religious groups will engage in conversation to develop a multifaceted approach to addressing the myriad of issues raised by human trafficking in our community. Additionally, opportunities will be identified where these community organizations can form partnerships with entities that are currently working to eradicate human trafficking and leave the discussion with a plan of action.

The dialogue will open with a short performance by Unleashed, an interactive learning experience of the award winning theatrical production, RIMSHOT Urban Musical. This performance brings awareness to human trafficking through a series of dramatic performances including acting, singing, dancing, poetry, and hip-hop.

Featured Speakers include:

·         Camila Wright, State of Georgia Asst. Attorney General, Human Trafficking Prosecutor

·         Sharon Simpson Joseph, Board Member for Circle of Life/Living Water for Girls

·         Jennifer Swain, Executive Director of Youth Spark.

·         Alex Trouteaud, National Center for Human and Civil Rights 

·       John H. Eaves, Ph.D., Chairman, Fulton County Board of Commissioners 

·         Shaunya Chavis, General Manager/Anchor FGTV, (moderator)

WHEN: Saturday, November 15, 2014, 10:00am – 1:00pm

WHERE: The Commons at First Congregational Church, 105 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303

ADMISSION: Admission is FREE. For more information call (404) 475-8650

About The Links, Incorporated

The Links, Incorporated celebrates 67 years as a women's volunteer service organization committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the cultural and economic survival of African-Americans and other persons of African ancestry. A premier international service organization with more than 12,000 members in 276 chapters located in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, its legacy of friends providing service that changes lives, established by the original circle of nine friends in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1946, is alive and well. With more than 2 million service hours recorded in the past three years

Junior League of Atlanta Community Organizing Training Session with Monica Lindsey Ponder and Sojourner Marable Grimmett

Last week, Monica Lindsey Ponder and I had the opportunity to speak to Junior League of Atlanta members about Community Organizing. 

Check out some pictures below from the event. Photos courtesy of Chanda M. Scott.

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Working Moms: 7 Tips for Success

• Absolve yourself of “mommy guilt.” You are doing the best that you can. 
• Remember that a desire for a career does not make you a bad mother, nor does a desire for work/life balance make you a bad employee. 
• Be proactive and creative. Many supervisors are open to considering creative solutions when they are presented, but will not be so conscious as to offer them unasked. 
• If you have a partner, ask that partner for help and unconditional support. 
• Find a community of mothers who also work outside the home. So much mom support is based on the stay-at-home crowd, and while some of our issues are the same, some are very different. 
• Remember that raising children only comes once in a lifetime.

Sojourner Marable Grimmett has a BA in communications from Clark Atlanta University and an MA in media studies from Pennsylvania State University. She is a stay-at-work mom and her experience in higher education spans over 10 years working in student services and enrollment management. She lives in southwest Atlanta with her husband, Roland and two young sons, Roland Jay and Joshua. Visit her blog: http://sojournermarablegrimmett.blogspot.com. Follow her on Twitter: http://twitter.com/sojournerruth