EQUITABLE DINNERS WITH ATLANTA'S INTER-FAITH COMMUNITY

On Wednesday afternoon at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Out of Hand Theater held their Equitable Dinners Atlanta Inter-Faith event. In attendance at this event were various religious leaders from the Atlanta area, including rabbis, bishops, preachers, and other figures in Atlanta’s rich religious community. 

The afternoon began with a riveting play directed by Artistic Associate Director Marlon Burnley and performed by actor Rob Cleveland. The play was a personal story about the character’s upbringing and experience as a black male in America, adopted by white parents after his family was split apart and how he was treated by his white peers in the public school system. His story told a tale of microaggressions and stark ostracization as well as resilience and perseverance in the face of implicit and explicit racism. 

After the play, food was served to the audience as each table began to discuss what they took away from the play as well as how the play made them feel. The religious leaders told stories of their own of overcoming racism and resonated with the story told by the impactful play. When asked about how they were motivated to enact change in their communities, the general consensus was to continue to teach love and reconciliation with the past in order to move forward together.