{"161841":{"#nid":"161841","#data":{"type":"news","title":"France-Atlanta 2012: The Fight Against Urban Poverty - November 6th at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmong the events to be presented is a public discussion on \u201cThe fight against urban poverty\u201d.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWHEN \u0026amp; WHERE\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETuesday November 6, 2012 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe TSRB auditorium at Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E (Technology Square Research Building - 85th fifth Street NW - Atlanta, GA 30308)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith a poverty rate in both France and the United States of about 14%, urban poverty in developed countries is an unfortunate reality. When poverty affects our neighbor, it affects us all.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDuring France-Atlanta 2012, members of the French-American community will tackle this problem hands-on. Following two community projects in the metropolitan areas of Atlanta and Metz, in partnerships with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity and the French NGO Habitat et Humanisme, a roundtable discussion by these leading NGOs will put the focus on the fight against urban poverty.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn November 6, guest speakers from Habitat for Humanity and Habitat et Humanisme will come together for a public discussion at Georgia Tech to share their organization\u2019s models through a recap of the two French-American community projects and discuss the current and upcoming challenges of access to housing in developed countries as well as urban poverty in general. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFEATURED SPEAKERS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMr. Bernard Usquin, President of Habitat et Humanisme Ile-de France\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMs. Larrie Del Martin, President and CEO of Atlanta Habitat for Humanity\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMs. Patricia Decker, the U.S. Operations Director with Habitat for Humanity International\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;To attend, please register at: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.france-atlanta.org\/spip.php?article182\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.france-atlanta.org\/spip.php?article182\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;For more information visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.france-atlanta.org\u0022\u003Ewww.france-atlanta.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The Fight Against Urban Poverty"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOnce again, the Consulate General of France in Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology are partnering to present a series of 15 French-American events designed to breathe new life into the cooperation between France and the U.S. Southeast: \u201cFrance-Atlanta 2012\u201d.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Once again, the Consulate General of France in Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology are partnering to present a series of 15 French-American events."}],"uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2012-10-15 09:48:24","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:58","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-10-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-10-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"161831":{"id":"161831","type":"image","title":"France-Atlanta 2012","body":null,"created":"1449178908","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:41:48","changed":"1475894796","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:36","alt":"France-Atlanta 2012","file":{"fid":"195438","name":"france-atlanta_2012_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/france-atlanta_2012_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/france-atlanta_2012_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":11179,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/france-atlanta_2012_0_0.jpg?itok=uJujTv5t"}}},"media_ids":["161831"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.france-atlanta.org\/","title":"France-Atlanta 2011"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.france-atlanta.org\/spip.php?article182","title":"Register Online to Attend"}],"groups":[{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"}],"keywords":[{"id":"398","name":"health"},{"id":"8039","name":"Humanitarian"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EClaire Collobert Angelle\u003Cbr \/\u003EPress Attache\u003Cbr \/\u003EConsulate General of France in Atlanta\u003Cbr \/\u003ELenox Building\u003Cbr \/\u003E3399 Peachtree Road, NE\u003Cbr \/\u003ESuite 500\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, GA 30326\u003Cbr \/\u003EP. 404.495.1682\u003Cbr \/\u003EF. 404.495.1661\u003Cbr \/\u003Ewww.consulfrance-atlanta.org\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}