The L.A. Times recently wrote an article on Atlanta's human rights connections and the city as a destination to understand human rights. 

I was lucky enough to sit down with the reporter a few months ago (the lead time on major articles like these was a surprise) and we talked at length about Atlanta and the history of the city.  The legacies of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jimmy Carter combined with the recent faculty affiliation between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Emory are all highlighted.

This article highlights an important claim we are staking for Atlanta and Georgia more broadly-- although we have not (and may never) attain the ideals we strive for, our community is one that is willing to undertake the hard discussions of rights for all people and continues to search for solutions to contemporary problems.  Maybe it's our history (Georgia was founded as a non-slave state), or maybe it's the role of Atlanta as a crossroads (the trains, the airport).  Perhaps the combination of business, religion, and academics allows us to pull from many streams to find a new way forward.  The Center will draw upon them all to foster discussion and this article is evidence that the message is beginning to get out there...  thanks L.A. Times!

DS