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MerServe’s Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

Mercer University Macon Campus 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, GA

MerServe’s Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is bringing Maconites and Mercerians together to raise awareness about housing and food insecurity through education, advocacy, and service. Events will be held Feb 3-7 with a special preview event on Saturday, Feb. 1. Follow MerServe for more details.

Structural and Institutional Injustice: The Case of Pleasant Hill

Science and Engineering 110

In this first installment of the four-part Economic (in)Justice in America series, a panel will explore the inequity behind urban interstate development and the story of Macon’s Pleasant Hill community in their fight for restoration and revitalization. Panelists include Tedra Huston, Executive Director of Macon-Bibb Community Enhancement Authority; Peter Givens, President of Pleasant Hill Neighborhood…

Poverty Simulation

Connell Student Center, Conference Room 1 1501 Mercer University Dr, Macon

Poverty is a reality for many individuals and families in Macon-Bibb. But unless you've experienced poverty, it's difficult to truly understand. The Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) bridges the gap from misconception to understanding and sensitizes community participants to the realities of poverty.