Dear Friends,
Congressman Lewis and I are teaming up to host a jobs fair and readiness workshop on Thursday, Aug. 18 at Atlanta Technical College from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. We are working to have more than 100 private and public employers on hand.
 Everyone from the Fourth District is welcome. For more, go to my Web site: WWW.HANKJOHNSON.HOUSE.GOV. To pre-register, click HERE.
As part of the Congressional Black Caucus’ (CBC) “For the People” Jobs Initiative, Congressman Lewis and I – and the entire CBC – are encouraging Congress to pass critical jobs legislation that we have introduced to address the unemployment crisis.
After the jobs fair, there will be a town hall from 6 to 8 p.m. to discuss the CBC’s Jobs Initiative and our jobs-focused legislative agenda.
WHO: Congressmen Hank Johnson (GA-04) and John Lewis (GA-05), along with 10 other members of the Congressional Black Caucus: Sanford Bishop Jr., Corrine Brown, Donna Christensen, Al Green, Gregory Meeks, Laura Richardson, Cedric Richmond, David Scott, Ed Towns and Maxine Waters.
WHAT: Jobs Fair and town hall meeting on the Congressional Black Caucus’ “For the People Jobs Initiative," H. Res. 348.
WHERE: Atlanta Technical College, 1560 Metropolitan Parkway, SW Atlanta, 30310. Due to limited parking, participants are encouraged to use MARTA. Jobs seekers can take the No. 95 bus route from West End Station. Directions & Campus Map | Google Map
WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 18, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Registration begins at 8 a.m. | Town hall meeting 6 to 8 p.m.
WHY: With unemployment rates exceeding 9% nationally, and even higher in the African-American, Asian and Hispanic communities, Congressmen Johnson and Lewis, and the CBC are doing everything they can to help address the jobs crisis.
EMPLOYERS: The agencies and companies in attendance include but are not limited to: the Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Personnel Management, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of Corrections, Atlanta Workforce Development, General Services Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Securities and Exchange Commission, Coca-Cola, Sprint, Comcast, Google, NCR, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Microsoft, GE, Starbucks, Waffle House and Gwinnett Public Schools.
Participants should bring multiple copies of their résumés and dress for success.
2011 Johnson-Lewis/CBC Job Fair resources:
● How to find available jobs with the federal government
● Learn about the Georgia Work Ready Program
● GI Bill and On-the-Job-Training for Veterans
● Special Tips for the over 55 job seeker
● Returning to the job market after incarceration
● Counselors on hand for résumé writing
● How to best prepare for an interview
● Green jobs training opportunities
● Tips on how to change careers
For more information, go to my Web site www.hankjohson.house.gov.
HELPING SENIORS: My District staff will conduct a seniors’ meet & greet on Monday, Aug. 29 at 10:15 a.m. at the Olivia Haydel Senior Center in Conyers. Seniors at the Rockdale County Senior Services center will receive help navigating through the often complicated process of Social Security, Medicare and the Veterans Administration. For more information, e-mail Peter Butts at peter.butts@mail.house.gov or call him at 770-987-2291.
MAN OF PEACE: On Sunday, August 28, 2011, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will take his rightful place in the pantheon of American  heroes. With the dedication of the MLK Memorial on our National Mall, which stands between the monuments to Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, Dr. King will occupy the same hallowed ground as these esteemed Presidents. On the 48th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. King’s historic “I Have A Dream speech,” the dedication will help bring Dr. King’s noble words and dreams to life: That equality and justice is there for all Americans – black, white, young, old, rich, poor, man and woman.
Dr. King gave his life in the struggle against prejudice and for equality; against hatred and for brotherhood; against division and for non-violence. He offered us a message of peace, and inspired us to respect our neighbors not as members of a given race, but as fellow human beings. His mission was to ‘end the long night of racial injustice;’ his dream a vision of common purpose and common humanity. To take a virtual tour or for more information, click HERE.
PEACE PLAN: While many of us have benefitted from the groundbreaking non-violent movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 1960s, today it is often relegated to history books or remembered as only as a distant memory. But now thanks to Metropolitan Atlanta Violence Prevention Partnership (MAVPP), a 21st Century Nonviolence Movement, they have proposed the Peace Plan -- a three-part approach that uses science and innovation to promote peace. To support the Peace Plan or to learn more, click HERE.
As always, I appreciate your time and feedback. Please help get the word out about the jobs fair on Aug. 18. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to represent you in Congress.
Thanks,
| August 12, 2011 
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Everyone from the Fourth District is welcome. For more, go to my Web site: 
heroes. With the dedication of the MLK Memorial on our National Mall, which stands between the monuments to Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, Dr. King will occupy the same hallowed ground as these esteemed Presidents. On the 48th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. King’s historic “I Have A Dream speech,” the dedication will help bring Dr. King’s noble words and dreams to life: That equality and justice is there for all Americans – black, white, young, old, rich, poor, man and woman. 
