United States Social Forum 2007
Welcomes Tabling Organizations and Vendors to Atlanta, Georgia
The U.S. Social Forum will be headquartered in downtown Atlanta at the Atlanta Civic Center, Central Park, the Peachtree Westin Hotel, and the Atlanta Downtown Marriott.
We will also utilize space at the Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless, Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture & History, Atlanta Central Library, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, CARE, the APEX Museum, Trinity United Methodist Church, and Amnesty International to name a few.
Community and Cultural events are also being planned for Hammonds House African American Gallery, 7 Stages Theatre, Horizons Theatre, Charis Books and More, Gateway Theatre, and Eyedrum.
Vending areas will be set up in and around the Atlanta Civic Center and Central Park.
The Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center is located at 395 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30308. Renaissance Park is adjacent to the Civic Center and Central Park is a beautiful setting which is roughly a block and a half from the Civic Center.
Central Park will be the site of our outdoor festival stage, soccer tournament, many of the issues tents being set up by organizations, as well as other activities. The layout of the vending areas has been designed for optimum foot traffic of participants as well as city pedestrians.
Tabling and Vending Dates and Times:
June 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
July 1st will be an optional vending day with hours being 9 a.m. – Noon.
Please indicate whether or not you will be setting up on the optional day of July 1st in the space provided on your application.
There will be designated spaces for Food Vendors, Merchandise Vendors, and organizations who wish to do tabling.
Food Vendors will be located along Pine Street starting at Piedmont Avenue and continuing up to Central Park. Food vendors are required to complete an additional application with the Fulton County Health Department. Go to the Fulton County Health Department’s website to review the required application by clicking here.
Merchandise Vendors will be located in Renaissance Park and Central Park. Merchandise vendors may also choose to set up within the Civic Center with the following additional costs and conditions: Merchandise Vendor must pay an additional $25 per skirted table needed (which is required) and must pay 15% of your gross sales to the Civic Center.
All Information vendors will be located within the Civic Center.
If you would like to be listed as a green vendor, and/or be grouped in the Green Vendor area, and listed in the Economic Alternative Program material, contact Germai@growingthegreeneconomy.org.
Download your Vendor Application and Vending Guidelines at the bottom of this narrative, or by clicking on the links below. You may download these documents as a Word file or as a PDF.
Please be sure to read all guidelines before you submit your application. Complete the application and mail it in with your application fee. Space is limited and will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.
Vendors who will not be setting up on July 1st will have from 9 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on June 30th to completely load out and clean up their vending spaces. Those vendors setting up on July 1st will have from Noon until 2:00 p.m. to completely load out and clean up their vending spaces.
If you have questions, contact Dianne Valentin at diannevalentin@gmail.com.
See you there! Peace & One Love
Dianne Valentin
