Facing Race: A National Conference in St. Louis, MO — November 20-22, 2024

2018 Conference Sessions

Session Date & Time Speaker(s) Type Track
Detroit: Ground Zero for a Divided America Bus Tour - Pre and Post-Conference Activity General
Detroit Narrative Agency - Race Flicks Arts, Media, and Culture
Opening Ceremony - General
Breakfast - General
The Shift: Narrative and Arts Amid the Culture Wars - Rashad Robinson, adrienne maree brown, Jeff Chang, Favianna Rodriguez, Bree Newsome Plenary Session General
The Circle - Cheo Tyehimba Taylor, Vincent Cortez, Cloee Cooper, Gerald Lenoir Race Flicks Arts, Media, and Culture
Moving to Racial Justice Grantmaking — Outside/Inside Strategies to Shift Power - Lori Villarosa, Caitlin Duffy, Lisa Leverette Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Toward A Racially Equitable Monterey County — An EcoSystem Approach to Healing-Informed Governing for Racial Equity - Andrea Manzo, Rosemary Soto, Lauren Padilla-Valverde, José Arreola, Rosa González, Alma Cervantes Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
A New Social Contract - Catherine Albisa, Imara Jones Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Reclaiming Power: Building a More Racially Just Energy System - Gabriela Sandoval, Anthony Giancatarino, Ana Montes Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
The Gentrification of the Environmental Justice Movement in Detroit and Beyond - Marnese Jackson-Michelle Martinez-Maria Thomas, Michelle Martinez Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Staying Safe while Fighting for Your Rights - Cerrone Lundy, Alana McLaughlin, Nicholas H. Klaus Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Black Economic Cooperation Past, Present, and Futures - Danielle Mkali, Me'Lea Connelly Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Health for All: Centering Racial Justice, Power, and Organizing - Sari Bilick, Paula Tran Inzeo, Logan Harris Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Racial Equity Strategies for Workforce Development - Wonda Winkler, Gary Davis, Julia Sebastian, Key Jackson Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
A Movement Is Rising and It’s Not Ours: White Nationalism from Charlottesville to the White House - Eric Ward, Scot Nakagawa Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Decolonizing Gender: A Curriculum - Malcolm Shanks Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Racial Justice Innovations: State-of-the-Art Strategies and Solutions - Terrence Keleher, Nayantara Sen Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
“When You Play Me, You Play Yourself”: Following Black Women to Progressive Wins - Kemi Alabi, Amber Phillips, Erica Clemmons, Cynthia Greenlee Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Surviving Racism and Abelism 101 - Tameka Citchen-Spruce, Carla Valpeoz, Brenda Rodriguez Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Walking the Talk: Putting Racial Equity and Justice into Organizational Practice - Cynthia Silva Parker, Kelly Bates Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Books Can Change the World!: Publishing for Social Justice, 101 - Sarah Swong, Ashia Troiano Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Racial Equity and Renewable Energy: A New Vision for Community Power in the Era of Climate Change - Dr. Mildred McClain, Rachael DeCruz Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
Finding an Open Window: an Inside/Outside Strategy for Incorporating Racial Equity into the Fabric of Your Local Government - Colleen Beye, Juan P. Rodriguez Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
Policing Race – the Intersection of Policing, Immigration, and School Criminalization - Judith Browne Dianis, Jonathan Stith, Carlos Garcia, Todd St. Hill Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Accelerating Health Justice Using Place-Based, Co-Created Initiatives - Tiffany Smith, Darnell Ferrell, Alecia Reed-Owens, Kenneth Morrison Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Organizing Rich People to Close the Racial Wealth Gap - Iimay Ho, Allison Johnson Heist, Ekundayo Igeleke Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Meet Author: Tananarive Due - Tananarive Due Racial Justice Reads General
Comics & Advocacy: How to use Your Passion to Empower Your Community - Regine L. Sawyer, Jewels Smith Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
The Battle for Our Imaginations - Sage Crump, Maria Cherry Galette Rangel, Paige Watkins, Ron Ragin, Grace Nichols Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
It Doesn’t Have to Suck! Easy Management Levers for Anti-Oppression Lovers - Bex Ahuja, Tamara Osivwemu Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Unifying the Progressive Story: A Narrative to Unite People of Color and Working Class Voters - Anika Fassia, Causten Rodriguez-Wollerman Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Brown Rice Family: World Roots Music - Brown Rice Family Band Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Lunch - General
Mass Freedom Presents: FRED Talks - Roksana Mun, Marlon Peterson, Tawana Petty, Candi Brings Plenty, Ahya Simone, Kiera Dixson, Isa Noyola, Mama Rhonda Anderson Plenary Session General
Moving Beyond Capitalism - A Case Study of Worker Cooperatives in NYC - Omar Freilla, Saduf Sayal Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Confronting the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap - Sean Thomas-Breitfeld, Yodit Mesfin Johnson, Aurea Montes-Rodriguez Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Countering White Supremacy: Connecting the Dots between Anti-Black Racism and Antisemitism - Dove Kent, Leo Ferguson Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Outmigration of African Americans In San Francisco: How Government Is Paying Attention - Sheryl Evans Davis, Aria Sa'id Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
Afro-futurism and Black Horror - Tananarive Due, Bree Newsome Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Expanding the Circle: Collaborating with NGOs to Authentically Engage Under-Resourced Communities in Decision-Making - Vernice Miller-Travis, Angie Rosser Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
United States of Terror: How The State Has Succeeded At Terrorizing Immigrant Communities And What We Can Do - Yirssi Bergman Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
The North Pole - Josh Healey, Reyna Amaya, Kemi Alabi, Catherine Albisa Race Flicks Arts, Media, and Culture
Programmatic interventions to systemic barriers to access to capital - Justin Williams, Olivia Rebanal Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
No Wholeness, No Liberation / Know Wholeness, Know Liberation: Embodying Living Systems and Decolonization to Strengthen Our Racial Justice Work and Resiliency - Sonali Sangeeta Balajee, Heather Hackman Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
The Most Beautifullest Thing* in the World: Celebrating Blackness* in Latinx Communities - Louie A. Ortiz-Fonseca, Alexander Velez Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Beyond Lip Service: Aligning Racial Equity Frameworks and Impact in Philanthropy - Michele Kumi Baer, Keecha Harris Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
(under)REPRESENT(ed) in the Arts: Centering our Brilliance - Nadia Williams, Havanna Fisher, Tatiana Glover, Allison Esannason Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Kerner at 50 — Owning Our Stories and Our Narratives - Joseph Torres, Brandi Collins-Dexter Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Meet Author: adrienne maree brown - adrienne maree brown Racial Justice Reads General
Knowledge is (White) Power: Examining and Ameliorating White Supremacy in K-12 Education - Delma Jackson III, Robin Carter-Cooper Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
Beyond Allies: Antiracism, Visionary Organizing, and Co-Liberation - Matthew Birkhold, Tawana Petty Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Mourning In Puerto Rican: On Grief, Hurricane Preparedness, & Solidarity - Bianca I Laureano, Aida Manduley Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Challenging White Supremacy 21 Days at a Time - Debby Irving, Dr. Eddie Moore Jr. Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Cross-Movement Organizing: A Strategy to Resist and Dismantle Structural Oppression - Cloee Cooper, Lara Kiswani Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Building a Movement-Based Journalism - Chelsea G. Fuller, Lewis Wallace Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
The Art of the Reproductive Justice Movement - Shomya Tripathy, Monica Simpson Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Trans Day of Resilience: “Give Us Our Roses While We're Still Here!” - Micah Bazant, Kwan Moonlite, Amir Khadar Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Movement Mic Check: Rapid Response to Racial Disasters, A GamePlan - Mama Lila Cabbil, Chris Messinger Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Advancing Racial Equity Through Cross-Sector Political Coalition Building within Metro Areas - Shehara Waas, Amy Khare Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
Reclaiming Native Truth in the 21st Century - Crystal Echo Hawk, Judith LeBlanc Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
AMAN Zones: Shifting the Narrative through Community Organizing - Nour Soubani, Aber Kawas Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
KEYNOTE: Hari Kondabolu - Hari Kondabolu Keynote General
Water Warriors - Michael Premo, Judith LeBlanc, Crystal Echo Hawk Race Flicks Arts, Media, and Culture
Meet Author: Ben Hecht - Ben Hecht Racial Justice Reads General
20 x 20: A Colorlines 20th Anniversary Celebration - Social Event General
After La Victoria Dance Party - Social Event General
Breakfast - General
Because Black Neighborhoods Matter: Scaling Up Community Control of Land, Energy and Housing - Catherine Albisa, Destiny Watford Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Dismantling White Supremacy Culture in POC-led Institutions for Better Worker Engagement and Well-being - Diana Marie Lee (DML), Connie L. Johnson Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Democratizing Power: Moving a Racial Equity Agenda through Local and Regional Boards and Commissions - Larisa Casillas, Terri Thao, Charly Carter, Ana Laura Martinez Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
“Detroit Cooperates!”™: C2BE’s Grassroots Alternative Economies Showcase - Bryce Detroit, Deb Groban Olson Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
The Internet Saved My Life: The past, present, and future of the queer internet - Cayden Mak Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Emergent Strategy 101 - adrienne maree brown Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Alignment, Alignment Alignment! Institutional Changes, Performance Measures, and Population Outcomes - Kien Lee, Nora Liu, Marcella Hurtado Gomez Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
The Next American Revolution: From Race & Class to Visionary Organizing - Kim Sherobbi, Myrtle Thompson Curtis Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Ghost Map: Systems and Identity Change at the Intersection of Public Health Science & Government - Ryan Dagsaan Duerme, Stacey Wright-Woolcock, Kenya Murray, Kristin Lee Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
Encouraging Youth Leadership in RJ Movements (Adult Ally-ship 101) - Tiffany Joy, Scarlet Spence Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Pipes and Ladders: The Impact of Mass Incarceration on Youth and the Community - Yusef Shakur, Regional Youth Interns Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Radical Islam: Lessons of Muslim Liberation from Queer Muslim Youth Activists - Ramish Nadeem, Taylor Amari Little Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Children of the Diaspora: Keep us Together - Janvieve Williams Comrie, Malayia Felix- Spann and Gibran Freilla Williams Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Detroit Narrative Agency Short Films - Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Improving the Civil Rights Complaint Process - Kevin Perez, Tammy Barbour Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
Walk Like We Talk: Transforming Legal Services to Champion Racial Justice - Adrien Weibgen, Addrana Montgomergy Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
21st Century Racial Equity and Leadership Strategy for the Nation’s South - Bill Kopsky, Glenn Harris, Ashley Shelton, Nsombi Lambright Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
Beyond the Bars: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Incarcerated Individuals & Prison Reform Solutions - Charles Bell, Nicholas Buckingham Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Racial Justice is Reproductive Justice: Participatory Theatre and Performing Collective Imagination - Alyssa Vera Ramos, Darien R. Wendell Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Dispatches from Cleveland - Catherine Gund, Judith Browne Dianis, Jonathan Stith, DaMareo Cooper Race Flicks Arts, Media, and Culture
State Violence in the War on Terror: How to Organize Against Institutionalized Islamophobia - Dr. Maha Hilal, Darakshan Raja Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Documenting the Revolution: Storytelling for Collective Liberation - Nadia Bourne, Jenna Torres Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Revolution is Based on Land: A Framework and Practices for a Just Restoration - Kavitha Rao, Julian Mocine-McQueen Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Organizing for the Freedom to Thrive - Angela Lang, Branden Snyder Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
For 'Colored Folks' Who Consider Their Mutual Liberation Enough - Merle Mcgee, Fiona Kanagasingam Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
First Food Justice a Revolutionary Act: National First Food Racial Equity Cohort: Building a Movement - Felisha Floyd, Brenda Reyes Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Never Too Young: A Community-Based Model for Race and Equity Work with Kids Ages 4-12 - Tanya Nixon-Silberg, Innosanto Nagara Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Meet Author: Jeff Chang and Rinku Sen - Jeff Chang, Rinku Sen, MS Racial Justice Reads General
KEYNOTE: Tarana Burke - Tarana Burke Keynote General
Lunch - General
Who's Going to Take the Weight?: Women of Color in Non-Profit Arts Leadership and the Struggle Towards Racial Equity - Kaisha S. Johnson, Courtney A. Harge Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Bronxeñas: Afrolatina is not just a US Experience - Janvieve Williams Comrie, Alicia Grullon, Wanda Salaman, Sade Swift Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations