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

2018 Conference Sessions

Session Date & Time Speaker(s) Type Track
Building Authentic Community Government Partnerships Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Dwayne Marsh, Julie Nelson, Renee Kenyon, Kris Miller, Kellee Coleman Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
When The Tap Runs Dry: An Inside Look into Detroit's Water Crisis Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Demeeko Williams, At Peace Makita Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
If You Ran a Solidarity Workshop... Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Deepa Iyer, Anna Castro Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Who's Going to Take the Weight?: Women of Color in Non-Profit Arts Leadership and the Struggle Towards Racial Equity Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Kaisha S. Johnson, Courtney A. Harge Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Creative CityMaking: Housing Inspectors on Hearing Tenant Voices Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Gülgün Kayim, Mankwe Ndosi, Amelia Brown, Keliie Jones Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
Listen Up! Podcasting for Social Change Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Will Coley, KalaLea Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
WOC Mamas: Decolonizing Motherhood in Community Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Nadia Williams, Sarita Covington Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Emergent Strategy Q and A Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm adrienne maree brown Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Right Wing Sheriffs and Strategies of Resistance Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Cloee Cooper, Lara Kiswani Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
Decolonizing Anti-Racism in Anishinaabe Aki Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Cecelia Rose LaPointe, Carmen Lane Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Designing Out of Dystopia Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm AIsha Shillingford, Tammy Johnson Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Uncovering our roots, exploding our binaries and embodying resistance in beloved community as we fight racism and anti-Semitism together Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Yavilah McCoy, Lisa Anderson Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
How to Take Care of Each Other: Community Care in Times of Crisis Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Abeni Jones Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Don't Call It a Comeback- Restoring Community Control of "Revitalization" in Majority Black Cities Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Amina Kirk, Ayana Rubio Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Flipping the Script: Developing and Deploying a Strategic Narrative for Transformative Change Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Gerald Lenoir, Olivia Araiza Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Media Teach-In: Media Literacy and Communications Strategies for Racial and Gender Justice Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Jennifer L. Pozner, Nuala Cabral Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Indigenizing Education/ Resisting Appropriation Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Schantell Puamaeole Taylor, Antonio Cosme Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
How to Not Call the PoLice EVER- Poverty Skolaz Impacted by Racist/Classist Abliest White Supremacist Structures Teach on How to Deconstruct the Notion of "Safety" and Disengage from its Murderous Systems Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Leroy F Moore Jr., Lisa Gray Garcia Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Advancing Workforce Equity by Centering Those Most Impacted Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Benjamin Duncan, Raymond De Silva, Natasha Smith, Andrea Archuleta, Aimeera Flint Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
Bronxeñas: Afrolatina is not just a US Experience Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Janvieve Williams Comrie, Alicia Grullon, Wanda Salaman, Sade Swift Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Decolonizing Mental Health Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Shonettia Monique, Agustina Vidal Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Just Transition to a Feminist Economy Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Priya Johnson, Jihan Gearon Breakout Session Organizing and Advocacy
Making Waves: Cultural Strategies for Racial Justice Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Bridgit Antoinette Evans, Nayantara Sen, Rufaro Gwarada, Betsy Richards Breakout Session Arts, Media, and Culture
Organizing Families of Color for Racial Justice Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Amy Pak, Christine Tang Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Being You and Doing Good: a conversation between Dawn-Lyen Gardner and Rinku Sen Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Rinku Sen, Dawn-Lyen Gardner Plenary General
Step Up, Lift Up: Women of Color Closing the Pay and Wealth Gap through Entrepreneurship Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Hope Lehman, Taij Moteelall Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
The Community Power Matrix: Harnessing Power to Achieve Racial Equity Saturday, 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm Toni Anderson, Stacey Gibson Breakout Session Inclusive Democracy
Is America Possible? Building a Multiracial Democracy in an Era of Division Saturday, 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm john powell, Tarso Luís Ramos, Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson, Anat Shenker-Osorio, Julie Nelson Plenary General