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

2022 Conference Sessions

Session Date & Time Speaker(s) Type Track
Remapping the Center with Rebecca Roanhorse Saturday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Rebecca Roanhorse, R. Cielo Cruz Racial Justice Reads
Democracy Is Under Attack. What Do We Do?: An Interactive Workshop Saturday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm LeeAnn Hall, Libero Della Piana Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Breaking Borders - Student leadership events addressing systems of power and factors that sustain cultural and socio-economic segregation on Long Island and communities beyond. Saturday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Gabrielle Schavran MS, MA, Sophia Chaudri, Maggie Liu Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Community Violence as a Public Health Crisis by Everytown for Gun Safety Saturday, 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm Mini Stage Presentation
Building the American Dream Saturday, 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm Chelsea Hernandez, Marcy Garriott, Marisol Medrano Montoya, Mario Troncoso, Iliana Sosa Race Flicks
Clean and Green Campaign Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Sawsan Abdurrahman, David (DJ) Portugal Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
How to Organize a Hunger Strike in Detention Center Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Juan Miguel Cornejo Millan, Sandra Ojeda Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Indigenous Futurism Through Unapologetic Poetics Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Taté Walker Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Homelessness: Amalgamation of Social Issues Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Sophia elicia Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Demand to Learn: Ending School Pushout & Youth Criminalization Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Cynthia Diaz Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Neither China nor the US: Forging Our Paths in Transnational Struggles and Movements Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Grounded in Community: Implementing Racial Equity within California Climate and Infrastructure Programs Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Bo Chung, Jerry Rivero, Lisa Hu Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Confronting Dominant Narratives in Medicine Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Fernando De Maio, Malika Fair Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Black Mesa Resistance Camp: Dzili' Jin Lifeway Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Salina Begay, John Benally Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Co-Creating Safety in Community Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Meghan Guevara, Tenille Patterson Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Community costs of drug criminalization and alternative framings of drug policy solutions Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Lawrence Grandpre, Natalie Flath, Judith Park Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Government and Community Collaboration to Work Towards Climate Justice Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Joanna Gangi, Dinah Wilson, Saba Rahman Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Mobilizing Institutional Power Against White Nationalism Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Lindsay Schubiner, Lecia Brooks, Daniela Fernández Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Lessons from Informal Equity Officers at the Federal Level Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Carlton Eley, Cynthia Peurifoy, Terrence Keleher Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
The Role of Joy and Imagination in the Fight for Racial Equity (Discussion and Film Screening) Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Dr. Kimberly Osagie, Dr. Sirrita Darby, Reyna Montoya, Tiffany Thompson Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
From the Plantation to the Psych Ward: How Disability Justice Shapes Abolition and Black Liberation Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Devon Johnson Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Creative Reaction Lab presents: Redesigners For Justice Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Robert Beckles, Stephen Rayfield, Cat Smith Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Building an Equitable Tech Ecosystem Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Sylvester Mobley, Alex King, Name Pending - Comcast Impact & Inclusion Representative Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Caregiver Organizing for Equity and Justice through the Practice of Anti-Racist Integration Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Anna Lodder, Dr Val Brown, Andrew Lefkowits Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Youth Leadership: Shifting Power in Philanthropy Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Brittany Schulman, Karen McGirt, Candice Joe Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
A Better Future of Work: Closing Racial Wealth Gap and Building an Equitable Economy for ALL through Worker Ownership Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm La-Tasha Best Gaddy, Zen Trenholm, Anh-Thu Nguyen Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Between Starshine and Clay: Narratives of Black Bodily Autonomy Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Robert Jones Jr., Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa Racial Justice Reads
Freedom Building Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Nicole Laport, Jimina Afuola Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Self-Managed Abortion with a Reproductive Justice Lens Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Kimberly Inez McGuire, LaKia Williams Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Reimagine Safety Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Crystal Reyes, Niyo Gumbs Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Mass Liberation AZ presents: The Importance of Black Political Solidarity; Not just a hashtag but a political framework for the Future Saturday, 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm Andres A Portela Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
What’s Next (Race Forward Direction) Saturday, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Glenn Harris, Charlene Sinclair, Eric Ward, Julie Nelson, Faron McLurkin, Kerry Mitchell Brown Plenary General