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

2022 Conference Sessions

Session Date & Time Speaker(s) Type Track
Spoken Word. Creative Community Engagement. The Transportation Experience. Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Kimberly Ming, Yanisa Techagumthorn, Adrian H Molina Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Let’s Talk about Sex: Transwomen of Color Talk Sex Work and Decriminalization Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Cecilia Gentili, Victoria Van Blaque Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
How Do You Cook Your Rice? A Workshop on Food, Healing and Liberation Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Christopher Tse, Meenakshi Verma-Agrawal Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Transforming our Narrative Waters through Narrative Systems Design Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Bridgit Antoinette Evans, Tracy Van Slyke, Nayantara Sen Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
So You Want to Become an Anti-Racist Organization Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Bernard Moore, Angelo Gamarra, Ligaya Domingo Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
From a Seat at the Table to Democratic Control: Powerbuilding through Co-governance Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Rukia Lumumba, Rosie Grant, Shaw San Liu Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Dismantling the Master's House: Race, Power, and Electoral Systems Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm George Cheung, Sol Mora Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Not Your Traditional Policy Approach — Redefining a Win for Our Communities Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Dennice Barr, Jazmín Rodriguez Lopez, Shawmar Pitts, Janelle Wright Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Leading with Racial Equity: A Strategy to Achieve Equity for All Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm scott winn Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Taking Matters Into Our Own Hands: More Healing and Less Colonization in Behavioral Health Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Anthony Newkirk, PhD., Jiivik Siiki, Clarence Kelley Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Transforming Public Health at the Intersection of Equity and Institutional Change Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Leandris C. Liburd, Jeffrey E. Hall, Rashid Njai Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Embodying a White Antiracist Identity and Practice Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Laura Shmishkiss Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Building a Disability Politic & Access-Centered Cultures Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Dustin Gibson, Ngozi Alston Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Building a Cooperative Economy Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Deyanira Del Rio Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
It’s Time for Action: a Non-profit Funder Membership Organization Leads a State-wide Strategy to Shift Philanthropy at Scale Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Amber Trout, Alex McCray, Jessica Berns Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
What Do We Do With the White People? How to Bring Millions of White People into Movements for Social Change Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Julia Daniel, Evelyn Lynn, Chanelle Gallant Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Taking Care of Our Staff in a Capitalist, Ableist, and Racist System Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Shubha Balabaer, Shilo McCabe, Steven Renderos Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Operationalizing Love: Utilizing A Critical Theory of Love In Our Fight for Social Justice Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Dr. Durryle Brooks Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Ale Libre Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Maya Cueva, Mayra Amaya, Melissa Bueno-Woerner, Alejandra Pablos Race Flicks
Whose “American” Words to Transform(N)ations Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Kung Li Sun, Deepa Iyer, Sofia Ali Khan, R. Cielo Cruz Racial Justice Reads
Racing the Election: Reflections on the Midterms and the Direction Forward Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Rinku Sen, Judith Le Blanc, Alex Gomez, LeeAnn Hall Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Generation Justice- Facing Race Radio Production Friday, 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Roberta Rael, Barbara Ramirez Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Restorative Justice for our Movement Friday, 9:00 am to 10:30 am Ashley Thomas, Toni-Michelle Williams, Sendolo Diaminah Plenary General
Call & Response Friday (All day) to Saturday (All day) Princeton James, Sequoia Gray, Angel Clark, Memphis Music Initiative, Amber Hamilton Race Flicks
In the Wake of Mourning Friday (All day) to Saturday (All day) Adetoro Makinde, Tyrese Alleyne-Davis Race Flicks
Jubilee: A Black Feminist Homecoming Friday (All day) to Saturday (All day) Paris Hatcher, Black Feminist Future, Chisom Chieke, Crystal Des-Ogugua Race Flicks
Unwavering: The Power of Black Innovation Friday (All day) to Saturday (All day) Fearless Video, Echoing Green, Comcast NBCUniversal Race Flicks
We Still Here Friday (All day) to Saturday (All day) Eli Jacobs Fantauzzi, Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi, Michael Shawn Cordero, Frances Medina, Mensajeros De Palomas Race Flicks
You Racist, Sexist, Bigot Friday (All day) to Saturday (All day) Pita Juarez, Matty Steinkamp Race Flicks
Meeting the Moment: The Future of Governance and Multiracial Democracy Thursday, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Michael McAfee, Sulma Arias, Grecia Lima Plenary General
Phoenix Cultural Experience Bus Tour Thursday, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Pre and Post-Conference Activity
Working Together: Advancing Racial Equity Across the Whole of Government Thursday, 8:30 am to 2:45 pm Pre and Post-Conference Activity