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Election Aftermath: Sensemaking and Next Steps for Racial Equity in Local Government |
Wednesday, 9:00 am to 10:30 am |
Linda Sarsour, Guerline Jozef, Cathy Albisa, Betsy Hodges |
Plenary Session |
General |
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Racial Equity Toolkit: Developing Racial Equity Action Plans & Decision Support Tools |
Wednesday, 10:45 am to 12:00 pm |
Megan Morgan, Ayanna Lalia Kiburi |
Breakout Session |
Tools and Frameworks |
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The Environmental Justice Academy: Enhancing Community Capacity, Knowledge Production and Citizen Empowerment |
Wednesday, 10:45 am to 12:00 pm |
Dana Williamson, PhD, MPH, Daphne Wilson |
Breakout Session |
Community & Government Connectedness |
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No Justice without Disability and Language Justice |
Wednesday, 10:45 am to 12:00 pm |
Kristy Kumar, Rebecca Hoyt |
Breakout Session |
Intersectionalities in Racial Justice |
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Using the Power of Local Government to Build Racial Wealth Equity |
Wednesday, 10:45 am to 12:00 pm |
Sol Vilera Ramos, Lynette Hall |
Breakout Session |
Economic Justice and Racial Wealth Equity |
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The Power of Regional Convenings: Bringing Local Jurisdictions Together to Advance Racially Equitable Planning and Development |
Wednesday, 10:45 am to 12:05 pm |
Samia Byrd, Karla Bruce |
Breakout Session |
Land & Housing Solutions |
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Consultancy for DEI Trending Topics |
Wednesday, 10:45 am to 12:00 pm |
Jaime Coleman, Anita Jones-McNair, Sharon Williams |
Breakout Session |
DEI in Local Government |
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Narrative Strategy for Advancing Racial Equity in Government |
Wednesday, 10:45 am to 12:00 pm |
Nadia Khastigir, Nadia Mohamed, Fronsy Thurman |
Breakout Session |
Tools and Frameworks |
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There’s No Upward Mobility Without Racial Equity: Tools and Processes for Making Structural Progress |
Wednesday, 10:45 am to 2:00 pm |
Kimberly Burrowes, Karishma Furtado, Bill Pitkin |
Breakout Session |
Economic Justice and Racial Wealth Equity |
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Co-Designing with Community Leaders: Lessons from Chicago’s Cumulative Impact Assessment |
Wednesday, 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm |
Susan Martinez, Eduardo Munoz |
Breakout Session |
Tools and Frameworks |
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Building Strong Peer Networks for Advancing Racial Equity: Strategies and Insights from Local to National Levels |
Wednesday, 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm |
Larissa Wohl, Anita Au, Jinnae Looney |
Breakout Session |
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Building a Brave Community for Criminal Justice Reform: A Restorative Process of Truth Telling, Healing, and Accountability |
Wednesday, 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm |
Alex Frank, Rev. Dr. Michelle Simmons, Ayanna Lyons |
Breakout Session |
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Institutional Approaches for Countering Islamophobia |
Wednesday, 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm |
Maha Elgenaidi, Salima Suswell |
Breakout Session |
Intersectionalities in Racial Justice |
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Impact over Identity: Crafting Rigorous Social Entrepreneurship Policy in, for, and by Communities of Struggle |
Wednesday, 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm |
Hon. Chris Rabb |
Breakout Session |
Economic Justice and Racial Wealth Equity |
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Building for All: Connecting Inclusive Practices to Improve the Built Environment and Beyond |
Wednesday, 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm |
Emma Winiski, Ame Sanders |
Breakout Session |
DEI in Local Government |
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Using Evaluation to Drive Accountability for Advancing Racial Equity |
Wednesday, 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm |
Billie Carter-Rankin, Sojourner White, MSW, Marcos Marquez, Robert Roach |
Breakout Session |
Tools and Frameworks |
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The Five Demands |
Wednesday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Greta Schiller, Andrea Weiss |
Race Flicks |
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10 Years Since the Ferguson Uprising: Where Are We Now? |
Wednesday, 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm |
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Plenary Session |
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Navigating the Post-Election Landscape: Insights and Strategies for a Just Democracy |
Thursday, 9:00 am to 10:30 am |
Maurice Mitchell, Kim Desmond, Kim Anderson, Tsione Wolde-Michael |
Plenary Session |
General |
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Love Letter to the Lou |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Manal Al-ansi, MAT, Esq. |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Decision-Making for Dignity: Transformation and Trust Through Direct Cash Assistance |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Elizabeth Crowe, Markisha Key-Hagan |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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Political Prosecutions in the Era of Rising Authoritarianism |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Ken Chapman, Marlon Katz |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
Artwork for Equity: Leveraging Artistic Talents Toward Transformative Change  |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Thomas Savage, DeZha Smith |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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Bridging Philanthropy and Reparations: The Reparations Grantmaking Blueprint |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Aria Florant, Dr. Cheryl Grills |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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Building Racial Justice into the Inflation Reduction Act with Direct Pay |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Jessica Juarez Scruggs, Jeremy Al-Haj, Nick Christian |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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Solidarity Economies: Hyperlocal Strategies to Create Durable and Equitable Communities During Times of Political Transformation |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Kellee Coleman, Miguel Algarin |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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The Grab: Talking About State Takeovers, White Supremacy, and How We Keep Our Power |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Judith Browne Dianis, Makani Themba, Jennifer Dillon, Kayla Reed |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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History of Islam in Black America and Contribution of Black Muslim Americans |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Salima Suswell, Rahmah A. Abdulaleem |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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Over, Under, Around and Through: The Many Ways to Advance Racial Equity in the Face of Legal Attacks |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Margaret Duan, Dariely Rodriguez |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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From Civic Trauma to Civic Healing: Mobilizing People Power to Win Real, Progressive Change |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Niketa Brar |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Books Can Change the World!: Publishing for a More Just World, 101 |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
zakia henderson-brown, Ben Woodward |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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Protecting Our Communities and Democracy From Threats, Intimidation, and Political Violence |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Jiva Manske, Tabatha Pilgrim Thompson |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Whose Narrative Matters: DIY Narrative Research Methods in Narrative Organizing |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Rachel Weidinger, Zakyree Wallace, Elliot Ramo |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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Running up That Hill: Messaging to Win a Multiracial Democracy |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Dennis Chin, Matthew Armstead |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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Narrative Change through the Book Writing Process |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Rinku Sen, MS, Minal Hajratwala |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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Sustaining Movement Beyond the Moment: Lessons from St. Louis |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Jason Purnell, Charli Cooksey, Erica Henderson |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Narrative Reframing + Rooted: Cultivating Black Wealth in Place |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Michael Pagano, Ron Stodghill, Alicia Haywood |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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Dismantling Antisemitism: A Proactive, Racial Justice Strategy for Government and the Public Sector |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Diana Dvora Falchuk, Shoshana Brown |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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The Power to Win and Build: Co-Governing Our Communities |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Sunni Hutton, Ben Matjan Palmquist, Kesi Foster |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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From StopCopCity to Palestine: Organizing for Justice |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Julia Bacha, Kamau Franklin |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Cultivating Psychological Safety by Interrupting White Supremacy Culture |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Claire Schell |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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Movement-building Through the Public School Strong Model: Lessons Learned and How You Plug In |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Ana Mercado, Asma Elhuni, Tony Arias Sorto |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Facing Race: The Complexity of Identities and Narratives Through the Lens of Native American and Indigenous Muslim Stories |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Petra Alsoofy, Rahmah Abdulaleem |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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Promoting Equity and Inclusion at the MacArthur Foundation: A Philanthropic Case Study |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
La Keisha Leek, Hauwa Kazeem |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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The Cost of Inheritance |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Yoruba Richen, Lacey Shwartz, Mehret Mandefro, MD, PhD |
Race Flicks |
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A Narrative Framework for Health Equity |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Jess Zetzman, Trevor Smith, Jane Mantey, PhD |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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From Symbolic Solidarity to White Accountability: How White Women in Leadership Can and Must Own Our Role in Perpetuating or Actively Dismantling Racism in Service of Antiracist Impact in Our Institutions |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Erika Bernabei, Elodie Baquerot Lavery |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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Organizing for Healthcare Equity and Access by Impacted Communities of Color |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Terrence Keleher, Gary Delgado, Lisa Castellanos |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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Two Futures Scenario & Strategy Workshop: How to Maximize Racial Justice & Power-Building in Every Post-Election Scenario |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Sulma Arias, Domenico Romero, Amanda Weaver |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Empowering Black Communities: Using Reproductive Justice Informed Organizing to Combat Black Voter Apathy |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm |
Ceshia Elmore, Jada Thompson |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Demilitarizing and Democratizing Transportation |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
LeeAnn Hall, Kim Smith, JaNae Bates |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Examining Anti-Blackness: The History of White Psychopathology & Legalized Sexual Violence In America |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Dante King |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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Documenting Community Leadership to Build a Just Food System |
Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Jei Laura, Yasmine Anderson |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Living Liberation — Building Liberatory Organizations From the Ground Up |
Thursday, 1:15 pm to 2:00 pm |
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Mini Stage Presentation |
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Advancing Transportation Equity through Collaborative Project Delivery and Wealth Creation Initiatives with USDOT |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Christopher Coes, Irene Marion |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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Five Elements to a Thriving Anti-Racist Health Foundation |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Lauren Maria Padilla-Valverde, Sabina Gonzalez-Eraña |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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Much Ado About Dead White Men—Working with the “Classics” while BIPOC in 5 Acts |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Sarita Covington, Nelson Eusebio |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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Book by Book, Block by Block: How Reading Captains are Building a Community of Readers |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Lauren Campbell, Arthurine Harris, Zenique Gardner-Perry, Carrie Sak |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Building a Statewide Prison Advocacy Movement in Missouri; the most northern State of the South: Strategy, Obstacles & Necessity |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
ML Smith, Ronnie Amiyn, Sheena Eastburn, Maurice Davis |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Where We Thrive: Affirming People, Place, and Race Through Narrative Change |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
April Callen, Rahkiah Brown, Chauniqua "Major" Major |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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Working with Municipal Partners: Negotiating Equity into Community Projects |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Xavier Lofton, Valeria Menendez, Nellie Graham |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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Beyond the Muslim Ban: Taking on Islamophobia Locally and Globally |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Dr. Maha Hilal, Fatema Ahmad, Ramah Kudaimi |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Public School Vouchers and the Dismantling of Public Education |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Maria Bautista, Damaris Allen, Additional community-based organizing partner TBA |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Advancing Racial Justice with Futures Thinking Frameworks and Tools |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Jarvis Williams, Julia Roig |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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Reimagining Youth Justice in Los Angeles: Materializing New Well-Being Structures |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Tshaka Barrows, David Carroll, Raquel Mariscal |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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Institutionalizing Equity and Belonging in Local Government with the Power of Data |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Stewart LaPan, Ana Silvia Avendano-Curiel |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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A Decade of Activism: Reflections and Future Directions |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Annissa G. McCaskill, Michael Brown Sr., Cal Brown |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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The Death Lobby: How U.S. Military Spending Siphons Funds from Human Needs and Social Programs, Boosts the Profits of Weapons Manufacturers, Buys Our Elected Leaders, and Feeds Racism at Home |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Mariam Malik, Josue Sican |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Beyond Backlash: Strengthening Racial Equity Capacity Building Amid DEI Pushback |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Tasia Ahuja Smith, Cynthia Silva Parker, Amy Casso, Nikko Viquiera |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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Five-4-Five |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
LJ Punch, Jamila Owens-Todd, Amy Miller |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Building Narrative Power to Support Collective Liberation |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Leah Salgado, Savannah Romero, Joe Tolbert, Jr. |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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Amplifying Black Trans Aliveness |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Nish Newton |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Building Racial Equity Capacity: Justice Philanthropy |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Faybra Jabulani, Sarah C. Murphy |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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National Equity Atlas: Working Together in Research Justice Towards Data Equity |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Michelle Huang, Simone Robbennolt |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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Lessons Learned from Philanthropy's Response to Genocide in Palestine |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Chung-Wha Hong, Kathryn Snyder, Jas Wade, Vivette Jeffries-Logan |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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Constructing Solidarity Narratives during Conflict and Crisis |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Deepa Iyer, Anna Castro |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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Crafting Powerful Opinion Essays That Will Get Published |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Jennifer R. Farmer, Tiffany Onyejiaka, Peppur Chambers |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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The Power of Memes |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Arkayla Tenney-Howard |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Operationalizing Love: Utilizing a Critical Theory of Love in Our Social Justice & Movement Building Work |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Durryle Brooks |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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United Against Supremacy: Resisting Hindu and White Supremacist Politics and Their Harm to Our Communities |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Prachi Patankar, Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson, Ram Vishwanathan |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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When the Wildest Dream Comes True, It’s a Show Down for the Ancestors! |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Jacqueline Miller |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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Bad Press |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Rebecca Landsberry-Baker, Joe Peeler |
Race Flicks |
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Kaleidoscope of Identity: From Unseen to Seen Through Art |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Ashley Hernandez, Janelle Matias |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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Why Grassroots Organizing in Community Colleges is the Key to Transforming Higher Education & Defending Democracy |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Fernando Mejia Ledesma, Gabby Fitz, Xochilt Lopez |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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National Health Equity Grand Rounds “Rewrite the Script: Narrative Transformation for Equity in Health” |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Rinku Sen, MS, Michelle Browder, Mehret Mandefro, MD, PhD, Garth Graham, MD, MPH, Bayard Love, MBA, MP |
Main Stage Presentation |
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If You Are Silent About Your Pain: Healing Wounds, Shaping Narratives, and Building Power |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Yanique Redwood, Rachael DeCruz |
Racial Justice Reads |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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Repairing the Legacy: Social Housing as a Tool for Racial Equity and Justice |
Thursday, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm |
Andreina Kniss Tafoya, Audrey Lynn Martin |
Breakout Session |
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10 Years After Ferguson: What the Movement Taught Us, Where We Go From Here |
Thursday, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm |
Annissa G. McCaskill, Michael Brown Sr., Cal Brown, Kayla Reed |
Plenary Session |
General |
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Art Gallery |
Friday (All day) |
Brock Seals, Taishona Carpenter, Simiya Sudduth, Lawrence Kyere, Chassidy Tiner, RottenCorr, Gonz Jove, Billie Allen, Quintana Chatman, Autumn Breon, Charlyn Magdaline Griffith-Oro, Lauren Williams, Brian Ellison, Anu Yadav, Ino Adjani Kodjo, Lindy Drew, Muslim Counterpublics Lab, Gabriel Jehu |
Art |
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Keynote Address: Joy-Ann Reid |
Friday, 9:00 am to 10:30 am |
Joy-Ann Reid |
Keynote |
General |
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Unrigging the Game for Women of Color Movement Leaders |
Friday, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Vanessa Priya Daniel, Eric Ward |
Racial Justice Reads |
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Antisemitism: Whose Fight Is It? Why Antisemitism Is a Threat to Racial Justice & What To Do About It |
Friday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Megan Black Johnson, Evan Milligan |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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Racial Justice Through Resident Leadership: Neighborhood Leadership Fellows Transforming the St. Louis Promise Zone Through Collaboration, Policy, and Power |
Friday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Tasnim Haq, Dwayne James, Claire Rippel |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Advancing Racial Equity is Both a Social Goal and Driver of Business and Economic Growth |
Friday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Lindsey Wilson, Genesis Gavino |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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For the People and For Justice: Building Black Power in Detroit |
Friday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Breechaye Milburn, Nancy A. Parker, Theo Pride, Renard Monczunski |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Which Equity Tools and Resources Are a Good Fit for Your Community? |
Friday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Celina Barrios-Millner, Olivia Soledad, Karolina Ramos, Lee Evans, Chitra Balakrishnan |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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Decolonizing Gender |
Friday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Malcolm Shanks, Justice Gaines |
Breakout Session |
Power to Shape Narrative |
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It only takes a few: Leveraging Inside/Outside strategies to advance Racial Equity in Housing and Equitable Development at the Local Level |
Friday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Alex Fennell, Giulia Pasciuto, Ubax Gardheere |
Breakout Session |
Power to Transform Institutions |
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Our Ancestral Strategy: Black Feminist Organizing Tactics Against the Prison Industrial Complex |
Friday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Tanasia Newman, Yemi Belachew |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
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Climate Migration: Dreaming Forward |
Friday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Makeeba Browne |
Breakout Session |
Power to Organize |
