2007 Facing Race Conference Agenda

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Thursday, March 22, 2007
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM - Keynote Speaker: Award-winning novelist and social commentator Walter Mosley

March 23, 2007
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM – Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM – Welcome/Opening Presentation

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM – Plenary 1: Future of Racial Justice
From rebuilding the Gulf to the fight for affirmative action, Winona LaDuke, Juan Gonzales, Angela Glover Blackwell and Rinku Sen chart a course through the issues that latter for racial justice in the 21st century.

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM – Workshop Session 1

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM – Lunch on your own

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM – Plenary 2: Facing Race on Capitol Hill: Congress in the First 100 Days
After 3 months of Democratic leadership in Congress, policy advocates and Washington insiders evaluate strategies for advancing racial justice on Capitol Hill.

4:15 PM – 5: 45 PM - Workshop Session 2

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM – Dinner on your own

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM – Kaleidescope: An Evening of Entertainment featuring Eddie Palmieri

March 24, 2007
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM - Registration and Continental breakfast

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM – Morning Refresher/Opener

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM – Workshop Round 1

11:15 AM – 12:45 PM – Workshop Round 2

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Lunch – Box lunch at CUNY

2:45 PM – 4:15 PM – Plenary 3 : Lessons from the World
Movement leaders from around the world discuss innovate strategies for action at the intersection of race and the global economy.

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM – Conference closing

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – clean – up

Meet the speakers

Confirmed Presenters, Panelists and Moderators for the conference appear below.

(Note: Confirmations from other panelists and presenters are pending.)

• Aarti Shahani – Families for Freedom
• Adrienne Maree Brown - The Ruckus Society
• Alison Cordero -St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corp
• Andre Banks – Applied Research Center
• Andrea Batista Schlesinger – Drum Major Institute for Public Policy
• Angela Glover Blackwell - PolicyLink
• Anisha Desai – United for a Fair Economy
• Aurora Vasquez – Advancement Project
• Aziz Huq – Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law
• Beatriz Ibarra – National Council of La Raza
• Carlos Arango - Casa Aztlan
• Charlene Sinclair - Board Member, Applied Research Center
• Christopher Rabb – Afro-Netizen
• Collete Pichon-Battle – Moving Forward Gulf Coast
• Deepa Iyer - South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow
• Deanna Zandt - Media Technologist
• Dr. Dorian Warren – School of International & Public Affairs, Columbia University
• Dr. Jean Anyon - Professor of Educational and Social Policy ,CUNY Graduate Center
• Eddie Hailes – Advancement Project
• Eduardo Pena - United Food and Commercial Workers, Justice @ Smithfield campaign
• Emma Lozano - Somos Un Pueblo
• Eric Ward – Center for New Community
• Eve Baron - Municipal Arts Society
• Francis Calpotura – Transnational Institute for Grassroots Research and Action
• Gail Christopher - Health Policy Institute, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
• Gary Delgado – Applied Research Center
• Gregoria Flores - Fraternal Black Honduran Organization
• Jarad Sanchez – Applied Research Center
• Jason Coburn - Columbia University
• Jennifer Allen – Border Action Network
• Jermaine Tony – Organizing Apprenticeship Project
• John Murrillo – Writer/Poet, Professor, New York University
• Josina Morita – Applied Research Center
• Juan Gonzalez – New York Daily News, Democracy Now
• Kai Wright - Independent journalist
• Kim Sue – Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
• Lelia De Andrade - Center for the Prevention of Hate and Violence
• Leo Morales – Idaho Community Action Network
• Lisa Gray-Garcia - Justice Matters
• Liza Sabater – Culturekitchen.com, dailygotham.com
• Lori Villarosa – Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity
• Mallika Dutt - Breakthrough
• Maria Hinojosa – Democracy Now
• Mariela Gomez – Californians for Justice
• Marva Williams – Woodstock Institute
• Maryellen Santiago - Consultant
• Maya Wiley – Center for Social Inclusion
• Mildred Thompson - PolicyLink
• LeeAnn Hall - North West Federation of Community Organizers
• Pam Chamberlain – Political Research Associates
• Patricia Allard - Soros Justice Fellow
• Patricia Watkins – Target Area Development Corporation, Developing Justice Coalition
• Ralph Martire – Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, Chicago Sun-Times
• Rep. Joseph H. Neal – South Carolina State House Representative
• Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr. – Hip Hop Caucus
• Rinku Sen – Applied Research Center
• Roberto Lovato - New America Media
• Rosana Cruz – National Immigrant Law Center
• Sabrina Williams – Advancement Project
• Saket Soni - New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice
• Sandip Roy – New America Media
• Saru Jayaruman – Restaurant Opportunity Center New York
• Sharwline Nicholson – Domestic Violence Class Action lawsuit consultant
• Sonya Childress – Firelight Media
• Susan Sandler – Justice Matters
• Tarso Luis Ramos – Political Research Associates
• Terry Keleher – Applied Research Center
• Tram Nguyen – Colorlines Magazine
• Valentina Velez-Rocha – Justice Matters
• Walter "Bunky" Echo-Hawk – Independent artist
• Walter Mosley – Novelist / Social commentator
• William Romero – Justice Matters
• WinonaLaDuke – White Earth Land Recovery Project & Native Harvest
• Xochitl Bervera – Family and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children
• Yasmin Hernandez – Independent artist