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SOBW Conference Damu Smith Institute Pre Conference Nov. 14-16; Building Power; Sharing, Learning, Engaging and Supporting each other:
Overview:
Damu Smith, now a beloved ancestor, garnered throughout his entire life, the highest respect from all of those committed to fighting the issues of racism and for social justice. Damu Smith touched the lives of many throughout the African Diaspora. He always remained steadfast in the pursuit of eradicating injustice in any form. Danu’s fight against environmental racism is one of his legacies that will forever live in our historical memories. To keep the memory and contributions of Damu Smith with us the Institute of the Black World has established the Damu Smith Institute to provide trainings/orientation on how to build and rebuild power to create the changes in conditions in the lives of people of African descent.
The purpose of the Damu Smith Institute pre conference as part of the State of the Black World conference is to have an opportunity to share with each other; learn from each other, engage and support each other.
DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012
| 9am | Registration Opens at Hilltop, Blackburn Center
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| 12:00 – 2:45 pm | Opening Plenary
– Opening Libation and Ancestor Call – Introductions – Welcome and Overview by Dr. Ron Daniels, IBW Overview – Opening discussion: Opening discussion: Our Rich Movement Legacy: Key lessons of Civil Rights and Human Rights Movement featuring Dr. Mtangulizi Sanyika, African American Leadership Project and Shirley Gray, SSEU 371 (invited) |
| 2:45 – 3:00 pm | BREAK
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| 3:00-4:00 pm | Best Practices – Culture and Healing
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| 4:00-5:00 pm | Lessons From the Frontlines: Sharing Victories, Setbacks and Promising Practices
Liz Derias moderate an interactive discussion on the political landscape and what we are learning.
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| 5:00 – 5:15pm | Preparation for Tomorrow’s Session/Closing
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| 5:15pm | Dinner (on your own)
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DAY TWO: NOVEMBER 15, 2012
| 9:00 – 10:45 am | Welcome/Opening and Plenary Discussion: Building Black Power – Frameworks for Change moderated by Makani Themba
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| 10:45 – 11:00am | Break and Transition to Skills Building sessions | |||
| Track I: Organizing for Power | Track II:
Critical Issues |
Track III:
Communicating for Change |
Track IV: Resourcing Our Communities Track IV | |
| 11:00 – 12:45pm | Value based organizing Principles
(Greg Akili) |
Haiti Support Project (Hulbert James) | Using Social Media (Kenyon Farrow) | Fundraising for Institution Building (Makani Themba) |
| 12:45 – 1:30pm | LUNCH – on your own | |||
| 1:30 – 3:30pm | Base Building and Volunteer Management (Greg Akili and Felicia Eaves) | The War on the War on Drugs (Nkechi Taifa and Rick Adams) | Effectively Telling Your Story
(Kenyon Farrow) |
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| 3:30 – 3:45pm | BREAK | |||
| 3:45 – 5:15pm | Introduction to Electoral Organizing I (Hulbert James)
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Environmental Justice (Jacqui Patterson) | Fundraising for Institution Building (Makani Themba) | |
| 5:15 – 5:30pm | BREAK | |||
| 5:30 – 6:00 | Regional Breakouts
Meet participants from your region to discuss potential networking and work together. Look for signs indicating your region
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| 6:30-8:00pm | State of the Black World Opening Conference Plenary and Town Hall | |||
DAY THREE: NOVEMBER 16, 2012
| 9:00 – 10:15am | Welcome Back/Building Bridges, Building Power: Identifying Opportunities for Collaboration
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| 10:30 – 11:30am | State of Black America Policy Roundtable moderated by Walter Fields, Shirley Chisolm Presidential Accountability Commission and featuring economist and nationally syndicated columnist Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Hillary Shelton, NAACP Washington Office; Dr. Elsie Scott, Ronald W. Walters Center; and Melanie Campbell, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
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| 11:30 – 11:45am | BREAK |
| 11:45 – 1:00pm | Institute Reception and Closing Ceremony emceed by Sandra Rattley and featuring Rev. Graylan Hagler and cultural performances
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| 1:00pm | Adjourn to State of the Black World Conference/Lunch On Your Own |
