3 DAYS.
YOUR MOVEMENT.
In this conference experience, every moment is dedicated to YOUR journey towards collective liberation. With two empowering plenary sessions each day, and a plethora of workshops for YOU to choose from, this conference is designed to be YOUR space for growth, connection, and empowerment. Customize YOUR experience, build relationships, and enrich YOUR learning as we embark together on this transformative journey towards a brighter future.
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Friday, April 26: You
Feat. Cole Arthur Riley, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor,
Nelba L. Márquez-Greene, Frederick T. Joseph,
Simran Jeet Singh, Gabby Bernstein, & Tiq Milan
Rejuvenation. Recovery. Resilience!
9:00 AM - Childcare Opens & Quiet Prayer Space Opens
Nursery | Children’s Chapel
9:30 AM - Welcome & Framing
Jacqui Lewis | Natalie Renee Perkins
10:00 AM. - Plenary: A Three-Part Series: On Being Authentic Selves
Cole Arthur Riley | Nelba Márquez-Greene | Simran Jeet Singh
11:30 AM - Moderated Q&A
Jacqui Lewis
12:00 PM - Lunch
1:00 PM. - Plenary: A Three-Part Series: On Being the Change We Seek
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor & Jacqui Lewis | Gabby Bernstein | Frederick Joseph
2:30 PM - Moderated Q&A - What We’ve Learned So Far
Jacqui Lewis
3:00 PM - Wellness Break: You Do You.
Centered Sound & Movement | Allison Mickelson (In-person only)
Movement Yoga | Sophia Diehl (Hybrid)
Movement | Matthew Johnson Harris (Online only)
4:00 PM - Afternoon Soul Activity:
Sound Bath | Gary Posner (In-person)
CircleSing | Madge Dietrich (In-person only)
Sound Bath | Gary Posner (Online only)
5:00 PM - Closing Reflection: “Who We Already Are"
Tiq Milan
5:00 PM - Closing Ritual and Sending
5:00 PM - Childcare Closes
5:30 PM – Conference Day 1 Ends
Saturday, April 27: Move
Feat. Olayemi Olurin, Linda Sarsour, Stosh Cotler
Michael-Ray Mathews, Robert P. Jones, Angela Ferrell-Zabala,
LaTosha Brown, Liz Theo-Harris, & Mihee Kim Kort
Activate. Revolt. Rise up!
8:15 AM - Childcare Opens & Quiet Prayer Space Opens
Nursery | Children’s Chapel
9:00 AM - Welcome & Framing
Natalie Renee Perkins | Ryan Bonfiglio
9:15 AM - Plenary: A Four-Part Series: Issues That Move Us
Stosh Cotler | Michael-Ray Mathews | Angela Ferrell-Zabala | Linda Sarsour
10:45 AM - Break
11:00 AM - Plenary: A Four-Part Series: Perfecting Our Union
Mihee Kim Kort | Olayemi Olurin | Robert P. Jones | Maureen O’Leary
12:30 PM - Lunch & Learn
Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, hosting
Adama Bah | Afrikana
Oluwatosin Kolawole | GreenFaith
2:00 PM - Plenary: Four Calls to Organizing
Rebecca Voelkel | Liz Theoharis & Kelly Smith | Jawanza Williams | Deth Im
3:00 PM - Moderated Q&A - What We’ve Learned So Far
Jacqui Lewis
3:45 PM - Workshops: Issues & Strategies:
Immigration (In-person)
Inter-spirituality: A Path to Peace and Justice in a Divided World (In-person)
One Christian Response to Israel/Palestine (Hybrid)
The Soul Journey of Gender Non-Conforming Folx (Hybrid)
Abortion Rights are Human Rights (Online)
From Changing Weather to Composting to Building Community: Let’s talk about the environment (Online)
5:00 PM: Closing Reflection: Movements Move
Come Ye (Short Film) | LaTosha Brown
5:30 PM: Conference Moves to Brooklyn Art Haus
Natalie Renee Perkins
ART NIGHT
Brooklyn Art Haus
24 Marcy Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
7:15 PM: Doors Open
Genesis Be, hosting
Performances by Amir Royale | Madge Dietrich accompanied by Drew Wutke | Ivan Anderson accompanied by Dionne McClain-Freeney | Meah Pace | Rev. Vince Anderson | Hegazy Band
7:30 PM: Exhibit begins
9:30 PM: Exhibit Ends
Sunday, April 28: The World
Feat. Jacqui Lewis, Valarie Kaur, William Barber
V(formerly Eve Ensler), Kelly Brown Douglas & Rick Jacobs
Envision. Equip. Repair!
8:15 AM - Childcare Opens & Quiet Prayer Space Opens
Nursery | Children’s Chapel
9:00 AM - Welcoming & Framing
Jacqui Lewis | Michael Bos
FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING: ALL ARE WELCOME!
9:15 AM – Conversations on Revolutionary Repair of the World : Part I (Online only)
V (Formerly Eve Ensler) | Jacqui Lewis
9:30 AM - Conversations on Revolutionary Repair of the World: Part II
Edgar Villanueva | Jacqui Lewis
10:00 AM - Revolutionary Love & Reparations
Valarie Kaur
10:30 AM - Break for Conversations and Coffee
11:00 AM – Worship: Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, preaching
Middle Church Choir | Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir | Rabbi Rick Jacobs | Dr. Hussein Rashid | Dr. Michael Bos | Natalie Renee Perkins | Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft
12:15 - Moderated Q&A - What We’ve Learned So Far
Jacqui Lewis
1:00 PM - Lunch
CONFERENCE RESUMES
2:00 PM - Plenary: Creating The World We Want
Genesis Be | Ishmael Houston-Jones | Adrienne Hurd | Lutin Tanner | Charles R. Wright
2:45 PM - Break
3:00 PM Workshops & Cohorts– Skills & Tools:
Ethical Spectacle: Demanding Justice from Protests, to the Polls (In-person)
Organizing with the Arts (In-person only)
Boldly Liberating Your Pulpit: Preaching Liberation (Hybrid)
Managing Conflict and Change (Hybrid)
Changing the Story with Digital Organizing (Online only)
From Vision to Activism: Reparations/Voter Reform (Online only)
4:00 PM - Dance Ritual
Adrienne Hurd | Lutin Tanner
4:30 PM - Closing Convocation
Kelly Brown Douglas | Yara Allen and Friends | William Barber II
5:30 PM - Freedom Rising Gathering Ends/Closing Benediction
Jacqui Lewis