Lindy C. Boggs International Conference Center
University of New Orleans
2045 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70122
PRELIMINARY AGENDA
Friday, June 22, 2012
10:00-4:00 PM Registration
12:45-3:00 PM Affinity Group Meetings
12:45-3:30 PM Site Visits-
- Mary Queen of Vietnam
- The New Orleans Workers Center for Racial Justice
- Grow Dat
- Backyard Gardener’s Network
5:30-9:00 PM Dinner and Opening Plenary
You Are Here: Reflections on Movement and Meaning in New Orleans and Beyond
Join us as we begin just outside the Boggs Center and “second line” (wear your dancing shoes!) into the convening to the music of the world renown Hot 8 Brass Band.
Welcome and Blessing by Morning Dove, Houma Nation
New Orleans Reflections: A Conversation with Norris Henderson, Voice Of The Ex-Offender; Minh Nguyen, Vietnamese-American Young Leaders Association; and Rafael Delgadillo, Puentes New Orleans
World Café: A Discussion Featuring YOU It’s your turn to share reflections on your work, the current political moment and vision ahead.
9:00 PM Adjourn
Saturday, June 23, 2012
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Morning Plenary: Grounding Ourselves
Mama Ayanna Mashama takes us through an honoring and visioning process to ground our day of work together followed by agenda review with Makani Themba and an introduction to meeting framework and guiding principles with Pancho Arguelles, Colectivo Flatlander. Bring your items for the collective mural that we’ll build together in this session.
THE PROCESS
10:30AM – 12:15 PM Issue Group Session I: Building Our Analysis/Sharing Best Practices
All participants should be signed up for an issue group in order to participate in the policy agenda development process
Issue Group and Facilitator |
Brief Description |
Food Sovereignty: Minsu Longairu Restaurant Opportunities Center -Michigan |
Explore intersections between food justice, sovereignty, labor and more. Case study presentation by Malik Yakini, Detroit Black Food Sovereignty Network |
Land and Spatial Justice: Helena Wong, CAAAV and Alma Maquitico Centro Campesino |
Land, space and market forces like gentrification and how they dramatically shape our work across issues. Case study by Dania Davy, Land Loss Prevention Project |
Environmental Justice and Mother Earth: Danisha Christian, Alliance for a Just Society
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Focus on broad ecological frameworks and movements to advance the rights of Mother Earth. Case study by Rita Williams, Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative |
Public Safety and Human Mobility: Kalila Barnett, ACE and Monica Hernandez SEIRN
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From raids and policed borders to policed parks, the relationship between our bodies, militarization and our right to mobility and freedom are intertwined. Case study by Maria Jiménez, Central American Resource Center |
Achieving Democracy: Rosana Cruz, VOTE and Peter Hardie, Campaign for a Stronger Democracy |
We are often asked to advance policies and build power in our communities in a context where power and decisionmaking is stacked against us. What will it take to build real democracy in the US? Case study Kamau Franklin, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement |
Gendering Justice: Malachi Garza, Burns Institute, CJNY
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What does gender have to do with it? Everything! This issue group looks at our work and policy agenda with a broad gender lens. Case study by Shayla Walsh, Power U |
Transforming Schools: Andi Perez, YUC
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Schools are more than classrooms, they are key to shaping much of who we are, our health and our life chances. What will it take to make our education system operate in the service of our humanity and liberation? Case study by Mustafa Sullivan, AEJ |
Work and Workers: Alex T. Tom, CPA-SF and Jose Oliva, ROC-U
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Labor and quality of life are tied. This group will look at emerging policies and practices that take into account these dynamics from the local to the global. Case study by Genaro Lopez-Rendon, SWU |
Corporate Accountability: Andrew Cheyne, Berkeley Media Studies Group
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Corporations play a pivotal role in our quality of life – through their practices in the market or in the policy arena. Our work cannot ignore these key actors. Case study by George Friday, IPPN |
12:15-1:15 PM Lunch/Networking
1:15-2:00 PM Issue Group Sessions Continued: Identifying Our Policy Agenda
2:00-2:30 PM Gallery Walk
Sharing our group work via posted charts
2:30-3:45 PM “Out the Box Sessions”
A chance to step out of the issue frame and engage some cross cutting ideas in one of these concurrent sessions
Session 1 : D4SI Action Lab
DS4SI Action Lab is a space to learn about and generate cultural tactics that support organizing strategies. The Lab will kick off during the "Out the Box" sub-plenary and run throughout the rest of the conference, with open space for participants to share ideas and tactics they might try back home.
Moderators: Lori Lobenstine and Kenny Bailey, DS4SI
Session 2: American Democracy? It Would be a Good Idea!
There has been a low intensity war against our communities having full access to power and decisionmaking for centuries. Where are we now in the battle for democracy? What are the threats and emerging opportunities? This session will look at what’s on the horizon in a global context and examine promising changes taking place in Jackson, MS with lessons for us all.
Presenters: Pancho Arguelles, Collectivo Flatlander and Kamau Franklin, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
Moderator: Makani Themba, The Praxis Project
Who’s the Real Fat Cat?
This sub-plenary will expose and explore the corporate side of food culture and choices. Panelists will present their work around fighting the "Real Fat Cats" or corporate giants in the food industry who are the primary beneficiaries of unhealthy food production and demand. Panel presentation will be followed by an interactive activity to get the audience involved in naming corporations and exploring strategies to address this side of the struggle to address the growing rates of obesity in the United States.
Presenters: Ricardo Martinez Padres Y Jóvenes Unidos, Michelle Simon Appetite for Profit, Cecil Corbin-Marks WE Act
Moderator: Lakshmi Sridaran, The Praxis Project
3:45-4:00 PM BREAK
4:00-4:30 PM Identifying Policy Priorities
New small groups to prioritize issue group work
5:00-5:30 PM Plenary: Reflections on the Process
5:30 PM Adjourn
6:30-8:00 PM Food and Drink Mixer (Cash bar)
8:00 PM-12:00 AM Party featuring local DJ
Sunday, June 24, 2012
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00-11:30 AM Presentation of Policy Priorities and Town Hall Discussion
Discussant Panel: Malkia Cyril, Center for Media Justice; Catherine Tactaquin National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights; Sylvia Castillo, Castillo Consulting Group; and Peter Hardie, Campaign for a Stronger Democracy
Moderator: Liz Derias, The Praxis Project
11:30-11:45 AM Closing Circle
12:00 PM Lunch/Adjourn
