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Agenda
8:15 – 9:00 AM Registration and Welcome Breakfast
9:00 – 11:15 AM Opening Plenary
- Introduction: Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza, Harvard University
- Keynote Address by John Edwards, United States Senator from North Carolina
- David Halperin, Director, Campus Progress, and Senior Vice President, Center for American Progress
- Erica Williams, Policy and Advocacy Manager, Campus Progress
- Performance by spoken word duo Yellow Rage
- What’s Next?
Transforming youth voting into youth power - Robert “Biko” Baker, Executive Director, League of Young Voters
- Amanda Carpenter, National Political Reporter, Townhall.com
- Heather McGhee, Law student, UC-Berkeley
- Maria Terésa Petersen, Executive Director, Voto Latino
- Moderator: Ben Adler, Staff Writer, Politico
11:30 – 12:45 PM Breakout I
The Forgotten Factor
Making human rights a priority in foreign policy
- Mallika Dutt, Founder and Executive Director, Breakthrough
- Nancy Rubin, Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Tom Malinowski, Washington Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch
- Moderator: Mark Hanis, Founder and Executive Director, Genocide Intervention Network
Acting Locally
What community organizers are already doing to combat climate change
- Robert Cabrales, Southeast Los Angeles Organizer, Communities for a Better Environment
- Monique Harden,, Co-Director and Attorney, Advocates for Environmental Human Rights
- Mary Anne Hitt, Executive Director, Appalachian Voices
- Kandi Mosset, Tribal Campus Climate Challenge Organizer, Indigenous Environmental Network
- Moderator: Jessy Tolkan, executive Director of Programs, Energy Action Coalition
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Free Expression
Determining the future of the internet
- Michael Bracy, Policy Director, Future of Music Coalition
- Alison Hanold, Projects Coordinator, Center for Social Media
- Eloise-Rose Lee, Project Director for Broadband Access, Media Alliance
- Michael O’Leary, Motion Picture Association of America
- Moderator: Mark Lloyd, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
The March Goes On
Mapping the future of civil rights activism
- Candace Gingrich, Senior Youth Outreach Manager, Human Rights Campaign
- Melody Gonzales, National Coordinator, Student/Farmworker Alliance
- Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., President, Hip Hop Caucus
- Moderator: Erica Williams, Policy and Advocacy Manager, Campus Progress
12:45 – 1:00 PM Networking Break
1:15 – 1:30 PM Lunch Service
1:30 – 2:30 PM Lunch Plenary - Performance by spoken word artist Paul Flores
- Introduction: Nick Sifuentes, University of California-Los Angeles
John Podesta, President and CEO, Center for American Progress
- Introduction: Tony Anderson, Morehouse College
Keith Ellison, United States Representative from Minnesota
2:30 – 3:45 PM Breakout II
Restoring Leadership
How the United States can thrive in a new world
- Amar Bakshi, Reporter, Washingtonpost.com
- Michael Hirsh, Senior Editor, Newsweek
- Mona Sutphen, Managing Director, Stonebridge International LLC, New York Office
- Matthew Yglesias, Associate Editor, The Atlantic Monthly
- Moderator: Anna Soellner, Vice President for Communications and Deputy Director, California Office, Center for American Progress
Not Your Parents’ Economy
How young people can thrive in an unsteady economy
- Tamara Draut, Director of the Economic Opportunity Program, Demos
- Amaad Rivera, Racial Wealth Divide Initiative Leader, United For a Fair Economy
- Alice Hershey, Young Workers United
- Monique Scott, Young Workers Program Coordinator, SEIU
- Moderator: David Madland, Director of the American Worker Project, Center for American Progress
Multiple Choice
Filling in the blanks of the reproductive justice movement
- Kierra Johnson, Executive Director, Choice USA
- Mary Mahoney, Assistant Director, Pro-Choice Public Education Project
- Miriam Yeung, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
- Moderator: Amanda Marcotte, Blogger, Pandagon.net
Is LGBT Activism Obsolete?
Assessing the goals and methods of the LGBT movement
- Masen Davis, Executive Director, Transgender Law Center
- James Kirchick, Associate Editor, The New Republic
- Richard Kim, Associate Editor, The Nation
- Moderator: Rob Anderson, Editor, CampusProgress.org
Rap Sessions
How the hip-hop generation is reshaping politics
- Rose Clemente, Community organizer, journalist, and hip-hop activist
- M-1, Hip-hop recording artist, Dead Prez
- Maya Rockeymoore, Founder, President and CEO, Global Policy Solutions
- Billy Wimsatt, Founder, League of Young Voters
- Angela Woodson, Director of Outreach, Ohio Governor’s Office of Faith-Based Initiatives
- Moderator: Jeff Johnson, CEO, Truth is Power
3:45 – 4:15 PM Networking Break
4:15 – 6:00 PM Closing Plenary
Confronting Genocide and Mass Atrocities
How activism and the arts can fight global crises together
- Introduction: Sayeda Fazel, University of California-Los Angeles
- Betty Bigombe, Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace
- Ryan Gosling, Actor and activist
- Omer Ismail, Co-Founder, Darfur Peace and Development
- Moderator: John Prendergast, Co-Chair, ENOUGH Project, Center for American Progress
Performance by Musician Ted Leo
Introduction: Colin Bennett, Southern Connecticut State University
Adrienne Maree Brown, Executive Director, Ruckus Society
Introduction: Adriana Cortes, California State University-Fullerton
Linda Sànchez, United States Representative from California
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Networking Reception
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