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Program
Friday, July 8th
8:00am - 9:00am
Breakfast and Registration
B all room Gallery /E ast
At ri um
9:00am - 10:30am
Opening Plenary and Roll Call
B all room
Ana Maria Arch il a, C ente r fo r Popula r Demo cra cy
MC s: Erin Kramer , One Pit tsburgh and C armen Al exand er , A ction Unit ed
G abe Morgan, Vi ce Presiden t and PA/ DE Stat e Di re ctor , SEIU 32B J
G ra ssroo ts leaders from Make th e Road PA, CASA , A ction United , Organi ze Now and SEIU 32B J
11:00am - 12:30pm
Political Education Session: Weaving Together the Roots of our Struggles
B all room
Th rou gh an as semb ly -st yle po liti cal education s essio n, pa rti cipant s wi ll build a sha red ana lys is o f the root caus es o f
th e injus ti ces that our co mmun itie s fa ce, and a shared vi sion o f the wo rld we a re buildin g to geth er.
G ra ssroo ts leaders from Misso urians Organizin g for Re form and E mpo wermen t ( MORE ), Maryland Co mmuniti es
Uni ted , Allian ce of Cal ifo rnians for Community Empo we rment ( ACCE ) and Ve rmon t Worke rs C ente r
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch
B all room Gallery
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Brea k-out sess io n o ver lun ch – Welcome Lunch for Allies and Funders
R oom 303
Gath erin g and ori entation for rep re sentat ive of fundin g and alli ed organi zation s.
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Preparing to Take to the Streets
B all room
Ja si ri X, Arti st
2:30pm- 4:30pm
“Still We Rise” March
Downt own Pitts bur gh
W e will ta ke to the s treet s to rej ect the rhe tori c o f hate and lift up a colle ctive messa ge of hop e, d ign ity and ju sti ce
for all co mmuni tie s.
MC: Ada njesu s Ma ri n, Ma ke th e Road PA
5:30pm – 6:30pm
Dinner
B all room Gallery
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Evening Plenary: Movement Leaders Weaving Together our Visions of Justice
B all room
MC: Ana Maria Arch il a, C ente r for Popula r Demo cra cy
G ra ssroo ts leaders from T exas Organizin g Pro je ct (T OP) and Worke rs De fen se Proje ct
Bob Mast er, C WA
C ri sti na J imen ez , Unit ed W e Dre am
Bi shop D wa yn e Ro yster, PIC O N et work
Li nda Sarsou r, MPo we r
Lub a Co rt és and Noa h Qu ez ada , Ma ke the Road NY
Nat asha Ca pers, Allian ce to R e clai m Ou r Schools
Neal Bi sno , SEIU
Nelin i Sta mp , W orkin g Fa mili es Organi zation
Rob ert “ Bob by” To lb ert, VOCA L N Y
T efere Gebre, AFL-CIO
Yu lissa Arce, Organiz e No w
7:30pm – 8:30pm
“The W. Kamau Bell C urve: Ending Racis m in about an Hour"
B all room
Th e W . Kamau Bell Cu rve is a co medi c explo ration o f the cu rrent s tate o f Ameri ca’s ra cis m, co mbined with a li ttle
(unkno wn ) histo ry, a lit tle Po we rpoint , and a whole bun ch o f Kamau . And b ecause ra cis m is al wa ys at ta ckin g in n ew
ways and from ne w an gle s, Ka mau atta cks ba ck by con stantl y addin g ne w mat erial . Th e W. Ka mau B ell Cu rve is a
s eaml es s mix o f st and-up co med y, video and audio clips , pe rsonal stori es and solo the atri cal p erfo rman ce .
7:30pm – 9:30pm
E ntre Nos - Film and conversat ion wit h fil mmaker P aola Mendoza
R oom 407
En t re No s is a bio/ tru e sto ry abou t an immi grant moth er’s s tru ggle to survi ve in Ne w Yo rk C ity with h er two child ren .
Film in Spani sh with En gli sh sub -titl es.
8:30pm – 11: 00pm
Sankofa R ooftop Par ty
* Pe n di ng co n fi rm at io n
Rooftop
Saturday, July 9th
8:00am - 9:30am
Breakfast
Ballroom Gallery
8:00am - 9:30am
Brea k-out sess io n o ver br eakfa st – Gathering of CP D Part ner E xecutive Direct ors
R oom 303
9:30am - 11:30am
Morning Plenary: “Still We Rise”
B all room
R epres entati ves from co mmunit y organi zation s will rat ify the “Still We Rise ” Unit y St ate ment , a bro ad a genda for
ra cial, e conomi c, gend er and cli mat e just ice. We will h ear from repres entati ve s from Lo cal Pro gre ss and nation al
l eade rs on th eir shared commitment to th e vision laid ou t in the un ity stat emen t.
MC s: Ma ri e Pi erre , N e w York Co mmuni ties fo r Chan ge (NY CC) and Ab el Val lad ares , CA PAC ES Leade rship Ins titute
US Rep resenta ti ve K ei th E lli son , Con gres sional Pro gre ssive Cau cus
Reveren d Do cto r Wi lli am Barb er II, Moral Monda y Mo ve ment
11:30am - 1:00pm
Lunch
B all room Gallery
11:30am - 1:00pm
Brea k-out sess io ns o ver lun ch
R oom 301
From Ferguson t o Seatt le and the Fight for $15
Movement autho rs t ell the ama zin g sto ries of a cti vis m, cou ra ge and vis ion that h elped sp ark the movement s of no w.
o Ja mala Ro gers , author o f “Fe rguson is A me ri ca : Root s of Reb ellion ”
o Da vid Ro lf, presid ent o f SEIU 775, and autho r of “The Fi ght for $15: Th e Ri ght Wa ge for a Workin g Ameri ca ”
o Ni ck Li cata , lon g-time cit y coun cil memb er in Seat tl e, co -found er o f Lo cal Pro gre ss, and author o f “B e comin g
a Ci tize n A ctivi st : Stori es , Strat e gie s and Advi ce fo r Chan gin g Our World ”
o J enn ifer Epp s-Ad dison, cha ir o f C PD A ction’s Boa rd of Di re cto rs , and featu red l eade r in Kimb erl y Fre eman
B ro wn and Marc Ba ya rd’s “And Stil l I R ise : Bla ck Women Labor Leade rs’ Voi ces ”
Mod erat ed by Dorian Warren, Roo sevel t Insti tut e
R oom 304
Building P ermanent Coalit ions to Cont est for Power and Govern Our C it ies
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Reversing Runaway Inequalit y: An Act ivist’ s Guide t o E conomic Just ice
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R oom 303
Nikk i Fortun ato Ba s, Pa rtn ership fo r Workin g Famil ies
Da rlen e Lo mbo s an d memb ers, Community Labo r Uni ted
D erecka Meh ren s a nd memb ers, Workin g Partn erships U SA
St eph en Mo ore, FRE SC
J enn ifer Ra fan an K enn ed y , Pittsbu rgh Unit ed
Les Leopo ld , Labor Insti tute
Allies and Funders St rat egy Sess ion and Lunch
Stra te gy se ssion for rep res entat ive s of commun ity, labo r and fund er al lied ins titution s to anal yz e the cu rren t
polit ical mo ment , with it s current chall en ge s and unique oppo rtuniti es .
1:00pm – 3:00pm
B re akout r ooms
Workshop Session: Fighting for What We Want
(See ful l l is t belo w )
Parti cipants will cho ose fro m doz ens o f workshops on a ran ge of t opi cs, includin g campai gn ca se s tudies , inno vative
poli cy propo sals , s kills -buildin g workshop s, and lon g -t erm st rate gy s ession s on ho w to a chi eve the vision laid out in
th e “St ill We Ris e ” Unit y State men t. Bre akout ses sions fall und er th es e broad cat e gori es : (See fu ll l is t below )
o And Still We R ise – Liftin g Up Our Sto ries in Orde r To Wi n
o W e Want Po we r and De mo cra cy!
o W e Want Freedo m!
o W e Want an E conomy that Works for Al l of Us!
o W e Want Ou r Homes, Ou r School s, and Ou r N ei ghborhoods . W e Want Oppo rtunit y!
o W e Want Ou r Health and Ou r Planet!
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Closing Plenary: Taking Our Work into the World
B all room
Th e Peopl e’s Convention will clo se with b rie f report -ba cks fro m the visionin g wo rk don e durin g the b rea kout ses sions
and a shared commitment to t akin g what we have lea rned to gethe r ba ck to our co mmun itie s.
MC s: Ja vi er Va ld és, Ma ke the Road N ew York and Chai r, C PD Boa rd o f Dire ctors and Jenni fer E pps -Adi son , Chai r, CPD
A ction Board o f Dire cto rs
H eat her McGh ee, DE MOS
4:30pm – 6:00pm
Self-Organize!
B re akout r ooms
Thi s open t ime is an oppo rtunit y fo r gathe rin gs , informal break -outs , and oth er sel f-o rganiz ed a cti viti es.
R oom 301
We Still Have a P ulse: A Conversat ion with Organiz e Now
In the wake of the massacre in Orlando, this will be an informal discussion on community healing and the intersectional organizing needed
to stop future violence.
B all room
Mak e t he Road Family Meeting
A chance for members of the Make the Road family to get to know each other and dialog about our work.
6:00pm – 8:00pm
People’s Block Party
A ugust Wil son Ce nte r
W e will cel ebra te to gethe r with a blo ck part y out side th e his tori c Au gus t Wilson Cent er for A fri can Ameri can Cul ture.
Dinne r will be p rovided b y food tru cks. Arti sts in clud e :
o R ebel Dia z
o Cli mbin g PoeT re e
o Ca rolyn Mala chi
o T ef Po e
o Las C afete ras
Friday and Saturday
9:00am – 5:00pm
The People’s Story Booth
Room 338
Parti cipants a t the People ’s Con vent ion are invi ted to visi t the People ’s Story Boo th and re cord a story about your
vision for chan ge in the wo rld and ho w you are wo rking fo r di gnit y and just i ce in your co mmunit y .
Workshop Session: Fighting for What We Want
And St ill We Rise – Lift ing Up Our Stor ies in Order to Win
Lo ca tion: 4 02
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Capaci ty B ui l di ng
1. Orga ni zin g wit h a G end er Fra me: How to Step Up Yo ur G a me and Win!
o Ali cia J a y, Ma ke It Wo rk!
o Sh awnu Al bert us, Ta ke A ction MN
Lo ca tion: 4 01
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Capaci ty B ui l di ng
2. Strat egi c Co mmun i ca tion s: T el lin g A New Sto ry on E cono mic and Ra cial Justi ce
o E va-Marie Malon e, Oppo rtunit y A gend a
Lo ca tion: 3 12
Language : Engli s h & S pani sh
T ra ck : Capaci ty B ui l di ng
3. Tell in g Ou r Own Sto ri es Makes th e Best Op -eds
o Ani ta J ain , Dire ctor o f Co mmuni ca tions , C PD
o Ol ga Arma s, grass root s lead er, Ma ke the Ro ad N J
Lo ca tion: 4 03
Language : S panis h
T ra ck : Art s & Act iv is m
4. Maki n g Fil ms, Bui ldi n g Co mmuni ti es
o Al exis C adena s, Fil mma ke r
Lo ca tion: 4 04
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Capaci ty B ui l di ng
5. So cia l Media fo r the Mo vement
o Renat a Pu ma ro l and Au tu mn Mo rgan , N e w Yo rk Co mmuni ties fo r Chan ge
Lo ca tion: 4 05
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Capaci ty B ui l di ng
6. Wh at d o you O rgan iz e For? D esi gni n g St rat egi c D i gi tal Petit ion C a mpa i gns wi th Co lor o f Chan ge
o T ho ma s Beau fo rd and J ohnn y Math ia s, Co lor o f Chan ge
We Want Po wer and Demo cra cy!
Lo ca tion: 4 05
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Y out h, Case S t udy
7. Bu il din g Stud ent , You th , and Co mmuni t y Pow er: A O pen Source Mod el fo r St at ew ide Pow er
o Ma tt C ord ei ro , Ga me chan ge r Labs
Lo ca tion: 3 36
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Capaci ty B ui l di ng
8. Ru n yo ci t y, Ru n yo t own: Bu ild in g electo ral pow er th e WFP Wa y
o Nelin i Sta mp , W orkin g Fa mili es Organi zation
Lo ca tion: 3 10
Language : S panis h
T ra ck : Y out h, Capacit y
B uil ding
9. Your St ru ggl e i s My St ru ggl e: Mul ti -G en era ti ona l Organi zin g
o Abel V all ada res, CA PACE S
o G isel le Lo pez Ixta , PCUN
Lo ca tion: 4 10
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Vis ion, Campai gns
10. It ’s Our Demo cra cy! P roa cti ve Demo cra cy Refo rms to In crea se Our Voi ce an d Buil d Ou r Pow er
o E mma G reen man, Cent er for Popula r De mo cra cy
o Da mon Dan iels, DE MOS
o E mman ue l Ca icedo , DE MOS
Lo ca tion: 4 09
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Vis ion, Campai gns
11. Life After P ri son: Fa mi l y, Pow er, a nd Freedo m
o Mi ch ael Wat t, DeAnn a Curti s, Regin ald Smith , T ri na Ash ley, P erry Ho pkin s, John P . C omer from Maryland
Co mmunit ies United
Lo ca tion: 4 11
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Case St udy
12. Bui ld in g Po wer in Ru ra l Ameri ca: Ho w Fa mi li es from Ap pal a chi a Buil t Po wer By Pi ck in g Issues an d Develop in g
Po li cies Demo cra ti ca ll y
o St eph en Smi th , LeeAnn Sh reve, Jen ni fer Well s & C arey Jo G ra ce from Wes t Virginia Health y Kids and Famili es
Coali tion and Our Chi ldren , Our Futu re
Lo ca tion: 4 12
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Capaci ty B ui l di ng
13. Are Lead ers Born or Mad e? Wa ys t o bui ld lea dership in you r co mmun it y
o Jo Ell en C herno w, Cent er for Popula r De mo cra cy
o Rebecca Tho mp son , Good Jobs No w
o G abriela Sant ia go -Ro mero , Good Jobs No w
We Want Fr eedom !
Lo ca tion: 4 07
Language : Engli s h & S pani sh
T ra ck : Vis ion, Campai gns
14. Wha t’s Next fo r D AP A, D AC A an d th e 11 mi ll ion ?
o Ant onio Al arcon an d Nat ali a Ari st iz aba l, Ma ke th e Road NY
o Adan jesu s Ma rin , Make th e Road PA
o Sa ra C ull ina ne, Make the Road N J
o Ada m G old , Cen te r fo r Popular Demo cra cy
Lo ca tion: 3 18
Language : Engli s h & S pani sh
T ra ck : Vis ion, Pol it i cal E d.
15. #Qu eerT akeo ver: LG BTQ Libera tio n, Survi val , a nd t he Beaut y of Bein g Queer, Una sh amed and Unap olo get i c
o P aol a Leb ron -G uz man , Make the Road N e w York
Lo ca tion: 3 15
Language : Engli s h & S pani sh
T ra ck : Vis ion, Pol it i cal E d.
16. The C ri mina li zat ion of Bl a ck an d Bro wn Bod ies: Co mba tin g Immi gra tion En fo rcement and C ri mi nal J usti ce
Systems
o Lub a Co rt es , Make the Road N e w York
Lo ca tion: 3 19
Language : Engli s h & S pani sh
T ra ck : Y out h, Vi si on
17. Break in g the Sch ool to P ri son P ip eli ne
o K esi Foster, Urb an Youth Coll aborati ve
o Ja ritz a G ei gel , Ma ke the Ro ad Ne w York
Lo ca tion: 3 16
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Vis ion, Case S tudy
18. NOC ’s Fi gh t fo r Ra cia l Ju sti ce: Pi vot in g in a T ime o f C ri si s to Wi n Justi ce for Bla ck Ameri ca
o Ant hon y Newb y, Wint ana Mel eki n, and Mel ea Co nnell y, N ei ghborhood s Organizin g fo r Chan ge
Lo ca tion: 3 20
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Pol i ti cal E ducat i on
19. Reprodu ct i ve Ri ght s 101
o Ca rmen Alexa nder a nd Lexi Wh it e, Ne w Voi ce Pi ttsbu rgh
Lo ca tion: 3 21
Language : S panis h
T ra ck : Y out h, Pol it i cal
E ducat ion
Lo ca tion: 3 17
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Capaci ty B ui l di ng
20. Syst ems o f Opp ression: Wh at Are T hey? Wh y Do They H old Us Back?
o Fran ci sca Mon tañ a, Ma ke th e Road Ne w Yo rk
21. ReCha rge: H ow to Avoid Bu rn -Out and Bu ild a Po werful and Jo yous Mo vement
o Ja kad a Imani , C ente r fo r Popular Demo cra cy
We Want an E conom y that Wo rks for All of Us!
Lo ca tion: 3 08
Language : Engli s h & S pani sh
T ra ck : Vis ion, Campai gns
22. #OurTi meCoun ts: Bu ild in g a Mo vement fo r St abl e Ho urs and Fu ll E mp lo yment
o D erek La ney, MOR E
o Ma ri a Noel Fernan dez, Workin g Partn erships U SA
o Ma ri a Rubi o, Ma ke th e Road Ne w Yo rk
o Wil li na Ho ulsey, Ma ke the Ro ad Conne cti cu t
o E lia nne Farh at , C ente r fo r Popular Demo cra cy, Fa ir Wo rkwee k Ini tiati ve
o Sh awn Seba st ian , C ente r fo r Popular Demo cra cy, FedUp
Lo ca tion: 3 06
Language : S panis h
T ra ck : Case St udy
23. G i ve Me A Break: Ho w Con st ru ct ion Wo rkers In th e Lon e St ar Sta te Won D i gni t y an d th e Ri gh t to Rest
o Ma ri a d e Jesus Ga rz a and Mario On ti veros, Wo rkers Defense Proj e ct
Lo ca tion: 3 03
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Vis ion, Campai gns
24. E nd Po vert y - a Uni versal Basi c In come fo r E veryon e!
o Co nni e Raz za , C ente r fo r Popular Demo cra cy
o St eve K est , C ente r for Popula r Demo cra cy
Lo ca tion: 3 02
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Vis ion, Campai gns
25. H ed ge Cl ipp ers: Fi ght in g a nd T axin g t he H ed ge Fund & P ri va te Equi t y Bil li ona ires D estro yin g O ur E cono my
o Mi ch ael K ink , Stron g E cono my fo r All Coali tion
o Ju lio Lopez V aro na , Ma ke the Road Conne cti cut
o Amy Schur, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE)
We Want Our Homes, Our Schools, and Our Neighborhoods. We Want Opportunity!
Lo ca tion: 3 33
Language : Engli s h wi th
S panis h Tr ans l at i on
T ra ck : Vis ion, Campai gns
26. Let ’s Stop G en trifi ca tion and D ispla cemen t in ou r Ci ti es
o All i yah Lessey, Ne w Yo rk Co mmuni tie s fo r Chan ge
o Pam Hall, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE)
o Carl Redwood, Action United
o Maurice Weeks, Center for Popular Democracy
Lo ca tion: 3 35
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Vis ion, Campai gns
27. P it tsb urgh Grea t Pub li c Schoo ls C oa lit ion (GP S) a nd Co mmun it y Scho ol s Organi zin g: Estab lishin g P ower,
K now led ge a nd In spi ra tion
o An gel Go ber, A ction Unit ed
o P am H arbin , Edu cat ion Ri ght s Ne two rk
o E vans Moore, Pittsbu rgh Int erfaith Net wo rk, PIIN
Lo ca tion: 4 08
Language : Engli s h wi th
S panis h Tr ans l at i on
T ra ck : Vis ion, Campai gns
28. The C ri si s i n Ea rl y E du ca tion: "Pa rent s can' t a ffo rd t o pa y, t ea ch ers can 't a ffo rd to sta y, t here has got to b e a
b et ter w a y!"
o E ri n K ra mer, On e Pittsbu rgh
o Ni co le G il l, Child Care and Ea rl y Learn ing A ction Hub
o H el en G ym, Ph iladelphia City Coun cilor
o Bryn Sei bert , Ea rly Edu cation Di vision , SEIU
o T ro y J a ckso n, A MOS, Cin cinna ti, OH
Lo ca tion: 3 34
Language : S panis h
T ra ck : Capaci ty B ui l di ng
29. O rgan iz in g Pa rent s to Imp ro ve Ou r Schoo ls
o H el en Gu z man and E sp eranz a Va zqu ez , N YC Coali tion fo r Edu cation al Justi ce
We Want Our Health and Our Planet!
Lo ca tion: 3 07
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Vis ion, Campai gns
30. Bui ld in g Heal th y Co mmun it ies b y Fi gh tin g fo r Ra ci al and E co no mi c Ju st ice
o Sh ena El rin gton , Cen ter fo r Popular De mo cra cy
o Na yyi ra h Sha ri ff, Flin t Ris ing and Flin t Demo cra cy Defens e Lea gue
o E li zab eth Lienesch, Take A ction MN
o Regina ld Brown , VOCA L Ne w York
Lo ca tion: 3 09
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Campaigns
31. Sa vin g o ur Nei ghb orh ood s and Dema ndin g Equ it y i n To da y’s C li ma te C ri si s
o V ee Gund er, Ne w Florida Majo rit y
Lo ca tion: W as hington R oom
(2 n d Fl oor We st i n Conve nti on
Ce nte r )
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Campaigns
32. Break in g Aw a y fro m t he P oll ut ion: C reat in g a J ust and Equi ta bl e T ran sit ion fro m Fossi l Fuel
o V eroni ca Cop ti s, C ent er for Coa lfi eld Justi ce
o Ariell e Kl a gsbru n, A ction Unit ed
Lo ca tion: S o mer se t R oom
(2 n d Fl oor We st i n Conve nti on
Ce nte r )
Language : Engli s h wi th
S panis h Tr ans l at i on
T ra ck : Vis ion, Campai gns
Lo ca tion: 3 04
Language : Engli s h
T ra ck : Campaigns
33. From Cha ll en gin g Bi g Pol lut ers a nd Co rpo ra tio ns to Bann in g Fra ckin g: O rga niz in g Lesson s fro m the Fron tl in es
o Yu lissa Arce, Organiz e No w
o Ca it lin Lee , MORE
o P et e Na gy, Ne w Yo rk Communitie s fo r Chan ge
34. Ch an gi n g th e E co no my; How Green Job s Bet ter Co mmun it ies an d Ad van ce E cono mic Justi ce
o E lsa Barb oz a, C ente r for Co mmuni ty Chan ge
o Da rlen e Lo mbo s, Communit y Labor Un ited
Breakout Sessions During the Workshops
Meet i n t he B all room
35. P it tsb urgh Soli da rit y Can va ss
Hundreds o f gra ss roots l eade rs will ta ke to the stree ts to ta lk to Pi ttsbu rgh re sident s to joi n the fi ght for so cial and
e con omi c ju sti ce .
Meet i n t he We st Atri um
36. P it tsb urgh C ommu ni t y Bu s T our
Exp lore Pi ttsbu rgh and hea r from l ocal community a ctivi st who will t ell the sto ries o f th eir n ei ghborhood s. Lea rn
more about the st ruggl es and the su ccess es tha t ea ch n ei ghborhood ha s fa ced in th e past and cu rrentl y facin g .
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37. Op s Coh ort
Thi s se ssion i s fo r Ope rations Sta ff (Ad minist ration , Finan ce and Hu man R esources ) sta ff of C ente r for Popula r
De mo cra cy a ffilia tes .