LIVING THE DREAM: Strategies for Undoing Racism Through the Arts
(Schedule current as of 30 April 2018, subject to change)
9:30 Registration
10:00 INTRODUCTION
SONG – Lift Every Voice and Sing – led by Jayanthi Kyle
INVOCATION
Pastor Danny Givens
Reverend Arif Mamdani
10:15 PERFORMANCE – Mankwe Ndosi
10:30 PANEL DISCUSSION: How do we thrive as artists of color?
Facilitator: David Mura
Panelists: Lana Barkawi, Marcela Lorca, Rosy Simas
11:30 PERFORMANCE – Poem by Surafel Abebe, accompanied by Eyeyu Bele
11:45 LUNCH and Breakout Small Group Discussion
12:30 ART MAKING
Workshops led by Jayanthi Kyle, Maria Asp, Courtney Cochran, Su Hwang & Sun Yung Shin, Ifrah Mansour, Marcus Young & Christopher Harrison
2:00 SHOW & TELL
Reconvene large group for sharing and processing workshop experiences
2:30 PERFORMANCE – Sisco Omar
2:45 PERFORMANCE – Poem by Ashawnti Ford
3:00 PRESENTATION: Racial Trauma and Healing
Led by author Resmaa Manakem
3:50 PERFORMANCE – Lula Saleh
4:00 End of Day