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Summit Schedule

Summit attendees are invited to select a session track after registering in Whova. You can preview the Summit schedule and sessions below.

Track 1 / Friday, August 8

7:30 - 9AM        

Touhill Performing Arts Center

Registration + Breakfast

9 - 10:15AM

Anheuser-Busch Performance Center (Virtual option)

Opening Plenary + Keynote Speaker: Prentis Hemphill 

10:25 - 11:25AM

Panels at Touhill Performing Arts Center
 

E-Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater (Virtual option)

Howard Denson

Tracie-Berry McGhee 

Intro to Transformational Agenda

Anheuser-Busch Performance Center (Virtual option)

Dr. Dwayne Proctor (Missouri Foundation for Health)

Rev. Bethany Johnson-Javois (Deaconess Foundation)

Wole Coaxum (MoCaFi)

David Clunie (Edward Jones

Redistributing Resources Through Justice Philanthropy

As billionaires and capitalistic oligarchs seek to establish a world where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, philanthropy serving organizations and foundations are challenged to address the root causes of inequities, center impacted communities in grant-making, and redistribute resources in a transparent and accountable manner. Panelists will share grantmaking and capacity-building models that redistribute power and resources, then offer a call to action and insights into how foundations and funders can support and stabilize communities during economic downturns and government funding shortfalls.

Whitaker Hall

Speakers Coming Soon

Griots, Culture Bearers, Keepers of the Flame 

As white supremacists erase history and ban books, resistance movements rely on artists and truth-tellers to share stories about the past, describe the opportunities and perils of the present, and illustrate joyous, abundant freedom dreams of the future. This panel will amplify the voices of artists who are Black, queer, and of the global majority. Panelists will share about their creative practice, how their art confronts oppression, and offer a call to action to support and celebrate griots, culture bearers, and keepers of the flame.

11:30 - 12:30PM

Touhill Performing Arts Center Upper/ Lower Balcony

Lunch

12:45 - 1:45PM

Sessions at Millennium Student Center

313 meeting room (Virtual option) 

Coming Soon

314 meeting room (Virtual option) 

Coming Soon

315 meeting room 

Coming Soon

316 meeting room 

Coming Soon

The Chamber (Virtual option)

Coming Soon

Century Room A (Virtual option)

Coming Soon

2 - 3:15PM

Sessions at Millennium Student Center (Shared with Track 2)

313 meeting room (Virtual option) 

Coming Soon

314 meeting room (Virtual option) 

Coming Soon

315 meeting room 

Coming Soon

316 meeting room 

Coming Soon

The Chamber (Virtual option)

Coming Soon

Century Room A (Virtual option)

Coming Soon

2 - 3:15PM

Panels at Touhill Performing Arts Center 
(Shared with Track 2)

E-Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater (Virtual option)

Speakers Coming Soon

Honor Black Birth

For centuries, Black birth workers have cultivated practices and spaces to support Black parents and babies. These safe, spiritually-grounded, and trauma-informed approaches connect Black parents and babies to ancestral and cultural resources that promote parental wellness and reduce infant mortality. Panelists will discuss the importance of resourcing the Black-led birth work ecosystem, celebrate the contributions of local Black birth workers, and offer calls to action for attendees to help Black birth workers resist efforts to co-opt, delegitimize, or undermine their work.

Anheuser-Busch Performance Center (Virtual option)

Speakers Coming Soon

Moderated by Jia Lian Yang

Yellow Peril Supports Black Power

During the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-Asian racism in the US escalated through physical attacks on vulnerable Asian elders and verbal abuse through xenophobic slurs. Today, anti-Asian racism takes on new forms through tariffs, deportation, and other geopolitical attacks. In this panel, St. Louis-based Asian and Asian American residents share how anti-Asian racism has impacted them and their communities, what anti-racism means to them, and how they support Black liberation and global freedom struggles. Panelists will offer a call to action to combat anti-Blackness and various ways to advance justice in St. Louis and beyond.

Whitaker Hall

Speakers Coming Soon

Coming Soon

3:15 - 3:45 PM

Century Room B + C

Vendor Hall + Snack Break

4 - 5 pm

Anheuser-Busch Performance Center (Virtual option)

Speakers Coming Soon

Closing

Track 2 / Friday, August 8

7:30 - 9AM        

Touhill Performing Arts Center

Registration + Breakfast

9 - 10:15AM

Anheuser-Busch Performance Center (Virtual option)

Opening Plenary + Keynote Speaker: Prentis Hemphill 

10:30AM - 12PM

Sessions at Millennium Student Center
 

313 meeting room (Virtual option) 

Coming Soon

314 meeting room (Virtual option) 

Coming Soon

315 meeting room 

Coming Soon

316 meeting room 

Coming Soon

The Chamber (Virtual option)

Coming Soon

Century Room A (Virtual option)

Coming Soon

12 - 12:45PM

Century Room B + C

Vendor Hall + Break

12:45 - 1:45PM

Touhill Performing Arts Center Upper/ Lower balcony 

Lunch 

2 - 3:15PM

Sessions at Millennium Student Center (Shared with Track 1)

313 meeting room (Virtual option) 

Coming Soon

314 meeting room (Virtual option) 

Coming Soon

315 meeting room 

Coming Soon

316 meeting room 

Coming Soon

The Chamber (Virtual option)

Coming Soon

Century Room A (Virtual option)

Coming Soon

2 - 3:15PM

Panels at Touhill Performing Arts Center 
(Shared with Track 1)

E-Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater (Virtual option)

Speakers Coming Soon

Honor Black Birth

For centuries, Black birth workers have cultivated practices and spaces to support Black parents and babies. These safe, spiritually-grounded, and trauma-informed approaches connect Black parents and babies to ancestral and cultural resources that promote parental wellness and reduce infant mortality. Panelists will discuss the importance of resourcing the Black-led birth work ecosystem, celebrate the contributions of local Black birth workers, and offer calls to action for attendees to help Black birth workers resist efforts to co-opt, delegitimize, or undermine their work.

Anheuser-Busch Performance Center (Virtual option)

Speakers Coming Soon

Moderated by Jia Lian Yang

Yellow Peril Supports Black Power

During the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-Asian racism in the US escalated through physical attacks on vulnerable Asian elders and verbal abuse through xenophobic slurs. Today, anti-Asian racism takes on new forms through tariffs, deportation, and other geopolitical attacks. In this panel, St. Louis-based Asian and Asian American residents share how anti-Asian racism has impacted them and their communities, what anti-racism means to them, and how they support Black liberation and global freedom struggles. Panelists will offer a call to action to combat anti-Blackness and various ways to advance justice in St. Louis and beyond.

Whitaker Hall

Speakers Coming Soon

Coming Soon

3:15 - 3:45PM

Century Room B + C

Vendor Hall + Snack Break

4 - 5PM

Anheuser-Busch Performance Center (Virtual option)

Speaker Coming Soon

Closing

Tracks 1 + 2 / Saturday, August 9

7:30 - 9AM        

Touhill Performing Arts Center

Registration + Breakfast

9 - 10:15AM

Anheuser-Busch Performance Center (Virtual option)

Speaker Coming Soon

Welcome

10:15 - 11:30AM

Sessions at Millennium Student Center

313 meeting room (Virtual option) 

Coming Soon

314 meeting room (Virtual option) 

Coming Soon

315 meeting room 

Coming Soon

316 meeting room 

Coming Soon

The Chamber (Virtual option)

Coming Soon

10:15 - 11:30AM

Panels at Touhill Performing Arts Center 

E-Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater (Virtual option)

Speakers Coming Soon

Nothing About Us Without Us

“Nothing about us without us” is a motto often used by Disabled activists and Disability rights movements since the nineties. This panel will uplift the centrality of Disability justice within broader liberation movements, the urgency and importance of intersectional understandings of Disability, and the power of racially and culturally competent approaches to accessibility and Disability justice. Panelists will share lessons from Disability rights movements, how to combat attacks on healthcare and Disability benefits, and offer a call to action to prioritize accessibility and community safety within equity and justice movements.

Anheuser-Busch Performance Center (Virtual option)

Speakers Coming Soon

Solidarity From Ferguson to Palestine

Some of the strongest and earliest global supporters of Ferguson frontline protesters were Palestinians who tweeted ways to cope with tear gas and hit the streets alongside Black residents. Palestinians, including the late Bassem Masri, put their bodies on the line to spread awareness and build power during the Ferguson uprising because policing, incarceration, and apartheid are global phenomena. This session will highlight the historical and current significance of Black-Palestinian solidarity, share how artists and residents are educating the next generation about liberation, and offer a call to action to support the self-determination of oppressed peoples across the globe.

Whitaker Hall

Speakers Coming Soon

Coming Soon

11:30 - 12:30PM

Touhill Performing Arts Center Upper/ Lower Balcony

Lunch

12:45 - 1:45PM

Sessions at Millennium Student Center (Shared with Track 2)

313 meeting room (Virtual option) 

Coming Soon

314 meeting room (Virtual option) 

Coming Soon

315 meeting room 

Coming Soon

316 meeting room 

Coming Soon

The Chamber (Virtual option)

Coming Soon

12:45 - 1:45PM

Panels at Touhill Performing Arts Center 

E-Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater (Virtual option)

Speakers Coming Soon

Coming Soon

Anheuser-Busch Performance Center (Virtual option)

Speakers Coming Soon

Coming Soon

Whitaker Hall

Speakers Coming Soon

Coming Soon

2 - 3PM

Anheuser-Busch Performance Center (Virtual option)

Speaker Coming Soon

Closing

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