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