Jacksonville Civil Rights Conference Schedule

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Jacksonville Civil Rights Conference Schedule

All conference activities below will take place at the conference venue, the Southbank Marriott.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2022

4:00 – 7:00 PM
REGISTRATION

5:00 – 7:00 PM
VIP MEET AND GREET

7:00 – 9:00 PM
EVENING OPENING SESSION
Keynote speaker……the Rev. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, American academic, author, ordained minister and radio host
Topic……Entertaining Race: Performing Blackness In America
Sponsored by Miller Electric Company

FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2022

8:15 – 9:00 AM
BREAKFAST AND NETWORKING

9:00 – 10:30 AM
BREAKFAST SESSION
Keynote speaker…..Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, president, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Topic……Success through Diversity
Sponsored by Florida Blue

10:45 – 11:45 AM
MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS

For in-person attendees only; breakout-room discussions with expert leaders who will guide reflections on the most-recent keynote address.

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
BREAK AND LUNCH PICK-UP

12:30 – 2 PM
LUNCHEON SESSION
Keynote speaker….Dr. Johnnetta Cole, president emerita, Spelman College and Bennett College
Topic……Lessons Learned From My Ongoing Journey As a Civil Rights Activist

2:15 – 3:15 PM
AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS

For in-person attendees only; breakout-room discussions with expert leaders who will guide reflections on the most-recent keynote address.

3:30 – 5:00 PM
AFTERNOON SESSION
Keynote speaker…….Leon Russell, chair, National Board of Directors, NAACP
Topic……This Is Power
Sponsored by The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida

5:00 – 7:00 PM
VIP RECEPTION

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2022

*Saturday schedule is subject to change.

8:15 -9:00 AM
BREAKFAST AND NETWORKING

9:00 – 10:45 AM
MORNING PANEL SESSION
Panelists…..youth leaders to be announced
Topic…..Uniting the Power of Youth Activism with the Wisdom of Movement Elders

10:45 – 11:45 AM
TABLE DISCUSSIONS
For in-person attendees only; breakout-room discussions with expert leaders who will guide reflections on the most-recent keynote address.

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
LUNCH PICK-UP

12:00 – 3:00 PM
LUNCHEON PANEL SESSION

Panelists…..

Charlie Cobb, journalist, professor and former activist with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Rodney L. Hurst, author, Civil Rights activist, Black historian (moderator)
The Rev. Christopher McKee, senior pastor of The First Baptist Church of Oakland
Chevara Orrin, diversity, equity and inclusion strategist, social justice activist, independent filmmaker, social entrepreneur and author

Topic…..A Conversation About Civil Rights: Bridging Generations Across Sectors

3:00 – 6:00 PM
BREAK AND NETWORKING
Gallery, conference gift store and hotel bar will be open

6:00 – 8:00 PM
CONCERT CELEBRATION

Headliner…..G.C. Cameron, former singer with The Spinners and The Temptations
Accompanied by and opener…..The Katz Downstairs

CONFERENCE ENDS