Wednesday, September 4, 2024
| 5 p.m.-8 p.m. | VIP Reception (Room 301-304) Featured Plenary: “The Possibilities of Our Democracy”An intergenerational conversation with women in Mississippi who have led and are leading the charge to run for office and organize their communities around social change. Moderator: Pamela Junior Panelists: Rep. Alyce Clarke, Dr. Flonzie Brown Wright, and Carol Blackmon. |
Thursday, September 5, 2024
| 8 a.m. | Registration opens |
| 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. | Breakfast (Lamar Lobby 1st Floor) |
| 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | Opening Session (Trustmark Ballroom A-C) Featured Plenary: “The Kids Are Alright” Sponsored By: Veterans of the MS Civil Rights Movement & The MS Humanities Council Conversation on the Freedom Struggle of the 1960s and emerging movements Speakers: David Dennis, Sr. & David Dennis, Jr. |
| 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | Energy Break (Lamar Lobby 1st Floor) |
| 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Breakout Sessions (Rooms 201-210) |
| 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | Lunch Keynote (Trustmark Ballroom A-C) Keynote Speaker: Rukia Lumumba (Executive Director, People’s Advocacy Institute) |
| 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. | Energy Break (Lamar Lobby 1st Floor) |
| 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Breakout Sessions (Rooms 201-210) |
| 4 p.m.-7:00 p.m. | Dinner Keynote (Trustmark Ballroom A-C) Sponsored By: The Legal Defense Fund Keynote Speaker: Former Congressman Joe Kennedy, III (Founder, Groundwork Project) |
Friday, September 6, 2024
| 8 a.m. | Registration opens |
| 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. | Breakfast (Lamar Lobby 1st Floor) |
| 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | Opening Session (Trustmark Ballroom A-C) Featured Plenary: “Lessons from Freedom Summer 1964” Sponsored By: The MS Humanities Council A conversation with Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement and Mississippi Freedom Project volunteers. Moderators: Dr. Daphne Chamberlain & John Spann Panelists: Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, Rev. Wendell Paris, Dr. Robert Smith |
| 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | Energy Break (Lamar Lobby 1st Floor) |
| 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Breakout Sessions (Rooms 201-210) |
| 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | Lunch & Midday Conversation (Trustmark Ballroom A-C) Featured Plenary: “Living Legacies” Sponsored By: The MS Humanities Council Moderator: Arekia Bennett-Scott (Executive Director, MS Votes) Panelists: Reena Evers-Everette (Executive Director, Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute) and Dennis K. Dahmer, Sr. (President, Scientific Consultants, Inc.) |
| 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. | Energy Break (Lamar Lobby 1st Floor) |
| 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Breakout Sessions (Rooms 201-210) |
| 4 p.m.-7:00 p.m. | Freedom and Justice Mixer (Trustmark Ballroom A-C) |
Saturday, September 7, 2024
| 8 a.m. | Registration opens |
| 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. | Breakfast (Lamar Lobby 1st Floor) |
| 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | Opening Session (Trustmark Ballroom A-C) Featured Plenary: “What’s Next?”Sponsored By: The Alliance for Youth Organizing Conversation discussing the next steps for the movement and future goals. Moderator: Waikinya Clanton (Mississippi State Director, SPLC) Panelists: Sen. Rod Hickman (District 32), Robin Jackson (Policy Director, MS Black Women’s Roundtable), DeKeither Stamps (Mississippi Public Service Commissioner), and Bobby Hudson (Regional Coordinator, MS Votes) |
| 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | Energy Break (Lamar Lobby 1st Floor) |
| 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Regional Caucus Breakout Sessions (Rooms 201-210) |
| 12 p.m.-1 p.m. | Closing Session (Trustmark Ballroom A-C) |