2015 Schedule

8:00 REGISTRATION OPENS/BREAKFAST

8:50 Opening Remarks: Rev. Dr. Randall Bush (East Liberty Presbyterian Church), Rich Fitzgerald

(Allegheny County Executive), Valerie McDonald Roberts (Chief Urban Affairs Officer, Office of Mayor William Peduto), and Tim Stevens (Founder of the Black and White Reunion)

9:00 “Lift Every Voice”: Join one another in song!

9:20 Find your workshops!

9:30 WORKSHOP BLOCK 1

3. Chin to the Sky: The Life Sentence of Avis Lee
A Performance and Discussion

2. Acting Out: Creative Problem-Solving to Address Everyday Racism

3. Strategies for Achieving Racial Justice and Building Our Human Rights City

4. You and the Police: Rights, Responsibilities and Reality

5. School Discipline: Moving Beyond Zero Tolerance Toward Justice

11:00 TRANSITION TIME

11:15 WORKSHOP BLOCK 2

6. Then and Now: An Exploration of August Wilson’s Works and the Evolution of Local Racism

7. Lessons from Facing Race: Report Back from National Conference for Racial Justice

8. Land and Housing Justice: Who's Land? Our Land!

9. Two Sides of the Same Coin: Teen Dating Violence and Intimate Partner (Domestic) Violence Prevention

10. HIV-AIDS: Racial and Economic Disparities in Prevention, Treatment and Social-Economic Supports

12:45 LUNCH

11. Mini-session over lunch: Dismantling Racism in Organizations

1:45 TRANSITION TIME

2:00 WORKSHOP BLOCK 3

12. From Ferguson to Pittsburgh: Building an Inter-Generational Racial Justice Movement

13. Internalized Racism Is a Concern for All of Us: The Omega Dr. Carter G. Woodson Academy as an Example of Anti-Racist Education

14. Shaping the Vision: Community Conversation on Planning August Wilson Center 2.0

15. The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: A Critical Look into the Department of Human Services and Non-Profit Organizations

16. Environmental Justice Is Racial Justice: What the Intersection of Environmental and Racial Issues Means to the Future Fight for Justice and Equality

3:30 TRANSITION TIME

3:40 CLOSING CEREMONY: Closing thoughts with 17^th Summit Organizing Team. Poem and spoken word performances by peace and social justice activist Jonathan Robison and 1Hood Youth Media Academy member Idasa Tariq.

3:50 COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS: All are welcome to make a one-minute announcement.