UAF March 2016 National Conference
The Urban America Forward: Civil Rights Roundtable Series National Conference is a convening of civil rights leaders, social scientists, grassroots activists, practitioners, policymakers and philanthropists to explore solutions at the forefront of the urban agenda. Watch the conference live on March 4, 2016, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. EST.
This webstream is no longer available. Please visit this page for an overview of the 2015-16 UAF Roundtable Series.
The Urban America Forward: Civil Rights Roundtable Series National Conference is presented by the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, in partnership with the National League of Cities. The Urban America Forward series is co-sponsored by the Ford Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Atlantic Philanthropies, and Kresge Foundation.
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AGENDA
Friday, March 4, 2016
9am - 5pm EST
9:00am – 9:15am | Welcome
Derek Douglas, Vice President for Civic Engagement, The University of Chicago
Michael Dawson, MacArthur Professor of Political Science, Director of the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, The University of Chicago
Cathy Cohen, Founder, The Black Youth Project (BYP), Chair, Political Science Department, The University of Chicago
Joy-Ann Reid (Emcee), National Correspondent, MSNBC
9:15am – 9:30am | Audience Polling
9:30am – 9:45am | Racial Polarization of the Electorate
Cornell Belcher, President, Brilliant Corners
9:45am – 10:00am | Shifting Demographics in America
Manuel Pastor, Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California, Director, USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE)
10:00am – 10:15am | Framing: Who, What, and Why Inclusion?
Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, PolicyLink
10:15am – 11:15am | Education, Housing, and Economic Empowerment
Moderator: Don Chen, Director, Urban Opportunity, Ford Foundation
Micere Keels, Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Human Development, University of Chicago
Tasha Tucker, Associate Programme Executive, Atlantic Philanthropies
Malcom Glenn, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Uber
Marc Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League
Janet Murguia, President and CEO, National Council of La Raza
11:15am – 11:30am | Break
11:30am – 12:20pm | Healthy Communities, Infrastructure, and the Environment
Moderator: Dwayne Proctor, Director and Senior Advisor, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Stacy Lindau, Associate Professor and Director, Research and Innovation, University of Chicago Medicine, Urban Health Initiative
Olajide Williams, Founder, Hip Hop Public Health
Ari Simon, Vice President, Chief Program and Strategy Officer, Kresge Foundation
Monique Lin-Luse, Assistant Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
12:20pm – 12:30pm | Break
12:30pm – 1:15pm | Luncheon Discussion
Moderator: Aranthan Jones II, Chief Policy and Communications Officer, The W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Jonathan Capehart, Opinion Writer, The Washington Post
Joy-Ann Reid, National Correspondent, MSNBC
Maria Teresa Kumar, President, Voto Latino
1:15pm – 1:30pm | Break
1:30pm – 2:30pm | Justice, Violence Reduction, and Police Practice
Moderator: Nkechi Taifa, Senior Policy Analyst, Open Society Foundations
Roy L. Austin, Jr., Deputy Assistant to the President for Urban Affairs, Justice and Opportunity, White House Domestic Policy Council
Lex Steppling, National Organizer, Equal Justice USA
Page May, Organizer, We Charge Genocide
Craig Futterman, Clinical Professor, University of Chicago Law School
2:30pm – 2:45pm | Break
2:45pm – 3:45pm | Contraction of Democracy
Moderator: Vivek Malhotra, Director of Civil and Human Rights, The Ford Foundation
Michael Dawson, MacArthur Professor of Political Science, Director of the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, The University of Chicago
Dan Tokaji, Professor of Law, Ohio State University
Thomas Saenz, President and General Counsel, MALDEF
Judith Browne Dianis, Co-Director, Advancement Project
3:45pm – 4:45pm | Tomorrow’s Urban Civil Rights Coalition
Moderator: Gail Christopher, Senior Advisor and Vice President, The W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Cathy Cohen, Founder, The Black Youth Project (BYP), Chair, Political Science Department, The University of Chicago
Wade Henderson, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Mee Moua, President and Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Jonathan Lykes, Coordinating Council Member, BYP100
Malika Saada Saar, Public Policy and Government Relations Senior Counsel-Civil and Human Rights, Google
4:45pm – 5:00pm | Conclusion
Alaina Beverly, Director of Urban Affairs, University of Chicago