Confirmed Speakers and Artists
Dr. Pamela Lightsey
scholar and activist
Pastor Rene McKenzie
vicar of the congregation at the Church of the Advocate
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Celebrated writer, journalist and organizer. Former member of the Black Panther Party, supporter of MOVE
Prof. Andre Carrington
professor of English at Drexel University
Richard Watson
Artist, Musician
Ewuare Osayande
poet, activist and author
Yvonne King
member of the Saturday Free School, former field secretary of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party
Elías Gonzalez
member of the Saturday Free School, media organizer
Kayla Watkins
member of the Saturday Free School, student and organizer
Brendan Van Gorder
poet, student and activist
Bobby Zankel and Warriors of the Wonderful Sound
composer, orchestra leader, musician
Ursula Rucker
poet, spoken word artist
Keir Neuringer
composer and saxophonist
Zumbi Soweto and drummers
artists and drummers
Meghna Chandra
member of the Saturday Free School, artist and organizer
Theodore Harris
visual artist and poet
Alfie Pollitt and group
Composer and pianist
Lamont Steptoe
artist, poet
scholar and activist
Pastor Rene McKenzie
vicar of the congregation at the Church of the Advocate
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Celebrated writer, journalist and organizer. Former member of the Black Panther Party, supporter of MOVE
Prof. Andre Carrington
professor of English at Drexel University
Richard Watson
Artist, Musician
Ewuare Osayande
poet, activist and author
Yvonne King
member of the Saturday Free School, former field secretary of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party
Elías Gonzalez
member of the Saturday Free School, media organizer
Kayla Watkins
member of the Saturday Free School, student and organizer
Brendan Van Gorder
poet, student and activist
Bobby Zankel and Warriors of the Wonderful Sound
composer, orchestra leader, musician
Ursula Rucker
poet, spoken word artist
Keir Neuringer
composer and saxophonist
Zumbi Soweto and drummers
artists and drummers
Meghna Chandra
member of the Saturday Free School, artist and organizer
Theodore Harris
visual artist and poet
Alfie Pollitt and group
Composer and pianist
Lamont Steptoe
artist, poet
Program
7th July, 2017- Friday
4.00 pm - 5.30 pm
Opening: The Call to Celebrate the Life of James Baldwin
Music and poetry
5.30 pm - 7.00 pm
Screening of The Price of the Ticket
7.00 pm - 8.30 pm
The Politics of Baldwin's Thought
Panel and Discussion
8th July, 2017 - Saturday
10.30 am - 1 pm
Conversation between Audre Lorde and Baldwin.
Baldwin's interview with Goldstein.
The essay, 'Unnameable objects, Unspeakable crimes'.
Dramatic Readings and Discussion
1.00 - 2.00 pm
Lunch
2.00 pm- 3.30 pm
Screening of 'I Am Not Your Negro'
3.30 pm - 5.20 pm
Witness, and the Artist as a Revolutionary
Panel and Discussion
5.20 pm - 5.40 pm Break
5.40 pm - 6.10 pm
Screening of Debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley
6.10 pm - 7.30 pm
Open Discussion
9th July, 2017 - Sunday
2.30 pm - 5.00 pm
Celebrating James Baldwin’s Revolutionary Prophetic Vision
Music and speeches
5.30 pm
James Baldwin meets John Coltrane: A Spiritual Encounter
Food and drinks
Music
4.00 pm - 5.30 pm
Opening: The Call to Celebrate the Life of James Baldwin
Music and poetry
5.30 pm - 7.00 pm
Screening of The Price of the Ticket
7.00 pm - 8.30 pm
The Politics of Baldwin's Thought
Panel and Discussion
8th July, 2017 - Saturday
10.30 am - 1 pm
Conversation between Audre Lorde and Baldwin.
Baldwin's interview with Goldstein.
The essay, 'Unnameable objects, Unspeakable crimes'.
Dramatic Readings and Discussion
1.00 - 2.00 pm
Lunch
2.00 pm- 3.30 pm
Screening of 'I Am Not Your Negro'
3.30 pm - 5.20 pm
Witness, and the Artist as a Revolutionary
Panel and Discussion
5.20 pm - 5.40 pm Break
5.40 pm - 6.10 pm
Screening of Debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley
6.10 pm - 7.30 pm
Open Discussion
9th July, 2017 - Sunday
2.30 pm - 5.00 pm
Celebrating James Baldwin’s Revolutionary Prophetic Vision
Music and speeches
5.30 pm
James Baldwin meets John Coltrane: A Spiritual Encounter
Food and drinks
Music