Program
7th July, 2017- Friday
4.00 pm - 5.30 pm
Opening: The Call to Celebrate the Life of James Baldwin
Music and poetry
Zumbi Soweto and drummers
Ewuare Osayande
Brendan Van Gorder
Keir Neuringer and Mike Watson
Reading of mission statement by Ime Udoekwere
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
Pamela Lightsey
Yvonne King
Kayla Watkins & Elias Gonzalez
8th July, 2017 - Saturday
10.30 am - 1 pm
Welcome by Brandon Do and Divya Nair
Conversation between Audre Lorde and Baldwin.
Marc House and Divya Nair
Baldwin's interview with Goldstein.
Kierra Turnbull and Ime Udoekwere
The essay, 'Unnameable objects, Unspeakable crimes'.
Nimo Ali
Elias Gonzalez to lead the discussion
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
Theodore A. Harris
Dr. Andre Carrington
Euware Osayande
Richard Watson
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
lead by Archishman Raju &Yusuf Khalfani
9th July, 2017 - Sunday
2.30 pm - 5.30 pm
Celebrating James Baldwin’s Revolutionary Prophetic Vision
Zumbi Soweto and Drummers
Officiating: Pastor Renee Mckenzie (Speaking on James Baldwin and the life world of the Black Church)
Kierra Turnbull - Singing Bob Marley's Redemption Song
Elias Gonzalez - a poem, 'God is Revolution'
Shizu Homma reading poetry
Mumia Abu-Jamal on 'James Baldwin for these times'
Meghna Chandra and Ali Rahman Richardson will perform on intercivilizational unity
A reading of Amiri Baraka's Eulogy by Anita Holland
Dr. Anthony Monteiro
5.30 pm
Music
James Baldwin meets John Coltrane: a spiritual encounter
Keir Neuringer with Vernoica MJ and Ashley Tini
Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound Two featuring Chad Taylor
Ursula Rucker
Alfie Politt and group
Snacks and Drinks will be available
4.00 pm - 5.30 pm
Opening: The Call to Celebrate the Life of James Baldwin
Music and poetry
Zumbi Soweto and drummers
Ewuare Osayande
Brendan Van Gorder
Keir Neuringer and Mike Watson
Reading of mission statement by Ime Udoekwere
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
Pamela Lightsey
Yvonne King
Kayla Watkins & Elias Gonzalez
8th July, 2017 - Saturday
10.30 am - 1 pm
Welcome by Brandon Do and Divya Nair
Conversation between Audre Lorde and Baldwin.
Marc House and Divya Nair
Baldwin's interview with Goldstein.
Kierra Turnbull and Ime Udoekwere
The essay, 'Unnameable objects, Unspeakable crimes'.
Nimo Ali
Elias Gonzalez to lead the discussion
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
Theodore A. Harris
Dr. Andre Carrington
Euware Osayande
Richard Watson
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
lead by Archishman Raju &Yusuf Khalfani
9th July, 2017 - Sunday
2.30 pm - 5.30 pm
Celebrating James Baldwin’s Revolutionary Prophetic Vision
Zumbi Soweto and Drummers
Officiating: Pastor Renee Mckenzie (Speaking on James Baldwin and the life world of the Black Church)
Kierra Turnbull - Singing Bob Marley's Redemption Song
Elias Gonzalez - a poem, 'God is Revolution'
Shizu Homma reading poetry
Mumia Abu-Jamal on 'James Baldwin for these times'
Meghna Chandra and Ali Rahman Richardson will perform on intercivilizational unity
A reading of Amiri Baraka's Eulogy by Anita Holland
Dr. Anthony Monteiro
5.30 pm
Music
James Baldwin meets John Coltrane: a spiritual encounter
Keir Neuringer with Vernoica MJ and Ashley Tini
Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound Two featuring Chad Taylor
Ursula Rucker
Alfie Politt and group
Snacks and Drinks will be available
