On September 6 and 7, 2019, Color Of Change, Define American, and Union Theological Seminary will host a symposium on mass incarceration and mass detention at Union’s campus in New York City. To learn more, visit the event listing here. All Mainstage Presentations will be live-streamed below and archived on Union’s YouTube page.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Opening Mainstage featuring DeAnna Hoskins, Darrell Bennett, Izabel Solis and Charles Moore
A conversation between formerly incarcerated people and an immigration activist about the impacts of mass incarceration and mass detention on communities.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
10:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Mainstage Presentation
Present State of Mass Incarceration and Mass Detention, featuring Rashad Robinson
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Lunch Conversation
How policymakers and cultural change agents can work together for justice, featuring Ryan Eller and Sookyung Oh
1:10 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. Workshops
Spiritual Foundations of White Supremacy with Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas and Rev. Dr. Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Mainstage Presentation
Envisioning a Moral Future, featuring Michelle Alexander, Jose Antonio Vargas and Desmond Meade