Mission Statement
By science we mean ways of knowing and interpreting the world. The science and logics that shape our ideology directly affect the organizing efforts we engage in. We hope from the symposium will come the beginnings of intellectual, artistic and scientific processes that will lead ultimately to a new revolutionary imaginary. We have prepared a mission statement to that effect.
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Time and Place
The conference will be held at on the 9th and 10th December in the Church of the Advocate, 1801 Diamond St, Philadelphia.
The conference will be planned as sessions that begin with short 15-20 minute presentations by speakers, to lay context. The rest of the session will be a discussion among all participants. There is no registration process or fee.
Friday, 9th December
Welcome Address and Introduction to the Conference: 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Session 1: 3:00 pm - 5.30 pm
Break: 5.30 pm - 6.00 pm
Session 2: 6.00 pm - 8.30 pm
Saturday, 10th December
Session 3: 10.30 am - 1.00 pm
Lunch: 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Session 4: 3:00 pm - 5.30 pm
Break: 5.30 pm - 6.00 pm
Session 5: 6.00 pm - 8.30 pm
The conference will be planned as sessions that begin with short 15-20 minute presentations by speakers, to lay context. The rest of the session will be a discussion among all participants. There is no registration process or fee.
Friday, 9th December
Welcome Address and Introduction to the Conference: 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Session 1: 3:00 pm - 5.30 pm
Break: 5.30 pm - 6.00 pm
Session 2: 6.00 pm - 8.30 pm
Saturday, 10th December
Session 3: 10.30 am - 1.00 pm
Lunch: 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Session 4: 3:00 pm - 5.30 pm
Break: 5.30 pm - 6.00 pm
Session 5: 6.00 pm - 8.30 pm
Confirmed Speakers
Mark Taylor, Professor, Princeton Theological Seminary
Susan Abulhawa, writer, activist and political commentator
Pastor Renee McKenzie, Vicar of the congregation at the Church of the Advocate
Anthony Monteiro, WEB Du Bois Scholar, activist, organizer and educator
Glen Ford, executive editor of Black Agenda Report
Russell Rickford, author and historian at Cornell University
Autumn Zellers, intellectual and activist based in Philadelphia
Andy Lamas, Professor, Urban Studies at University of Pennsylvania
Arnold Farr, Professor of philosophy at University of Kentucky
Meghna Chandra, organizer and intellectual based in Philadelphia
Elias Gonzalez, activist with the Media Mobilizing Project in Philadelphia
Mahdi Ibn-Ziyad, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Rutgers University
Eugene Puryear, social justice activist and political commentator
Nellie Bailey, co-host of the Black Agenda Radio, journalist with Black Agenda Report
Topics and Readings
ReadingsTo facilitate and guide discussion in the conference we have prepared a list of books to read
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