TIME

PANEL/TOPIC

PANELISTS

8:15-8:30 am

Introduction

Bonners Leader & HRC Afterschool Video

8:30-9:30 am

Migrantes sin Fronteras

“Migrants without Borders”

Students United for Immigration Equality: Boriana Mravoka, Emilio Vincente, Maria Rodriguez and Giovanny. “Beto” Rodriguez

Translator: Daena Jaimes

9:35-10:05 am

Where are the Refugees?

Local refugees: Susu and Abdullah

10:10-10:50 am

Empowerment, Independence and Culture

Community Empowerment Fund: Myrna Perez and Sarah Cohn, AmeriCorps Vista

Myrna Perez: CEF Latin@ Coordinator

10:55-11:35

Keynote Speech: Heroes, Dreamers, and the Promise of America

Gene R. Nichol

Boyd Tinsley Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Center on Poverty, Work & Opportunity

11:40-12:20 pm

LUNCH BREAK: Olga's delicious tamales recommended!

12:20-12:45 pm

Raging Grannies

12:50-1:00

Harakat el Heels - UNC Student Palestinian dance group

Amar Arafat, Abood Dahnoun, Hussein Ahmad, Joel Hage, Rosaleen Zitawi, Dalia Kaakour, Sarah Zamamiri, Jenna Sawafta

1:05-1:45 pm

New Doors to Housing: The Challenges of Affordability

Town of Chapel Hill Council Member: Sally Greene

Damon Seils, Jamie Rohe, and Tish Galu

1:50-2:50 pm

The Activist as Elected Official

Former NC Senator Ellie Kinnaird

Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton

Maria Palmer CH Town of Council Candidate

2:55-3:35 pm

Changing the Borders of Corporate Power:

Three workers organizing campaigns that challenge egregious corporate profit while workers struggle to survive

Women's International League of Peace & Freedom

Miriam Thompson, Labor Co-Chair of Triangle WILPF and CHC Branch, NAACP.

Ben Wilkins works with the Carolina Workers Organizing Committee's Fast Food Workers

3:40-4:20 pm

The Other Side

Communiversity: Charles Hands, Jeanette Stackhouse, Holly Stephens,and Dylane Davis