Program
The meeting will begin with dinner on Thursday, February 15, and end at noon on Sunday, February 17, 2018. Many of the sessions will be at Tougaloo College, an important site in the movement of which this meeting is a part. There will be a pre-meeting study of sites in Jackson for those able to arrive on Wednesday, February 14.
Thursday, February 156:30 am: Breakfast available at the hotel
8:30 am: Pick-up from hotel 9 am: Pre-meeting Institute meet up in Community Room at Civil Rights Museum 10:30 am: tour Civil Rights Museum 11:30 am: Lunch 12:30 pm: transport to Medgar Evers' House 1 pm: Medgar Evers' House 3 pm: back to hotel 6 pm: pick up for dinner 6:30 pm: Opening dinner at the NAACP
Friday, February 168:30 am: Bus to Civil Rights Museum community room
9 am: Framing the Day
11:15 am: Break 12:15 am: Pick up Lunch and board bus to site visits 3:30 pm: Transport back to Tougaloo College 4:30 pm: Home Groups 6 pm: Shabbat (optional) 6:30 pm: Dinner - Catfish Fry! 8 pm: Back to Hotel 9 pm: Social event and evening options in Jackson |
Saturday, February 17 6:30am: Breakfast available at the hotel
7:45 am: Transport to Tougaloo College 8:30 am: Framing the day
10 am: Works in Progress
12:30 pm: Lunch with conversation: The History and Context of Tougaloo College 1:45 pm: Southern Poverty Law Center and school lawsuits (Kuferi Laing, Christine Bischoff) 3:15 pm: Open Space technology 5:00 pm: Home Groups 6:15 pm: Break 6:30 pm: Dinner 7:30 pm: T-shirt Exchange and Goods for Good to benefit NDSG financial aid and the family of Najma Nazyat. 9 pm: Return to hotel then evening options in Jackson |
Sunday, Febraury 186:30 am:Breakfast available at the hotel
8:30 am: Dave Dennis 9 am: RAG Group 10:15 am: What we have learned 11:45 am: That's A Wrap 12:15 pm: Depart for Airport |