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Confirmed speakers as of July 1, 2008

Thursday July 17

TIME

ACTIVITY

CONVENER/FACILITATOR

5:30pm

Bus transportation from hotel to site

6:00pm

Community Kick-Off Rally: Operational Unity in the Community

African centered organizations

9:00pm

Bus transportation from site to hotel

Friday July 18

Urban Massage Therapy Network confirmed for massages from 8:00am-5:00pm.

TIME

ACTIVITY

CONVENER/FACILITATOR

7:30am-9:00am

Bus transportation from hotel to site

8:00am-9:00am

Registration

Nzinga and Lillian

9:00am-10:00am

Opening Ceremony

Elder Heru / Elder Makini

10:00am-12:00pm

Plenary I: Setting the Stage for Youth Leadership in this Period

Dr. Worrill

12:00pm-1:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm-3:00pm

Plenary II: Passing of the Old into the New

Mama Malkia Brantuo, Nelson Peery (with Q&A)

3:00pm-5:00pm

Concurrent Workshops:

Operation We Are Family

Convener: Oba T’Shaka

Participants:  TBD

Health Care

Convener: Dr. Willie Davis

Participants: Darlene Allen, Clifford Ola Jordan

Martial Arts

Convener: Heru T’Gamba

Participants: Olu Jabari, Ken Moody

Housing Crisis

Convener: Marian Kramer

Participants: Maureen Taylor, Eirtha C-Bey

Youth Workshop: Consciousness in the Arts

Convener: TBD

5:00pm

Bus transportation to hotel

5:00pm-7:00pm

Break

6:30pm

Bus transportation to program

7:00pm-11:00pm

Youth Cultural Program

Saturday July 19

Urban Massage Therapy Network confirmed for massages from 8:00am-5:00pm.

TIME

ACTIVITY

CONVENER/FACILITATOR

7:30am-9:00am

Bus transportation to site

8:00am-9:00am

Meditation

9:00am-9:30am

Opening Ceremony

Elder Heru

9:30am-12:00pm

Plenary III: From Theory to Action: Electoral Politics

Convener: Charles Roland

Participants: Bernard Parker, JoAnn Watson

12:00pm-1:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm-3:00pm

Concurrent Workshops

African Centered Education

Convener: Malik Yakini

Participants: Samori Grace, Imani Humphry, Marvis Cofield

Criminal Injustice

Convener: Nakpongi Reeder

Participants: Eugene McDonald, Seydou Njoya, Raphael Johnson

Labor and Employment

Convener: Dr. T. Kilimanjaro

Participants: Dr. I. Kilimanjaro, Al Lumpkin

Youth Workshop: Leadership Development

Co-Facilitator: Moudou Ballaqui

3:00pm-5:00pm

Food Crisis

Convener: Malik Yakini

Participants: Dr. M. White

Economic Crisis

Convener: Dr. I. Kilimanjaro

Participants: Ajamu Webster, Muata Mahluli

New African Morality

Convener: Dr. T. Kilimanjaro

Participants: Elder Heru, Talibah Worrill

International Affairs

Convener: TBD

Participant: Jitu K. Weusi

Youth Outing

Coordinator: Elder Makini Heru

5:00pm

Bus transportation to hotel

5:00pm-7:00pm

Break

6:30pm

Bus transportation to program

7:00pm-10:00pm

NBUF Banquet

Keynote Speakers: Mama Imani & Malik Yakini

Performance: Special Guest

Sunday July 20

TIME

ACTIVITY

CONVENER/FACILITATOR

8:00am

Maat Spiritual Closing Ceremony

Elder T’Gamba Heru


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