Conference Agenda

January 23

Saturday

8am Registration

9:00 am Welcome and opening

9:15 am Opening Overview—Omali Yeshitela

10:00 am Adoption of organizational structure and principles of Black is Back

11:30 am Financial Reports

Noon: Lunch

1:00 pm The condition of Haitian workers in the Bahamas and the struggle for democracy in Haiti-Charo Walker and Alex Morley

2:00pm Obama’s wars as continuation of Bush’s and previous U.S. imperialist policies, presentation and discussion—Glen Ford

3:00pm Examples of community-based political action against the U.S. war against the African community—Lawrence Hamm

4:00 pm Mass imprisonment of African people and political prisoners and discussion

5:00 pm Jobs, wealth disparities, housing and foreclosures in the African community—Glen Ford

6:00 pm U.S. imperialists military occupations of African and oppressed peoples—Chioma Oruh

7:00 pm Closing

Sunday

9:00 am The struggle for reparations Chimurenga Waller and Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa Ohema

10:00 am Climate Change-Ayesha Fleary

11:00 am Communications Workshop-Media committee

Noon: The way forward (plenary)

1:00 pm Closing