Juneteenth 2024 Event Resources
To reduce our carbon footprint and environmental impact, we are sharing resources digitally to limit printing. Additional resources will be shared following the event. Please consider these articles shared by our presenters:
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Patterson, Jacqueline and Denise Fairchild, Freedman Settlements Remember the past, Heal in the Present, Imagine the Future
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Freedmen Settlement Resolution/Sign-ON Campaign
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Fairchild, Denise, Juneteenth Can Be a Call to Action on Climate and More
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Fairchild, Denise, What Can Abolitionists Teach Us about Climate Change, 2016
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Howard, Sage. Slavery Fueled Our Climate Crisis: Here’s How Reparations Can Slow It Down, August 2022 (updated Jan 30, 2024).
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Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembrand, Collective Courage
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To Truly Build Back Better, We Need a Justice 100 Solution, The Hill.
Event Program
WELCOME
FOUNDER’S REMARKS
Harry McElroy
Co-Chair, Empowerment Congress
Mark Ridley-Thomas, PhD
Founder, Empowerment Congress
MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HONOR OF REV. JAMES M. LAWSON, JR.
KEYNOTE: What Juneteenth Can Teach Us About Climate Justice
Denise Fairchild, PhD
Founder and Executive Director Emerita, Emerald Cities Collaborative
CLIMATE POLICY AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES PANEL
Tavis Smiley, Moderator
Talk Radio Host and Chief Visionary Officer, KBLA TALK 1580 Radio
“Back to Our Roots: A Cultural Response”
Karen Mack
Founder and Executive Director, LA Commons
“Back to the Land: Black Towns and Settlements”
Jacqui Patterson
Founder and Executive Director, Shirley Chisolm Legacy Project
“Back to the Commons: Food Resilience in Urban Communities”
Pastor Eddie Anderson
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Partnership for Growth Los Angeles Community Development Corporation
CLOSING REMARKS
Gloria J. Davis
Co-Chair, Empowerment Congress
CELEBRATION LUNCH FEATURING ENTERTAINMENT BY UPWARD MOBILITY