About this Event
Please Save the Date
This post-election gathering will bring together diverse community organizations, civic leaders, advocates, and residents for panel discussions, workshops, food, and community activation.
Together, we will create space to connect, reflect, share resources, and identify opportunities for continued civic engagement and collective action.
Featuring children's spaces, refreshments and resources.
Free information and vendor tables are available for organizations and community partners to share their work, services, and resources.
Culminating with a Commemorative Dashiki Day photo, dashiki or cultural attire encouraged!
2:30 Doors open
3:00 Welcome (to 3:25)
- Host/MC - Aaron Moore - Capital District Anti-Racism and Diversity Initiative
3:30 YOUTH, YOUNG ADULT DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION Panel (to 4:00)
Theme: Resources and strategies for positive youth development towards college, career and entrepreneurship
- Moderator: Tabetha Wilson - City of Albany - School Board President
- Paul Kane - Red Bookshelf
- Dr. L. Oliver Robinson - Retired Superintendent of Schools for the Shenendehowa Central School District
- Kasey Charles - The Black Abolitionist Directive
4:05 LEADERSHIP Panel (to 4:35)
Theme: Who's at the Table? Building the Next Generation of Black & Brown Leadership
- Moderator: Lauren Prosper - Researcher, Activist, Entrepreneur, & Consultant
- Aaron Moore - Capital District Anti-Racism and Diversity Initiative
- Paul Kane - Red Bookshelf
- Anaya Davis - We Are Revolutionary
- Sherrod Craft - We Are Revolutionary
4:40 POLITICS 1: Fireside Chat - Albany Common Council (to 5:10)
Theme: How we can leverage political capital to improve our communities
- Albany Common Council Black & Hispanic Caucus*
- Hon. Sergia Adams - Ward 7 - Caucus President
- Hon. John Williams - Ward 1
- Hon. Derek Johnson - Ward 2
- Hon. Art Lumpkin - Ward 3
- Hon. Lormenzo Jones - Ward 4
5:15 COMMUNITY Panel (to 5:45)
Theme: How we collectively protect our communities
- Moderator: Justin Chaires - Councilman - City of Schenectady
- Capital Region Sanctuary Coalition
- Black Abolitionist Directive
- Greg Sheldon - Eden’s Rose Foundation
5:45 Dashiki Day Group Photo (to 6:00)
- Photo by Allstreet Global
6:00 FOOD BREAK (to 6:30)
6:30 HEALTH Panel (to 7:00)
Theme: Accessing quality health services and improving overall community health at all levels
- Moderator: Shanta Pointer - SustainHER Health, Wellness & Advocacy LLC
- Octavia Wiggins - Operation Tooth Fairy
- Dr. Brenda Robinson - Black Nurses Coalition, Inc.
- Zarina Jalal - Ph*rm*cy Manager, Lincoln Ph*rm*cy
- La-Meik Taylor - Senior Community Engagement Specialist: New York State Youth Justice Institute at the University at Albany
7:05 ECONOMICS Panel (to 7:35)
- Theme: Building generational wealth
- Moderator: Mohamed Diallo, Entrepreneur & Financial Strategist | Host, ABCC Podcast
- April Land - Capital Area Urban League
- Ira Bethae - Bethea Realty
- Kerwyn Kirton - Kirton Legacy Real Estate Services
- James Mitchell - Young Futures
- Orville Abrahams - New York State Department of Labor
7:40 Closing and networking
Event venue & nearby stays
Love Albany Center, 8 Kate Street, Albany, United States
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