Registration

Historical Photo and Memorabilia Exhibits Open

Vendors and Information Tables

Video Festival begins and will continue throughout the Conference -Film Schedule to be Posted Daily

Reparations - Two workshops regarding reparations to be facilitated by N'COBRA

Police Brutality and Civil Liberties - Facilitated by King Downing, Jr. from the ACLUand Carl Dix from the Oct. 22 Coalition

Economic Development in the Community - William Brown and Stretch Peterson

Organizing Youth - Several workshops will be organized by Khalil Shayid, Ameejil Jacksonand Leslie Jones

*Opening Ceremonies

"American Exile" a video about Pete and Charlotte O'Neal in Tanzania

Entertainment

Reparations Panel and Discussion - Facilitated by N'COBRAPanel includes Sam Anderson, Dorothy Lewis and Kwaku Duren

Organizing Youth - a series of workshops facilitated by young activists - Khalil Shayid, Ameejil Jackson and Leslie Jones

Police Brutality and Civil Liberties - facilitated by Carl Dix of the Oct. 22 Coalition andKing Downing, Jr. of the ACLU

Solidarity in the Black Liberation Struggle - Facilitated by Elbert "Big Man" Howard, Deputy Minister of Information & Central Committee Member of the BPP and former editor of the Black Panther Party Newspaper

The Legacy of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense and the New Black Panther Party - Facilitated by JoNina Abron, former Editor of the Black Panther Party Newspaper and Ron Scott, co-founder of the Detroit Chapter of the BPP

Marxism and The Black Panther Party - Facilitated by Charles "Cappy" Pinderhughes, former Lieutenant of Information, Boston BPP and worked in New Haven, Ph.D. candidatein Sociology at Boston College

The Prison-Industrial Complex - Facilitated by Dorsey Nunn, Program Director of Legal Services for Prisoners with Children and David Johnson, Timers and Member of the San Quentin 6

Mumia Abu-Jamal - Facilitated by Pam Africa, MOVE Family and Eliot Lee Grossman, Attorney for Mumia

Father Earl Neil, former spiritual advisor for the BPP, will facilitate a Healing Workshop for Former BPP members only

Grassroots Organizing in a High Tech Society - Facilitated by Bobby Seale, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Black Panther Party

The New York 3 - Facilitated by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement

Eddie Conway - Facilitated by Nzinga Conway, Former Baltimore BPP member, Head of the Eddie Conway Defense Committee

Unity in the Struggle for Political Prisoners - Facilitated by Mujah Shakur, Jericho Movement

George Jackson and the Prison Movement - Dr. Lynch, University of Maryland and David Johnson, Timers & former member San Quentin 6

Organizing Labor for Political Prisoners - Cleo Silvers, Former New York BPP member, Young Lords member and Labor Rep for SEIU #1199, and Eliot Lee Grossman, attorney for Mumia

Angola 3 - Robert King Wilkerson, member of Angola 3 recently released from prison and Althea Francois, member New Orleans BPP chapter and Board member of the Prison Activist Resource Center, Organizer for the National Coalition to free the Angola 3

Cointelpro - A look at the FBI's illegal counterintelligence program to disrupt the BPP and other progressive organizations - Roz Payne, Professor at the University of Vermont and expert on Cointelpro

Welcome and announcements - Entertainment - Truth Universal Music from New Orleans, progressive Rap Film

Moderated by Nzinga Conway with representatives of various Political Prisoner Defense Committees

Opening Ceremonies

Film

Panel on COINTELPRO moderated by Safiya Bukhari, N.Y. BPP member, Co-chairperson of the Jericho Movement, former political prisoner. The panel will feature testimony from victims of Cointelpro

Being a Child of the Revolution - Facilitated by Rori Abernethy. Two workshops addressing issues of being a BPP member’s child:Topics include the preservation and ownership of our parent’s history, and dealing with the effect of psychological warfare. For more information on the workshops go to www.thoughtcollective.com/

Women in the Struggle - Rosemari Mealy, former Panther from New York and New Haven, New York Attorney

Eddie Conway - Nzinga Conway, Baltimore BPP member and head of the Eddie Conway Defense Committee

George Jackson and the Prison Movement - Dr. Lynch, University of Maryland and David Johnson, Timers, member of the San Quentin 6

Angola 3 - Althea Francois, member of New Orleans BPP, Board member of Prison Activist Resource Center, Organizer for National Coalition to Free the Angola 3

Mumia - Pam Africa, MOVE Family, Mumia spokesperson

Marxist Theory and the Black Panther Party - Charles "Cappy" Pinderhughes, Lt. of Information, Boston Chapter BPP, worked in New Haven office and Ph.D. candidate in sociology at Boston College

The Legacy of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense and the New Black Panther Party - JoNina Abron, former editor of the Black Panther Newspaper and Ron Scott, co-founder of the Detroit Chapter of the BPP

Organizing Youth - Khalil Shayid, Ameejil Jackson and Leslie Jones - Youth Activists

Solidarity and the Black Liberation Movement - Elbert "Big Man" Howard, Deputy Minister of Information and Central Committee member of the Black Panther Party and former Editor of the Black Panther Party Newspaper

Prison-Industrial Complex - Dorsey Nunn, Program Director of Legal Services for Prisoners With Children and David Johnson, Timers and member San Quentin 6

Cointelpro - A look at the FBI's illegal campaign to disrupt the Black Panther Party and other progressive organizations - Roz Payne, professor at the University of Vermont and expert on Cointelpro

Unity in the Struggle for Political Prisoners - Mujah Shakur, Jericho Movement

New York 3 - Malcolm X Grassroots Movement

Grassroots Organizing in a High Tech Society - Bobby Seale, Co-founder and Chairman of The Black Panther Party

Father Earl Neil, spiritual advisor of the Black Panther Party will facilitate a Healing Workshop for former BPP members

Closing Session and Rap Up "Where Do We Go From Here?" Bobby Seale, Chairman and Co-founder Black Panther Party

Keynote Speaker - Kathleen Cleaver, Communications Secretary of the BlackPanther Party, first female Central Committee Member, Attorney and Author