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Tuesday
, June 24
8:00am CDT
Media Check-In
Tuesday June 24, 2014 8:00am - 6:00pm CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
500 W County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39174
Media Registration
10:00am CDT
Youth Congress Breakout Sessions: Block 1 - "We Can't Survive on $7.25: The Fight for a Fairer Wage"
Speakers
JD
Joshua Desmond
United Auto Workers Global Organizing Institute (UAW)
AT
Austin Thompson
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Tuesday June 24, 2014 10:00am - 11:30pm CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
500 W County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39174
Youth Congress Breakout Session
11:45am CDT
Youth Congress Breakout Sessions: Block 2 - "Federal Intervention on and Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline"
Speakers
SF
Sean Flowers
The Advancement Project
SR
Scott Roberts
The Advancement Project
Tuesday June 24, 2014 11:45am - 1:15pm CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
500 W County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39174
Youth Congress Breakout Session
2:30pm CDT
Youth Congress Breakout Sessions: Block 3 - "Mississippi Goddam: Still Building a New World Together in the South"
Speakers
JD
Joshua Desmond
United Auto Workers Global Organizing Institute (UAW)
Tuesday June 24, 2014 2:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
500 W County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39174
Youth Congress Breakout Session
Wednesday
, June 25
8:00am CDT
Media Check-In
Wednesday June 25, 2014 8:00am - 6:00pm CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
500 W County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39174
Media Registration
9:00am CDT
Freedom Summer 50th Opening Plenary - "The Freedom Struggle in Mississippi, 1944-2014"
Moderators
DJ
Dr. Joyce Ladner
Speakers
DG
Danny Glover
Master of Ceremonies
DJ
Derrick Johnson
TF
The Freedom Singers
HW
Hollis Watkins
Wednesday June 25, 2014 9:00am - 11:30am CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
500 W County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39174
FS50 Plenary Session
2:15pm CDT
FS50 Main Breakout Sessions: Voting Rights - "Our Southern Strategy: Taking the Leadership
Speakers
DD
Dr. D'Andra Orey
MS
Mike Sayer
RS
Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes
Wednesday June 25, 2014 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
500 W County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39174
FS50 Breakout Session
4:15pm CDT
FS50 Main Breakout Sessions: Voting Rights - " One Person, One Vote"
Moderators
DL
Dr. Leslie McLemore
Speakers
JB
Judith Brown Dianis
SI
Sherrilyn Iffel
Wednesday June 25, 2014 4:15pm - 6:00pm CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
500 W County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39174
FS50 Breakout Session
8:00pm CDT
"Freedom Summer" Film Screening (on Tougaloo's Campus)
Film Screening with Director Stanley Nelson
Wednesday June 25, 2014 8:00pm - 10:00pm CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
500 W County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39174
Film Festival
Thursday
, June 26
8:00am CDT
Media Check-In
Thursday June 26, 2014 8:00am - 6:00pm CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
500 W County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39174
Media Registration
9:00am CDT
Freedom Summer 50th Plenary - "Freedom Summer 1964: It's Historic Performance"
"Freedom Summer 1964: "Its Historic Importance"
Moderators
CC
Charlie Cobb
MC
MacArthur Cotton
Speakers
TB
Taylor Branch
DD
David Dennis
MW
Marian Wright Edelman
BM
Bob Moses
Thursday June 26, 2014 9:00am - 11:00am CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
FS50 Plenary Session
11:00am CDT
Freedom Summer Roll Call
Moderators
DF
Dr. Frank Smith
Thursday June 26, 2014 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
500 W County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39174
FS50 Plenary Session
2:30pm CDT
FS50 Main Breakout Sessions: Voting Rights - "Voting as a Constitutional Right"
Speakers
JB
Julian Bond
Statement of the Occasion
JB
Judith Browne Dianis
LG
Lani Guinier
BJ
Ben Jealous
Thursday June 26, 2014 2:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
500 W County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39174
FS50 Breakout Session
4:15pm CDT
FS50 Main Breakout Sessions: Voting Rights - "Building Political Coalitions"
Moderators
DJ
Derrick Johnson
Speakers
KC
Kevin Cosney
GP
Gihan Perera
Thursday June 26, 2014 4:15pm - 5:45pm CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
500 W County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39174
FS50 Breakout Session
Friday
, June 27
8:00am CDT
Media Check-In
Friday June 27, 2014 8:00am - 6:00pm CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
500 W County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39174
Media Registration
2:15pm CDT
FS50 Main Breakout Sessions: Voting Rights - "From Protest to Politics: The Importance of Demographic Changes in the United States Over the Next 30 Years"
Moderators
CC
Courtland Cox
Convener
Speakers
ID
Ivanhoe Donaldson
JH
James Hayes
CJ
Cristina Jimenez
DJ
Dr. Jennifer M. Ortman
Friday June 27, 2014 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
500 W County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39174
FS50 Breakout Session
4:15pm CDT
FS50 Main Breakout Sessions: Voting Rights - "From Protest to Politics: Building a Political Infrastructure Using the Tools of Communications, Research and Data"
Moderators
JL
Jennifer Lawson
Speakers
DC
Denese Carroll
BC
Bobby Clark
DF
Diane Feldman
The Feldman Group
EK
Elan Kriegel
AM
Aisha Moodie Mills
KR
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Friday June 27, 2014 4:15pm - 6:00pm CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
500 W County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39174
FS50 Breakout Session
8:00pm CDT
Freedom Fest: BLUES, JAZZ, HIP HOP and STEP SHOW
Friday June 27, 2014 8:00pm - 10:00pm CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
500 W County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39174
Art
Saturday
, June 28
8:00am CDT
Media Check-In
Saturday June 28, 2014 8:00am - 4:00pm CDT
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
500 W County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39174
Media Registration
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Jackson Convention Complex
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Mississippi Museum of Art
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Togaloo College, Library - Townsend Room, 3rd Floor
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Tougaloo College
Tougaloo College, Amphitheater
Tougaloo College, Ballard Hall 2nd Floor
Tougaloo College, Bennie G. Thompson Center
Tougaloo College, Bennie G. Thompson Center
Tougaloo College, Bennie Thompson Center 209
Tougaloo College, Bennie Thompson Center Courtyard
Tougaloo College, Bennie Thompson Center Room 209
Tougaloo College, Berkshire Hall 107
Tougaloo College, Berkshire Hall 202
Tougaloo College, Galloway Rm. 9
Tougaloo College, Holmes Hall
Tougaloo College, Holmes Hall, Bennie G. Thompson 109,110
Tougaloo College, Holmes Hall, Bennie Thompson Center 109,110
Tougaloo College, Library - Roach Seminar Room, 3rd Floor
Tougaloo College, Library 1st Floor
Tougaloo College, Lunch Tents
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center Gym
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center Gym
Tougaloo College, Owens Wellness Center, Room 212 A & B
Tougaloo College, Warren Hall
Tougaloo College, Woodworth Chapel
Tougaloo College, Woodworth Chapel Basement Conference Room
Tougaloo College, Youth Congress Tent
Tougaloo College, Youth Tent
Tougaloo County, Ballard 2nd Floor Theater