Program Schedule
All times in EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)
Thursday, 5 October 2023 (Open to the Public)
| 1:00-1:30 pm | Opening: Purpose and First Gathering
Location: New Brunswick Theological Seminary Speakers: Dr. Priscilla Ferreira, Dr. Kevon Rihney, Dr. Adam Bledsoe |
| 1:30- 3:00 pm | Roundtable: Black Geographies and Community-Engaged Scholarship
Location: New Brunswick Theological Seminary Speakers: Nixon Boumba, Bruno Lopes do Nascimento (Quilombola organizer and Geography student), Elizabeth dos Santos (Quilombola organizer and Education student), Dr. Tim Eatman (Rutgers Newark), Livia Vidal (Coletivo Mulheres de Pedra) Discussant: Tashana Walker | Facilitator: Nia Cambridge |
| 3:00-3:30 pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:30-5:00 pm | Imaginal: Cultivating the Visionary Self, a creativity-infused somatic practice workshop with Alixa Garcia (EN)
Location: New Brunswick Theological Seminary |
| 5:00-5:30 pm | Break & lounge music |
| 5:30-7:00 pm | Keynote Roundtable: Theorizing Global Black Geographies
Speakers: Renato Emerson, Willie Jamaal Wright, Adam Bledsoe, Priscilla Ferreira, Kevon Rhiney Discussant: Yousuf Al-Bulushi | Facilitator: Raymond Jennings Location: New Brunswick Theological Seminary |
| 7:00-9:00 pm | Reception & Dance Ceremony – Quilombola Traditional Dance
Location: Rutgers Center for Cultural Analysis (15 Seminary Place, Rutgers Academic Building) |
Friday, 6 October 2023 (Open to the Public)
| 10:00-11:30 am | Panel 1: Black Community Economies
Speakers: Olinda Lima (Quilombola fisherwoman and social worker), Bárbara Barros (Quilombola fisherwomen), Daiana Xavier (Quilombola organizer & community daycare educator), Wintress White (Guyana) | Discussant: Priscilla Ferreira | Facilitator: Calvin Walds Location: New Brunswick Theological Seminary |
| 11:30-12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 12:30-2:00 pm | Panel 2: Abolition
Speakers: Gizele Martins, Russell Shoatz III, Franciele Silva (Quilombola Organizer) Discussant: Fransergio Goulart Facilitator: Calvin Walds Location: New Brunswick Theological Seminary |
| 2:00 – 2:30 pm | Break & lounge music |
| 2:30 – 4:00 pm | Panel 3: Black Ecologies
Speakers: Juliana Wu (MST), Teona Williams, Maria de Fatima Ferreira(Quilombola fisherwomen), Maria de Lourdes Silva (Quilombola fisherwomen) Discussant: J.T Roane Facilitator: Nia Cambridge Location: New Brunswick Theological Seminary |
| 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Embodied Cross-Panel Debrief
Location: New Brunswick Theological Seminary |
| 5:30-11:00 pm | Closing Reception & Celebration
Location: Delta’s Restaurant (Open to the Public- Contact Venue to purchase tickets) |
Saturday, 7 October 2023
| 12:00-2:00 pm (session 1)
2:00-4:00 pm (session 2) |
Weeksville Heritage Center Tours
*Due to limited availability, tours reserved for conference panelists only Location: Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn, New York |
| 5:00-10:00 pm | First Saturdays at Brooklyn Museum: Latinx Heritage Night
Open to the Public Location: Brooklyn Museum Tickets: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/visit/first_saturdays |
Sunday, 8 October 2023
| 10:00-2:00 pm | Brunch and Writing Retreat
*Open to Conference Panelists Only |
| 6:00 pm | Closing Remarks and Dinner
*Open to Conference Panelists Only |