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Conference Agenda

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Thursday, June 21

(Location: University of Chicago International House )
6 pm Reception with food and screening of "This is what a Chicago Youth Activist Looks Like”
7 pm Performances by Chicago Youth

Friday, June 22

(Location: Little Village/Greater Lawndale High School)

8:30 am Registration, light breakfast
9:30 am Welcome and Keynotes
10:15 am Freedom Summer, a film by Marco Williams
11:15 am Break - Opportunity to purchase social justice materials in the marketplace
11:30 am Workshops/Chat Rooms A
1 pm Lunch
2 pm Site Visits/Concurrent Workshops B
5 pm Close

Saturday, June 23

(Location: Little Village/Greater Lawndale High School)

9:00 am Breakfast
9:30 am Workshops/Chat Rooms C
11 am Break
11:15 am Workshops/Chat Rooms D
12:45 pm Lunch
1:45 pm Workshops/Chat Rooms E
3:15 pm Break
3:30 pm Caucuses - Discussion among affinity groups — teachers, community based educators, youth, researchers, etc. — about their experiences with this work and their needs
4:45 pm Large group discussion of caucuses
5:30 pm Close

Sunday, June 24

(Location: Little Village Greater/Lawndale High School)

9:00 am Breakfast
9:30 am Opening panel - The Research Base for Education for Liberation
11 am Break
11:15 am Defining our Future - Small group discussions of strategies for moving forward. What do we want the future of Education for Liberation to look like? How do we get there?
12:15 pm Break
12:30 pm Coming Together - Discussion among all participants about strategies developed in small groups
2:00 pm Close