PROGRAM

The Friday and Saturday program will physically take place and stream from the auditorium at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul. 

All workshops will be held in classrooms at Metropolitan State University. Lunch will be in the Great Hall.

Friday, November 11, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM CST

Time

Activity

Speakers/Performer

8:00 AM

Welcome

Mala Thao & William Moore

8:05 AM

Blessing

Charlene Day-Castro

8:15 AM

Singing and dancing

Midnite Express

8:30 AM

Introduction of the Conference Theme and Agenda Review

William Moore

8:35 AM

Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Mala Thao

8:40 AM

Keynote

Kao Kalia Yang

9:20 AM

Q & A

Mala Thao Facilitator

9:50 AM

Break

 

10:10 AM

Introduction of Discussion Participants and Setting the Stage for the Discussion

Mala Thao

10:15 AM

Group Discussion

Kao Kalia Yang and Select Community Activists

11:15 AM

Q & A with Audience

Mala Thao, Facilitator

11:45 AM                 

"I Am From" Poem - Audience Exercise

William Moore

11:55 AM

Wrap up and Thank you

William Moore

12:00 PM

Lunch Break

 

1:10 PM - 2:40 PM

Workshop Session 1

 

2:40 PM

Break

 

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM       

Workshop Session 2

 

Saturday, November 12, 9:00 AM-3:30 PM CST

Time

Activity

Speakers/Performers

9:00 AM

Welcome

William Moore

9:10 AM

Singing and Dancing

Midnite Express

9:25 AM

Introduction of Performers/Speakers                                           

Mala Thao

9:30 AM

Performance

JustMove, David Scherer & Joe Davis

10:25 AM

Q & A with the Audience

JustMove and William Moore, Facilitator

10:55 AM

Wrap up

Mala Thao

11:00 AM

Lunch

 

12:10 PM - 1:40 PM

Workshop Session 3

 

1:40 PM

Break

 

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Workshop Session 4