Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters
930 E. 50th Street
Chicago, IL 60615
RPC/CEF 2007 36th Annual Conference
“A More Perfect Union: Greenlining Redlined America”
Registration: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Morning Broadcast
10:00am – 12:00pm Saturday
Program Description: “New Chairs, New Champions, New Priorities”
Keynote Speaker Address: Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
Special Guests: Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL), Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Congressman Benny Thompson (D-MS), Congressman Louis Gutierrez (D-IL), Mayor Shirley Franklin (Atlanta), Congressman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), Congressman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY)
strong>Media Coverage: WJYS, WORD Network, Clear Channel Radio Chicago
Reunion BBQ…
12:30pm – 4pm
Sponsored By: Kenny’s Ribs
Afternoon Session I
“Revitalizing the Spirit of Student Activism: The Vitality of Political Consciousness on
College Campuses”
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Location: TBD
Program Description:American colleges and universities serve as laboratories for civic engagement of young adults. Historically Black Colleges & Universities play a major role in the development of young lives. There are some college students who have found their niche in campus life by faithfully attending classes and fervently achieving success in all of their assignments; other college students remain unsatisfied with the daily routine of academic matriculation. These individuals are not just seeking to earn a diploma in four years; they are endeavoring to affect positive change in the lives of their peers. If this describes your collegiate agenda, please join Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. and a panel of college students as the structure and wisdom for starting a college chapter is shared and the inspiration to commence this task of greatness is released.Program Track: Education
Moderator: Michele Watkins (Director Collegiate Chapters, Rainbow PUSH Coalition)
Panelists: Brittany Washington (Howard University RPC Chapter), Niiobli Armah (Southern University at Baton Rouge), Jarvis Houston (Project Youth Vote), April Harley (Obama for America), Courtney Carson (Aurora University RPC Chapter)
Afternoon SpSession II
“Jails and Profiling: Crisis of Young Black Males”
1:30pm – 3:30pm
Location: Headquarters - Auditorium
Program Description:Two-thirds of the people in prison are racial and ethnic minorities. For Black males in their twenties, one in every eight is in prison or jail on any given day. In Georgia, one out of every three young Black men will spend some time in jail or prison. Hyper incarceration eviscerates communities, destroys families and leaves neighborhoods less safe. Prevention and treatment are more effective and less expensive than incarceration. These trends have been intensified by the disproportionate impact of the “war on drugs”, in which three-fourths of all persons in prison for drug offenses are people of color. Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY) introduced H.R. 460, a bill that would restore fairness to federal cocaine sentencing law by equalizing penalties between crack and powder cocaine. This workshop will examine alternatives to incarceration, the causes of over-incarceration, crime prevention, restoration of rights, prison overcrowding and conditions, drug courts, treatment of the mentally ill and drug/alcohol dependent, review of federal sentencing guidelines, the failed war on drugs.
Program Track: Legal/Political/Incarceration/High School Drop Outs/Infant Mortality/ Homelessness/Arrests/Expulsion/Unemployment/Suicide
Speaker(s): Honorable Judge Greg Mathis, Donnell Brightwell, Judith Greene, Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA)
Moderator: Janice Mathis, Esq. (Vice President & Executive Director, Rainbow PUSH Coalition)
Afternoon Dialogue
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: Headquarters - Auditorium
Special Guest: President William Jefferson Clinton
Press Conference:
Time: TBD
Location:
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