Program Information
39th Annual Conference
A More Perfect Union: The State of Civil Rights
June 12 - June 16, 2010
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
2233 South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive,
Chicago, IL
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| Saturday, June 12, 2010 Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters 930 E. 50th Street Chicago |
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| Day Theme | Economic and Educational Recovery |
| 9:00am - 4:00pm | Conference Registration |
| 10:00am - 12:00pm | Rainbow PUSH Coalition's Saturday Morning Forum: Live TV Broadcast Economic Reconstruction The aim of this session is to give an overview of the economic, legal and social conditions of communities of color, poverty, and working Americans. We will focus not only on the disparities and challenges facing real Americans, but also on the private and public policy solutions that have proven effective in ameliorating unjust and undemocratic conditions. What strategies and programs must be implemented to ensure that the economic recovery "waters the roots" and gets down to our communities and neighborhoods? A distinguished panel of scholars, economists and civil rights leaders will kick off the Rainbow PUSH Annual Convention with this internationally televised program. Moderator: Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., founder and president, Rainbow PUSH Coalition Ben Jealous, president, NAACP Jonathan Jackson, national spokesman, Rainbow PUSH Coalition Dr. Ron Walters, director, African American Leadership Institute Bob Borosage, Campaign for America’s Future Max Wolff, senior analyst, Beryl Consulting Group Barbara Arnwine, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Dr. Juan Andrade, president, United States Hispanic Leadership Institute Dr. Mark Lemont Hill, professor, Columbia University Ricardo Meza, Mexican American Legal Defense Fund |
| 9:00am - 5:00pm | WALGREENS Wellness Van The Vehicle features free screenings for cholesterol levels, blood pressure, glucose levels and body mass index as well as bone density. |
| 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Rainbow PUSH/Operation Breadbasket Reunion Barbecue Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters Back Lawn |
| 1:30pm - 3:30pm | Educational Recovery American Public Education Crisis Are we racing to the top or bottom with education reform? It’s a critical moment in education. What’s at stake and what does it mean for our children? The achievement gap for students of color and low income students has not been dismantled and school districts across the country are more segregated now than when Brown vs. Board of Education was decided 56 years ago. Are charter schools and terminating the entire teaching staffs at schools the answer? Should we embrace national standards? Are politics and self-interest coming back with a vengeance? Join us for this engaging panel discussion with top educators across the country that will dissect what’s truly at stake for public education. Moderator: Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., founder and president, Rainbow PUSH Coalition Keynote Speaker: Dr. Diane Ravitch, New York University Sonya Whitaker, school superintendent, Lockport, Illinois Dr. Donald Pittman, Northeastern Illinois University Cynthia Swann, National Education Association Lorraine Forte, Catalyst Mag azine Dr. Julianne Malveaux, president, Bennett College James Thindwa, civic engagement coordinator, Chicago ACTS (AFT) Ralph Martire, executive director, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability Cities Under Siege Mayor Rudy Clay, Gary Indiana Mayor Willie Burns, Washington, Georgia, President of the Georgia Conference of Black Mayors Calvin Smyre, president, National Black Caucus of State Legislators Alderman Scott Waugespack, Chicago City Council And others |
| Sunday, June 13, 2010 Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters 930 E. 50th Street Chicago |
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| Day Theme | Elected Official and Students Agenda | ||||
| 12:00pm - 3:00pm | Conference Registration | ||||
| 10:00am - Noon | Church Service at Rainbow PUSH Headquarters Join us we raise social awareness through this Spirit filled service. These three clergy will encourage your hearts, inspire your soul and enlighten your mind. Rev. Quentin Mumphery Rev. Darryl Scarbrough Rev Aaron McLeod |
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| 1:30pm - 4:30pm | Student Town Hall Meeting Keynote Speaker: Robert Shireman, deputy undersecretary, U.S. Department of Education Co-Moderators: Dr. Charles Ogletree, Harvard University, and Dr. JoAnn Roberts Paula Luff, vice president for enrollment, DePaul University Bradley Akubuiro, student, Northwestern University Alan Collinge, author, The Student Loan Scam Attorney Nicole Mayer, James Hoyer Law Firm Andre Bell, vice president for enrollment, Chicago State University Dan Mann, financial aid director, University of Illinois Champaign Urbana Eric Weems, financial aid director, Loyola University Edie Irons, The Institute for College Access and Success |
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| 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Clay Evans Gospel Concert Singing Praises Unto Our Lord Featuring: Edwin Hawkins Rock of Ages Choir LueDella Evans Reid Choir Sweet Holy Spirit Choir Canton Spirituals Moses Tyson Beverly Crawford
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| Monday, June 14, 2010 Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
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| Day Theme | International, Business and Education |
| 7:00am - 5:00pm | Conference Registration |
| 8:00am - 10:00am | International Breakfast Plenary Rebuilding Haiti: 5 Months After the Quake The forum will focus on the devastation that resulted from the January earthquake and international efforts to rebuild and lift Haiti out of poverty. The earthquake left over 200,000 dead and millions homeless in a country where 80% of the population lived in poverty before the quake. The speakers, who continue to work tirelessly to promote democracy and development in Haiti, will have the opportunity to share their vision of how to develop, secure, and unite Haiti. Keynote Speaker: Congresswoman Maxine Waters Moderator: Dr. Ron Daniels, president, The 21st Century Institute of the Black World Ambassador Raymond Joseph, Embassy of Haiti Mrs. Nicole Lee, executive director, Trans Africa Forum Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul |
| Morning Sessions | |
| 8:00am - 9:30am | Small Business Administration Plenary Dina Habib-Powell, Goldman Sachs Len Schlesinger, president, Babson College Mary Kay Leonard, CEO, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City |
| 10:00am - 11:30am | Session I – Automotive Recovery: How African American Consumers Will Save the Auto Industry This panel discussion will look at the latest research demonstrating how African-American consumers' expenditures on new cars present a shining opportunity for automakers to grow their business. Data from R.L. Polk, Target Market News and other sources will be used to guide a dialogue with industry executives and marketing professionals. Moderator: Ken Smikle, president, Target Market News Marc Bland, manager of Analytical Solutions, R.L. Polk Damen Lester, National Association of Minority Auto Dealers Louis James, MCLJASCO Session II – Wireless Spectrum Needs: What is the Best Way to Serve All of the American People? Current discussions by the FCC and the various spectrum users (broadcast TV, mobile phone carriers, etc.), those that benefit from the spectrum (TV networks, Google, Microsoft, etc.), are focused on how best to serve American consumers with the available spectrum. The FCC, as part of its National Broadband Plan, believes that spectrum should be taken from over the air TV and reallocated for broadband services. TV believes that they offer vital local community and emergency information and are developing mobile TV to offer new services. Wireless phone carries believe they need more spectrum to continue to expand broadband services to mobile devices. What are the barriers of entry for minorities and women as entrepreneurs and investors in current and possible future uses of spectrum and what are the potential benefits and pitfalls to underserved constituencies? Is the right answer spectrum reallocation or is it something else? Our distinguished panel will share their points of view on the topic. Keynote Speaker: FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn Moderator: Adrienne Biddings, Esq., Georgetown University Panelists: Rudy Brioche, Esq., Senior Director, External Affairs & Public Policy Counsel, Comcast Corpporation Donald Brittingham, Vice President, Wireless Public Policy, Verizon Communications Erin Dozier, Esq., general counsel, National Association of Broadcasters John Muleta, founder & CEO, M2Z Network K. Dane Snowden, vice president, external & state affairs, CTIA-The Wireless Association |
| 10:00am - 4:00pm | Career Opportunity and Development Expo Corporations seeking qualified employees will be on hand to take resumes and conduct interviews. Participants include: Allstate, Chicago Defender, Citgo, Comcast, Illinois Department of Employment Security, McDonald’s, National Coalition of Aviation, RR Donnelley, and State Farm. |
| 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Business Luncheon This roundtable discussion, comprised of CEOs, political figures and civil rights leaders, will focus on business growth and development for small business owners. Participants: Congresswoman Maxine Waters Maxine Waters Greg Wasson, CEO Walgreens Martin Gruenberg, vice-chair, FDIC Andrew Plepler, president, Bank of America Global Corporate Social Responsibility, consumer policy executive and President of Bank of America Foundation; Brinda Bradley, The Neilson Company |
| Afternoon Sessions | |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm | Session I – FDIC Keynote Speaker: Martin Gruenberg, vice-chair, FDIC Representatives from Seaway National Bank; South Shore Bank; Illinois Federal; First Independence; Capitol City Bank; Citizens Trust Bank; Session II – Franchise Ownership This session will examine franchising as a viable route to jobs, wealth, consumer choice and economic development in under-served communities. Learn where the opportunities are now and how to access them, including the operational expertise and capital to bring your deal together. Moderator: Pat Harris, Vice President of Global Diversity, McDonald's Panelists: Terrain Barnes, ”YUM!”; Clinton Barrow, Prestige Consultant Group; Vanessa Foster, Supervalu; Michael Byron, Supervalu; Greg Calhoun, Calhoun Enterprises Session III - Walgreens Contractor Session This invitation only session will focus on construction and real estate development. It will also highlight business opportunities for MBE’s and WBE’s. Moderator: Gleatha Glispie, Walgreens Panelists: Walgreens representatives Zack Church (Real Estate), Tim Schmid (Construction), Kimberly Scott-Eskridge (Facilities) and developer John Mclinden, Centrum Company |
| 5:30pm - 6:30pm | Coca-Cola Opening Reception |
| 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Push Excel Scholarship Gala Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Rev. Jesse Jackson's jailing while trying to use the public library in Greenville, South Carolina. Special Guests and Honorees: Greensboro 4: Family of David Richmond, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair, Joseph McNeil Greenville 8: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., Joan Mattison, Elaine Means, Margaree SeaWright, Dorris Wright, Hattie Smith, Ernest Green, Willie Joe Wright (posthumous) Additional Honorees: John Lewis, Dr. Julius Garvey Sponsor: McDonald’s |
| Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
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| Day Theme | Labor and Clergy | ||||
| 7:00am - 5:00pm | Conference Registration | ||||
| 7:30am - 9:30am | Labor Breakfast No group has suffered more from America’s economic meltdown than working men and women. The auto industry was decimated and workers paid the price. Our cities are in financial crisis and teachers, transportation workers, and all who do the hands-on work that make our cities run are the first to feel the effects of budget cuts. It’s time to enact real change for working families and all America. It’s time to reverse the policies that resulted in jobs and investment flowing out, drugs and guns flowing in. It’s time to reinvest in America and put America back to work. Our annual labor breakfast will feature remarks from key labor, political, and civil rights leaders on advancing workers’ rights and changing the direction of our economic policy from a top down to a bottom up approach that addresses the needs of America’s working men and women. Nothing is more important than strengthening our coalition of conscience and restoring the promise of democracy and economic justice for working families. You will be challenged and inspired. Keynote Speaker: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. |
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| 10:00am - 11:30am | Urban Transportation, Energy, Industry and Infrastructure Plenary Certain national infrastructure is vital to sustaining American life as we know it. These critical systems distribute telecommunications, water, transportation, energy, electricity and financial services. The debacle in the Gulf is just the most recent reminder of the importance of infrastructure to economic stability and sustainable growth. Could we create a million new jobs building a smart electrical grid? What is the right mix of highways, mass transit and rapid rail? This panel will discuss innovative trends, jobs and business opportunities. As the nation commits to building 100 nuclear power plants, offshore drilling seems more risky than ever, and access to the Internet becomes the equivalent of access to electricity a century ago, where should America invest its resources? This is a discussion we cannot afford to overlook. Hilda Pinnix-Ragland, vice president, Progress Energy Dr. Beverly Scott, CEO, MARTA Rev. Charles Steele, director, Working People for Fair Energy Ralph Cleveland, executive vice president, AGL Resources David Hinson, director, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) |
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| 10:00am - 11:30am | Seminarians Session Topic: Poverty Rainbow PUSH is convening seminary leaders, students and public health officials to discuss this 21st century crisis. It has resulted in pockets of extreme neglect that is impacting the same cities, countries and states that were affected when Dr. Martin Luther King and others initiated the Poor Peoples Campaign. This national dialogue with Reverend Jackson on the 21st Century causes and effects of poverty promises to enlighten those in attendance and result in engaging dialog. Dr. Alice Hunt, president, Chicago Theological Seminary |
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| 10:00am - 4:00pm | Mortgage Modification/Home Preservation | ||||
| 10:00am - 4:00pm | Career Opportunity and Development Expo Corporations seeking qualified employees will be on hand to take resumes and conduct interviews. Participants include: Allstate, Chicago Defender, Citgo, Comcast, Illinois Department of Employment Security, McDonald’s, National Coalition of Aviation, RR Donnelley, and State Farm. |
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| 12:00pm - 2:30pm | Ministers' Luncheon The Joshua Generation 40 Years Later Keynote Speakers: Rev. Otis Moss, Jr. & Rev. Otis Moss III Greeters: Rabbi Alysa Stanton, first African-American female Rabbi Dr. Stephen J. Thurston, Sr., National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. Dr. T. Dewitt Smith, Progressive National Baptist Churches, Inc. Bishop Charles E. Blake, Presiding Bishop-Church of God in Christ, Inc. Bishop Horace E. Smith, M.D., Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc. Bishop Henry Williamson, 9th Episcopal District CME Church Bishop John H. Bryant, 4th Episcopal District Church, AME Honorees: Rev. Al Sharpton Rev. Otis Moss, Jr. Rev. Herbert Daughtry Rev. Dr. Freddie Haynes Rev. Dr. Charles Adams Dr. Jim Holly Dr. Jasper Williams, Sr. Entertainment: Lemmie Battle Kim McFarland The Sears Choir Sponsor: Burger King |
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| 2:30pm - 4:00pm | Session I - Clergy Conveners Meeting Topics of discussion: RPC purpose/mission; 1000 Churches Connected Program; convenor's responsibility/charge; membership; fundraising; and communication. Session will include presentations from the following departments: finance, education, sports, trade bureau and international. Speaker: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Session II - Athletes and Graduation Rates Moderator: Charlotte Westerhaus, NCAA Panelists: Dr. Richard Lapchick, founder and president, National Consortium for Academics and Sports Oliver Purnell, men’s basketball coach, DePaul University Coach Natalie Randolph, Calvin Coolidge High School, Washington, DC |
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| 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Athletic Banquet This banquet will highlight individuals who have demonstrated the ability to guide, direct or influence people to be champions in sports. Keynote Speaker: Isiah Thomas Gary Maddox, former member of the Philadelphia Phillies Charlotte Westerhaus, NCAA Oliver Purnell, men’s basketball coach, DePaul University Coach Natalie Randolph, Calvin Coolidge High School, Washington, DC
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| Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
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| Day Theme | Health and Women |
| 7:00am - 2:00pm | Conference Registration |
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| 8:00am - 9:30am | Health Plenary: Healthcare Reform Keynote Speaker: U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin Moderator: Dr. Leon Dingle Panelists: Dr. Arnold Widen, Illinois Department of Justice Dr. Quentin Young Dr. Richard Allen Williams, Founder, Minority Health Institute Aaron McLeod, VITAS Jim Duffet, Executive Director, Campaign for Better Health |
| 8:00am - 12:00pm | Health Screening, Education and Prevention Participating companies will provide complimentary screenings and services: flu shots, blood pressure readings and glucose (Diabetes) testing. |
| 10:00am - 11:30am | Session I -- Healthcare Decisions at End of Life: Putting Your House in Order Too often families are faced with difficult healthcare decisions during a medical crisis. This workshop will discuss methods for working together with the medical and legal system, as well as the faith community, to assist patients and families with making effective and informed decisions and developing a care plan that respects and values their personal preferences, cultural and spiritual perspectives. This workshop will explore advanced care planning documents such as living wills, trusts, land trusts, DNR’s, etc. The workshop also will center on compassionate communications surrounding discussions of these documents and how to effectively facilitate decision-making and care planning meetings with patients, their families and the interdisciplinary healthcare team. A distinguished group of panelists will share their views and engage the audience in exercises utilizing “Five Wishes” and other important documents. Moderator: Rev. Aaron J. McLeod, Esq., community liaison, VITAS Innovative Hospice Care Panelists: Ernest Fenton, Esq., Law Office of Ernest B. Fenton Kimberly Battle, MD, team physician, VITAS Innovative Hospice Care and Director of Health Ministries, New Faith Baptist Church Orlanda Mackey, MD, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County Apostle Carl L. White Jr., Victory Christian Assembly Bishop Simon Gordon, Tried Stone Full Gospel Baptist Church Ms. Melody Spann Cooper, chairman, Midway Broadcasting Corporation and president, WVON Radio Session II - New Media, the Internet and the Digital Revolution This session will highlight how business owners, entrepreneurs, political leaders, religious and non-profit communities, and individuals of all ages are using online technologies to accomplish amazing feats for the enrichment of the lives of those they touch while leveling the playing field and providing a viable means for economic growth. The information provided at this particular session will be the catalyst for immediate change for the attendees by giving them the inspiration, understanding, tools and resources to create realistic opportunities for themselves on the Web. Moderator: T.C. Coleman Panelists: Bishop Lewder, John Ratliff, Patrick Schaffer Session III - The Truth About Saving and Wealth Building in Turbulent Times Moderator: Lavonia Perryman, PRNetworks Panelists: Ryan Mack, Capital Investment Bank Cassandra McConnell, FDIC Connie White, IDA Program Specialist, Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation Suzanne Mayo-Theus, national director, Black America Saves |
| 12:30pm - 2:00pm | Women's Luncheon This year’s women’s luncheon will pay great tribute to “Keepers of the Village”, honoring the women and men who have played and continue to play a vital role in the lives of their families, friends and associates. They are the first teachers for their children, supporters for their spouses, but in addition, serve as role models and mentors for those within the circle of their own personal villages. In working with various communities, their places of worship, businesses and community organizations, they give of their time, talents and energy to ensure that knowledge is passed on to each new generation, maximizing the impact on our villages and the world! Keynote Speaker: Rabbi Alysa Stanton, America’s first black female rabbi, Bayt Shalom Speakers: Jetta Bates-Vasilatos, The Nielsen Company Honorees: Rose Sanders; Edwina Moss; Attorney Fred Gray; Claudette Colvin; Juanita Abernathy; Roslyn Brock, NAACP; Lottie Gibson; Diane Nash; Peggy Montes, Chairman of the Board on Women’s Issues and Ethics for Cook County; and Darlene Hill, anchor, Fox News. Emcee: Cheryl Burton, ABC News Sponsor: The Coca-Cola Company |
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