9:30 am- 10:00 am
Check in/ Networking
Light Breakfast
Breakfast Sponsored By Lift Our Vote
10:00 am- 10:45 am
Kick Off
Lift Our Vote Team
-Civics is an Art: Effective P.U.R.P.O.S.E driven strategy for organizing for change
Jessica Fortune Barker, Founder & Lead Organizer
Lift Our Vote® serves to create a culture of voting in marginalized communities. Learn how Lift Our Vote effectively organizes in civically disengaged communities with year round Voter support and services.
10:45 am- 11:00 am
AL A&M University, Office of Government Affairs
--On Campus Voter Registration & Education
Timotheus Peoples, Director of Civic Engagement
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- EP 101 Creating a Culture of Civic Participation
Keina Zontel, Senior National Coordinator, Election Protection
Election Protection is the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection program, which works year-round to ensure that every voter can cast a ballot that counts. Attendees will learn how the program monitors elections, provides legal support through the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline, and mobilizes trained volunteers—including lawyers, community organizers, and everyday citizens—to protect voting rights at the polls. The presentation will highlight the urgent need to defend democracy in the face of growing threats and will offer clear pathways to get involved as volunteers, legal monitors, or outreach ambassadors. The Election Protection program fosters a culture of civic participation where every community is empowered to vote and have their voice heard.
12:00 pm- 12:15 pm
Break/ Lunch & Panel Transition
12:15 pm- 1:00 pm
Lunch Discussion w/ State Leadership
-Organizing Against the Odds
Lunch sponsored by Black Voters Matter
1:00 pm- 1:05 pm
Break- Transition to Presentation
1:05 pm- 2:05 pm
Blue Light Initiative- Tallahassee, FL
-Organizing to reduce community violence
Sandra Collins, Founder, Blue Light Initiative
The mission of Blue Light™ Community Outreach is to illuminate a path to peace by fostering social responsibility, transforming mindsets, teaching anger management, and promoting faith-based healing. Through education, action, and community engagement, we aim to prevent gun violence and inspire individuals to create safer, stronger, and more compassionate communities.
2:05 pm- 2:10 pm
Break- Transition to Presentation
2:10- 3:10 pm
Let's Have Manversation- Nashville, TN
Discussing social issues impacting the black male and its impact on civic engagement
Let's Have Manversation Inc® is dedicated to empowering men by facilitating transformative conversations and building supportive communities. Our platform provides a wide array of programs, services and resources that promote mental health, personal growth, restoration and leadership development among men of all.
3:10- 3:15 pm
Break- Transition to Presentation
3:15 pm- 4:15 pm
Black Voters Matter- Montgomery, AL
Blackroots Organizing
4:15 pm- 4:45 pm
Roundtable Recap
