The Brooklyn Conference: Inspiring Social Change (Day 1)

The Brooklyn Conference explores the intersections of art and social justice, shining a light on what unites and separates us as a nation, and in hopes of inspiring a more connected, civic, and empathetic world. Join us for some creative thinking about social change. The first day of the conference includes a full day of programming with stand-alone lectures, panel discussions, dynamic conversations, and performances, followed by a reception.

Schedule:

• 8:30–9:30 am Registration in the Rubin Lobby

• 9:30 am–8:15 pm Program in the Cantor Auditorium—View the full schedule.

• Reception to follow

Conference tickets are $65–$150. Student and artist discounts ($25–$85) are available by emailing tickets@brooklynmuseum.org. Limited number of tickets available. Because programming runs all day with limited breaks, we highly recommend purchasing a boxed lunch ($19 per day), and joining other attendees to eat lunch in our Beaux-Arts Court.

Day 1 speakers:

• Keynote: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D ‒ New York)

• Tania Bruguera, artist

• Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, rap artist

• Claudia Rankine, writer

• Marc Bamuthi Joseph, artist

• Linda Sarsour, co-founder, Women’s March on Washington

• Hank Willis Thomas, artist

• Murad Awawdeh, Director of Political Engagement, New York Immigration Coalition

• Felipe Baeza, artist

• Cleo Barnett, Program Director, Amplifier

• Bob Bland, co-founder, Women’s March on Washington

• Rashida Bumbray, curator, choreographer

• Katie Cappiello, teacher, writer, director

• Richard Cook, architect

• Joyce S. Dubensky, CEO, Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding

• Sam Durant, artist

• Sarah Sophie Flicker, activist and performer

• Coco Fusco, artist and writer

• Alicia Garza, co-founder, Black Lives Matter

• Jeffrey Gibson, artist

• Jodi A. Gillette, President Barack Obama’s special assistant for Native American affairs

• Ebony Noelle Golden, founder and CEO, Betty’s Daughter Arts Collaborative

• Kevin Gover, Director, Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian

• Kemi Ilesanmi, Executive Director, The Laundromat Project

• Sally Kohn, CNN political commentator and columnist

• Anjali Kumar, Chief People Officer and General Counsel, Cheddar, Inc.

• Dawn Laguens, Executive Vice President and Chief Brand and Experience Officer, Planned Parenthood

• Shaun Leonardo, artist

• Sade Lythcott, CEO, National Black Theatre

• Paola Mendoza, filmmaker and Artistic Director, Women's March on Washington

• Our Bodies Ourselves

• Carmen Papalia, artist

• Brenda Rosen, President and CEO, Breaking Ground

• Antwaun Sargent, writer

• Alvin Starks, Open Society Foundations

• Neera Tanden, President, Center for American Progress

• Reverend Eric Thomas, Siloam Presbyterian Church of Bed-Stuy

• Rabbi Rachel Timoner, Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope

• Touré, cultural critic and writer

• Roberta Uno, theater director; founder, ArtChangeUS: Arts in a Changing America

• Beau Willimon, screenwriter, creator of House of Cards

Generous support for The Brooklyn Conference has been provided by Open Society Foundations.