First Annual REACH Summit, April 25, 2009
Sponsored by Drexel University’s Africana Studies Program and Multicultural Collaborative, a free symposium was held on the April 25, 2009. This first summit took place on Drexel’s main campus in the Creese Student Center. With close to 100 people in attendance, the symposium explored grassroots activism and considered the ways that it has changed in the 21st Century. Specifically, featured black bloggers, community leaders, and student leaders—all of whom offered diverse perspectives on the future of activism. Watch the panel discussion of activism in the 21st century!
Click here to watch the panel discussion from last year's REACH Summit.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Drexel University Creese Student Center - Behrakis Hall
33rd and Chestnut Streets
April 25, 2009
Registration
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Opening Remarks and Panel
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Social Justice in the 21st Century: Virtual Streets, Community Activism, and
the Ongoing Struggle for Freedom
Panelists:
Wayne Bennett, Founder, Field Negro Blog
Nicole Childers, former Executive Producer, NPR’s News & Notes
Solomon Chijioke, Publicity Secretary and Webmaster,
Drexel African Students Association
Charlene Desanges, Civic Engagement Co-Chair, Sisterhood at Bryn Mawr College
Arlene Fenton, Founder, Black Women Vote Blog
Shayna Israel, Site Coordinator of the Youth Empowerment Initiative,
West Philadelphia Alliance for Children
Curtis Jones Jr., Philadelphia Councilman, Fourth District
Jessica Reed, Fundraising Chair, Temple University Progressive NAACP Chapter
Paul Wiggins, President, Swarthmore African American Student Society
Concluding Remarks
Mix and Mingle
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
