AGENDA

Thursday, April 10th

Tanenbaum Cybersecurtiy and Aerospace Center (Rooms 108-111 Quad)
1720 Hudiburg Dr, Midwest City, OK 73110

8:30am - 9:00am | Check-in & Coffee

9:00am - 9:45am | Opening Plenary Session

10:00am - 11:15am | Breakout sessions

  • Civic Engagement in Native Communities. Speaker: Amy Warne, Ginny Underwood (Rock the Native Vote)

  • The Candidate Experience. Speakers: Kerri Keck, Chris Wier, Kay Floyd

  • Identifying & Combatting Christian Nationalism. Speaker: Chris Moore (Fellowship Congregational Church UCC)

11:00am - 12:00pm | OPTIONAL - Conversations on Campus: SCOTUS and Legitimacy. Keith Eakins (UCO), Mark Blitz (OKCU), Carla Pratt (OU), Emily Stacey (RSC)

11:15am - 11:30am | Break

11:30pm - 1:00pm | Lunch Plenary Session: Embracing a Liberatory Narrative. Speakers: Aurelius Francisco & Tevin McDaniel (The Foundation for Liberating Minds)

1:15pm - 2:30pm | Breakout sessions

  • How to Write a Letter to the Editor. Speaker: Janelle Stecklein (Oklahoma Voice)

  • Housing Policy. Speaker: Sabine Brown (Oklahoma Policy Institute)

2:45pm - 4:00pm | Breakout sessions

  • How to Advocate for the Arts & Arts Education. Speaker: Danielle Ezell (Oklahomans for the Arts)

  • Building a Resilient Oklahoma – Forging Our Future Beyond ARPA. Speakers: Julie Knutson & Lynn Thompson (The Oklahoma Academy)

  • Messaging Matters. Speaker: Adam Brooks

4:00pm - 6:00pm Happy Hour sponsored by Veterans for All Voters

Friday, April 11th

Student Union, 2nd floor ballroom
1910 Hudiburg Dr., Midwest City, OK 73110

8:30am - 9:00am | Check-in & Coffee

9:00am - 9:45am | Opening Plenary Session

10:00am - 11:15am | Breakout sessions

  • Veterans Engaging in Political Action and Advocacy. Speakers: Tony Stobbe, Cal Hobson, Hopper Smith, Michael Thompson

  • Municipal Management by Madams Mayor. Speakers: Loran Mayes (Wilburton), Kelsey Wagner (Ponca City), Amanda Sandoval (Bethany)

11:15am - 11:30am | Break

11:30pm - 1:00pm | Lunch Plenary Session: Keynote Speaker: Keith Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota

1:15pm - 2:30pm | Breakout sessions

  • Maternal Health Deserts. Speakers: Eliza Washington-Harris (Metriach), Linley Smith (period.OKC), Priscilla McFolling (The Midwifery Project)

  • Criminal Justice Reform. Speakers: Colleen McCarty (Oklahoma Appleseed Project), Cindy Nguyen (ACLU Oklahoma), Kris Steele (TEEM)

  • Open Primaries. Speaker: Pat McFerron (CMA Strategies)

2:45pm - 4:00pm | Breakout sessions

  • Taking Action Locally: Launching Neighbor 2 Neighbor. Speakers: Andy Moore (Let’s Fix This), Sarah Tooley (Build Oklahoma)

  • Oklahoma Labor Movement. Speaker: Isabella Rodriguez (AFL-CIO)