Shaping our future, together.
America is in the throes of an identity crisis that is increasingly underscoring the "us vs. them" conflict. Our national conversation is a reflection of the civil war of words and ideas we face. As we approach the 2020 elections, we urgently need empathetic dialogue and courageous action.
Will we lead the world in solving the refugee crisis or will we turn our backs on the problem we helped create? How will we stand up to the threat of white supremacist ideology and violence?
Join us in examining the roots of the issues dividing our nation. America doesn’t belong to any one group of people.
This is our America.
Our Program
Panel 1 | 1:30 PM
Storytelling & American Muslims
Muslim creatives have made huge strides with more Muslim characters and storylines in TV and film. We will discuss current shows and films with authentic stories that have brought hope and their own set of challenges and questions from the American Muslim community.
Panel 2 | 3:30 PM
From OTAY MESA
to kashmir
From our southern border to Kashmir, occupied Palestine, and China, minorities and the politically weak are under threat. We will focus on the common threat of ethnonationalism at home and abroad and how we can be more impactful in our work to protect the vulnerable.
5:30 PM
Keynotes & Evening Banquet
Dr. Yusef Salaam, one of the “Exonerated Five” (AKA the Central Park Five), Rep. Rashida Tlaib, and Jose Antonio Vargas, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, will speak on transforming crushing life circumstances into powerful platforms for advocacy and social change.
Special Thanks to our Sponsors
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Long Beach Convention Center
ThankS to our Host Committee
Sign up
be the first to know about this year’s panels, banquet, and keynote speakers.
