NCTJRC Summit ’24

Power in Movement

The NCTJRC Summit returns for its third year, we will spend time summarizing our accomplishments and challenges of 2024 and mapping out our collective way forward for 2025. A key feature of our work will be strengthening a culture of unity, mutually supportive work, and accountability among ourselves, even as we build up people’s accountability structures to hold our elected officials accountable to all the people, not just a few. The possibility of a North Carolina, where all are respected, heard, and can thrive is right before us. We, the People, must claim it and continue to walk together and work together to build a state we can all call home.

Nov 17-19, 2024

Bennett College, Global Learning Center | Greensboro, NC
521 Gorrell St, Greensboro, NC 27406

Summit Booklet: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGWeL7QdhU/sTRjMn5tvlZfxlm72ohaAw/view?utm_content=DAGWeL7QdhU&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=hcea8f309ce

 

Schedule

Sunday, November 17, 2024 | CELEBRATE

• 2:30 PM: Registration
• 3:00 PM: Cultural Concert
  • Acknowledgments-  Sage Chioma, International Civil Rights Center, and Museum
    
  • Dramatic Belles, Bennett College Theatrical Team
  • NC A&T State University Gospel Choir
• 5:00 PM: Appreciation Dinner
  • MC – Deborah Underwood, BCC Board Member
• 6:00 PM: Fireside Chat – Remembering the Nov 3, 1979 Greensboro Massacre: This conversation is to draw out similarities and lessons learned, during that time and their implications for today, as we work to understand how various perspectives impact our worldview and interpretation of the current climate.
  • Lewis Pitts
  • Lucy Lewis
  • Brenda Hines
  • Moderator – Dr. Love C. Jones

Monday, November 18, 2024 | ASSESS & PLAN

• 8:30 AM – Registration
• 9:00 AM – Post-Election Analysis: We debrief and analyze the election process and results. What surprised you, sparked your interest, or caused concern as we progressed through the campaign season to election day? As social justice organizations and a liberation-minded community, what do the election results mean for our causes and initiatives, what opportunities or points of content have revealed themselves?
  • CJ Brinson, Down Home NC
  • Serena Sebring, Blueprint NC
  • John Parker – NC Council of Churches
  • Rev. Dr. Stefan Weathers, Democracy NC
  • Moderator – Marcus Bass, NC Black Alliance
• 11:00 AM – State of Education 
  • Dr. Sharon Contreras, The Innovation Project
• 11:15 AM – Education Impact Panel: We will offer insights and perspectives on the work in the fight for public education in North Carolina, including public school funding, educator compensation and retention, student safety and well-being within the context of both mental health and gun violence, school vouchers, and the elimination of DEI and affirmative action.
  • Rebecca Trammel, Community Conversations
  • Samuel Scarborough, March for Our Lives UNC-CH
  • Michelle Burton, Public School Advocate
  • Dr. Sharon Contreras, The Innovation Project
  • Moderator – Dr. Jelani M. Favors
• Response Panel
  • Moderator – Dr. Sharon Contreras, The Innovation Project
  • Irving David Allen, Parent
  • Todd Warren
  • Dominic, Asheville High School Student
  • Erica Wrencher-Educator
  • Jyanne Guide, NC A&T State Fellow
  • Ashley Robeson, Guilford College

• 1:00 PM – Lunch
• 2:00 PM – Environmental Impact Strategy Session: A dedicated focus on environmental injustice and long-term recovery following disaster, examining the root causes of ecological degradation and the disproportionate impact on marginalized communities.
  • Cheryl Johnson, Bingham Park Environmental Justice Initiative
  • Tiffany Flunory-DeBellott, Center For Participatory Change
  • Marquetta Dickens, FreedomOrg
  • Moderator – Chad Martin, NC Black Alliance
• 4:30 PM – Dinner
• 6:00 PM – Poetry Cafe
  • Purpose the Poet
  • Host – Keith Bullard, USSW, BCC Board Member

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | PREPARE & ACT

• 9:30 AM – Registration
• 10:00 AM -Movement Building Training: A deep dive into what a movement is, the principles of movement building, and the art of coalition building. 
  • Ben Wilkins
  • Rev. Wesley Morris, Faith Community Church, BCC
  • Keith Bullard, USSW, BCC Board Member
  • TC Muhammad, Hip-Hop Caucus, BCC
    
• 12:00 PM – Working Lunch
• 12:30 PM – Accountability Strategy Session: We are developing systems for holding elected officials accountable. We aim for this discussion to generate concepts that could inform the infrastructure needed for such a system. 
  • Shaun McMillan, Blueprint NC
  • Bishop Tonyia Rawls, Freedom Center for Social Justice
  • Josh Vincent, Southern Vision Alliance
• 3:00 PM – Close

Lodging Options

• Host Hotel – Hampton Inn & Suites Greensboro Downtown
  • 222 W McGee St, Greensboro, NC 27401 | (336) 553-1280
• Marriott Greensboro Downtown
  • 304 N Greene St, Greensboro, NC 27401
• Greenwood Bed and Breakfast
  • 205 N Park Dr, Greensboro, NC 27401
• Holiday Inn Greensboro Coliseum
  • 3005 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27403
• DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Greensboro
  • 3030 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27403
• The Biltmore Greensboro Hotel
  • 111 W Washington St, Greensboro, NC 27401

The following NCTJRC Summit ‘24 sessions will be live-streamed on YouTube.

YouTube Link: https://youtube.com/@belovedcommunitycenter?si=CEZqY6nOF75ziXgp

Sunday, November 17, 2024 | CELEBRATE
3:00 PM: Cultural Concert
6:00 PM: Fireside Chat – Remembering the Nov 3, 1979 Greensboro Massacre

Monday, November 18, 2024 | ASSESS & PLAN
9:00 AM – Post-Election Analysis
11:00 AM – State of Education
6:00 PM – Poetry Cafe

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | PREPARE & ACT
10:00 AM -Movement Building Training

Highlights from 2023

High-resolution photos from the 2nd Annual NC-TJRC Summit are available here.