SCHEDULE
Speakers’ organizational affiliations listed for identification purposes only.
Day 1 - Monday, August 19, 2024
SILENCING OUR VOICES, DIVIDING OUR COUNTRY
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM CENTRAL
THE DANGEROUS ROLE OF DARK MONEY IN POLITICS
The Honorable Andy Levin
Former Member of Congress, Michigan; Distinguished Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Judith Whitmer
Former Chair, Nevada Democratic Party
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM CENTRAL
CLIMATE OF REPRESSION: SHUTTING DOWN ADVOCACY ON PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS
Maya Berry
Executive Director, Arab American Institute; Previous DNC Delegate and Platform Committee Member
Tariq Habash
Former Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Education
Santita Jackson
Political Commentator; Host, The Santita Jackson Show
Former State Senator, Ohio; Senior Fellow, Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School; and Founder, We Are Somebody.
The Honorable Nina Turner
Columnist, Journalist and Political Commentator; Editor-at-Large, Jewish Currents; Non-Resident Fellow, Foundation for Middle East Peace; and Publisher of the Beinart Notebook on Substack.com
Peter Beinart
Founding President of the Arab American Bar Association. Current Chair of the American Middle East Voters Alliance PAC
The Honorable William Haddad
Day 2 - Tuesday, August 20, 2024
ALL EYES ON PALESTINE
Additional Convener:
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM CENTRAL
PALESTINIAN VOICES THAT MUST BE HEARD AT THE PARTY CONVENTIONS
Grassroots Organizer; Co-founder, Uncommitted National Movement
Layla Elabed
Hani Almadhoun
UNRWA USA's Director of Philanthropy, Cofounder, Gaza Soup Kitchen.
Advocate, Consultant, and Public Relations Specialist; President, Batrice & Associates; Former Deputy Campaign Manager, Bernie Sanders for President
Rania Batrice
State Representative, Illinois 21st District
The Honorable Abdelnasser Rashid
Omar Baddar
Political Analyst, Human Rights Advocate, and New Media Specialist
The Honorable Ruwa Romman
State Representative, Georgia’s 97th District
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM CENTRAL
THE WORLD’S OBLIGATIONS TO PALESTINE AND PALESTINIANS
Mara Kronenfeld
Executive Director, UNRWA USA National Committee
Zaha Hassan
Human Rights Lawyer; Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Day 3 - Wednesday, August 21, 2024
PLATFORMS, POLICY, AND POLITICS
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM CENTRAL
CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE 2024 PARTY PLATFORMS
The Honorable Ro Khanna
Member of Congress, California’s 17th District
Respondents:
Waleed Shahid
Executive Director, The Bloc; Former Spokesperson, Justice Democrats
Abbas Alawieh
Co-founder, Uncommitted National Movement
John Nichols
Journalist and Author; National Affairs Correspondent, The Nation
Executive Director, Arab American Institute; Previous DNC Delegate and Platform Committee Member
Maya Berry
Executive Vice President, Center for International Policy; Former Foreign Policy Advisor, Senator Bernie Sanders
Matt Duss
President, Arab American Institute; Member, Democratic National Committee
Jim Zogby
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM CENTRAL
PALESTINE AND ITS IMPACT ON PROGRESSIVE POLITICS
Remarks:
Advocate, Consultant, and Public Relations Specialist; President, Batrice & Associates; Former Deputy Campaign Manager, Bernie Sanders for President
Rania Batrice
Executive Director, Progressive Democrats of America
Alan Minsky