President Obama joins Sharpton at past National Action Network convention
Join us for the ribbon cutting ceremony, Wednesday April 08th, 2015 at 8:45 am
Registration check-in opens at 8:00 am.
Join us for the kick- off with national leaders followed by a special plenary Session by the U.S. senator of Vermont, Bernie Sanders.
Other panels to look forward to on Wednesday morning, April 08th:
At 10:00am
Politics Panel – America’s Choice 2016: Framing the Debate on the Presidential Election
Moderated by: Reverend Al Sharpton, President & Founder, National Action Network
Panelists include:
Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Newark, NJ
Mayor Stephen K. Benjamin, Columbia, SC
Yvette D. Clarke, U.S. Representative, 9th Congressional District, New York
Robert Gibbs, Former White House Press Secretary to President Obama
Maria Teresa Kumar, President & CEO, Voto Latino
Mayor Michael A. Nutter, Philadelphia, PA
Michael Steele, Former Chair, Republican National Committee
Reverend Dr. Frantz Whitfield, President, NAN Iowa Chapter
At 11:30 am
The Impact of Police Brutality – The Victims Speak
Moderated by: Iyanla Vanzant, Host, Iyanla: Fix My Life
Panelists include:
Valerie Bell, Mother of Sean Bell
William Bell, Father of Sean Bell
Gwen Carr, Mother of Eric Garner
Lesley McSpadden, Mother of Michael Brown
Soledad O’Brien, Journalist and CEO, Starfish Media Group
Nicole Paultre Bell, President and Founder, When It’s Real, Its Forever Foundation
Samaria Rice, Mother of Tamir Rice
Esaw Snipes, Wife of Eric Garner
At 1:30 pm
Police Policy – Fighting Crime Without Suspending Rights
Moderated by:
Lawrence O’Donnell, Host, Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, MSNBC
Panelists include:
Najee Ali, Founder, Project Islamic Hope
Cynthia Davis, President, NAN Staten Island Chapter
Ronald L. Davis, Director, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), United State Department of Justice
Chief John Dixon, III, Chief of Police of Petersburg, VA, Immediate Past President and Board Member, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
Minister Kirsten John Foy, Northeast Regional Director, NAN
Major Neill Franklin, Executive Director, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
George Kelling, Senior Fellow, The Manhattan Institute and Co-Author Broken Windows Theory
Glenn E. Martin, Founder, JustLeadershipUSA
Lucia McBath, National Spokesperson, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Faith and Community Outreach Organizer, Everytown
Iesha Sekou, Founder & CEO, Street Corner Resources
Benjamin B. Tucker, First Deputy Commissioner, New York City Police Department
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