• CONFERENCE HOMEPAGE
• OVERVIEW, VISION & MISSION
• BIOGRAPHY
• REGISTRATION
• LODGING
• DOWNLOAD FLYER← Please distribute widely!

Presented in co-sponsorship by

• The Institute for Research in African American Studies-Columbia University
• The Ford Foundation
• The Center for Contemporary Black History-Columbia University
• Columbia University Libraries / Friends of Columbia Libraries
• The Office of the University Chaplain 
• Department of History-Columbia University
• Department of Political Science-Columbia University
• The Heyman Center for Humanities- Columbia University
• School of International and Public Affairs-Columbia University
• Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning (CCNMTL)

For Freedom…

MISSION

scholars, students, activists and community residents discuss the creation of a more just world new ideas  to fight structural racism, capitalism and local/global socioeconomic crises social analysis and grassroots activism radical struggles of workers, women, poor, people of color, gays/lesbians, immigrants, prisoners

For Justice…

FEATURING

ANGELA DAVIS with MUMIA ABU JAMAL (via conference call)
Rod Bush; Horace Campbell; Staceyann Chin; Rosa Clemente; Cathy Cohen; Kenyon Farrow; Bill Fletcher, Jr.; Robin Kelley; Kung Li; Clarence Lusane; George “SEN One” Morillo; Vijay Prashad; Barbara Ransby; Loretta Ross; Ula Taylor; Immortal Technique; Peter Wagner; Laura Whitehorn; Rhonda Williams; Jasiri X; Exonerated Defendants in “Central Park Jogger” Case; Artists, teenagers, former prisoners, community-based organizations, spoken word, song, film, exhibits, receptions 

For Equality…

THEMES

Manning Marable and Black Studies; Mass Incarceration; Black Feminism; Malcolm X; Urban Housing; Hip Hop and Occupy; Prison Writings; School Closure; Black Marxism; Colorblind Racism; Reproductive Health; Ghetto Tax; Police Brutality; Arab Spring; LBGT Activism; Theorizing The Help; Voter Suppression; Justice for Palestine; Black Intellectuals and Activism; Black Men Against Sexism; Immigrant Detention; Racial Health Disparities; Teens Speak Out; Politics of Tattooing; Islamaphobia; Politics of Graffiti

RESISTANCE!

Directions/Map

• Columbia University
• The Riverside Church
• Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
• Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture

Community

As the conference approaches, we will use our Facebook group to initiate discussion of specific panel topics and larger conference themes. There may be opportunities for presenters to post excerpts from their talks or to link related sites. This conference is about building and expanding networks of fellowship, camaraderie and activism. Beginning the conversation early will enhance our effectiveness and focus come April. We also expect to discuss and organize post-conference initiatives in advance. Please join our Facebook group.

Book Donation

Dr. Marable's publishers (Palgrave Macmillan and Penguin) have agreed to donate close to 50 copies of his books to prisoners through the Books through Bars program in Brooklyn. Authors, would you please bring a soft copy of your book to the conference for donation? Make your pledge today at marableconference@gmail.com.  

• Organization 
• Video

Best Paper Prize (for graduate students and Independent scholars)

Dr. Marable's publishers are sponsoring a prize for the best paper by a graduate student presented at the conference. The prize? Six books. One copy of Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention and five copies of your choice from Palgrave's Critical Black Studies Series or Contemporary Black History series. Just email us at marableconference@gmail.com with PRIZE in the subject line before May 4 and attach a copy of your paper and we'll get back to the winner before May 30. It's as simple as that!

• Critical Black Studies
• Contemporary Black History

*There is no unauthorized recording or videotaping is allowed at any of the conference sessions.*

Media/ Press Credientials 

• Media Contact: AKILA WORKSONGS, Inc.
• April R. Silver | pr@akilaworksongs.com
• Chantel Bell | chantel@akilaworksongs.com 
• 718.756.8501 (office) | 646.522.4169 (mobile/text)

*Registration does not guarantee seating. All seating is first come, first seated. Rooms will be closed at legal capacity*

Conference registration is for capacity tracking and to send registered attendees any schedule changes that may affect their attendance.