We are excited that you are interested in attending this "action oriented" student conference. To get registration and stipend information, please contact Mary Williams at Dillard University. Mary's email is mivorywill@aol.com and her phone number is 504-816-4028. Below you will find a tentative agenda for the conference. If you have any further questions, please call me, Dr. Myers-Lipton, at 510-508-5382 and I would be glad to answer them. We look forward to seeing you at Dillard University in New Orleans on November 14!

Rebuild the Gulf Coast, Rebuild America

Do it Green!

Dillard University, November 14-16, 2008

This student conference will focus on the racial, social, and environmental justice issues involved in the post-Katrina and -Rita Gulf Coast. The Dillard conference will also serve as a call to action for this generation's college campuses, with a focus on the Gulf Coast Civic Works campaign (HR 4048). The conference is hosted by Deep South Center for Environmental Justice and the Gulf Coast Civic Works Project.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Pre-Conference: Friday 9 am - 5 pm
• Cancer Alley Tour
• Wetlands Tour

Friday Night: 7-9:30 pm: Keynote Address

Saturday morning: 8:30 am-10:30 am

State of the Gulf Coast and America
Speakers:

* Stephen Bradberry, Head Organizer, LA ACORN (confirmed)
* Mary Fontenot, All Congregations Together (confirmed)
* Reily Morse, Mississippi Citizens for Justice (confirmed)
* Scott Myers-Lipton, GCCWP (confirmed)
* Mary Tran, Executive, MQVN Community Development Corporation
* Tracy Washington, Louisiana Justice Institute
* Cynthia Willard-Lewis, Council Member, New Orleans
* Beverly Wright, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (confirmed)

Saturday morning: 10:30 am - noon

• Break-out Session: Discuss morning session and keynote address (i.e., thoughts, feelings, emotions, first hand experience with what was said, how do these issues relate to your community, etc.)

12-1:30: Lunch

Saturday Afternoon: 1:30-3 pm

• A Key Part of Recovery: The Gulf Coast Civic Works Act (HR 4048)

Speakers: Roberto Garcia-Ceballos and Latu Tapaatoutai, GCCW student leaders, Jonathan Rhoads, Student Hurricane Network

3-3:30: Break

3:30-5:30 pm: The Campaign

• Break-out Session: Create tactics and strategy on how students can advocate for HR 4048 on their campuses and community

5:30-7 pm: Dinner

7-9 pm: Spoken Word, Open Mic

Sunday Morning: 9 am-12 pm

• Explore lessons from previous and current movements (e.g., labor, student, feminist, civil rights, peace) and discuss how these lessons can help guide this movement.

• How do we build a national campus movement for racial, social, and environmental justice in the Gulf Coast and America using HR 4048 as a pilot project