2026 Civil Rights Summit: We Have the Tools We Need

2026 Civil Rights Summit: We Have the Tools We Need

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

9:00am EDT

Check-In with Coffee and Pastries 1. Judd Hall

9:30am EDT

Welcome! 1. Judd HallBig Hartman

Welcome! 6. Zoom Room 1Big Hartman

9:35am EDT

Coalitions of the Winning: Effective Cross-Sector Organizing for Civil Rights 1. Judd HallXusana Davis • Jill Martin Diaz (they/them) • Falko Schilling (he/him)

Coalitions of the Winning: Effective Cross-Sector Organizing for Civil Rights 6. Zoom Room 1Xusana Davis • Jill Martin Diaz (they/them) • Falko Schilling (he/him)

11:00am EDT

Our Bodies, Our Rights: Equitable Healthcare Access in Vermont 1. Judd HallCara Sachs • Sarah Launderville • Monica Allard (she/her) • Jess Kirby

Tenants' Rights Organizing Workshop 4. Conant 103Matthew Shagam • Kahlia Livingston

Our Bodies, Our Rights: Equitable Healthcare Access in Vermont 6. Zoom Room 1Cara Sachs • Sarah Launderville • Monica Allard (she/her) • Jess Kirby

12:30pm EDT

Lunch 1. Judd Hall

1:30pm EDT

Expanding Protections: Equal Rights in Vermont and What We Need to Ensure Them 1. Judd HallBig Hartman • Cary Brown • Emily Chamberlain Adams • Brenda Siegel

The Power of Persuasion for the Persuasion of the Powerful: Communications Tools to Influence Civil Rights 2. Conant 102

Expanding Protections: Equal Rights in Vermont and What We Need to Ensure Them 6. Zoom Room 1Big Hartman • Cary Brown • Emily Chamberlain Adams • Brenda Siegel

The Power of Persuasion for the Persuasion of the Powerful: Communications Tools to Influence Civil Rights 7. Zoom Room 2

3:00pm EDT

Regional HRC Directors' Roundtable: State Commissions as an Avenue to Advance Civil Rights 1. Judd HallMichael Memmolo • Kit Thomson Crossman • Tanya Hughes • Big Hartman

The Kids All Have Rights: Disability Justice in the Classroom and Beyond 2. Conant 102Karen Price • Lindsey St. Amour • Cammie Naylor • Lauren Higbee

Regional HRC Directors' Roundtable: State Commissions as an Avenue to Advance Civil Rights 6. Zoom Room 1Michael Memmolo • Kit Thomson Crossman • Tanya Hughes • Big Hartman

The Kids All Have Rights: Disability Justice in the Classroom and Beyond 7. Zoom Room 2Karen Price • Lindsey St. Amour • Cammie Naylor • Lauren Higbee

4:30pm EDT

Session Confessions: An Advocate, an Organizer, and a Legislator Reveal What it Really Takes to Pass (or Kill) a Bill 1. Judd HallConor Casey • Falko Schilling (he/him) • Brenda Siegel

Session Confessions: An Advocate, an Organizer, and a Legislator Reveal What it Really Takes to Pass (or Kill) a Bill 6. Zoom Room 1Conor Casey • Falko Schilling (he/him) • Brenda Siegel

6:00pm EDT

Civil Rights on Friday Nights: Networking, Snacks, and Cocktails 5. Campus CenterThe Alchemist Brewery • Fox Market

7:00pm EDT

Civil Rights on Friday Nights: Featuring Vermont Comedians! 5. Campus Center

9:00am EDT

Check-In with Coffee and Pastries 1. Judd Hall

9:30am EDT

Hands Up, Don’t Shoot: Police Use of Force in Vermont and the Need for Community Oversight 1. Judd HallLia Ernst • Stephanie Seguino • Tabitha Moore

Hands Up, Don’t Shoot: Police Use of Force in Vermont and the Need for Community Oversight 6. Zoom Room 1Lia Ernst • Stephanie Seguino • Tabitha Moore

11:00am EDT

Tools to Rebuild, Hope for Repair: Restorative Practices in Vermont 1. Judd HallAmanda Garcés • Miche Altman • Théodore Soucy • Roderick Owens

Tools to Rebuild, Hope for Repair: Restorative Practices in Vermont 6. Zoom Room 1Amanda Garcés • Miche Altman • Théodore Soucy • Roderick Owens

12:15pm EDT

Lunch 1. Judd Hall

1:30pm EDT

Statehouse Report: Looking Back, Looking Ahead 1. Judd HallJordan Souder • Ben Edgerly Walsh • Brenda Siegel

Statehouse Report: Looking Back, Looking Ahead 6. Zoom Room 1Jordan Souder • Ben Edgerly Walsh • Brenda Siegel

3:00pm EDT

No Hate, No Fear, Immigrants Are Welcome Here 1. Judd HallMigrant Justice [speaker tbd] • Hillary Rich • Erin Jacobsen

No Hate, No Fear, Immigrants Are Welcome Here 6. Zoom Room 1Migrant Justice [speaker tbd] • Hillary Rich • Erin Jacobsen

4:30pm EDT

Policy vs. Practice: Hazing, Harassment, Bullying, and the Narratives for Change Project 1. Judd HallRoderick Owens • Mary Gannon • Alice Langbauer • Arena Croyer • Andre Redmond

Policy vs. Practice: Hazing, Harassment, Bullying, and the Narratives for Change Project 6. Zoom Room 1Roderick Owens • Mary Gannon • Alice Langbauer • Arena Croyer • Andre Redmond

5:45pm EDT

Closing 1. Judd Hall

Closing 6. Zoom Room 1

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