2026 Civil Rights Summit: We Have the Tools We Need

2026 Civil Rights Summit: We Have the Tools We Need

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9:30am EDT

Welcome! 6. Zoom Room 1Big Hartman

9:35am EDT

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 6. Zoom Room 1Cara Sachs • Sarah Launderville • Monica Allard (she/her) • Jess Kirby

1:30pm EDT

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 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 6. Zoom Room 1Conor Casey • Falko Schilling (he/him) • Brenda Siegel

9:30am EDT

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 6. Zoom Room 1Amanda Garcés • Miche Altman • Théodore Soucy • Roderick Owens

1:30pm EDT

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 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 6. Zoom Room 1Roderick Owens • Mary Gannon • Alice Langbauer • Arena Croyer • Andre Redmond

5:45pm EDT

Closing 6. Zoom Room 1

2026 Civil Rights Summit: We Have the Tools We Need

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