Details for the 2007 Seattle Race Conference.

The Legacy of Racism in Our Neighborhoods

Conference Highlights:

Excerpts of film, Banished: American Ethnic Cleansings, and discussion with filmmaker Marco Williams. Two free community screenings of the film will take place Friday, November 2nd at either 1pm in The Seattle Art Museum or at 7pm at The Rainier Vally Cultural Center. We strongly encourage you to attend one of this screenings. The film will tie into discussions and presentations at the Race Conference.

BANISHED chronicles both the history and legacy of three southern Counties who practiced violent eviction of Black communities, burning their homes, lynching the men and appropriating their land. New York Times writer Manhola Dargis describes this infamous period in history as a time when "Reconstruction died, and Jim Crow moved right in." Director Marco Williams' film patiently addresses this American tragedy with an unflinching and thoughtful investigation of racism, responsibility and land ownership.

In conjunction with the Langston Hughes African American Film Festival and Underground Railroad Film Series, programs of Seattle Parks and Recreation's Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center.

Remembering Segregated Seattle and the Civil Rights Movements that Changed Our City Presentation by James N. Gregory Professor of History and Director of the Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project, University of Washington

The Road to Racial Justice - An intergenerational panel of community organizers talk about learning from our history, taking action today and imagining the future

Facilitator: Dr. Marcia Tate-Arunga

Panelists:

	Bob Santos, former Executive Director of Inter*Im
	Germaine Covington, former Director Seattle Office for Civil Rights
`	Carlos Marentes, El Comite Pro-Amnestia General y Justicia Social
	K.L. Shannon, Defender Association/Racial Disparity Project
	Delila Leber, Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites
	Athena Zammit, Seattle Young People's Project
	Phil Lane, Jr., United Indians of All Tribes

Undoing Racism & Uniting Our Communities - A skills-building session led by Dustin Washington

"Hip Hop Hope Youth: Liftin' Up, Speakin' Out" - Youth from Power of Hope step up to the mic! Through rap, rhyme and poetry, the performers will address the issues of the conference with authenticity, vitality, and hope! The youth are former participants of . Power of Hope �s Hip Hop Hope program. Power of Hope offers youth programs to cultivate creativity and connectivity in multicultural, intergenerational settings.