Location: The Loft, 9 Oak Bluffs Ave, Oak Bluffs, MA

Dreaming Forward (facilitated by Dr. Sheryl Davis) 

8:00a: Yoga with Allessandra on Inkwell Beach 

2:30p: Doors Open

3:10p: KAIROS welcome remarks by Michael Blake

3:15p: Land Acknowledgement by Juli Vanderhoop, Tribal Elder  of the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah, Select Board Member, Dukes County Commissioner & Owner and Head Baker at Orange Peel Bakery

3:20p: Joy Mantra with Allessandra Bradley Burns

3:35p: Unlocking Safety with Dr. Khalilah Harris, Center for Policing Equity

4:00p: DREAMING Forward with Dr. Sheryl Davis

4:40p: Reparative Justice: Areva Martin & Fredrika Newton 

5:00p: Investing in Dreams: Michele Ghee 

5:30p: Close out of Programming and Preview of the week’s events

6:00p: Visit to Aquinnah (Meet at the Loft at 5:45p)

Location: The Loft, 9 Oak Bluffs Ave, Oak Bluffs, MA

Dreaming About… 

10:45a: Guests begin arriving, lunch served

11:20a: The Role of Preserving Black History for Our Democracy with Prof. Ny Whitaker, DuBois Center & Dr Whitney Battle Baptiste, Umass Amherst

11:45a: KAIROS Conversation with Michigan Lt Gov Garlin Gilchrist

12:00p: Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest with Keith & Fawn Weaver 

12:30p: DEKNOCKRACY with Blue Moreno 

12:40p: A Conversation on Environmental Protection with EPA Administrator Michael Regan 

1:00p: Climate Adaptation's Impact on Political Power with Keesha Gaskins-Nathan and Melanie Allen

1:30p: Tech 4 Good with Sevetri Wilson Taylor, Brennon Marcano, and Jerome Smith 

2:00p: Where the Money Resides: Sustaining Black Led Organizations for Black Liberation with Simone Hardeman-Jones, Tish Johnson-Jones, Dr. Rachel Hardeman, and Tiffani Daniels

2:30p: Protecting Our Families with Yolonda C Richardson, Tobacco Free Kids Campaign &  Sixto Cancel, Think of Us 

2:50p: Not Going Back: Continuing the Momentum to End Mass Incarceration with Elissa Johnson, Fwd.us and NY Assemblymember Latrice Walker  

3:10p: The Reparations Ecosystem: Building Momentum through Funding, Law, and Messaging with Areva Martin, Aria Florant, and Damario Solomon-Simmons 

3:40p:  International African American Museum with Dr. Tonya Matthews

4:00p: Grassroots Fundraiser Reception for Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan at 80 North Water Street, Hosted by Michael Blake in his personal capacity

6:00p-6:30p: Group Dinner at The Loft

9:30p:KAIROS CELEBRATION PARTY at 11 Circuit, $50, Proceeds to KAIROS Democracy Project, Open Bar, Hosted by Special Guests TBA

Location: The Loft, 9 Oak Bluffs Ave, Oak Bluffs, MA

Equity: Mental. Financial. Justice. Entertainment.

8:00a: Yoga with Allessandra on Inkwell Beach 

10:30a: Guests begin arriving

11:00a: “Listen to the KidZ” with Dr. Zee

11:15a: The Importance of Black Mental Health with Chris Simon, Jada McCray, and Destiny Simone Ramjohn

12:00p: Reimagining Black Economic Futures Through Tax Justice with Portia Allen-Kyle, Color of Change and Dr. Cecilia Rouse, President of Brookings and Dr. Dorothy Brown, Georgetown Law

12:30p: 3rd reconstruction: Damon Hewitt, Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights Under Law

12:40p: LUNCH

1:10p: Empowering Black Investors: Building Wealth and Community with National Association of Black Accredited Investors, Reginald Bolding, President & CEO, Cymone Bolding, SVP, Strategy & Partnerships, Ryan Johnson, Co-Founder, SVP/General Counsel

1:40p: Mining Your Dreams: Economic Mobility for Communities of Color with  Kim Ramos, Ponce Bank,  Dr. Jatali Bellanton, Brilliant Minds Unite, and Danielle Sydnor, Rise Together Innovation Institute 

2:10p: Critical Race Theory, Intersectional Feminism & The Law with Tanya Clayhouse and Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw, African American Policy Forum

2:40p: Reimagining of Legal Strategy in a changing landscape, Nevada Attorney General, Aaron Ford

3:00p: Masterclass on Tort, Class Action & HBCU litigation, Brooke Hodge

4p: KAIROS CONVERSATION & CONCERT featuring Leslie Odom, Jr & Israel Houghton and more, tickets $100 to benefit KAIROS Democracy Project at The Loft

Collective Impact

8:00a: Yoga with Allessandra on Inkwell Beach 

10:45a: Doors Open and Breakfast is Served

11:00-12:30p: Black Power Social Hour, A Social Justice Master Class on the intersection of faith and organizing

12:30p: Brunch is served

12:45p: Telley Madina, Democracy in Action-Voter Engagement in LA, PA, & GA and The Madina Group Consulting Program Management Across the US 

1-2pm: Project Freedom Strategy Session 

2:30p: Welcome/Agenda Review-Dr. Davis, Collective Impact Programming  

2:40p: Dream to Reality: Action Planning, Goal Setting, From Theory to Practice-Individual 

3:00p: ROI and RBA: How Metrics Impact Dreaming 

4:00p: Close out Programming/Share Out-Don't Lose Your Joy (Joy Mantra)