International Symposium
All Power to the People!

With Stephanie Archangel, Jared Ball, Kathleen Cleaver, Jessica De Abreu, Emory Douglas, Juan Pablo Fajardo, Rosalba Icaza Garza, Baruch Gottlieb, Carl Haarnack, Alden Kimbrough, Firoze Manji, Seada Nourhussen, JeanPaul Paula, Valika Smeulders, Simone Zeefuik and The Black Archives
28.11.2018 — 29.11.2018
Program


Wednesday 28 November 2018

14:30‑15:00 Registration Location: West Museumkwartier, Lange Voorhout 34 Den Haag
15:00‑16:45 Welcome drinks
15:00‑16:45 Guided Tour through the exhibition All Power to the People! – Emory Douglas & The Black Panthers by artist Emory Douglas
16:45‑17:00 Short walk from exhibition to symposium venue — 5 min. walk to: Location: West Museumkwartier, former American Embassy, Lange Voorhout 102 Den Haag
17:00‑17:15 Welcome + general introduction Juan Pablo Fajardo & Marie-José Sondeijker
17:15‑18:00 Conversation: Kathleen Cleaver and Emory Douglas moderated by Juan Pablo Fajardo — The role of art in catalyzing political solidarity

18:00‑19:30 


Dinner

19:30‑20:00 Keynote Lecture: Kathleen Cleaver
20:00‑21:00 Respondent: Jared Ball & moderated public discussion
21:00‑24:00 Music & Bar open


Thursday 29 November 2018


10:00‑10:15 Welcome + introductions to the day and formalities Baruch Gottlieb & Juan Pablo Fajardo
10:15‑10:45 Presentation: Simone Zeefuik — More than new facts - A reimagination of power
10:45‑11:45 Discussion: Firoze Manji, JeanPaul Paula & Simone Zeefuik moderated by Seada Nourhussen (TBC)
11:45‑12:15 Presentation: Stephanie Archangel — History of the black revolution in Suriname, Caribbean and The Netherlands

12:15‑13:00 


Lunch

13:00‑14:00 Historic walking tour: Valika Smeulders — Black pioneers in The Hague
14:00‑14:45 Keynote Lecture: Jared Ball – Defining Phenomena: Propaganda, Power and the Black Panther Party
14:45‑15:00 Q & A
15:00‑15:30 Lecture: Firoze Manji — Struggle for civil rights & economic justice in the african diaspora in the past and future
15:30‑17:00 Discussion: Jared Ball, Firoze Manji & moderated by Baruch Gottlieb

17:00‑17:30 


Snacks & drinks

17:30‑19:00 Conversation: Jessica De Abreu, Carl Haarnack, Alden Kimbrough moderated by Rosalba Icaza Garza – Archives, exhibitions and how to keep stories alive

19:00‑21:00 


Dinner

21:00‑22:00 Thinking 50 years ahead. Re-cap conversation
22:00‑24:00 Music & Bar open

Both days Presentation: The Black Archives in the Library