BIBC Conference Chicago- The Ballot AND the Bullet: Elections, War & Peace in the Era of Trump
Channel: The Burning Spear TV
Date: 12/08/2017

Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations
“The Ballot and the Bullet: Elections, War & Peace in the Era of Donald Trump”
Conference
August 12 & 13, 2017
Chicago State University
Library Building-Auditorium
Program
Saturday, August 12, 2017
10:00am Welcome -Lisa Davis- Black is Back Coalition Vice Chair
10:05am Culture-Artist, Limitless Soundz
10:10am Business of the Coalition- Lisa Davis –Black is Back Coalition Vice Chair
Steering committee members:
Chairman Omali Yeshitela - African People’s Socialist Party, Leader of the Uhuru
Movement
Lisa Davis - Vice Chair - Chair Healthcare working group
Ousainou Mbenga - Treasurer
Elikya Ngoma - Secretary
Glen Ford - Founding member,Black Agenda Report Executive Editor*
Khalid Raheem - New Afrikan Independence Party
Zaki Baruti- Universal African Peoples Organization
Betty Davis - New Abolitionist Movement
Ralph Poynter - Chair Political Prisoner Working Group
Diop Olugbala - Chair Black Community Control of the Police Working Group
Themba Tshibanda - Agitation & Propaganda
Nellie Bailey - Harlem Tenants Association (
Kamm Howard - N’Cobra Chicago/Amos T. Wilson Institute
Lawrence Hamm-People’s Organization for Progress
Rich Piedrahita – Web Design
10:20am Reports:
Financial Report
Working Groups:
10:30am Point #14 - Free, Universal, Quality Health Care - Lisa Davis
10:50am Point # 3 - Black Community Control of the Police - Diop Olugbala
11:00am Point #4 - Free All Political Prisoners - Ralph Poynter

11:10am Coalition – Year in Review - video
Call to Membership/Call for Resources

11:45pm Lunch

12:45PM “The Ballot and the Bullet: Elections, War and Peace in the
Era of Donald Trump - Glen Ford - Black Agenda Report Executive Editor*

The Ballot:

1:20pm Eritha “Akile” Cainion
St. Petersburg, FL -6th District City Council Candidate
1:35pm Charles Barron - New York State Assemblyman


2:00pm Proportional Representation - Zaki Baruti -Universal African People’s
Organization
2:25pm Measures and Initiatives - Khalid Raheem-New Afrikan Independence Party
2:50pm Q & A (15 min)
3:05pm Referendum/initiative-Black Community Control of the Police -Panel
Diop Olugbala – Black Community Control of the Police Chair
Frank Chapman-Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
3:30pm Q & A (15 min)
3:45pm Closing remarks - Lisa Davis-Vice Chair Black is Back Coalition
4:00pm Program Ends