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The Ride Revived Summer Institute THE RIDE REVIVED 20 SUMMER INSTITUTE H O S T E D B Y : D I L L A R D U N I V E R S I T Y 21 C E N T E R F O R R A C I A L J U S T I C E AUGUST 9-13 • DILLARD UNIVERSITY 2601 GENTILLY BLVD, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70122 A LETTER FROM DAVID DENNIS IInn ddeeddiiccaattiioonn ooff BBoobb MMoosseess ((11993355 -- 22002211)) Dear students, I met Bob Moses for the first time in 1962. I was 21 years old and compared to most of us in the movement, he was an “old man” at the time, about 27 years old. I was in Baton Rouge working with students from Southern University, which many of you are familiar with as a fellow HBCU. We had been focused on direct action: sit-ins, protests and things like that. I knew, though, that I wanted to do something more substantial. Something that created more systemic change. Bob had been influenced by Ella Baker and Amzie Moore from Mississippi and Dr. C.O. Simpkins from Shreveport to focus on voting rights for Black people in the United States. He’d been raising a fuss in McComb and wanted to recruit some of the students from Southern University who had been expelled for participating in sit-ins in Baton Rouge in December of 1961. So when he met me in Baton Rouge, he gave me a hard pitch to come to Mississippi. A mentor of mine named Jim McCain had already put the idea of voting rights in my head, but Bob came and gave me the push I needed. Soon I was in Mississippi, joining with him and a whole community of world-changers like Fannie Lou Hamer, Medgar Evers, Annie Devine, Hollis Watkins, George Raymond, James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, to name a few. Throughout our years in Mississippi, Bob maintained such a calming presence over all of us. He never seemed flustered. He was always thinking, always calculating. Some times just having him in a room with us, knowing he always had a plan would be one of those things that gave us confidence that we could do the impossible. Part of that impossible meant organizing the largest political upheaval this country would see in our lifetimes. The Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, also known as Freedom Summer ’64, sought to reshape the meaning of Democracy in America. We wanted to help the most overlooked and subjugated folks in this country continue with their fight for freedom. That project would not have been possible without Bob Moses. He kept volunteers calm when things were at their most precarious. He helped to motivate over 1,000 students, who were at an average age of 20, to join in this struggle during the summer of 1964 . He organized and utilized his ideology as a teacher to be a critical cog in a machine that changed America forever and we took on America to challenge its denial to allow Black people full participation in the Democratic process. This challenge was led by young Black people. Page 1 Bob came back into my life in the late 80s at another time when I was searching for my place in an ever- evolving movement. This time, Bob had a new plan: The Algebra Project. His vision was for eliminating the educational gap in America. So 30 years after we met for the first time, Bob pitched his plan again. And again I followed him to Mississippi. We rediscovered our purpose together, to bring forth change with a new generation of young Black people If there’s one thing Bob believes in, it’s the future of the movement which he always believed was in the hands of young people. So being a part of this push forward for change, carrying on the legacy of people like Bob, Medgar, Mrs. Hamer, Victoria Gray, Annie Devine, and other ancestors, gives me so much pride knowing that everything we sacrificed and fought for will continue. So it is with the spirit of my dear friend and brother Bob Moses that we continue this fight. That we continue pushing forward to never take “no” for an answer when our freedom is being denied. Bob believed in you. I believe in you. And it is in this spirit of the Freedom Riders of ’61, the Freedom Summer of ’64, the people who lost their lives in this struggle, and you who have decided to continue this struggle that I am honored to have been invited to be a part of this effort. Also, I am quite sure that my good friend, Bob, is smiling on you and offers his gratitude and is honored that you have dedicated this conference to his memory. You were the last group that he spoke to prior to his transition. In solidarity, David J. Dennis David J. Dennis, J.D. Page 2 INTRODUCTION Dear fellow change-makers: The Student Executive Committee would like to welcome you not only to this Summer Institute, but to the beginning of a movement like no other. This movement is not supposed to start the next civil rights movement but it is to continue the work and passion of those who have come and fought before us. When creating this institute and movement, we hoped to capture not only what it means to be an organizer and activist but what it means to strengthen our community and strengthen our abilities to negotiate and advocate for the issues and problems that matter most to us. Politicians and local officials for centuries have under-represented and neglected us. We will no longer allow this to be the case. As young people, we deserve just as much say about our collective future as any other group in the country. This movement is both about us individually and together. Bringing our individual experiences and talents into this movement ensures that we bring them to the national level unlike any time before. We seek to continue our knowledge of the world around us while also learning and championing the work done by the original freedom riders. When asked what makes this movement different from any of the other movements happening now the answer is simple: there really aren’t any. This movement is not about claiming the spotlight or working to be the best. We look to support one another and uplift voices. We only achieve the goals of this movement by working with and trusting one another as we march ever more closely to a truly more inclusive, equitable country. Thank you for joining us on this incredibly exciting and important mission to change hearts and minds and bring in a new era of leaders and change-makers. Yours in the movement, Kaylan A. Tanner Kaylan Tanner. Co-Chair Toiya M. Smith Toiya Smith, Co-Chair Carlos A. Pollard Jr. Carlos Pollard Jr., Comms. Director Daniel Coley Daniel Coley, Treasurer Page 3 WELCOME Dear Institute Attendees: On behalf of the Center for Racial Justice at Dillard University, it is our distinct honor and privilege to welcome you to Ride Revived: Summer Institute. The overall goal of the Center is to explore issues of race and racism, recognize how issues of race and racism are manifested, and work with various institutions to provide support, invoke change, develop strategic elements, projects, and strategies to reduce racial disparities and inequalities. The overall goal of the Summer Institute is to generate a movement of student activists prepared to ride across the nation to bring critical attention to voter suppression, police brutality, educational inequality, and key issues that continue to suppress African Americans. This ambitious call to action is designed to counter the suppression of our First Amendment constitutional rights to protest and redress state-sanctioned terror on Black and Brown bodies. It also provides an opportunity for intergenerational work between emerging student leaders, advising professors and professionals, and iconic civil and human rights activists whose torch we now carry. The Summer Institute is the first of five phases. Phase 2 involves Organizing and Mobilization from September to May 2022. Phase 3 involves the Freedom Ride to Washington, D.C. that ultimately leads to Phase 4: the March and Protest. Finally, Phase 5 involves follow-up actions in respective communities. The Institute will be divided into 5 days which includes curricula focused on History, Legal Rights and Voter Suppression, Theories of Oppression and Intersectionality, Organizing Skills and Direct Action, and Spirituality, Arts, and Self-Care. We will hear from a diverse range of thinkers who will share various perspectives with us. The Institute will focus on the complexity of issues that have grown exponentially and discuss was to inform citizens and engage the community in the understanding of racial justice accountability. This Institute seeks to discuss the workings of race and racism and transform how people from different races and ethnic groups understand and relate to one another past, present, and future. As part of the Institute, we hope to have honest and open conversations, provide a time for personal reflection, have small group conversations, and develop an open mind and willingness to grow and change. We look forward to your participation in this Institute. If you have any questions about the site or program throughout the Institute please reach out to me. Sincerely, Dr. Ashraf Esmail Ashraf Esmail, Ph.D. Dillard University Director for the Center for Racial Justice Page 4 DAY 1: LEGAL RIGHTS AND VOTER SUPPRESSION BREAKFAST 8:00AM - 8:50AM Kearny West Wing TRANSITION 8:50AM - 9:00AM OPENING PLENARY 9:00AM - 9:20AM BREAK 9:20AM - 9:30AM SESSION ONE 9:30AM - 11:00AM History of Voting Rights and Voter Suppression Panel Discussion BREAK 11:00AM - 11:20AM SESSION TWO 11:20AM - 12:50PM Criminal Justice and Voting Rights Panel Discussion LUNCH 12:50PM - 1:50PM Kearny West Wing POSTER SESSION 1:50PM - 2:20PM BREAK 2:20PM - 2:30PM SESSION THREE 2:30PM-3:45PM Voter Mobilization Workshop CLOSING REMARKS
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