SiX National Conference 2024: Full Schedule

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10:30am EST

Building Anti-Racism Capacity: A Reflective Workshop for White Legislators and Advocates

Friday December 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am EST

We invite white legislators, advocates, and partners to participate in a reflective space to ground their intentions as allies and co-conspirators with Black legislators and legislators of color in our movement for a multi-racial democracy. This session will be offered twice, on the first and last day of the National Conference. Healing Justice facilitators will hold space for self-introspection and empathy building, foundational skills to combat white fragility and improve the capacity of participants to engage in meaningful anti-racist work in their roles as policymakers, colleagues, and collaborators.

Speakers

Fran Linkin

Director of Research, Reproductive Rights, SiX

Fran’s eighteen year career in reproductive rights and health spans the fields of public health, policy, and advocacy. Since 2019, Fran has worked to create unique spaces and opportunities for the state legislators in SiX's Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council to connect with... Read More →

Siena Chrisman

SiX Staff Session Lead

James Barnes

Motivated By James

James Barnes, also known as Motivated By James, is a speaker, consultant, and coach focused on creating profound empathy in our workspaces and personal life! James has spoken to Fortune 100 companies, hospitals, and universities to craft environments where voices are heard, stress... Read More →

Denise Caramagno

Co-Director at the University of California, San Francisco, Campus Advocacy, Resources, and Education (CARE)

Denise Caramagno (she/ella) serves as a confidential CARE advocate and Co-Director of Campus Advocacy, Resources, and Education (CARE) at the University of California, San Francisco where she provides client centered services to uphold the dignity of survivors of identity-based harassment... Read More →

Friday December 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am EST
International 4 Breakout

Breakout, Breakout Block F

Host Organization State Innovation Exchange
Media Closed to Media

10:30am EST

Collaborative Governance: Building People Power Beyond Elections

Friday December 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am EST

International 5 Breakout

How do we move past electoral cycles to ensure that real change is felt by the communities who need it most? More so than any particular civic engagement, a burgeoning practice of collaborative governance holds the greatest promise of giving people the power to truly drive meaningful change. Across the country, policymakers, advocates and grassroots leaders are employing collaborative governance to build lasting power and to win justice for their communities. This is the second of a two-part, repeating series in which speakers will share inspiring stories of this new practice at work, giving the audience glimpses of a future political reality they will find irresistible–one in which intersectional problems are met with intersectional responses, and in which the people most impacted by policy have true power in shaping it.

Speakers

Hudson McCormick

SiX Staff Session Lead

Stacey E Shinn

SiX Staff Session Lead

Teresa Melendez

Chief Executive Officer, Tall Tree Indigenous Education Consulting

Teresa Melendez, a citizen of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Nation from Southwest Michigan, holds a bachelor's degree in Sociology and a master's degree in Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education. She assumes the role of CEO at Nevada Native Solutions and Director of Programs with... Read More →

Lisa Stifler

Attorney, Organizer, Public Service Staffer

Lisa Stifler is a North Carolina-based attorney, organizer, and public service staffer. She has almost two decades of experience in state and federal issue-based legislative, regulatory, ballot measure, and legal campaigns on a variety of issues, including healthcare, consumer and... Read More →

Friday December 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am EST
International 5 Breakout

Breakout, Breakout Block F

Host Organization State Innovation Exchange

10:30am EST

Get Ready, Stay Ready: Getting on the Offensive for 2025 and Beyond

Friday December 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am EST

International 8 Breakout

To get to our long-term vision of an irresistible future where all people have power and agency over their lives, state legislators and advocates must be ready to confront rising authoritarianism in the immediate-term. For years, priorities outlined in Project 2025 have been field-tested in many states by extremists—many of us are already familiar with what it will take for us to beat back efforts to dismantle democracy. Join this informal space to share strategies, ideas, and resources across states to get on the offensive against rising authoritarianism in 2025 and beyond.

Speakers

Kendra Kimbirauskas

SiX Staff Session Lead

Kendra serves as the Director of Agriculture and Food Systems at SiX. Kendra oversees SiX’s rural, sustainable agriculture and food systems work. She works with national staff at SiX as well as in-state and national partners to promote progressive agriculture policies and legislation... Read More →

Friday December 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am EST
International 8 Breakout

Breakout, Breakout Block E

Host Organization State Innovation Exchange

10:30am EST

Huddle Room

Friday December 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am EST

International 10 Breakout

Do you need space to debrief with colleagues from your state? Need somewhere quiet to regroup with people that you’ve just met at the conference? Want to self-organize a meet up with other attendees from the same region or around a particular topic in the app? Meet up in the huddle room to connect and get organized!

Friday December 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am EST
International 10 Breakout

Breakout, Breakout Block E

Host Organization State Innovation Exchange

10:30am EST

Legislative Leadership Space

Friday December 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am EST

International 6 Breakout

Come to build community with other legislative leaders by sharing strategies, discussing challenges, and identifying opportunities for the legislative sessions ahead.

Please note this session is only open to those with formal legislative leadership roles (e.g., Speaker, President, Majority/Minority Leader, Whip, Caucus Chair).

Speakers

Jessie Ulibarri

Co-Executive Director, State Innovation Exchange (SiX)

Hon. Jessie Ulibarri is SiX’s Co-Executive Director. As a queer person of color, as a parent, and as someone who grew up in a trailer park, Jessie viscerally understands the demands the progressive movement makes of our elected officials for radical, transformative change. As a... Read More →

Friday December 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am EST
International 6 Breakout

Breakout, Breakout Block F

Host Organization State Innovation Exchange
Media Closed to Media

10:30am EST

Strength in Unity: Black Women Legislators Building Community and Impact

Friday December 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am EST

International 7 Breakout

Speakers

Jennifer Driver

SiX Staff Session Lead

Raven Douglas

Head of Civic Engagement Programs, Sister District

Raven Douglas is a dynamic leader in progressive politics and a seasoned expert in organizational and programmatic development. As the Head of Civic Engagement Programs at Sister District (a grassroots organization that aims to build enduring progressive power in state legislatures... Read More →

Gaby Goldstein

Co-Founder, Sister District

Gaby Goldstein is co-founder at Sister District, which builds progressive power in state legislatures by supporting inspiring, reflective candidates and empowering them to succeed once elected.

Friday December 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am EST
International 7 Breakout

Breakout, Breakout Block F

Media Closed to Media

10:30am EST

Taking Back Our Faith: Reclaiming the Faith Perspective on Progressive Issues

Friday December 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am EST

International 9 Breakout

Leading while protecting religious equality means being able to communicate deep values, respecting the ways religion shapes constituents’ lives, and countering efforts to institutionalize a narrow religious ideology that threatens democracy. This session will be an interactive, skills-building workshop facilitated by religious leaders. Legislators will discuss how religion is manipulated to justify ideologies that exclude, harm, and limit freedom and equality. Then, legislators will discuss how religion can be a source of connection, meaning, and purpose. Next, legislators will highlight their core beliefs and values. Finally, legislators will be provided talking points, trained to “Say This, Not That,” and develop a step-by-step sequence for statements.

Speakers

N. Sydney Jemmott

SiX Staff Session Lead

Rev. Latishia James

Co-Executive Director, SACReD

Rev. Latishia James, MDiv (she/they) affectionately known as Rev. Pleasure is a Black queer femme, womanist, writer, facilitator of healing spaces for BIPOC women, femmes, and LGBTQIA folks, and healing-centered pleasure coach. A Master of Divinity and Certificate of Sexuality+ Religion... Read More →

Rev. Dr. Amanda Henderson

Director, Institute for Religion, Politics & Culture

Rev. Dr. Amanda Henderson is the Director of the Institute for Religion, Politics, and Culture at the Iliff School of Theology, where she leads research exploring the relationship between religion and politics. With a focus on informing public leaders, the Institute works for transformative... Read More →

Rev. Keyanna Jones Moore

Community Organizer

Keyanna Jones Moore is a Political and Social Justice Activist and Community Organizer from Atlanta, Georgia. She currently works as a Chapter Organizer with Sierra Club Georgia Chapter, where she emphasizes the need for Black People to understand how the environment impacts their... Read More →

Friday December 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am EST
International 9 Breakout

Breakout, Breakout Block F

Host Organization State Innovation Exchange
Media Closed to Media