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For Freedoms Congress

2:00pm PST

ACTIVATIONS OPEN Japanese American National Museum, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCALyndon Barrois • Cassils • Russell Craig • Paula Crown • Rafa Esparza • Alixa Garcia • Marc Gottesman • Aaron Huey • Chris Berntsen & Stephen Ira • Karen Ishizuka • Coby Kennedy • Jesse Krimes • Steve Locke • Muna Malik • Emily Hanako Momohara • Kambui Olujimi • Favianna Rodriguez • Mark Strandquist • Creative Time • Writing on the Wall Bayete Ross Smith 360 VR Experience Aratani Central Hall, Japanese American National MuseumBayeté Ross Smith UnGuided Meditation Room Koichi & Toyo Nerio Education Center, Japanese American National MuseumAmelia Winger-Bearskin Check-In and Registration Plaza, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

4:00pm PST

Welcome to FFCon Reception Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCASPOTS OPENJessica Ingram

5:00pm PST

Activations Tour with Daphne Takahashi Plaza, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCADaphne Takahashi

5:30pm PST

Freedom from Fear Town Hall Plaza Stage, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCASPOTS OPENSankofa.org • Gina Belafonte • Aloe Blacc • Brent Blair • Donna Hylton • Skipp Townsend

8:00am PST

Check-In Desk Open Plaza, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA ACTIVATIONS OPEN Japanese American National Museum, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCALyndon Barrois • Cassils • Russell Craig • Paula Crown • Rafa Esparza • Alixa Garcia • Marc Gottesman • Aaron Huey • Chris Berntsen & Stephen Ira • Karen Ishizuka • Coby Kennedy • Jesse Krimes • Steve Locke • Muna Malik • Emily Hanako Momohara • Kambui Olujimi • Favianna Rodriguez • Mark Strandquist • Creative Time • Writing on the Wall UnGuided Meditation Room Koichi & Toyo Nerio Education Center, Japanese American National MuseumAmelia Winger-Bearskin FFCon Lounge Open Aratani Central Hall, Japanese American National Museum

8:30am PST

Bayeté Ross Smith 360 VR Experience Aratani Central Hall, Japanese American National MuseumBayeté Ross Smith

10:00am PST

Opening Ceremony Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCAEryn Allen Kane • Aja Monet • Samora Pinderhughes • Klaus Biesenbach • Amanda Hunt • Rick Noguchi • Kamal Sinclair • Michelle Woo Tsuru For Solidarity Workshop Plaza, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCAEmily Hanako Momohara • Tsuru for Solidarity

11:00am PST

By The People, For The People: Public Art in the 21st Century Tateuchi Democracy Forum, Japanese American National MuseumBMike • taylor brock • Sam Giarratini • Patton Hindle • Matthew Schum Freed Between The Lines: Poetry for the People Plaza, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCAAja Monet Movement in Movement: Exercises for Mind, Spirit and Connection Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCACassils • Rafa Esparza • Yunuen Rhi Rendering Justice: Repairing the Social Fabric Tateuchi Democracy Lab, Japanese American National MuseumRussell Craig • Jesse Krimes Bayeté Ross Smith 360 VR Experience Aratani Central Hall, Japanese American National MuseumBayeté Ross Smith Check-In Desk Open Aratani Central Hall, Japanese American National Museum

12:00pm PST

Lunch Plaza, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

12:10pm PST

Delegate Propositions Plaza, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCAPola Dobrzynski • Emma Nuzzo • Sarah Perlmutter

1:15pm PST

Planning Sessions: Overview and Goals Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCANarcissister • Lyndon Barrois • Tabitha Jackson • Kamal Sinclair • Michelle Woo

2:00pm PST

#jailbeddrop & It’s Dangerous Times, We Have to Be Connected Plaza, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCASPOTS OPEN#jailbeddrop • Patrisse Cullors • Alexandre Dorriz • Crenshaw Dairy Mart • Noé Olivas A Dialogue on Community and Collaboration Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCASPOTS OPENBrett Cook Acknowledgement Beyond Goodwill Tateuchi Democracy Lab, Japanese American National MuseumSPOTS OPENArtChangeUS • Kapena Alapai • Pamela Villaseñor Future Imagination in Present Action Tateuchi Democracy Forum, Japanese American National MuseumSPOTS OPENGuild of Future Architects • Sharon Chang • Lafayette Cruise • Madebo Fatunde • Allyson Green • Tony Patrick • Kamal Sinclair • Robert Sinclair

4:00pm PST

This Is Not A Gun Courtyard, Japanese American National MuseumFULLAngela Hennessy • Cara Levine • Candice Price 30 Second Songs of Freedom Plaza Stage, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCASPOTS OPENAmelia Winger-Bearskin In Plain Sight: Building a Message Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCASPOTS OPENCassils • Matthew Dunnerstick • Rafa Esparza • Rebecca Lichtenfeld • Cristy Michel • PJ Raval • Set Hernandez Rongkilyo • Farihah Zaman Miguel Luciano in Conversation with Sylvia Mendez and Aki Munemitsu Nakauchi Tateuchi Democracy Forum, Japanese American National MuseumSPOTS OPENMiguel Luciano • Sylvia Mendez • Akiko Nakauchi WHAT DOES YES LOOK LIKE? Safety, Equity, Power: A Vision for Gender Justice Tateuchi Democracy Lab, Japanese American National MuseumFULLFavianna Rodriguez

5:00pm PST

Bayeté Ross Smith 360 VR Experience Aratani Central Hall, Japanese American National MuseumBayeté Ross Smith

5:40pm PST

Day 1 Wrap-Up Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCAGina Belafonte • Hank Willis Thomas

6:00pm PST

Welcome Reception Plaza, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCAJoey Dosik

6:15pm PST

Activations Tour with Daphne Takahashi Plaza, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCADaphne Takahashi

6:30am PST

Check in and FFCON Lounge open Aratani Central Hall, Japanese American National Museum

7:15am PST

Morning Movement and Meditation with Nicole Cardoza Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCASPOTS OPENNicole Cardoza

8:00am PST

ACTIVATIONS OPEN Japanese American National Museum, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCALyndon Barrois • Cassils • Russell Craig • Paula Crown • Alixa Garcia • Marc Gottesman • Aaron Huey • Chris Berntsen & Stephen Ira • Karen Ishizuka • Coby Kennedy • Jesse Krimes • Steve Locke • Muna Malik • Kambui Olujimi • Favianna Rodriguez • Bayeté Ross Smith • Mark Strandquist • Creative Time • Writing on the Wall • Michael Walsh UnGuided Meditation Room Koichi & Toyo Nerio Education Center, Japanese American National MuseumFULLAmelia Winger-Bearskin

8:30am PST

Bayeté Ross Smith 360 VR Experience Aratani Central Hall, Japanese American National MuseumBayeté Ross Smith

10:00am PST

Day 2 Opening Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCASol Guy • Miguel Rivera Tsuru For Solidarity Workshop Plaza, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCAEmily Hanako Momohara • Tsuru for Solidarity

11:00am PST

Arts & Advocacy: Navigating Lobbying, Political Activity, and the First Amendment Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCASPOTS OPENNona Randois • Kristin Sakoda • Amir Whitaker • Michelle Woo New Museum’s NEW INC | New Educators Tateuchi Democracy Forum, Japanese American National MuseumSPOTS OPENAbhita Austin • Idris Brewster • Stanley Lumax • Karen Wong Re:Framed: Boxed In & Blacked Out in America Plaza, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCASPOTS OPENTruthworker Theatre Company • Samara Gaev

12:00pm PST

Bayeté Ross Smith 360 VR Experience Aratani Central Hall, Japanese American National MuseumBayeté Ross Smith LUNCH Aratani Central Hall, Japanese American National Museum

12:10pm PST

Delegate Propositions Plaza, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCAPola Dobrzynski • Emma Nuzzo • Sarah Perlmutter

1:15pm PST

WIDE AWAKES: AN EYE OPENER Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCAEric Gottesman • Kamal Sinclair • Hank Willis Thomas

2:30pm PST

Creatives for the Count: The U.S. Census x For Freedoms Plaza, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCASPOTS OPENMara Abrams • Arianne Edmonds • Marc Gottesman WIDE AWAKES: RULES FOR ENGAGEMENT Parking Lot, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCAMecca Brooks • Christina Caputo • Kendall Glaspie • Eric Gottesman • Patton Hindle • Tony Patrick • Claudia Pena • Hank Willis Thomas Art Stories on Migration Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCASPOTS OPENErnest J. Wilson III • Ellyn Toscano • Deborah Willis Is Being Climate-Woke Enough? Artist Power for Climate Justice Tateuchi Democracy Lab, Japanese American National MuseumFULLLayel Camargo • Favianna Rodriguez With Drawn Arms Gallery Foyer, Japanese American National MuseumSPOTS OPENGlenn Kaino

4:30pm PST

Bayeté Ross Smith 360 VR Experience Aratani Central Hall, Japanese American National MuseumBayeté Ross Smith

4:45pm PST

Freedom from Want Town Hall Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCASPOTS OPENSankofa.org • Gina Belafonte • Edna Chavez • Emiliana Guereca • Dolores Huerta • Rani Marx • LA CAN Freedom Singers • Pete White

5:30pm PST

The Future of How We Think, Feel, and See Tateuchi Democracy Lab, Japanese American National MuseumSPOTS OPENBen Bronfman • Peter Eisenberger • Natalie Lyla Ginsberg • Jeff Rosenthal • Hank Willis Thomas • Autumn Breon Williams

7:00pm PST

Crenshaw Dairy Mart Inaugural BBQ and Exhibition: RSVP ENCOURAGED - link in description Crenshaw Dairy MartSuga Shay • Patrisse Cullors • Damon Davis • Alexandre Dorriz • Crenshaw Dairy Mart • Noé Olivas • Autumn Breon Williams

8:00am PST

ACTIVATIONS OPEN Hammer Museum & The Geffen Contemporary at MOCALyndon Barrois • Garrett Bradley • Russell Craig • Paula Crown • Alixa Garcia • Marc Gottesman • Aaron Huey • Chris Berntsen & Stephen Ira • Coby Kennedy • Jesse Krimes • Muna Malik • Kambui Olujimi • Favianna Rodriguez • Mark Strandquist • Michael Walsh

11:00am PST

Building The For Freedoms 2020 Creative Plan of Action Susan Bay Nimoy and Leonard Nimoy Studio, Hammer MuseumSPOTS OPENtaylor brock • Pola Dobrzynski • Jun Mabuchi • Janice Moynihan • Emma Nuzzo • Sarah Perlmutter • Tanya Selvaratnam • Mark Skidmore • Anisa Tavangar • Evan Walsh

11:15am PST

America: A Film By Garrett Bradley Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer MuseumSPOTS OPENGarrett Bradley

1:00pm PST

Freedom of Worship Town Hall Susan Bay Nimoy and Leonard Nimoy Studio, Hammer MuseumSPOTS OPENSankofa.org • Edward Anderson • Gina Belafonte • Sharon Brous • Miehrit Kassa • Maryam Nouh • Lydia Ponce

1:30pm PST

Breaking Point: Intergenerational Families Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer MuseumSPOTS OPENMarc Bamuthi Joseph, The Kennedy Center, Vice President and Artistic Director of Social Impact • Jamaica Heoli Osorio • Jamaica Osorio • Hank Willis Thomas • Deborah Willis

3:30pm PST

It’s A Wrap! Party Susan Bay Nimoy and Leonard Nimoy Studio, Hammer MuseumSan Cha • Dckwrth

7:00pm PST

Freedom of Speech Town Hall Lobby, California African American MuseumSPOTS OPENSankofa.org • Melina Abdullah • Gina Belafonte • Edna Chavez • Golden Bridge Choir • Emile Hassan Dyer • Maggie Wheeler • Sabra Williams