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For Freedoms Congress

2:00pm PST

ACTIVATIONS OPEN Japanese American National Museum, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCACassils • Rafa Esparza • Favianna Rodriguez • Marc Gottesman • Russell Craig • Jesse Krimes • Lyndon Barrois • Writing on the Wall • Paula Crown • Alixa Garcia • Coby Kennedy • Karen Ishizuka • Steve Locke • Muna Malik • Emily Hanako Momohara • Kambui Olujimi • Aaron Huey • Mark Strandquist • Creative Time • Chris Berntsen & Stephen Ira 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 ReceptionSPOTS OPEN Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCAJessica Ingram

5:00pm PST

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

5:30pm PST

Freedom from Fear Town HallSPOTS OPEN Plaza Stage, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCASankofa.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 MOCACassils • Rafa Esparza • Favianna Rodriguez • Marc Gottesman • Russell Craig • Jesse Krimes • Lyndon Barrois • Writing on the Wall • Paula Crown • Alixa Garcia • Coby Kennedy • Karen Ishizuka • Steve Locke • Muna Malik • Emily Hanako Momohara • Kambui Olujimi • Aaron Huey • Mark Strandquist • Creative Time • Chris Berntsen & Stephen Ira 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 MOCAAja Monet • Samora Pinderhughes • Eryn Allen Kane • 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 ConnectedSPOTS OPEN Plaza, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA#jailbeddrop • Patrisse Cullors • Alexandre Dorriz • Crenshaw Dairy Mart • Noé Olivas A Dialogue on Community and CollaborationSPOTS OPEN Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCABrett Cook Acknowledgement Beyond GoodwillSPOTS OPEN Tateuchi Democracy Lab, Japanese American National MuseumArtChangeUS • Kapena Alapai • Pamela Villaseñor Future Imagination in Present ActionSPOTS OPEN Tateuchi Democracy Forum, Japanese American National MuseumGuild of Future Architects • Sharon Chang • Lafayette Cruise • Madebo Fatunde • Allyson Green • Tony Patrick • Kamal Sinclair • Robert Sinclair

4:00pm PST

This Is Not A GunFULL Courtyard, Japanese American National MuseumAngela Hennessy • Cara Levine • Candice Price 30 Second Songs of FreedomSPOTS OPEN Plaza Stage, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCAAmelia Winger-Bearskin In Plain Sight: Building a MessageSPOTS OPEN Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCACassils • 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 NakauchiSPOTS OPEN Tateuchi Democracy Forum, Japanese American National MuseumMiguel Luciano • Sylvia Mendez • Akiko Nakauchi WHAT DOES YES LOOK LIKE? Safety, Equity, Power: A Vision for Gender JusticeFULL Tateuchi Democracy Lab, Japanese American National MuseumFavianna 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 CardozaSPOTS OPEN Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCANicole Cardoza

8:00am PST

ACTIVATIONS OPEN Japanese American National Museum, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCAJesse Krimes • Aaron Huey • Lyndon Barrois • Cassils • Russell Craig • Paula Crown • Alixa Garcia • Marc Gottesman • Chris Berntsen & Stephen Ira • Karen Ishizuka • Coby Kennedy • Steve Locke • Muna Malik • Kambui Olujimi • Favianna Rodriguez • Bayeté Ross Smith • Mark Strandquist • Creative Time • Writing on the Wall • Michael Walsh UnGuided Meditation RoomFULL Koichi & Toyo Nerio Education Center, Japanese American National MuseumAmelia 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 MOCATsuru for Solidarity • Emily Hanako Momohara

11:00am PST

Arts & Advocacy: Navigating Lobbying, Political Activity, and the First AmendmentSPOTS OPEN Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCANona Randois • Kristin Sakoda • Amir Whitaker • Michelle Woo New Museum’s NEW INC | New EducatorsSPOTS OPEN Tateuchi Democracy Forum, Japanese American National MuseumAbhita Austin • Idris Brewster • Stanley Lumax • Karen Wong Re:Framed: Boxed In & Blacked Out in AmericaSPOTS OPEN Plaza, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCATruthworker 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 FreedomsSPOTS OPEN Plaza, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCAMara 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 MigrationSPOTS OPEN Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCAErnest J. Wilson III • Ellyn Toscano • Deborah Willis Is Being Climate-Woke Enough? Artist Power for Climate JusticeFULL Tateuchi Democracy Lab, Japanese American National MuseumLayel Camargo • Favianna Rodriguez With Drawn ArmsSPOTS OPEN Gallery Foyer, Japanese American National MuseumGlenn 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 HallSPOTS OPEN Warehouse, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCASankofa.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 SeeSPOTS OPEN Tateuchi Democracy Lab, Japanese American National MuseumBen 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 MOCAMarc Gottesman • Russell Craig • Jesse Krimes • Lyndon Barrois • Garrett Bradley • Paula Crown • Favianna Rodriguez • Alixa Garcia • Michael Walsh • Coby Kennedy • Muna Malik • Kambui Olujimi • Aaron Huey • Mark Strandquist • Chris Berntsen & Stephen Ira

11:00am PST

Building The For Freedoms 2020 Creative Plan of ActionSPOTS OPEN Susan Bay Nimoy and Leonard Nimoy Studio, Hammer Museumtaylor 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 BradleySPOTS OPEN Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer MuseumGarrett Bradley

1:00pm PST

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

1:30pm PST

Breaking Point: Intergenerational FamiliesSPOTS OPEN Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer MuseumMarc 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 HallSPOTS OPEN Lobby, California African American MuseumSankofa.org • Melina Abdullah • Gina Belafonte • Edna Chavez • Golden Bridge Choir • Emile Hassan Dyer • Maggie Wheeler • Sabra Williams