SCHEDULE
- WELCOME
- PRE-CONVENING QUESTIONS
- PARTICIPANTS
- SELECTED READINGS
- SHAPE OF THE EVENT
- LOCATION
- ABOUT IM INTERNATIONAL
SCHEDULE
Friday, November 4
10:00-10:15 Arrive at Immigrant Movement International
Coffee and Light Breakfast Served
Receive Welcome Bag and Information Packet
10:15-10:30 Welcome, Immigrant Movement Mission and Event Introduction by Tania Bruguera
10:30-10:45 Guidelines and Goals
10:45-11:00 Personal Introductions
11:00-11:40 Timeline of Role of Immigrant, Victories and Obstacles
11:40-12:00 December 18 Day of the International Migrant Open Call for Artist Actions (introduction presented by Tom Finkelpearl and selected artist actions presented by Nato Thompson)
12:00-1:00 Re-conceptualizing the Term (Im)migrant for the 21st Century
1:00-2:00 Catered Peruvian Lunch
2:00-2:30 Working Groups Part 1
2:30-3:15 Reportback – Concrete Proposals
3:15-3:30 Coffee/Tea Break
3:30-4:00 Working Groups Part 2
4:00-4:45 Reportback – Concrete Proposals
4:45-5:00 Mojito Break
5:00-6:15 Synthesizing Thoughts into New Term: (Im)migrant in the 21st Century
6:15-6:30 Conclusion/Next Steps
6:30-6:45 Fill out Evaluation
6:45 Leave for Indian Dinner at the Queens Museum of Art
Saturday, November 5
10:00-10:15 Arrive at Immigrant Movement International
Coffee and Light Breakfast Served
10:15-10:30 Review of Guidelines and Goals & Introduce New Participants
10:30-10:45 Summarize of Previous Day and Introduce New Concept of (Im)Migrant
10:45-11:00 Revisit Timeline
11:00-11:45 Discussing Victories & Obstacles: Prior Documents – Why Don’t They Work?
11:45-12:00 Clothesline Debates
12:00-12:45 Group Discussion: Key Debates
12:45-1:45 Catered Korean-Japanese Lunch
1:45-2:00 Introduce Idea of Document, Explain how it will be used
2:00-2:30 Working Group 1
2:30-3:00 Working Group 2
3:00-3:15 Empanada Break
3:15-4:15 Report Backs, Draw Out Key Themes
4:15-4:30 December 18 Day of the International Migrant Open Call for Artist Actions (selected artist actions presented by Anne Pasternak)
4:30-5:45 Composing the Document
5:45-6:15 Forthcoming Vision/Next Steps
6:15 Dinner