Program
TRC Global Summit Program
Times listed are BST (British Summer Time) GMT+1:00 and ET (Eastern Time) GMT – 4:00
18 July- Virtual Event
5 p.m. – 6:07pm BST/ 12 p.m. to 1:07 p.m. ET Premiere of the 2021 TRC Documentary
To honor Nelson Mandela’s 67 years of fighting for racial justice, this 67-minute documentary will take you on a journey inside the hearts and minds of citizens whose actions and words concretely demonstrate how we can all work to heal racial wounds through the power of conversation.
19 July -Virtual Event
1 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. BST / 8 a.m. to 8:20 am ET Welcome Remarks
Khalil Osiris, Founder, Truth & Reconciliation Conversations
Introduction
Debbie Weekes Bernard, Deputy Mayor, Communities and Social Justice,
City of London
1:20 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. BST / 8:20 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. ET Opening Talk: Origin Stories
Any attempt to confront the legacy of racism must begin with understanding the history of the slave trade, and its enduring impact on every single continent. UNESCO’s Slave Route Project aims to shed new light on hidden histories, to combat ignorance and spark dialogue.
Doudou Diene, former UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
In conversation with Khalil Osiris, Founder, Truth & Reconciliation Conversations
1:50 p.m. to 3 p.m. BST/ 8:50 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ET Screening of 2021 Truth & Reconciliation Conversations Documentary
3 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. BST/ 10:00 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. ET Break
3:10 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. BST/ 10:10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. ET Panel Discussion: Starting the Conversation
Four panelists react and respond to the TRC documentary, and share the ways in which they are addressing overt and subtle racism in their own communities.
Tali Nates, Founder and Director, Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Museum
H.E. Ambassador Nomatemba Tambo, South Africa’s High Commissioner to the UK
Diana Yeh, Associate Dean of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at City, University of London
Fatima Zaman, Advocate, Kofi Annan Foundation
Moderated by Alexandra Pascalidou, journalist, author and presenter
3:50 p.m. to 4 p.m. BST / 10:50 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ET Poetry: Surviving Blackness
Lee Mokobe, Poet and Creative Director
4 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. BST / 11:00 a.m. to 11:10 a.m. ET Break
4:10 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. BST / 11:10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET Speaking Truth to Power
TRC George Floyd Tribute
CHS Nelson Mandela Academy
4:30 p.m. to 5:10 p.m BST / 11:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. ET Civic Education in Action
Four practitioners review the TRC commitments and explain the ways they can integrate them in their own work and lives.
Facilitators
Mete Coban, Founder of My Life My Say
Colombe Cahen Salvador and Andrea Venzon, Co-Founders, NOW
Yvonne Chow, Policy Advisor, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
5:10 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. BST /12: 10 p.m. to 12: 20 p.m. ET Comic Break: Lesego Tlhabi, Writer and Comedian
5:20 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. BST / 12: 20p.m. to 12: 25 p.m. ET Musical Interlude
“Red, White, Black and Blue,” an Original Piece by Alfred Cleveland with Keyon Harrold, created for TRC
5:25 p.m. to 6:05 p.m. BST / 12:25 p.m. to 1:05 p.m. ET Closing Panel: Race and Culture
Artists or culture creators discuss the intersection of race and the arts, and the importance of the arts in breaking down barriers and igniting conversation. What is culture’s role in the healing process?
J.Ralph, Composer, Musician and Producer
Louise Thurin, Writer and Cultural Activist
Isaac Julien, Artist and Filmmaker
Webster, Activist, Hip-Hop Artist, Historian
In conversation with Farah Nayeri, Culture Writer, The New York Times
6:05 p.m. to 6:20 p.m. BST/ 1: 05 p.m. to 1:20 p.m ET Closing Keynote
6:20 p.m. to 6:25 p.m. BST / 1:20 p.m. to 1:25 p.m. ET Call to Action and Closing Remarks
Khalil Osiris, Founder, Truth & Reconciliation Conversations