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Friday July 12, 2024:

Time

Location

Event
6:00 – 8:00pm Orange Author’s Reception with James Ponti, Lauren Groff, Dr. Marvin Dunn, Steve Macek, and Rob Sanders, with live music from Xperimento.

 

Saturday July 13, 2024:

Time

Location

Event
All Day Exhibit Hall Exhibitor Fair, featuring White Rose Books & More, Books & Books, ACLU Florida, PRISM, and more
7:45am Orange Breakfast begins
7:45am Orange Pre-Function Hall Registration opens
9:00am Orange Welcome and Recognition of Educators and Media Specialists
10:30am Orange Keynote Address, Jodi Picoult
11:10am Orange “The State of Censorship, How Did We Get Here?” with Dr. Marvin Dunn, Pamela Burch Fort, Carlos Guillermo Smith and moderated by Ana Sofia Pelaez with the Miami Freedom Project
12:40pm Orange Lunch service begins
1:00pm Orange Lunch presentation: “The History of Weaponizing the Parental Rights Movement” by Hanah Stiverson
2:00pm Orange Video message from Stacey Abrams and afternoon panel, “Unified Voices: the Vision Forward,” with Rep. Anna Eskamani, Stephana Ferrell, Karla Hernandz-Mats, Zander Morciz, and moderated by Damaris Allen with Families for Strong Public Schools
3:45pm Locations vary

Breakout Sessions:

  • “Youth Organizing,” facilitated by PRISM; Nautilus C
  • “Interfaith Leaders,” facilitated by Interfaith Alliance and Rev. Tom Capo; Harbor A, B
  • “Teachers and Media Specialists,” Facilitated by United Teachers of Dade; Orange
  • “Grassroots Mobilization,” facilitated by Families Against Banned Books, Moms for Libros, and Miami Freedom Project; Nautilus A
5:15pm Exhibit Hall Author’s Forum Hall: book signings and networking (see below for the full Author Signing Schedule)
6:00pm Orange Final address and call to action, Katie Blankenship
6:30pm Orange Closing Reception

Childcare

Childcare for children ages 2-12 will be provided from 9am-6:30pm featuring readings from childrens’ authors Rob Sanders and Pat Blankenship. Water, juice and nut free snacks will be provided. Your child may also accompany you to the lunch for all attendees.  Please pick them up in (Citrus A) in advance to accompany them to lunch. Please be sure to submit the waiver if you require childcare. There is no extra cost. All minors under 18 attend the Summit free of charge, but must be pre-registered.

Relaxation & Prayer Room

The relaxation & prayer room will be open between 8:00am – 6:00pm and is located in the Flamingo Room.

Freedom to Read Zone

We are so proud to have Books & Books, The Lynx, and the White Rose Books & More joining us as our featured local bookstores at the Summit. Together they constitute our Freedom to Read Zone (located in the Exhibit Hall) and will be set up to sell books and coordinate author signings. All author signings will also take place in the Freedom to Read Zone. Please see below for the full Author Signing Schedule.

AUTHOR SIGNING SCHEDULE

Author signings will take place at the Freedom to Read Zone, located in the Exhibit Hall.

Time

Author

Vendor
8:30 – 9:00am

Pat Blankenship

Books & Books
8:30 – 9:00am

Cristina Gilbert

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10:15 – 10:30am Lauren Groff The Lynx
11:00 – 11:15am James Ponti White Rose
12:45 – 1:00pm Dr. Marvin Dunn Books & Books
1:45 – 2:00pm

Amanda Jones

White Rose
1:45 – 2:00pm

Rob Sanders

The Lynx
3:30 – 3:45pm Steve Macek –

 

Kidlit reading schedule

All readings will take place in the childcare room, Citrus A.

Time

Author
11:00 – 11:30am Rob Sanders
2:30 – 3:00pm Pat Blankenship
4:30 – 5:00pm Cristina Gilbert