Gwine Bak Conference & Symposium: Emancipation & Self-Determination

10 am-Noon Circle of Connection: Possibilities of Partnerships with Dr. Melissa Hargrove of UNF, Dr. Annette Watson of C of C, & Jamelle Ellis of USC

Noon-1:30 pm Lunch on your own

1:30-3 pm 2-3:30 pm Legacy of Land Panel

Moderator: Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation  Panelists: Elder Carlie Towne, Representative William Jefferson, Representative Zack Lyde

3-4:30 pm The Gullah/Geechee Diaspora: TransNational Identities and Self-Determination film showing and discussion with Queen Quet and Representative Glenda Simmons-Jenkins

4:30-6 pm Closing Circle: Who WEBE fa Tru Interactive Dialogue

Noon-2 pm Living History Lunch (Bring your lunch.) with showing of documentary “You Got to Move” and discussion with Mr. Bill Saunders, Gullah/Geechee Community Activist and Business Man

2-4 pm Community Sustainability and Gullah/Geechee Living Legacy Panel with Elder Carlie Towne and Elder Lesa Wineglass-Smalls of the Gullah/Geechee Nation and the Gullah/Geechee Angel Network, Dr. Annette Watson of the College of Charleston, and Jamelle Ellis of the University of South Carolina

4-5 pm Self-Emancipation and Self-Determination by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation and Founder of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition presentation and community circle dialogue

5:30-6:00 pm Inside Africa CNN International documentary showing

Contact the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition for registration at GullGeeCo@aol.com.   The conference and symposium are open to the public.  Advanced registration is required.