Tom Tom Founders Festival 2018

5-6pm Reception & Networking Hour
6-7pm Panel Discussion

The core ideas and principles of the American experiment have shaped not only our nation, but also the world more broadly. It is an ongoing experiment rather than a finished product, and at times we struggle to live up to the vision of the Founding Fathers as we navigate our imperfect democracy. This facilitated discussion will draw on the expertise and perspectives of three visionary women who are leading the charge to examine and share the lessons and legacies of Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and James Madison.

This panel offers inspiration and reflection on what a more just story about race in our public places, including parks, museums, and the built environment, can look like. Lunch included for Summit badgeholders.

Presented with UVA Student Council, this series of rotating 30-minutes discussions on fifteen topics adapted from Richard Just’s article “How to Fix American Democracy – 38 Ideas for Repairing our Badly Broken Civic Life.” UVA faculty will engage participants in key issues such as Civil Rights Education, Reinvigorating Local Leadership, and Redefining Patriotism.

Discussion Leaders include University of Virginia Professors such as Carah Ong Whaley, Andrew Kropko, and Bruce Williams, Emily Morrison, Rosanna Bencoach, and other Charlottesville Community Leaders, and Scholars at the Miller Center of Public Affairs.

A show of community solidarity and a celebration of local diversity through art, activism and engagement: come see live dancing from a variety of cultures, hear poetry performed in many languages, donate to local non-profits, experience Google Earth Virtual Reality, contribute to a community mural designed by local high school students, and listen to Khizr Khan and Susan Bro deliver keynote speeches on diversity in Charlottesville.

10:00-10:05 am – Introductory remarks (Vanessa Braganza, We Are Here)
10:05-10:50 am – Zumba Baileton (with Dr. Max Luna and the Latino Health Initiative)
11:00-11:05 am – FLASH TALK: The Women’s Initiative
11:10-11:15 am – UVA Students’ Multilingual Poetry Reading (Part 1, with Prof. Esther
Poveda)
11:20 – 11:25 am – FLASH TALK: The International Rescue Committee
11:30-11:45 am – UVA Students’ Multilingual Poetry Reading (Part 2, with Prof. Esther
Poveda)
11:50-11:55 am – FLASH TALK: Sin Barreras (Without Barriers)
12:00-12:15 pm – UVA Students’ Multilingual Poetry Reading (Part 3, with Prof. Esther
Poveda)
12:20-12:25 pm – FLASH TALK: The Adult Learning Center
12:30-12:35 pm – FLASH TALK: UVA Women in Math and Science
12:40-12:45 pm – FLASH TALK: NAACP
12:05-1:05 pm – UVA Taekwondo Club demo performance
1:15-1:20 pm – FLASH TALK: UVA Side By Side Peer Support Group
1:25-1:45 pm – We the People music video screening and discussion (Stephan Said and
Charlottesville High School students)
1:50-1:55 pm – FLASH TALK: UVA Muslim Students Association
2:00-2:05 pm – FLASH TALK: UVA Queer Student Union
2:15-2:35 pm – Keynote address: Susan Bro
2:40-3:00 pm – Keynote address: Khizr Khan

Featured Activities (10 am – 3 pm)

 Contribute to a community mural: Planned and designed by Charlottesville High School
art students, in collaboration with muralist Chicho Lorenzo

 Google Earth Virtual Reality: Sign up for the ultimate virtual reality experience and
travel anywhere in the world; provided by Jeff Dobrow and Flowlab.