FEMA Civil Rights Summit – 3.0 Back to Basics

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The FEMA Civil Rights Summit – 3.0 Back to Basics is designed to foster dialogue and partnerships through direct engagement with FEMA. Presentations and discussion will cover FEMA programs and services, with special emphasis on understanding civil rights concerns within communities.

Date: November 29, 2022 - November 30, 2022

Time: 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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Event Details

This year’s summit will continue the conversations from prior Civil Rights Summits, which focused on environmental justice, accessibility, and equity. This year’s Summit will focus on foundational themes, theories, and issues in Civil Rights. Civil Rights Summit 3.0: Back to Basics will contain a number of presentations on discrimination, housing inequities, intersectionality, and the underserved communities. FEMA leaders, external civil rights organizations, and community leaders will participate in the Summit and address different topics to assist FEMA in its effort to advance civil rights and equity.

This event will be presented in English and translated into Spanish, with captioning and Sign Language Interpretation provided for each.

Agenda

Time

Presentation

Speakers

Day 1

November 29, 2022

Noon to 5 p.m. ET

Noon Housekeeping Comments Nodi Solutions, Moderator Emily Fannon
12:05 p.m.  Welcome FEMA, Office of Equal Rights, Director Leslie Saucedo
12:10 p.m. FEMA Leadership Opening Remarks     FEMA, Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks
12:25 p.m. Session #1: Back to Basics: Civil Rights 101       FEMA, Office of Equal Rights, Civil Rights Analyst Lashelle Mangrum 
1:10 p.m. Session #2: The Crossroads: FEMA, Emergency Management, and Civil Rights    

FEMA, Office of Equal Rights, Director Leslie Saucedo

FEMA, Response Directorate, Assistant Administrator John Rabin

FEMA, Resilience, Acting Associate Administrator Janice Barlow

FEMA, United States Fire Administration, Deputy Administrator Tonya Hoover

FEMA, Region 10, Federal Coordinating Officer Yolanda Jackson

2:55 p.m. Session #3: Civil Rights and Housing Inequities      

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Demetria L. McCain

Department of Homeland Security, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Senior Official Performing the Duties of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Officer Peter Mina

FEMA, Recovery Directorate, Assistant Administrator Dr. Melissa Forbes

FEMA, Region 4, Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer Myra Shird

4:35 p.m. Session #4: Statements from the Office of Disability Integration and Coordination  Director FEMA, Office of Disability Integration & Coordination, Director Sherman Gillums, Jr.
4:50 p.m. Day-One Wrap-Up FEMA, Office of Equal Rights, Director Leslie Saucedo

Day 2

November 30, 2022

Noon to 5 p.m. ET

Noon

Housekeeping Comments

Nodi Solutions, Moderator Emily Fannon

12:05 p.m.

Welcome    

FEMA, Office of Equal Rights, Director Leslie Saucedo

12:20 p.m. Session #5: How Intersectionality Creates Patterns of Discrimination in our Civil Rights System

University of South Carolina School of Law, Law Professor, Professor Derek Black

1:35 p.m. Session #6: The Disenfranchisement and Vulnerabilities of Underserved Communities in Civil Rights    

FEMA, Office of Equal Rights, Director Leslie Saucedo

FEMA, Office of External Affairs, National Tribal Affairs Advocate Kelbie Kennedy

The Trevor Project, Director of Advocacy and Government Affairs,  Director Preston Mitchum, Esq., LLM.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice, President and Executive Director John C. Yang

3:05 p.m. Session #7: The Community, FEMA, and Emergency Management

FEMA, Office of Equal Rights, Director Leslie Saucedo

FEMA, Office of Response and Recovery, Associate Administrator Anne Bink

FEMA, Resilience, Acting Deputy Administrator Victoria Salinas

Department of Homeland Security, Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Director Marcus Coleman

City of Philadelphia, Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel

American Red Cross, National Disability Integration Coordinator Shari Myers

4:50 p.m. FEMA Leadership Closing Remarks    

FEMA, Administrator Deanne Criswell

5 p.m. Adjourn  

 

Event Contact

If you require alternative formats or other accommodations because of a disability, please contact Alexandria Montesinos at Alexandria.montesinos@fema.dhs.gov or email us your request.

Event Resources

Last updated November 30, 2022