frank 2022 Schedule
Wednesday, Feb. 23
LIVE 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. ET
Speaker Session 1: Lived Experience in making, changing and recording history.
(10-11 a.m. ET)
Opening Ceremonies
Lizz Winstead, frank2022 host
Ann Searight Christiano, University of Florida Center for Public Interest Communications
Chara Bohan, Georgia State University
Mkawasi Mcharo, Howard University
Jylana Sheats, Aspen Institute & Civic Science Fellow
Liz Theoharis, Poor Peoples’ Campaign
Performance Break – Live from Heartwood
(11-11:05 a.m. ET)
frank Discussions & Interactives, Block 1
(11:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m. ET)
Collect and Share: Frequent franksters Erin Hart, of Spitfire, and Aaron Zeiler, of the Civil Rights Corps, will facilitate this discussion on what we heard in the first speaker block to uncover highlights and lessons.
Learn New Research: Diane Wong, of Rutgers University, will explore: What is cultural organizing? How can artists and cultural work contribute to community power and social change? This workshop will be interactive with participants who want to learn more about cultural activism to address how gentrification intersects with issues of race, class, gender, citizenship, policing and mental health in immigrant communities.
Get in the Weeds: Angela Bradbery, University of Florida Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications, will share work to build an undergraduate and graduate curriculum at universities across the globe and solicit input from the frank community on what that curriculum should entail.
Tell Your Story: Taylor Williams, of Guts & Glory, will lead us in this session where you will have the opportunity to learn a simple yet powerful framework for telling personal stories that can be used in professional settings, creative expression and interpersonal communication
Hang: This is a space without agenda where you may connect with fellow franksters.
Recharge: Yoga with Melissa Montilla. Your body is an ecosystem—dynamic, interdependent and deeply affected by its terrain. Explore Functional Movement, Yoga, Breathwork, and Meditation to create a healthy foundation and a more resilient body.
Student Lounge: Connect with (fellow) students in public interest communications.
Performance Break – Live from Heartwood
(12:05-12:15 p.m. ET)
The 2022 Research Prize in Public Interest Communications – Prize Show & Voting
(12:15-1:15 p.m. ET)
Finalist
“Justice for Native People, Justice for Native Me”: Using Digital Storytelling Methodologies to Change the Master Narrative of Native American Peoples
Presented by:
Jill Fish and Payton Counts
Finalist
Personal Experiences Bridge Moral and Political Divides Better Than Facts
Presented by:
Emily Kubin and Kurt Gray
Finalist
Habits of Courage: Reconceptualizing Risk in Social Movement Organizing
Presented by:
Michelle Oyakawa and Liz McKenna
Speaker Session 2: Living in the Moment: Addressing the essential role of lived experience in driving change.
(1:15-1:55 p.m. ET)
Chandra Harris-McCray, University of Illinois Chicago
Julia Minson, Harvard University & Civic Science Fellow
Christian Donaldson, Karel Fellow
Sarah Lowe and Adrián Escárate, Define American
Performance Break – Live from Heartwood
(1:55-2 p.m. ET)
frank Discussions & Interactives, Block 2
(2-3 p.m. ET)
Collect and Share: Frequent franksters Erin Hart, of Spitfire, and Aaron Zeiler, of the Civil Rights Corps, will facilitate this discussion on what we heard in the first speaker block to uncover highlights and lessons.
Learn New Research: Gia Nardini, of the University of Denver and Samantha Cross, of Iowa State University, present their latest work.
Get in the Weeds: Invisible People reaches 10 million to 100 million people every month telling the authentic story of homelessness without a paid ad budget. Mark Horvath leads a conversation on how you might do the same.
Tell Your Story: Jaron Jones and Brandon Telg have helped thousands of people tap into their personal stories to enhance their lives. Join them as they explore how to use storytelling for personal growth and development.
Hang: This is a space without agenda where you may connect with fellow franksters.
Recharge: Join multiple James Beard recognized chef Hari Pulapaka in this session and demonstration. This session will celebrate the notion that a diet focused on tasty, plant-forward, health-centric, and planet-friendly food choices is sustainable during the holidays, celebrations, and even during those pesky days of New Year resolutions. Each participant should bring ONE whole food plant-based ingredient that forms a significant component of their diet. If one doesn’t exist, bring one that you are curious about. If you can’t think of one, join us anyway! Be prepared to challenge Chef Hari to give you food for thought about how to use the ingredient in a new and more delicious application using a conceptual recipe inspiration perhaps extending what you may be used to.
Student Lounge: Connect with (fellow) students in public interest communications.
Closing the Day
(3-3:15 p.m. ET)
Lizz Winstead
Erin Hart, Spitfire Strategies
Aaron Zeiler, Civil Rights Corps