Story Sunbirds Virtual Summit Registration

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11:00am EST - OPENING CIRCLE with Omar Abed and Danielle Davis.

11:15am EST - PANEL: Sumud in Storytelling: Resistance, Justice, and Persistence. Moderated by Salam Zahr; Panelists: Maysa Odeh, Frederick Joseph, S.K. Ali.

12:15pm EST - "A Language Brave Enough to Greet the Dawn": a Check-in on Literary Resistance in the Age of Genocide with Daniel José Older and Hannah Moushabeck (pre-recorded)

12:30pm EST - PANEL: Finding a Unique Path That's True to You—Outside of Norms, Rules, and Traditional Routes. Moderated by Danielle Davis; Panelists: Zetta Elliott, Rob Liu-Trujillo, Rifk Ebeid, Navjot Kaur, Intisar Khanani.

1:30pm EST - Live talk with educator and writer Sawsan Jaber: "Piercing Hearts and Changing Minds: The Art of Healing Through Stories."

1:45pm EST - PANEL: Illustrating and Visual Storytelling as an Act of Resistance. Moderated by Salma Ali; Panelists: Hatem Aly, Phoebe Wahl, Zeke Peña.

3:00pm EST - SPECIAL EVENT: Autumn Allen in conversation with Rümeysa Öztürk: “The Children are Always Ours.”

3:45-4:15pm EST - SUNBIRDS SOCIAL: Get to know your fellow Sunbirds! Facilitated by Inda Ahmad Zahri and Hatem Aly. 

4:30pm EST - PANEL: Unlocking the Gates: Editors and Agents on the Industry in the Time of Growing Resistance. Moderated by Haneen Oriqat; Panelists: Zareen Jaffery, Ruqayyah Daud, Becca Podos, Sandra Proudman.

5:45pm EST - PANEL AND SHARING: Where Life is Precious: Caregiving, Creating and Organizing Toward Liberation. Moderated by Rachelle Cruz; Panelists: Omar Abed, Inda Ahmad Zahri, Christine Pasalo Norland, Kim Wilson.

6:45pm EST - Conversation with S.K. Ali and Dr. Nevien Shaabneh: "From Margins to Center: Redefining the table and building our own seats."

7:00pm EST - COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: "Let's Talk About Author Bans" - Join Rhonda Roumani and Autumn Allen with other KidLit creators for a community conversation on how authors, illustrators, and creators face event cancellations and censorship. Moderated by Rachelle Cruz.