9:30 – 10:30: Justice
Presidents’ Hall

An Overview of the Immigration Detention System in the United States Speaker
Emily Good, Staff Attorney, Research Education and Advocacy, The Advocates for Human Rights

The Advocates partners with the Detention Watch Network, the only national coalition in the United States that addresses the immigrant detention crisis head-on, helping detainees and their families. Good will discuss the detention system in the United States, including the legal underpinning and history of expanded detention; types and locations of facilities; implications of detention on due process; the removal of immigrants; detention of asylum seekers; and opportunities for advocacy and reform.  She will provide resources and thoughts about how to improve the system.

10:45 – 11:45: Political World Landscape
Presidents’ Hall

We Arm the World: United States Militarism is Killing the Future and What We Can Do About It
Speaker: Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, Assistant Professor of Justice and Peace Studies, St. Thomas University

The United States accounts for nearly half of global military spending, and last year it was responsible for 78% of global weapons sales. Our speaker believes it is no exaggeration to say that in the midst of a planetary emergency involving climate change that United States militarization is a threat to the planet. Conversely, shifting priorities will offer opportunities for healing the planet and creating a more peaceful world.

11:45 – Noon
Announcements

12:00 – 1:15
Luncheon

New Members: Association Room
Public Policy: Fellowships Room

1:15 – 2:15: The Arts
Presidents’ Hall

A New Era for African Art at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA)
Speaker: Alex Bortolo, Adult Programs Associate, MIA

The MIA’s reinstallation of the African art galleries will soon become a reality with the receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities implementation grant and private donations. Bortolo, a specialist in the arts of African peoples, is deeply involved in planning and developing interpretive strategies in this area of the MIA’s collection. He will present the themes of the reinstallation and discuss how museum’s visitors experience this important collection in new ways.