Welcome to the COE Summit! During this dinner hour, we’ll hear framing remarks from former Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer and ADL President Jonathan Greenblatt, followed by a conversation on domestic terrorism and extremism with Mary McCord, William Daroff, Tom Brzozowski, and Oren Segal.

Samar Ali, Founder of One Thousand Voices, and Mary McCord of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University share the creative ways that they are innovating against extremism

 

Then, a roundtable conversation with Mayors Jesse Arreguin (Berkeley, CA), Andy Berke (Chattanooga, TN), Jorge Elorza (Providence, RI) – moderated by U.S. Conference of Mayors President and Columbia (SC) Mayor Steve Benjamin.

Teaching our kids compassion is so much more than just telling them to “be nice.” As technology advances, there are countless new opportunities to bring diversity and inclusivity to otherwise homogenous classroom spaces and foster meaningful connection between students.

Growing distrust, aggressive tactics, and the spread of misinformation have helped spur a deep divide between police officers and the communities that they serve. Here, we’ll explore the tactics and practices that can help heal these wounds and promote safer, stronger communities.

This panel will explore how 1A advocates, legal experts, and municipal leaders can work together in the development of structures that allow for peaceful public protest while maintaining strong and safe local communities.

Group-based differences have long been used to divide and segregate communities within our nation – but looking to the future, building a strong network of well-connected allies is critical to combat hate. During this panel, you’ll hear from a slate of expert alliance-builders about how they’ve fostered toleration, reconciliation, and love within their respective communities.

As platforms struggle to answer the ongoing questions of how to address hate online, a developed understanding of the social, political, and community influences that drive bad behavior can help us in designing stronger, more diverse online spaces. Here, academics and practitioners will dive into the roots of online trolling, misinformation, and hate as well as the opportunities to overcome echo chambers that perpetuate tribalism.

In this panel, we will take a hard look at the lessons from our shared history. Where have we been successful combatting hate? Where have we failed? How have those successes and failures shaped our current world, and how do we use them all to build a brighter future?

Following the public program, we hope you'll join us for continued conversation, networking, and a lite reception at Blueberry Hill in the Delmar Loop. 

If your schedule permits, please stay with us through breakfast on Friday to discuss action items and next steps coming out of our time together.