Our Freedom
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Our Future
Our Planet
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Clara Bingham
Author, The Movement
Keely Cat-Wells
CEO, Making Space + Disability Rights Advocate
Negin Farsad
Comedian
Tricia Hersey
Founder, The Nap Ministry
Dr. C. Nicole Mason
President + CEO, Future Forward Women
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Creative Director + CEO, SOC FILMS"
Diane von Furstenberg
Founder, DVF Studio
Synclaire Alexandria Warren
Gender Equity Communications Strategist
Jamia Wilson
Award-winning Author and Podcaster
Monday Blue
DJ + Performer
More special guests to be announced
Tara Abrahams
Head of Impact at The Meteor
Emma Bates
Co-Founder + CEO, Diem
Clara Bingham
Author, The Movement
Rebecca Carroll
CULTURAL CRITIC AND EDITOR AT LARGE, THE METEOR
Keely Cat-Wells
CEO, Making Space + Disability Rights Advocate
Tiffany Cross
Journalist + TV Host
Glory Edim
Author, Well-Read Black Girl
Negin Farsad
Comedian
Erin Grau
Co-founder + COO, Charter
Tricia Hersey
Founder, The Nap Ministry
Xian Horn
Advocate, Founder of Give Beauty Wings, Forbes Contributer
Sunny Hostin
Lawyer & Co-Host
Aurora James
Founder, Fifteen Percent Pledge +Creative Director, Brother Vellies
Kaitlyn Joshua
Co-Creator, Abortion in America
Jennifer Klein
Former Assistant to the President + Director, White House Gender Policy Council
Stephanie LeBlanc-Godfrey
Founder, Mother AI
Cindi Leive
Co-Founder, The Meteor
April Lockley
Medical Director, Miscarriage + Abortion Hotline
Dr. C. Nicole Mason
President/CEO, Future Forward Women
Samhita Mukhopadhyay
Author + Journalist
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Creative Director + CEO, SOC FILMS
Stephanie Pacheco
U.S. National Youth Poet Laureate
Lauren Peterson
Author , Co-founder of Abortion in America
Emmy Rossum
Actor
Versha Sharma
Editor-in-Chief, Teen Vogue
SOL
Founding member, The Meteor
Amber Tamblyn
Author + Co-founder,The Meteor
Jessica Tillyer
Founder, The Living World + Bike Bus World
Diane von Furstenberg
Founder, DVF Studio
Synclaire Alexandria Warren
Gender Equity Communications Strategist
Nicole Jeter West
Co-Founder, Vanguard Maven Group
Jamia Wilson
Author + VP/Executive Editor at Random House
Monday Blue
DJ + Performer
More special guests to be announced
PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM
12:30 PM:
Doors Open, Enjoy Coffee in Beaux Arts and music by DJ Monday Blue in the Auditorium

1:00 PM: Session Begins with Opening Remarks
Cindi LeiveSolNegin Farsad

HOW TO KEEP BELIEVING IN EACH OTHER
Diane Von FurstenbergAurora James

BANNED BOOK READING: WELL-READ BLACK GIRL
Jamia WilsonGlory Edim

WHAT WOULD JUDY DO?
Keely Cat-WellsXian Horn

HOW WE BUILD POWER IN 2025 - AND BEYOND
Dr. C. Nicole MasonJennifer KleinVersha Sharma

BANNED BOOK READING - THE HATE U GIVE
Stephanie Pacheco

IT’S ALL ABOUT SPORTS
Nicole Jeter WestJessica Tillyer

LET'S TALK ABOUT GENDER
Raquel WillisPaola Mendoza

WE WILL REST! AN INTERACTIVE SESSION
Tricia Hersey

HOW TO BUILD THE WOMANSPHERE
Erin GrauStephanie LeBlanc- GodfreyEmma BatesSamhita Mukhopadhyay

HISTORY OF MEETING THE MOMENT
Clara Bingham

REMEMBERING CECILE RICHARDS
Padma Lakshmi

EVERYTHING WE COULD: THE WORK FOR OUR BODIES
Kaitlyn JoshuaLauren PetersonSynclaire Alexandria WarrenApril LockleyRenee Bracey Sherman

BANNED BOOKS
Emmy Rossum

HOW TO BUILD A SISTERHOOD
Sharmeen Obaid-ChinoyBailey BassTara Abrahams

RIGHT ON TIME, EVERY TIME
Sunny HostinTiffany CrossRebecca Carroll

COCKTAILS!
Enjoy cocktails and mingle in Beaux Arts

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A talent and learning platform that equips Disabled professionals with resources and opportunities to build meaningful careers.


Future Forward Women

A legislative exchange and policy network committed to advancing progressive public policies at the state and federal levels.


The Nap Ministry

Tricia created the ‘rest is resistance’ and ‘rest as reparations’ frameworks and founded The Nap Ministry, a global pioneer and originator of the movement to understand the liberatory power of rest. Tricia’s words and the immersive experiences she creates through and outside of The Nap Ministry are calling us to move far beyond mainstream concepts of wellness.


Give Beauty Wings

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Diem

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Charter

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PEN America

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Doors will open at 12:00 PM, so arrive early to check in, grab coffee or lunch, or see exhibitions before immersing yourself in the event program beginning at 12:30 PM. The program will last from 12:30 – 4:30 PM followed by a cash bar reception in the Beaux-Arts Court from 4:30 – 6:00 PM. The museum galleries close at 5:45 PM.

Each ticket admits one person to the event and includes General Admission to the Brooklyn Museum as well as admission to the cocktail reception at the end of the day. Please note General Admission does not include ticketed exhibitions.
Guests of all ages are welcome! Some of the content may be more suitable for teenagers than younger children.
You bet. Please email [email protected] for information on how to secure a student discount code.

Lunch will not be provided. However there are lunch options available at the museum for purchase before the event. Stop by The Café in the Museum Lobby for a quick variety of locally sourced sandwiches, salads, snacks, and beverages.

Yes. Coat check is available at the museum’s main entrance.
Stay tuned to our social platforms and this page for programming announcements and schedule updates. The full, final schedule will be available the week of the event.
Yes. The museum building and grounds, including parking, are wheelchair-accessible, and wheelchairs are available for those who need them. Please ask a staff member when you arrive. The Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum 2/3 subway station is a wheelchair-accessible station.
Yes. An ASL interpreter will be present at the event.
Take the 2/3 to Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum. You can transfer to 2/3 from 4/5 (at Nevins Street) and B, D, Q, N, R, and LIRR (at Atlantic Terminal-Barclays Center). See the MTA subway map. You can also take the 4/5 to Franklin Avenue and walk west down Eastern Parkway to reach the Museum. Service may be altered, especially on weekends; make sure to check with the MTA for any service changes. The Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum 2/3 subway station is a wheelchair accessible station.
Yes. On-site parking is available in the lot behind the Museum, off Washington Avenue. Hourly rates generally apply.
There's street parking in the neighborhood along Eastern Parkway, Washington Avenue, and other side streets. There's no street parking directly in front of the Museum.
The Museum does not validate parking. Museum Members at the full-year Individual level and above receive a limited number of one-time-use parking passes, which are mailed with the Membership package.
Yes. Bike racks are located on the sidewalk in front of the Museum and in the parking lot behind the Museum. There's also a Citi Bike station in front of the Museum.
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