Coretta Scott King Center
FEB 13 - 16
Summit Description:
Antioch College’s Coretta Scott King Center for Cultural and Intellectual Freedom invites you to participate in the upcoming Global Racial and Social Justice Summit, held in-person from February 13–16, 2025, in the historic town of Yellow Springs, Ohio.
This year’s summit theme, “Another World is Possible,” will create a vital space for academics, artists, activists, community organizers, and students to convene, discuss, and strategize around pressing racial and social justice issues. The summit will center on collective resistance and envisioning a more equitable and inclusive future amidst rising global challenges.
Over 35 individuals and groups from across the country submitted proposals to offer workshops, art exhibitions, performances, research paper presentations, and panel discussions that will be featured throughout the gathering. The summit will begin Thursday, Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m. with an dynamic opening session featuring Shelby Chestnut and the Un/commoning Pedagogies Collective as well as a dialogue about hip-hop, education, and racial and social justice between Miles Iton, founder of Lo-Fi Language Learning, and Truth Garrett, a local educator, artist, and community organizer.
In addition to the panel discussions, workshops, films, research presentations, and exhibitions, individuals will be able to attend a powerful dance performance on Friday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m., titled “Mareas/Tides,” choreographed by Dr. Marion Ramirez and Dr. Ojeya Cruz Banks, both professors in the dance department at Denison University. The performance will feature live music by musicians Pete Mills, Timothy Carpenter, Matthew Dixon, and Dean Hullet.
On Saturday, Feb. 15, which is Coretta Scott King Remembrance Day in Yellow Springs, Ohio, participants will be invited to a Fireside Chat. The chat will consist of a panel featuring the President of Antioch College, Dr. Jane Fernandes, in conversation with Shelby Chestnut, Antioch College Board of Trustees Chairperson and Executive Director of the Transgender Law Center; Dr. Kimberley Richards Executive Director of the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond; and Elba “Alicia” Pagan, Ohio State Director of the League of United Latin American Citizen about challenges in the contemporary moment and ways to move into a more just and inclusive present and future.
The Coretta Scott King Center for Cultural and Intellectual Freedom honors the legacy of Antioch’s renowned alumna Coretta Scott King ’51 by facilitating learning, dialogue, and action to advance social justice.
“Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won. You earn it and win it in every generation.”
— Coretta Scott King ’51
The CSKC hosts a variety of programs and educational initiatives for the campus community and the general public, connecting communities locally and nationally around issues of diversity, inclusion, and justice in all its forms.
Selection of CSKC event recordings
About the Center
Coretta Scott King, an Antioch College alumna class of 1951, granted the College the use of her name for a center that provides education, awareness and advocacy around issues of social justice and diversity. The Coretta Scott King Center for Cultural and Intellectual Freedom facilitates learning, dialogue, and action to advance social justice.
Community Space
The Coretta Scott King Center may be reserved for meetings and events. Antioch students, faculty and staff have priority but the space is also available for community use. Priority is given to events that align with the mission and purpose of the CSKC. Approval is granted as the discretion of the CSKC Director. To reserve space, start with the Rentals & Events form.
General Inquiries
Location
The Coretta Scott King Center offices and community space are located on Livermore Street at E Center College Street.
Follow CSKC
