This symposium explores emerging models in depth, incorporating voices from the arts, spirituality, and human rights sectors. What they share are creative, effective responses to challenging inequality and creating a more just world.

M. NourbeSe Philip is writer known for experimentation with literary form and for her commitment to social justice. Rick Lowe is an artist, Founder of Project Row Houses, and MacArthur Award recipient. Mel Chin s a conceptual visual artist motivated largely by political, cultural, and social circumstances. Moderator Carrie Schneider is a Houston-based artist and co-founder of the charge///practicum.