W.E.B. Du Bois Legacy Festival Committee 2019
Mission: To preserve and promote Great Barrington native W.E.B. Du Bois's legacy as a scholar and activist for freedom, civil rights, progressive education, economic justice, and racial equality.
Barbara Dean
Emily DeVoti (Clerk/Secretary)
Freke Vuijst (Budget)
Gwendolyn VanSant (Vice Chair)
Julie Fagan
Justin F. Jackson
Leah Reed
Randy Weinstein (Chair)
Reginald Leonard
Stephanie Wright
Wray Gunn (Budget)
David Magadini
Sponsoring Organizations:
Multicultural BRIDGE, Committee Co-Chair
The Du Bois Center at Great Barrington, Committee Co-Chair
The Triplex Cinema / Richard Stanley
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Subcommittees
Celebrating Du Bois
Understanding Du Bois
Legacy of Du Bois
Strategic Advisory
Randy Weinstein, Co-Chair
Gwendolyn VanSant, Co-Chair
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Ann LaBier
Ari Cameron
Barbara Dean
Ben Doren
Bob Krol
Cara Henderson
Carol Connare
Craig Harris
Ed Abrahams
Eugenie Sills
Frances Jones-Sneed
JV Hampton-VanSant
Jennifer Tabakin
Joanne Billow
John Horan
Luci Leonard
Meghan Whilden
Peter Dillon
Richard Stanley
Samuel VanSant
Sara Mugridge
Smitty Pignatelli
Stephanie Wright
Steve Bannon
Tristan Alston
Whitney Battle Baptiste
Cara Henderson
Leigh Davis
Featured Speakers & MCs
A.J. Enchill
Senator Adam Hinds
Cornell William Brooks
Craig Harris
David Levering Lewis
Dr. Frances Jones-Sneed
Dr. Jamall Calloway
Dr. Reiland Rabaka
Dr. Wesley Brown
Dr. Whitney Battle-Baptiste
Dr. Francisca Oyogoa
Guy Davis
JV Hampton VanSant
US Attorney Kevin O'Regan
Dr. Whitney Battle-Baptiste
U.S. Attorney Deepikah Bains Shuklah
Luci Leonard
Judge Harold Ramsey
Ty Jackson
Karla Nicholson
Paloma McGregor
Shirley Edgerton
Community Advisory
Asma Abbas
Cora & Wray Gunn
Danny Klein & Freke Vuist
Dennis Powell
Elizabeth Blackshine
Fred & Sallie Harris
Howie Lisnoff
Julie Fagan
Nancy Bonvillain
Nichole DuPont
Pastor Randall Wilburn
Ryan Larkin
Sabrina Allard
Shirley Edgerton
Vanessa Alston
Vivian Orlowski
Homer "Skip" Meade
Benard A. Drew
Interns:
Coco Raymond
Erik Thompson
Ankur Chakrabarti Roybarman
Partnering Organizations
Berkshire Community College OLLI
W.E.B. Du Bois Educational Series
Berkshire Hills Regional School District
Great Barrington Historical Society
Southern Berkshire Clergy Association
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Berkshire Hills Regional School District
In Loving Memory of:
Reverend Esther Dozier
Elaine Gunn
Reverend Will Durant