In which case you'll want to consult this map of the Xavier campus. The University Center, where RT will take place, is highlighted in red and convenient parking in green. Parking designations for faculty or staff, etc., do not apply on the weekend.
The Rising Tide Conference is an annual gathering for all who wish to learn more and do more to assist New Orleans' recovery. Leveraging the power of bloggers and new media, the conference is a launch pad for organization and action. Our day-long program of speakers and presentations is tailored to inform, entertain, enrage and inspire.
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8.26.2015
If you're coming to Rising Tide X
Maybe you're coming by RTA or by bike or by helicopter if you are Donald Trump. There are many ways to get where Y'at. We'll be discussing all of them, in fact. But if you're coming by car, most likely you'll want to know where to put it.
In which case you'll want to consult this map of the Xavier campus. The University Center, where RT will take place, is highlighted in red and convenient parking in green. Parking designations for faculty or staff, etc., do not apply on the weekend.
The conference welcome will begin at 9:30 in the third floor main ballroom. After that, you'll want to consult the cubes.
In which case you'll want to consult this map of the Xavier campus. The University Center, where RT will take place, is highlighted in red and convenient parking in green. Parking designations for faculty or staff, etc., do not apply on the weekend.
8.04.2015
Civil Rights leader DeRay Mckesson to keynote Rising Tide X conference
The organizers of Rising Tide, the premier annual new media conference in the GulfSouth, are proud to announce that civil rights activist DeRay McKesson (@deray) will deliver the keynote speech at Rising Tide X (#RTX), Aug. 29 at Xavier University.
Since the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, McKesson has used social media to amplify protest and advocacy against oppressive systems. In the past year he has become one of the most widely-recognized civil rights leaders of his generation. His keynote, scheduled for 2pm, will highlight a full day of multi-track content at Rising Tide X.
Rising Tide organizer Mark Moseley said, "Part of Rising Tide's mission is to use technology to transform advocacy into action. No one has done that better over the past year than DeRay McKesson. He is at the forefront of an innovative digital movement to expose and resist systems of racial oppression. We thank him for accepting our invitation and look forward to his speech and presence in New Orleans on August 29."
Fortune magazine rated McKesson #11 on its list of “World’s Greatest Leaders.” The Los Angeles Times hailed McKesson as one of the “new civil rights leaders,” and New York Magazine profiled him in May and said he helped build the "nation’s first 21st-century civil rights movement."
For more on @DeRay, see his bio page here.
Rising Tide X will be free admission. Organizers aim to have free lunch for attendees, as well, but this will be contingent on the amount of donations received on the RTX Go Fund Me page gofundme.com/7y3bpndfw
Rising Tide X registration
Rising Tide website
Rising Tide X FB
Rising Tide twitter
The 10th annual Rising Tide New Media Conference will be held from 9am-5pm at the University Center at Xavier University of Louisiana, 1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125 on August 29, 2015.
Since the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, McKesson has used social media to amplify protest and advocacy against oppressive systems. In the past year he has become one of the most widely-recognized civil rights leaders of his generation. His keynote, scheduled for 2pm, will highlight a full day of multi-track content at Rising Tide X.
Rising Tide organizer Mark Moseley said, "Part of Rising Tide's mission is to use technology to transform advocacy into action. No one has done that better over the past year than DeRay McKesson. He is at the forefront of an innovative digital movement to expose and resist systems of racial oppression. We thank him for accepting our invitation and look forward to his speech and presence in New Orleans on August 29."
Fortune magazine rated McKesson #11 on its list of “World’s Greatest Leaders.” The Los Angeles Times hailed McKesson as one of the “new civil rights leaders,” and New York Magazine profiled him in May and said he helped build the "nation’s first 21st-century civil rights movement."
For more on @DeRay, see his bio page here.
Rising Tide X will be free admission. Organizers aim to have free lunch for attendees, as well, but this will be contingent on the amount of donations received on the RTX Go Fund Me page gofundme.com/7y3bpndfw
Rising Tide X registration
Rising Tide website
Rising Tide X FB
Rising Tide twitter
The 10th annual Rising Tide New Media Conference will be held from 9am-5pm at the University Center at Xavier University of Louisiana, 1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125 on August 29, 2015.
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