2024 Magma Coalition Forum

October 24- 25, 2024

Brooklyn Museum, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art

Building on the success of the 2023 Magma Coalition Forum, Every Page Foundation hosted the 2024 Magma Coalition Forum for recipients of funding for fellowships or other career development programs, which were funded by The Kaleta A. Doolin Foundation (now Every Page Foundation) in 2023 and 2024. The program included many opportunities for informal dialogue, as well as three organized sessions of dynamic speakers, a guided tour of two art exhibits at the Brooklyn Museum and a screening of the new and award-winning documentary, “Still Working 9 to 5”.

  • Session 1:

    • Judy Yin-Chi Lee (Professional musician and Chief Program Officer of Maestra Music)

    • Taiese Bingham-Hickman (Adjunct Professor at Brown University and Executive Director The Leadership Alliance)

    • Yamilée Toussaint (Founder and CEO of STEM From Dance)

    • Zakiya Thomas (President and CEO of ERA Coalition and ERA Coalition Forward)

    Session 2:

    Session 3:

    • Marisa Baldasarre (The Clark)

    • Manju Bangalore (Elevate Us Studios)

    • Annie Bares (SMU DataArts)

    • Taiese Bingham-Hickman (The Leadership Aliance)

    • Catalina Bode (Wexner Center of Arts)

    • Alexandrea Cole Patino (Chaminade University of Honolulu)

    • Katie Cordova (Moms First)

    • Aimee Cunningham (Boone Family Foundation)

    • Louisa D'Ovidio (Every Page Foundation)

    • Karey David (Dia Art Foundation)

    • Jamie Donatuto (Swinomish Indian Tribal Community)

    • Kaleta Doolin (Every Page Foundation)

    • Vicki Ferrini (Columbia University)

    • Carla Forbes (Brooklyn Museum)

    • Breea Govenar (Every Page Foundation)

    • Camille Hardman (Mighty Fine Entertainment)

    • Maria Koliou (Texas A&M University)

    • Kimberly Marion Suiseeya (Northeastern University)

    • Krista Millay (The OpEd Project)

    • Josephine Mitchell (Every Page Foundation)

    • Tiara Moore (Black in Marine Science)

    • Catherine Morris (Brooklyn Museum)

    • Andrea Reyes (Deeds Not Words)

    • Rochelle Rodney (New York Birth Control Access Project)

    • Reshma Saujani (Moms First)

    • Zakiya Thomas (ERA Coalition)

    • Yamilee Toussaint (STEM From Dance)

    • Lauren Williams (Georgia State University)

    • Judy Yin-Chi Lee (Maestra Music)

  • DAY 1

    Thursday, October 24

    12:00 PM (Arrival & Registration)

    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (Lunch at The Norm)

    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM (Introduction to the Magma Coalition Forum)

    2:00 PM - 2:45 PM (Session 1: Stoking the Fire- Challenges and Opportunities for Women in Male-Dominated Professions)

    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM (Coffee Break)

    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Screening of “Still Working 9 to 5” documentary)

    4:15 PM - 5:00 PM (Refreshments at The Norm)

    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Guided Tours of Museum Exhibitions)

    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM (Dinner at Bevacco)

    DAY 2

    Friday, October 25

    8:45 AM (Arrival & Registration)

    9:00 AM - 9:30 AM (Breakfast)

    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM (Session 2: Campfire Storytelling- Digging Beneath our Feet to Advance Gender Equity)

    10:30 AM - 11:00 AM (Coffee Break)

    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Session 3: Fireside Chat- Advocating for Gender Equality by Building Connections Among Diverse Women)

    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Grab-n-Go Lunch)