Global Summit XVIII
Join us, for our 18th year of serving the Erie community with a new Global Summit lineup of groundbreaking researchers, writers, and presenters. The JES invites speakers from around the world to speak on a broad range of globally important issues each year as part of our Global Summit Speaker Series.
View the entire lineup here: Global Summit XVIII

The 1619 Project: Examining the Origins of American Slavery 400 Years Later

November 4th,2026 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker:  Global Summit 2026

Speaker: Nikole Hannah-Jones

Location:Bayfront Convention Center - 1 Sassafras Pier, Erie, PA 16507

Date/Time: Wednesday, November 4th 7:00-8:30pm

Admission: Early Bird Pricing - General Admission $25.75 / Preferred Seating $51.50

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In Partnership With:​​

Nikole Hannah-Jones - PEN America

Nikole Hannah-Jones is a Pulitzer Prize, Peabody and Emmy-winning journalist at The New York Times. She is the creator of the 1619 Project, one of the nation's most banned texts, which was targeted by federal legislation and a presidential commission under Donald Trump. Hannah-Jones is an institution builder, and this summer, she will open The North Star Books + Bar, a literary salon in her neighborhood of Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.

 Global Summit 2026