Professor and author Michael Eric Dyson hosted a symposium on the life and legacy of Jesse Jackson. Al Sharpton and Frederick Haynes spoke about Reverend Jackson's contributions to the civil rights movement. Members of the panel discussed ways that contemporary youth-oriented movements can and will benefit from Revereend Jackson's legacy. Reverend Jackson himself spoke about what he considers civil rights issues, specifically the National Basketball Association lockouts and the protests of the movement to occupy Wall Street.