8th Annual
We the Future Social Justice Conference 2025
Friday April 18th | 9:00am-2:30pm
Hosted by Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) and North Bay Organizing Project (NBOP)
Join us for the 8th annual We the Future Social Justice Conference on Friday, April 18th, 2025, from 9am – 2:30pm at SRJC Petaluma. The conference is free and open to all, offering conscious-raising workshops while bringing together students, educators, activists, and community leaders.
This year’s theme, "Resist, Reclaim, Reimagine: The Power of Belonging and Solidarity in Action," speaks to the ongoing fight for justice, identity, and collective liberation. As communities continue to navigate challenges to their histories, cultures, and lived experiences, we are called to resist systems that exclude and marginalize, reclaim the narratives and traditions that shape us, and reimagine a world rooted in belonging, dignity, and solidarity.
The struggles we face are not new, but they are evolving in ways that demand bold and collective action. Young people, scholars, and movement builders are shaping a future where inclusion is not conditional, and equity is not an afterthought. Together, we will explore how we push back against systemic barriers, center the voices of those most impacted, and build spaces where radical hope and liberation thrive. We are not simply resisting what harms us; we are reclaiming what has been taken and co-creating new possibilities for the generations that follow.
Through dynamic keynote speakers, interactive workshops, and engaging panel discussions, we will center the voices of those historically marginalized, amplify strategies for building solidarity, and foster a sense of belonging that fuels meaningful change. Whether you're an advocate for social justice, an emerging leader, or simply seeking community, this conference is a space to learn, connect, and take action!
For this year's conference, we are welcoming One Million Experiments co-hosts Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger for a performance, screening, and interactive conversation about the new liberatory possibilities already in the making all around us.
One Million Experiments is a film exploring how we redefine and create safety in a world without police and prisons. Built out of a podcast and curated collection of community-based safety projects created in the midst of the 2020 uprising, One Million Experiments remixes longform interviews with movement workers across the world who have created community-based safety projects. 1ME expands our ideas about what keeps us safe, celebrates the work already happening to build solutions that are grounded in transformation instead of punishment, and invites you to participate in the joyous work of liberation. We don’t need one answer to how we get free–we need one million experiments. One Million Experiments is a project of Respair Production & Media, Interrupting Criminalization, & SoapBox Productions and Organizing.
Watch the trailer here.