Workshop submissions are now closed!

We invite educators, students, activists, and community members to submit proposals for interactive workshops, panels, and presentations that explore this year’s theme: 

Resist, Reclaim, Reimagine – The Power of Belonging and Solidarity in Action

We seek sessions that challenge oppressive systems, uplift community-led solutions, and envision a more just future. Topics may include, but are not limited to: 

Resisting Oppression 

• Decolonizing Education – Challenging Eurocentric curricula and advocating for culturally responsive teaching 

• Youth & Student Activism – Organizing for change in schools and communities 

• Resisting Anti-Blackness & Colorism – Addressing internalized and systemic oppression 

• Environmental Justice & Climate Resistance – Indigenous land stewardship and frontline activism 

• Fighting Food Apartheid – Community-led solutions for food sovereignty 

Reclaiming Identity & Narratives 

• Storytelling as Resistance – Using poetry, oral history, and art to reclaim narratives 

• Queer & Trans Liberation – Centering LGBTQ+ experiences in justice movements 

• Healing Intergenerational Trauma – Culturally rooted mental health practices 

• Spirituality & Liberation – Exploring ancestral practices and their role in activism 

• Language Justice & Preservation – Fighting linguistic erasure in education and policy 

Reimagining Justice & Community 

• Abolition in Action – Community-led alternatives to policing and incarceration 

• Restorative & Transformative Justice – Beyond punishment: healing-centered approaches 

• Mutual Aid & Collective Care – Grassroots models for community resilience 

• Worker & Labor Movements – Organizing for economic justice and labor rights 

• Imagining Liberated Futures – Utopian thinking and building the world we want 

We welcome a variety of session formats, including interactive discussions, skill-building workshops, storytelling circles, and artistic expressions that foster engagement and collective learning.