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πŸ“… Proposal Deadline: April 4th, 2025 

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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.