2026 Schedule

Friday, February 27

1:00 - 1:45 pm: Registration 

1:45 -2:00 pm: Introductory remarks 

2:00 -3:00 pm: Opening Keynote by Calvin Duncan

3:15- 4:15 pm: Rooted in Resistance: Organizing and Collective Care

4:15 - 5:30 pm: Workshops

• Storytelling in Legal and Political Advocacy 

• Building Power Through Creative Arts

5:30 - 7:00 pm: Community Reception 

Saturday, February 28

8:30 - 10:00 am: Registration and light breakfast 

10:00 - 11:00 am: Saturday Opening Keynote by Robin Steinberg

11:15 am - 12:15 pm: Morning Panels

• State and Local Advocacy 

• Defending Health Justice 

12:30 - 1:30 pm: Lunch 

1:45 - 3:00 pm: Workshops

• Community Deportation Defense 

• Youth-led Advocacy and Organizing 

3:15 - 4:15 pm: Afternoon Panels

• Deconstructing the carceral state 

• Immigration & ImMigrants’ Rights 

4:30 - 5:30 pm: Closing Keynote by Dima Khalidi

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Closing Reception