Schedule at a Glance

All times Mountain Standard Time

Thursday, Nov 17
9am-4pm Pre-Conference
11am-4pm Phoenix Bus Tour In‑Person
12pm Registration Opens In‑Person
5:30-8pm Welcome Reception
Friday, Nov 18
8-9am Breakfast
9-10:30am Opening Plenary
10:45am-12:15pm Breakout Session Block 1
12:30-2pm Lunch Plenary
2:15-3:45pm Breakout Session Block 2
4-5:30pm Plenary
Saturday, Nov 19
8-9am Breakfast
9-10:30am Keynote
10:45am-12:15pm Breakout Session Block 3
12:30-2pm Lunch
2:15-3:45pm Breakout Session Block 4
4-5:30pm Closing Plenary
Schedule subject to change
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
Keynote Speaker
Award-winning historian and author.
Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Features how narrative shift through strategic communications, art and culture making, and multi-media are used to advance racial justice.
Institutional and Sectoral Change
Practitioners from a variety of sectors get real about transforming our institutions to dismantle structural racism and generate racially equitable outcomes by highlighting how they are normalizing, organizing for, and operationalizing racial equity in their institutions.
Opening Plenary


Closing Plenary
Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Community leaders explore strategies to support cross-sectoral organizing, demonstrate community accountability, highlight policy solutions for more equitable outcomes, and celebrate the efforts and victories of grassroots organizing.
Racial Justice Reads
Enjoy readings of excepts by authors of their most popular racial justice titles, followed by a Q&A and book signing.
Race Flicks
Preview a diverse array of new racial justice films throughout the conference.
Race Identities and Innovations
Racial identities shape our politics and are used to organize both for and against human freedom and dignity. Learn and explore the complexity of racial identities, their constant renewal and change, and how to leverage racial identities for racial justice organizing.
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