The GARE Membership Meeting is a multi-day, in-person meeting for racial equity practitioners and racial justice thought leaders from GARE member jurisdictions. Through general sessions, plenaries, and breakout sessions participants from across the network will connect and exchange strategies and promising approaches for advancing a just, multi-racial democracy. As GARE’s largest member convening, the meeting is member-informed and increasingly member-led, creating space for building shared learning and momentum that practitioners can carry back into their local racial equity work.
GARE is hosting the Membership Meeting at Facing Race because racial equity work in government does not sit apart from the broader racial justice ecosystem. It is shaped by movement-building, narrative change, law, culture, and organizing - and it shapes those forces in return. In 2024, GARE convened its Membership Meeting at Facing Race in St. Louis, Missouri, situating government practitioners within that broader framework.
This year in Raleigh, GARE Network practitioners will again have the opportunity to participate in two complementary events. The GARE conference will take place on November 12, held alongside Facing Race preconference programming. On November 13 and 14, attendees can engage in government-focused sessions within the Facing Race agenda, including select breakouts reserved exclusively for government practitioners.
Learn more at the GARE Membership Meeting site (membership required).