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14th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
EDUCATION AND JUSTICE

held jointly with the

FALL 2024 MEETING OF
EDUCATION DEANS FOR JUSTICE AND EQUITY (EDJE)

6-7 December 2024
Honolulu, Hawai‘i

Hosts:
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, College of Education
University Laboratory School

Sponsors:
Hawai‘i Scholars for Education and Social Justice (HSESJ)
Education Deans for Justice and Equity (EDJE)
UCLA School of Education and Information Studies
University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education Sciences

Special Thanks:
Lois Yamauchi, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Scroll down to see:

  • Conference Theme

  • Conference Overview and Invitation

  • EDJE Meeting

  • Gathering in Hawai‘i

  • COVID-related Requirements

  • Schedule-at-a-Glance (or view the detailed schedule here, including pdf versions)

  • Information for Presenters and Moderators (download the handout)

  • Publishing Opportunity for Presenters

  • Proposal Guidelines and Submission Form

  • Location and Travel

  • Registration Information and Form

CONFERENCE THEME:

This year’s conference theme is “Collectively Advancing Education, Democracy, and Human Rights in Times of Their Dismantling.”

Locally and globally, the attacks on and dismantling of education, democratic institutions and civic participation, and human rights and sovereignty, particularly for historically marginalized populations, are crystalizing for all to see. These attacks are highly coordinated, well-funded, and long entrenched in a range of intersecting ideologies and systems of imperialism and settler colonialism, white supremacy, dominionism, heteropatriarchy, neoliberalism, militarism and carcerality, ableism, and more. Examples include policy “reforms” and public rhetoric that undermine any number of issues ranging from anti-genocide protest and truthful curriculum to DEI initiatives and LGBTQIA+ inclusion; from teacher professionalism and student civil-rights protections to democratic governance and equitable funding of educational institutions and initiatives; from humanizing learning and teaching at the classroom level, to community capacity building at the school and district levels, to a bold vision of education as movement building for justice at the levels of systems and values. What does it mean to advance justice through anti-oppressive education and collective action in this moment?

For a primer on this conference theme, check out my recent interview, Project 2025 with Kevin Kumashiro, on Under the Tree: A Seminar on Freedom with Bill Ayers, and download the related handout, A Summary of Education Priorities in “Project 2025”: Do you agree with their agenda, and if not, what will you do?

To learn more about scholar collectives, listen to the recording of my 6/22/22 webinar on “Collective Scholarship for Public Pedagogy” here (passcode fpj$P6g6), and read my co-authored article on Scholar Collectives Advocating for Social Justice in Education, in Kalfou 9(1).

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW AND INVITATION:

The 14th International Conference on Education and Justice highlights the role of educational scholars in anti-oppressive movement building, particularly when we produce scholarship collectively and leverage it for public pedagogy. Recent and helpful examples of such collective projects are listed on my homepage — all are strategically presenting research through background briefs or media articles, testimonies or interviews, grassroots organizing, and so on with the aim of changing policy, practice, curriculum, and consciousness.

Sessions will feature projects that aim to raise public awareness or influence educational policy and practice, as well as strategies to build our capacity for such interventions. Educators, scholars, students, leaders, advocates, and educational organizations and institutions from across the United States and around the world will convene to share works-in-progress of collective scholarship for public pedagogy, as well as to support one another in such work through critical self-reflection and constructive criticism.

The 14th Conference returns to Honolulu, Hawai‘i, and in collaboration with our partners, we call particularly for proposals that highlight anti-oppressive education that addresses the current dismantling of public schooling, democratic institutions, and human rights locally and around the world.

EDJE MEETING

The Fall 2024 Meeting of Education Deans for Justice and Equity (EDJE) is being held jointly with the Conference. Deans, associate/assistant deans, directors and chairs, diversity officers, and other leaders in schools and colleges of education, as well as those working collectively with or aspiring towards such roles, are invited to attend the EDJE Meeting. You are strongly encouraged to bring teams from your institutions who can work collectively and build on what is learned at the gathering.

Building on the Conference Theme, the tentative focus of the EDJE Meeting will be, “Leading for Justice and Equity When Democracy is Under Attack.” Questions that we might explore: What is the role of schools of education in these times? What does it mean to be a leader for justice in times of censorship of speech, protest, and curriculum; demonization of schools, colleges, and teachers; politicization of DEI and related initiatives; and more? What are sources of attack — or of pushback on justice initiatives — from outside of our institutions and from inside? How might the EDJE Framework for Assessment and Transformation be of support to us?

EDJE will meet separately on the mornings of Friday and Saturday, and will join the Conference at other times. Therefore, EDJE-meeting attendees are encouraged to submit proposals to present at the Conference!

** More information about the EDJE Meeting is available here.

GATHERING IN HAWAI‘I

As in previous years, this conference provides vital and timely opportunities to support the engagement and education of many scholars, educators, students, and advocates in Hawai'i alongside many from outside, as well as to act immersively and in solidarity with anti-oppressive and indigenous-led movements for justice. I join with many people who have long argued that no one at any time should be coming to anywhere in Hawai'i via the industries (tourist, military, capitalist) that fuel colonialism, profiteering, and the destruction or oppression of lands and livelihoods, particularly of Native Hawaiians.  Rather, we should show up with all that global social movements have to offer to work with local anti-oppressive educators and activists who request our solidarity—in Hawai'i, as anywhere.  With our local partners, this conference strives to co-organize a gathering that impact us and the world anti-oppressively by advancing movement building.  Thus, as a central part of coming to this conference, let us double-down on our commitment to doing our homework to understand intersectional injustices in Hawai'i while acting in solidarity to be a part of the solution before, during, and after the conference.  More resources are forthcoming, but to get started, check out the recent episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, focusing on Hawai‘i.

COVID-RELATED PRECAUTIONS (updated 8/24/24):

All registrants and attendees are expected to be vaccinated and boosted for COVID. Wearing masks is optional but recommended, particularly indoors.

SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE (or view the detailed schedule here, including pdf versions)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6
8:30-3:30 Registration, Book Sale, Art-Making Table, Refreshments [in Wist Hall]
9:00-10:40 Affiliated Event: EDJE Meeting
10:00-10:40 Guided Tour of the University Laboratory School
11:00-12:30 Huaka‘i: Decolonial Walking Tour of the University of Hawai‘i Campus
12:30-1:15 Opening Lunch
1:15-2:30 Breakout Sessions #1
2:45-4:00 Breakout Sessions #2
4:00-4:30 Welcome Reception
4:30-6:00 Friday Plenary on Naming the Moment: Understanding the Attacks on Education
Optional Dinner Outings (on your own)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7
8:30-3:30 Registration, Book Sale, Art-Making Table, Refreshments, Quiet Room [in University Lab School]
9:00-10:45 Affiliated Event: EDJE Meeting
9:00-10:45 Affiliated Event: HSESJ Breakfast Meeting
9:00-4:00 Affiliated Event: Multilingual Presentation Symposium
11:00-12:00 Saturday Plenary
12:00-12:45 Lunch
12:45-2:00 Breakout Sessions #3
2:15-3:30 Breakout Sessions #4
3:45-4:30 Posters Session and Refreshments
4:45-5:30 Interactive Closing Session and Refreshments
Optional Dinner Outings (on your own)

View the detailed schedule here, including pdf versions

INFORMATION FOR PRESENTERS AND MODERATORS:

Download the handout, Information for Presenters and Moderators (v11.5.2024)

PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITY FOR PRESENTERS:

We are pleased to announce that this Conference will once again partner with Professing Education, the journal of the Society of Professors of Education, on a special issue that features papers based on several conference presentations. If you are a presenter and are interested in publishing your work, please stay tuned for more information.

For some inspiration, download your free copy of the Fall 2023 Special Issue of Professing Education (v21, n2), featuring selected papers from the 2022 International Conference on Education and Justice.

PROPOSAL GUIDELINES AND SUBMISSION FORM:

  • Two Important Deadlines for Presenters: Proposal and Registration

    • Proposal Deadline: In order to guarantee consideration, proposals must be received via the online submission form by the Priority Deadline of Monday, September 30. Incomplete or incorrect submissions might not be reviewed. Late submissions might be considered if space in the program is available. Notification of acceptance or rejection of proposals will be sent via e-mail on a rolling basis as proposals are received and no later than early October.

    • Presenter Registration Deadline (10/31): Presenters will need to register by the Presenter Registration Deadline of October 31 in order to remain on the conference program. The full conference program will be posted in November.

  • Three Types of Proposals: Poster, Standard, Extended

    • Poster: This is for a poster presentation. The proposal can be submitted by an individual or by a group. Tentatively, your poster presentation will be in a 45-minute session in a large room with many other posters, and you are expected to be at your poster throughout that session to speak with attendees, who will likely be spread out and rotating from poster to poster. In addition, all presenters will have the option of leaving their poster on display throughout the conference (all weekend long). The physical “poster” can be in any number of forms, including a collage or interactive game on self-standing cardboard, or a large printed poster to be hung from the wall, or a three-dimensional or multi-media display to be placed atop a table, or feel free to be creative! Please note: the poster proposal is the only option if you are submitting a proposal as an individual, and it is the preferred option if you are a group who wishes to have more time to discuss your project.

    • Standard Timeslot: This is for a spoken presentation about a collective project, and will be part of a larger panel. Every proposal requires a minimum of two presenters. The total time is 10-12 minutes — this is the total time per team, not per person, so your team will need to determine how multiple presenters will speak about one collective project in a limited amount of time. Your team’s presentation will be grouped with several other presentations into a 75-minute panel session.

    • Extended Timeslot: This is a spoken presentation about a collective project, and will be part of a larger panel. If your team consists of four or more presenters and you would like a longer time slot, you can request the “extended” time of 20-24 minutes (instead of 10-12 minutes). Your team’s presentation will be grouped with several other presentations into a 75-minute panel session.

  • Format and Audience of the Sessions

    • A Fully In-Person Conference: At this time, we are not planning to offer hybrid sessions or options to join virtually (sorry).

    • No Support for A/V Equipment: Except for poster sessions, all breakout sessions are expected to be in smart classrooms (i.e., with WiFi and A/V equipment). However, the Conference will not provide tech support, so any use of technologies will be the responsibility of the presenters. Furthermore, because using such equipment can cause delays and other problems, the Conference strongly encourages presenters not to rely on such equipment, and instead, to engage in more interactive presentation modes.

    • A Tree-friendly Conference: Please plan to share materials electronically rather than as paper handouts.

    • Audience: The anticipated audience will likely include a diverse mix of educators, scholars, and advocates, in early childhood education, K-12, and higher education settings, from various disciplines and subject areas, and from across the United States and abroad, so please ensure that your presentations are accessible, inclusive, respectful, and engaging.

    • Audience Engagement: All sessions should allow for brief small-group discussion (such as in pairs after each presentation or at each poster) and large-group discussion (such as Q&A with speakers in the final minutes of panel sessions). In other words, please be sure to designate time for audience members to engage, not merely to listen.

  • Guidelines for Presenters

    • Presenters may not appear on the conference program more than once, and therefore, you should not appear in more than one proposal.

    • Presenters will need to register by the Presenter Registration Deadline of October 31 in order to remain on the conference program. The full conference program will be posted in November.

  • The Proposal

    • Proposals consist of the following items:

      • Proposal Type: Choose one of three options: Poster, Standard Timeslot, or Extended Timeslot

      • Title of Presentation: The conference program schedule might not include abstracts of presentations, so please create a descriptive title that conveys what your presentation will be about.

      • Abstract of Presentation: Please provide a 2-3 paragraph abstract of your presentation. Be sure that your proposal addresses the conference theme.

      • Citations/Bibliography: Please provide a sampling of the books, articles, etc. that your presentation will cite.

      • Information about Presenters: For every presenter on your team, please provide (a) Full name, (b) Institutional affiliation, (c) Job title, and (d) Email address (please doublecheck for typos).

      • Affirmation of Conference Guidelines

      • And Optional Items: Scheduling Restrictions; EDJE Meeting Attendance; Listserv Subscription

    • Priority Deadline to submit proposals was September 30, 2024; late proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis, space permitting

LOCATION AND TRAVEL:

Conference participants are responsible for their own transportation and lodging.

LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY: The conference will be held in Honolulu on the adjoining campuses of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, College of Education and the University Laboratory School.  All conference spaces are wheelchair-accessible; if additional accessibility accommodations are required, please contact the Conference Organizer in advance. More information on the location of the Registration Table will be posted soon.

GROUND TRANSPORTATION: All Conference attendees are encouraged to use environmentally-friendly modes of ground transportation to and from the Conference venue, including walking, biking (you can park your bike for free all over campus), public bus (one stop is just across the street), and carpooling. Parking will be limited immediately next to the Conference venue, with additional paid lots throughout the campus. You can find campus maps, as well as parking, driving, biking, and public-bus information here: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/about/visit/#transportation.

AIRPORT: Everyone who flies to Honolulu will arrive into the Honolulu International Airport (HNL). The University is 8 miles from the airport.

LODGING: There will not be a conference hotel. However, we are pleased to describe several nearby, convenient, and affordable options:

  • East West Center: Anyone with an educational affiliation/sponsorship is eligible to stay in the housing of the East West Center, located on-campus and a half-mile walk from the conference venue. These rooms are like apartments with private bathrooms and, in some rooms, kitchenettes, currently priced from $77-111/night. Although none of the rooms have air-conditioning, December in Honolulu should be fine for most people: https://www.eastwestcenter.org/about-ewc/housing/visitor-housing 

  • Discounted Rates at Outrigger Hotels: Conference attendees can use the University’s corporate code at Outrigger properties that will give you discounted rates and other benefits, including: waived daily resort charges; no deposit is required at the time of booking; flexible cancellation policy (typically 1-day notice); and 50% off daily parking fees at their hotels. Here's how to find a property and use the corporate code:

    • 1. Go to outrigger.com/business-connection

    • 2. Click/Tap Book Now

    • 3. Under Come Be Here... Select Oʻahu

    • 4. Select a property

    • 5. Select Rooms & Rates

    • 6. In the Apply Special Rate dropdown, select Corporate Code

    • 7. Enter promo code: GL1943  

    • 8. Click/Tap Apply

    • 9. Change # of adults and children and dates  

    • 10. Book to see room types and pricing

  • Other Nearby Hotels: Several other hotels are within a 1.5-mile radius (walking distance) from the Conference venue, including the Ala Moana Hotel, which is attached to the large Ala Moana Shopping Center, and which is accessible by the A express bus that drops you off right across the street from the Conference venue: https://www.alamoanahotelhonolulu.com/. In addition, the University is only 2.5 miles from the heart of Waikiki with dozens of hotels ranging from budget to luxury hotels, and because the conference occurs off-season, low rates can currently be found on travel websites. Most are easily accessible by bus and/or taxi.

  • Hotels at Risk of Labor Disputes: You may remember that the 2018 conference was held in a hotel where workers began a long strike the day after we departed. We can see which hotels are unionized and stay informed of hotels in Honolulu that are at risk of labor actions at https://www.fairhotel.org/

REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND FORM:

All educators, researchers and scholars, and educational leaders and advocates throughout the United States and the world and from all levels and disciplines are invited to attend and participate in this conference. The registration fees are on a sliding scale (choose your own rate) that ranges from $0 to $199 per person, and include access to the full schedule above. The lower rates allow for the same conference experience and are available to all individuals with limited financial resources. Registration fees are nonrefundable. Please note that the Conference Organizers believes strongly that the registration fees should not serve as a financial barrier to access and participation, so if you require additional financial assistance, please contact me (Kevin) to discuss how to register at even lower rates.

$0 Conference Registration: UH/ULS Rate (thanks to the generous sponsorship of the UH-Mānoa College of Education and the University Lab School, all current faculty, staff, and students of UH and of ULS may register for free)

$25 Conference Registration: Volunteer Rate (any individual who wishes to volunteer to assist the conference organizer with a 2-3 hour shift during the conference may select this special rate; a limited number of volunteer slots are available; volunteers will receive more information about their shift as the conference date approaches)

$75 Conference Registration: Discounted Rate (anyone may select this rate)

$150 Conference Registration: Regular Rate (anyone may select this rate)

$99 EDJE Meeting and Conference Registration: Discounted Rate (registration for both the 14th International Conference and the Fall 2024 EDJE Meeting)

$199 EDJE Meeting and Conference Registration: Regular Rate (registration for both the 14th International Conference and the Fall 2024 EDJE Meeting)

Note: If you are registering a group, please list the following items in the “Additional Information” box of the Registration Form for each registrant: (a) Full name, (b) Job title, (c) Institutional affiliation, and (d) Email address (please doublecheck for typos).

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LEGAL AGREEMENTS:

By registering for or participating in this event, you are agreeing to hold Kevin Kumashiro Consulting harmless regarding liability, and also to affirm the indemnity of Kevin Kumashiro Consulting regarding intellectual property.