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14th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AND JUSTICE
6-7 December 2024, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
DETAILED SCHEDULE
(updated 9 December 2024)
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FRIDAY, 6 DECEMBER 2024
** Download the PDF of the schedule for DAY ONE
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
REGISTRATION OPENS [Wist Hall]
On Friday only, the Registration Table, Book Sale, Art-Making Table, and Snacks & Beverages Counter will all be on the ground floor of Wist Hall, 1776 University Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822. Coffee, tea, and refreshments will be served in the morning.
9:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Affiliated Event: EDJE MEETING [CCC]
Visit the EDJE Meeting webpage for more information.
10:00 a.m. - 10:40 p.m.
GUIDED TOUR OF THE UNIVERSITY LABORATORY SCHOOL [starts at the Registration Table in Wist Hall]
Join us for a guided tour of the University Laboratory School, a K-12 Hawai‘i Public Charter School, a collaborator with many in the UH College of Education, and the co-host of our conference! The tour will be led by Alyssa Kapaona, Research and Development Coordinator at the University Laboratory School. The tour will start from the Registration Table in Wist Hall promptly at 10am, and will end by 10:40am so that you have time to walk or drive to the 11am session.
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
HUAKA‘I: DECOLONIAL WALKING TOUR OF THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
[View the WEBSITE and download the BOOKLET]
Join us for a decolonial huakaʻi, or walking tour, of the UH Mānoa campus. We will share the “untold” histories of Mānoa and encourage participants to imagine ways of transforming our campus by centering the Indigenous geography, local histories, and people of Mānoa. The tour will be led by Dr. Christina Higgins, Milang Shin, and Michol Miller from the UH Department of Second Language Studies. Please be prepared to walk across campus; comfortable shoes and sunscreen should be worn. PLEASE NOTE THE UPDATED START LOCATION: the tour will start at 11am at the Founders Gate (intersection of University and Dole), which is a 5-minute walk from the Registration Table.
** Please meet at the Registration Table at 10:40 if you would like to walk to the tour together.
12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
OPENING LUNCH [Wist Hall]
All conference attendees are invited to our Opening Lunch, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Education Deans for Justice and Equity and the University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education Sciences! Vegan options will be available.
1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS #1 [Wist Hall]
1.1. Collectivization, Collaborations, and Social Movements* [CCC]
Session Moderator: Therese Quinn
Applying Lessons Learned from the History of the American Progressive Education Movement to Modern-Day Social Justice Education Movement Building
Amber Strong Makaiau and Chad Miller, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(10-12 minutes)
Are We Revolting? Campus Labor Movements and the Struggles for More Just and Free Worlds
Erica Meiners and Therese Quinn, workers and union members
(10-12 minutes)
Building Effective Educator-Community Coalitions: Organizing to Resist Neoliberal Education Reform and Save Our Schools
Cynthia Roy and Lori Silveira, New Bedford Coalition to Save Our Schools, Massachusetts Teachers Association
(10-12 minutes)
The Coalitional Politics of District Debt: Bridging Grassroots Power and State Policy in California
René Espinoza Kissell and Arianna Rodriguez, University of California at Santa Cruz
(10-12 minutes)
Living On the EDJE: Collaborative Institutional Self-Assessment using the EDJE Framework to Advance Justice and Equity in the PACMED Pacific-Island Program
Deborah K. Zuercher, Paul Tauiliili, Ivy Yeung, Janelle Matsuura, and Jill Sanders, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(20-22 minutes)
*This session, held jointly with the EDJE meeting, is open to all conference attendees
1.2. Indigenous Knowledges and Decolonizing Curriculums [Wist 129]
Session Moderator: K. ʻAlohilani HN Okamura
ʻAʻohe ulu e loaʻa i ka pōkole o ka lou: Advancing Educational Sovereignty through Aloha ʻĀina
K. ʻAlohilani HN Okamura and Kirsten KN Mawyer, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(10-12 minutes)
Decolonizing Instructional Approaches in Higher Education
Juanita Leilani Denninghoff and Jerusha Nanea Magalei, Brigham Young University-Hawai‘i
(10-12 minutes)
If I Could Dream of What Schools Could Be: Native Youth Freedom Dreaming about Schooling, Learning, and Education
Shiv R. Desai, University of New Mexico
(10-12 minutes)
Moving towards Sustained Circles of Engagement: Indigenization Beyond Representation
Jarita Greyeyes, McMaster University, Canada
(10-12 minutes)
Huakaʻi as Public Pedagogy: Raising Critical Consciousness through a Decolonial Campus Tour
Michol Miller, Christina Higgins, Milang Shin, and Rickey Larkin, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(20-22 minutes)
1.3. Anti-Oppressive Curriculum and Pedagogy Across Ages and Disciplines [Wist 131]
Session Moderator: Dana Hagerman
Anti-Oppressive Social Studies for Elementary Students: Preservice Teachers Share Lessons Highlighting Untold Stories and Integrated Arts [VIEW SLIDES HERE]
Carrie Larson, Marcia Del Valle, and Jason Inglish, Pacific University
(10-12 minutes)
Changing through Times of Crisis: One Organization’s Path toward the Future
Dana Hagerman, National Louis University; and K. Journey Swafford, Georgia State University
(10-12 minutes)
Critical Pedagogy Across Disciplines: A Math Lesson on Ratios and Beauty Standards
Priscila Leal, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
(10-12 minutes)
Formative Instruction in Hawaiʻi: Amplifying Voices and Humanizing Teaching
Patricia Grillet and Stacy Potes, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(10-12 minutes)
Increasing Awareness and Understanding of Implicit Biases in Education
E. Brook Chapman de Sousa, Rebecca Delafield, and Justin Levinson, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(10-12 minutes)
Cross-Disciplinary Approaches to Fostering Equity and Engagement in Higher Education (Music, Biology, Modern Languages, and Psychology)
Vivianne Asturizaga, Parvin Shahrestani, Montserrat Fuente-Camacho, and Asya Harrison, California State University at Fullerton
(20-22 minutes)
2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS #2 [Wist Hall]
2.1. Understanding the Anti-Queer and Anti-Trans Attacks in Education: An Invited Dialogue* [CCC]
Session Moderator: Harper Keenan, University of British Columbia
Akiea “Ki” Gross, Woke Kindergarten
Camaron Miyamoto, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Erica Meiners, Northeastern Illinois University
Therese Quinn, University of Illinois at Chicago
*This session, held jointly with the EDJE meeting, is open to all conference attendees
2.2. Asian Americans and Asians in the United States [Wist 129]
Session Moderator: Catherine Wong
Asian American Racialization and the Politics of U.S. Education
Wayne Au, University of Washington at Bothell
(10-12 minutes)
[Re]Storying Our Indigeneity: Asian American & Pacific Islander Educators Sharing Their Collective Stories of Liberation & Community
Catherine Wong, CW Consults and Institute for Recruitment of Teachers
(10-12 minutes)
Teachers of Color in Rural Communities of Color: How Recently Immigrated Teachers of Color Bring Various Training and Expertise to Rural Areas
Kate Baca, University of Colorado at Boulder
(10-12 minutes)
Building a Collaborative Education Movement: Lessons from the Filipino Curriculum Project (How students, educators, and community stakeholders developed and implemented a historic course)
Patricia Halagao, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; Raymart Billote, Waipahu High School and Filipino Curriculum Project; and Brix Kozuki, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Filipino Curriculum Project; and Bennette Misalucha, Workforce Development Council and former Hawai‘i State Senator
(20-22 minutes)
2.3. Book Discussion: Kanaka ‘Ōiwi Methodologies: Mo‘olelo and Metaphor** [Wist 234 and Online]
Nālani Balutski, Assistant Specialist, Native Hawaiian Student Services
Kaiwipunikauikawēkiu "Punihei" Lipe, Director, Hawaiʻi Papa o ke Ao & Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Advancement Office
Summer Maunakea, Associate Professor, Curriculum Studies
Kapā Oliveira, Interim Vice Provost for Student Success
Maya L. Kawailanaokeawaiki Saffery, Kumu Hoʻomohala Haʻawina, Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language
Kahunawai Wright, Associate Professor, Educational Administration
**This session, a collaborative event with the UH College of Education Research Institute (CERI), is free and open to all conference attendees, but please RSVP in advance to ensure space. View the session flyer here.
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
WELCOME RECEPTION [Multipurpose Building, University Lab School]
All conference attendees are invited to our Welcome Reception to mingle and network! Refreshments (with vegan options) will be provided, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Education Deans for Justice and Equity and the University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education Sciences!
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
FRIDAY PLENARY SESSION [Multipurpose Building, University Lab School]
Naming the Moment: Understanding the Attacks on Education*
Preparing for 2025
Kevin Kumashiro, Education Deans for Justice and Equity, author of Surrendered: Why Progressives are Losing the Biggest Battles in Education
Outsourcing Discrimination: Vouchers and Charters
Kevin Welner, National Education Policy Center, University of Colorado at Boulder, co-author of The School Voucher Illusion: Exposing the Pretense of Equity
The Right to Truth: Curriculum and Activism [VIEW SLIDES HERE]
Maureen Edobor, Washington and Lee University School of Law; Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law; author of “The Right to Truth” (forthcoming, UCLA Law Review)
Protest, Silencing, and Censorship for Educators
Akiea “Ki” Gross, Woke Kindergarten
*This session, held jointly with the EDJE meeting, is open to all conference attendees
6:00 p.m.
Optional Dinner Outings (on your own)
Connect with other conference attendees and make plans to enjoy dinner and reflect together on the day’s conversations. Ask one of our locals for dining and activity suggestions!
SATURDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2024
** Download the PDF of the schedule for DAY TWO
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
REGISTRATION OPENS [Multipurpose Building, University Lab School]
On Saturday only, the Registration Table, Book Sale, Art-Making Table, and Snacks & Beverages Counter will all be in the Multipurpose Building (cafeteria) of the University Laboratory School, 1776 University Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822. The designated Quiet Area (for reflection, meditation, and rest) will be in the adjacent Band Room. Coffee, tea, and refreshments will be served in the morning.
9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Affiliated Event: EDJE MEETING [Room A]
Visit the EDJE Meeting webpage for more information.
9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Affiliated Event: HSESJ BREAKFAST MEETING [Room B]
All conference attendees from Hawai‘i are invited and encouraged to join the Hawai‘i Scholars for Education and Social Justice for this informal discussion about what research and advocacy is needed at this time and how you might get involved. If you know others in Hawai‘i who might be interested, please encourage them to come (no need to register for the conference to attend this session). Breakfast will be provided by HSESJ, so bring your appetite as well!
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Affiliated Event: MULTILINGUAL PRESENTATION SYMPOSIUM [CCC, Wist Hall]
All conference attendees are invited to attend any or all of the sessions of the Multilingual Presentation Symposium, an enriching day of cross-cultural exchange and educational innovation featuring presentations by over a dozen students in the UH Multilingual Multicultural Professional Practice (MMPP) Graduate Certificate Program. This hō‘ike focuses on the theme of “Celebrating Linguistic Diversity in Education.” The presentations are grouped in one-hour sessions; view the symposium flyer for the full schedule.
Decolonizing the 7th Grade Pacific Island Studies Curriculum: A Transformative Approach to Curriculum Development, Mokihana Jones
Developing Multilingual Word Problems to Gauge Students Knowledge of Language of Math and Mathematical Concept, Ferlene Palacay
Plan for Implementation of Policy 105-14 Multilingualism for Equitable Education and Policy 105-7 Hawaiian Education for Pūʻōhala Elementary, Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, Jordan Cerra
Incorporating Students’ Cultural and Linguistic Backgrounds, Annaliese Ramos
Speaking Pidgin in Academic Spaces, Summer Ursua
Building a Space for Filipino History Curriculum and Ethnic Studies in a High School, Lorna Baniaga-Lee and Kim Virtudazo
Building School Cultural and Linguistic Awareness, Sandy Ornellas
Bridging the Gap Between Teachers and Micronesian Students: Exploring the Biases of Teachers and Students’ Cultural and Linguistic Values and Beliefs, Ridge Ono
How Much, If Any, Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Curriculum, Instruction and/or Assessment is Taking Place at Maui Waena Intermediate School?, Jeanne Korotsky
Increasing Parent/Family Engagement for Multilingual Students in Elementary and Middle School, Val Espana and Jessica Ladera
Improving BSHA Position Recruitment and Application Process, Gregoria Perez-Mishima and Adrienne Yank
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
SATURDAY PLENARY SESSION [Multipurpose Building, University Lab School]
Indigenous and Immigrant Groups in Hawai‘i: Educational Challenges and Resistance
Session Moderator: Jonathan Okamura, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Mokihana Jones, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Waipahu Intermediate School
Tina Tauasosi-Posiulai, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Marnelli Joy Ulep, University of Hawaiʻi
Kahunawai Wright, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
SATURDAY LUNCH [Multipurpose Building, University Lab School]
All conference attendees are invited to our Saturday Lunch, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Education Deans for Justice and Equity and the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies! Vegan options will be available.
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS #3
3.1. Intersectional Identities, Tensions, and Frameworks for Transformation: An Invited Dialogue of Critical Asian American Deans and Leaders* [Room A]
Session Moderator: Rachel Endo, Dean, University of Washington at Tacoma
Wayne Au, Dean, University of Washington at Bothell
Shireen Pavri, Assistant Vice Chancellor, California State University, and Former Dean, California State University at Long Beach
Kevin Roxas, Dean, Western Washington University
Jon Yoshioka, Director, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and Past President, Association of Teacher Educators
*This session, held jointly with the EDJE meeting, is open to all conference attendees
3.2. International Perspectives and Initiatives: Brazil, Canada, Japan, Myanmar, South Africa, Sub-Saharan African Countries, U.S. Territories [Room B]
Session Moderator: Perla Barbosa
Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) for Critical Consciousness: The Role of Critical Dialogue in Preparing Agentive Teachers
Perla Barbosa, Salem State University; and Priscila Fabiane Farias, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
(10-12 minutes)
Education in Times of Crisis: The Importance of Student Support Services [VIEW SLIDES HERE}
Eint Pyae Pyae Khin (Jessica), University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
(10-12 minutes)
Forming Constellations of Sisterhood Within and Beyond Academe Across Turtle Island
Daniela Bascuñán, Bishop’s University, Canada; Sahar D. Sattarzadeh, University of Texas at Arlington and Nelson Mandela University, South Africa; and Lucy El-Sherif, McMaster University, Canada
(10-12 minutes)
The Meaning of Diversifying the Teacher Workforce in Japan: A Critical Analysis of Policy and Its Implications
Hitoshi Sato, Fukuoka University, Japan
(10-12 minutes)
Militarism as Technology of Anti-Relationality: Resisting School Militarization and Practicing Solidarity across Geographies in Defiance of U.S. Militarism
Davíd Morales, Stanford University, and Lauren Reyna Morales, Kennedy Middle School
(10-12 minutes)
The Unknown Shackles of the Green Grass: The Effects of the Neocolonial Liberal Education Agenda and Racial Capitalist Policies on the Lived Experience of Graduate Students from Sub-Saharan African Countries
Dédé Adoté, University of San Francisco
(10-12 minutes)
3.3. Visions and Initiatives that Transform Higher Education [Room C]
Session Moderator: Daranee Taychachaiwongse Teng
Colonial Obfuscation and Epistemic Rebellion: Problematizing Neoliberal Universities as Gatekeepers of Knowledge and Resistance
Charlie Parker, Jr. and Daranee Taychachaiwongse Teng, University of Colorado at Denver
(10-12 minutes)
MUTED Pedagogy: Censoring to Cease Progress
Genesis Ross, Independent Scholar; Rachel Radina, Eastern Michigan University; and Mary Webb, Withrow High School
(10-12 minutes)
Striving Towards a Critical Orientation: Starting Points from a Long-term Critical Language Pedagogy Group
Daniel Holden, Ruge Zhao, Alexander Tang, Leeseul Park, and Betsy Gilliland, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(10-12 minutes)
(Un)hidden from Self: On LGBTQ Students and the Conspiratorial Demonology of the New Apostolic Reformation
Jonathon Sawyer, University of Colorado at Boulder
(10-12 minutes)
Vocalizing Silenced Voices: White Supremacy, Social Caste, Cultural Hegemony, and Narratives to Overcome Trauma and Social Injustice [VIEW SLIDES HERE]
Emily Hines and Virginia Lea, University of Wisconsin at Stout
(10-12 minutes)
2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS #4
4.1. Journeys in Re-Indigenizing Education: Centering Hawaiʻi, ʻIke Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian Knowledge), through LGBTQIA+ Educator Voices [Room A]
Session Moderator: Camaron Miyamoto, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, LGBTQ+ Center
Stacy Kealanahele Prellberg, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Educational Administration Department
Joshua “Baba” Kamoani‘ala Tavares, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Theatre and Dance Department
Kikilia Lani, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Student Equity, Excellence, & Diversity: Kawehena Project
S. Welaahilani Wāhilani III, University of Hawai'i at West O'ahu, He Paepae Aloha
4.2. Law and Policy: Contesting, Leveraging, Reimagining [Room B]
Session Moderator: Lora Bartlett
Bridging Research, Law, and Practice to Deliver a High-Quality Education for Every Student [VIEW SLIDES HERE]
Sarah Beach and Kimberly Jenkins Robinson, University of Virginia and Education Rights Institute
(10-12 minutes)
Expanded School Meal Assistance Policies and Very Low Food Sufficiency Rates in Households with Children
Mark Murphy and Eric Ono, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(10-12 minutes)
Learning to Resist: Curriculum Bans in Florida
Dilek Kayaalp and Tamara Jones, University of North Florida
(10-12 minutes)
Passion vs. Politics: The Impact of Legislation on Aspiring Teachers
Colleen Mulholland and Soh Meacham, University of Northern Iowa
(10-12 minutes)
Perspective from the South: The Racist History of School Vouchers and Their Pervasive Threat to the Future of Public Education
Darian Burns, Southern Education Foundation
(10-12 minutes)
The Significance of State-Level Stance for Teachers' Work and Educational Equity in a Period of Pandemic Response and Curriculum Controversy
Lora Bartlett, University of California at Santa Cruz; and Judith Warren Little, University of California at Berkeley
(10-12 minutes)
4.3. Youth Activation, Activism, and Leadership [Room C]
Session Moderator: Lois Yamauchi
“Advocating for Activism”: Barriers and Supports for Teachers Supporting Student Queer Activism
Elizabeth Meyer, University of Colorado at Boulder
(10-12 minutes)
Beyond a Zone of Proximal Development: Nuanced Sociopolitical Development Instruction For All
Dominic Repucci, University of Colorado at Denver and Pueblo School District 60; and Scott Sander, Miami University
(10-12 minutes)
Centering Communities of Aloha: Decolonizing Curriculum Through Place-Based and Student-Centered Pedagogies
Piliwailana Nahale-a, Abbygail Cinena Viloria, and Anna Eiko Kim, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(10-12 minutes)
A Transformative Activist Approach to Studying a High School Ecosocial Leadership Course
Lois A. Yamauchi, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; Chris Zorn, University Laboratory School; and Madiha Jamil, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(10-12 minutes)
Where Do We Go From Here: Inquiry or Indoctrination? What We Can Learn from Septima Clark's Life and the Children's March
Martin Smith, Duke University
(10-12min)
Youth Arts & Activism: Ethnic Bridging & Healing Justice
Brandon Ros, Tracy Evelyn Williams, Yahaira Rodriguez, and Santiago Preciado Cruz, Homies Empowerment
(20-22 minutes)
4.4. Advancing Diversity, Democracy, and Justice [Room D]
Session Moderator: TBA
The Implications of White Christian Nationalism for Education, Democracy, and the Rights of Religiously Minoritized Communities
Sachi Edwards, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Sola University
(10-12 minutes)
Is this Democracy? Reflections on Teaching Toward Freedom and Justice
Brian Charest, University of Redlands
(10-12 minutes)
(Re)imagining Justice Praxis: Highly Proficient Human Beings as Living Assessments in the Liminality of Social (In)justice
Aukeem Avery Ballard, University of California at Berkeley; and Bryan Wai-Ming Chu, educator and community organizer
(10-12 minutes)
Tapping into the Transformative Possibilities of Reimagining Restorative Justice Practices through Critical Participatory Action Research (CPAR)
Cierra Presberry and Ramarra Garrett, Eastern Michigan University
(10-12 minutes)
Cultivating Brave Spaces through Community Dialogues
José Barzola, Dewa Wiwik Dharmiasih, Emma Hsu, Yumi Saito, Emi Obana, and Ruizhi Choo, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(20-22 minutes)
3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
POSTERS SESSION AND REFRESHMENTS [Multipurpose Building, University Lab School]
Grab some refreshments and speak with presenters of one or more of the amazing posters/exhibits on display!
Refreshments provided by the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies
Back to the Roots: Nurturing Cultural Affirmation and Critical Literacy Beyond the Classroom for Migrant Voices
Oluwaseun Oyindamola Ogunleye, University of Michigan
Becoming a Justice-Oriented Teacher Educator: A 15 Year Longitudinal Self-Study
Christopher C. Martell, University of Massachusetts at Boston
Collective Commitment: Alternate Organizational Logics and Practices of Marginalized Stakeholders Opposing Resource Removal
Ja'Nya Banks, University of California at Berkeley
Common Genius, Uncommon Destiny
Reginald Kee, Ink Well Spoken
Creative Resistance and Social Transformation: Historical and Arts-Based Approaches in Participatory Action Research
Dana E. Wright, Mills College at Northeastern University
Dismantling Barriers to Education: The Role of School Counselors in Advancing Equity through Cultural Capital
Christine Yeh and Violeta Murrieta, University of San Francisco
Empowering Students through Place-Based Education, Kilo, and ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i: Anti-Oppressive Pedagogy in a Middle School Classroom
Anna McClear, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Going the Distance: The Teaching Profession in a Post-COVID World
Alisun Thompson, University of Puget Sound
Holding Space for Unlearning [VIEW HANDOUT HERE]
Amara Lynch, University of Georgia
Learning Stories and Children’s Rights: Reimagining Assessment in Early Childhood Education
Claire Boss, Gavilan College and University of San Francisco
Mapping Community Stressors and Student Mental Health Outcomes: Are We Serving Participants Living in High Stressed Communities Appropriately and Equitably?
LisaMarie P. Miramontes, Fred Finch Youth & Family Services
Middle School Movement Building for Equity and Justice: The Impact of #WHYYOUMATTER
Jessica M. Bridges, Oklahoma State University
Rap as Literary, Critical, and Social Schools of Transformational Thought
Victoria L. Batten, Benedict College
Resisting State Education: A Fugitive Education Project
Daniel Mango, University of San Francisco
Scheduled Faculty Writing Time as a Model for Scholarly Production
Shelley Price-Williams, University of Northern Iowa
Teacher Definitions and Implementations of Social Justice Education: Key Factors in Collectively Advancing Equitable Education, Democracy, and Human Rights
Jingwoan Chang, Hawaiʻi State Department of Education
Teacher Resistance in Times of Crisis: Chicago and New Orleans Teacher Organizing Amid the Great Depression
Riley Collins, University of California at Santa Cruz
The New College Resistance Presents: Defending the Higher Ed Beachhead
Jinx Ashforth, University of South Florida and New College
Using Community and School Audits to Address Issues of Equity, Social-Economic and Educational Justice
Marilyn Davis, Montclair State University and Network for Educational Renewal
Whiteness as the Subtle Norm in Inclusive Teacher Education Policy
Kim Vachon, University of California at Santa Cruz
Why Must Black Liberatory Education be Supplemented: Contemporary Freedom Schools and Their Fight for Democracy and Freedom through Education
Cedrick Brown, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
INTERACTIVE CLOSING SESSION AND REFRESHMENTS [Multipurpose Building, University Lab School]
How to Heal with Sisterhood, Solidarity, and Community Building
What better way to end this conference than with an interactive closing session on healing? Grab some refreshments and join a group of community educators and critical scholar activists who work inside miseducation systems (K12/HE) and who have developed healing strategies that arm us as we teach, learn, and lead during attacks on educational justice. We believe justice is embodied work, and we will offer an interactive session that includes theory and practice, care and camaraderie in five parts: (1) Welcome and Introductions (song of liberation), (2) Cultural Keepers and a Pedagogy of Healing, (3) Collective Freewrite by Sacramento Area Youth Speaks (SAYS), (4) Sharing is Radical Justice, and (5) Closing in Connection. Refreshments (with vegan options) will be provided, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Education Deans for Justice and Equity and the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies!
Vajra Watson, Sacramento State University
Elizabeth Morgan, Morgan State University
Sheeva Sabati, Sacramento State University
5:30 p.m.
Optional Dinner Outings (on your own)
Conclude the conference experience by connecting with other conference attendees and making plans to enjoy dinner and reflect together on the day’s conversations. Ask one of our locals for dining and activity suggestions!