“Another World is Possible” is an in-person Global Racial and Social Justice summit at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, from February 13-16, 2025. The conference is being sponsored by the Coretta Scott King Center for Cultural and Intellectual Freedom.
Another World is Possible will create a space for academics, artists, activists, community organizers, and students to discuss current racial and social justice concerns and resistance efforts. Around the world and in the United States, we have witnessed and experienced a deepening of existing as well as the emergence of new forms of political domination and economic exploitation. For example, we have seen increases in attacks on racial and social justice movements; authoritarian actions and policies; the strengthening and mainstreaming of the far right, and the promotion of exclusionary policies. This, of course, includes the attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion; Critical Race Theory; immigrants; LGBTQIA+ rights; Feminist studies; Gender studies; unions; voting rights; reproductive rights; and the teaching of Black Studies in U.S. higher education and K-12 institutions, to name a few things.
In response to these developments, as Patricia Hill Collins, bell hooks, and others have advocated, it is extremely important for individuals and groups dedicated to racial and social justice to gather and collectively grapple with resistance so that we might survive and thrive inside and outside of the academy. How is this current wave of extremist actions and exclusionary policies impacting academics, artists, activists and students dedicated to racial and social justice? How are individuals and groups resisting and working towards greater peace and justice in this moment? How can we use the summit as a space to develop visions of racially and socially just futures, create networks of support, and collectively strategize to achieve what we envision?
Please use this form to register for the summit. After you complete this form, please use the link at the bottom of the form to obtain a ticket. Each individual attendee must fill out a registration form and reserve a ticket.
The registration fee for the summit is $75 or pay what you can. The summit is free for all students and presenters.