Social Workers Confronting Racial Injustice Conference

Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work
Photo of Kelly Hayes on left wearing black eye glasses in front a brown wall. On the right is Mariame Kaba, reflected from beyond speaking into a bullhorn.

Organizing is the Antidote to Despair

2024: The Future is Now!

Imani: ID: A black woman with long, dark haired locs wearing a full length blue dress with printed flowers and birds paired with grey sneakers and a knee length black coat. Imani is posing outside on a sidewalk in front of various trees and bushes; Leah: ID: A 40ish mixed race Sri Lankan, Irish and Galician nonbinary femme with curly brown silver and purple hair, lying on a couch looking at the viewer horizontally. They have rose gold aviator frames, thick eyebrows, red lipstick and sand colored skin, and are looking at the viewer with a kind of tired but hopefully crip wonder. They wear a blue denim vest with a pin that says Neurodivergent Universe above a pink and blue image of a ringed planet, and a black tank top with yellow lettering that read Talk To Plants, Not Cops is barely visible. They have a tattoo of the words "We begin by listening" in magenta cursive script on their left arm.; Sami: D: A black woman smiling proudly at the camera with short, curly dark hair and red lipstick, wearing dark rimmed glasses, sparkly rainbow dangle earrings, and a yellow V-neck top.

2023: Centering Disability Justice

2022: Radical Hope in a Racialized Society

Michelle Alexander seated at 2019 conferece

2021: Are You Ready to Answer the Call?

Friday, January 31, 2025

10AM-11:15AM  Breakout Sessions
12PM-1:15PM    Breakout Sessions
2PM-3:30PM  Plenary Session with Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba

All times central

The theme for this year’s conference is, Organizing is the Antidote to Despair, and will feature a plenary presentation from Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba, authors of Let this Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care.

Key features:

  • One day: Friday, January 31, 2025
  • All online. Breakout sessions on Zoom and the plenary will be on YouTube. Links will be sent to registered participations the week of the conference.
  • The conference is free to attend. We just ask that you register.
  • Continuing education (CEU/CEH) credits will be offered at no cost.
  • Captioning/CART services will be available throughout the conference.

Make sure to check out all the wonderful breakout sessions and speakers for more details. We can’t wait to see you on January 31st!

For specific questions, email: confrontinginjustice@socwork.wisc.edu.