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In alignment with the conference theme, the CEP Pre-Conference will be engaged differently. We will provide both a virtual counter-space celebrating and honoring our work as well as providing an in-person convening to nurture and nourish ourselves through joy, art, and community. We hope you accept our invitation to, in the words of our ASHE President, “move outside the frame and color outside the lines” as we curate a space that celebrates and honors who you are, where you come from, and what you dream of.
Part 1: A Virtual Pre-Conference Colloquium on Wednesday, October 29 via Zoom
There will be a virtual event with a traditional structure inviting attendees to present research and scholarship on issues of race, ethnicity, and racism and the relationship of race, ethnicity, and racism with other systems of oppression, domination, and violence. In short, the Virtual Colloquium will feature sessions, presenters, discussants, and chairs as we have been socialized to share academic work (i.e., the norm).
Part 2: In-Person Pre-Conference Forum on Wednesday, November 12 in Denver, Colorado
Our in-person convening will be dedicated to “tending to our roots” as scholars, as parents, as students, as organizers, as activists, as artists, etc. We are so much more than the academy and our in-person Pre-Conference Forum will be dedicated to reminding us of our power, beauty, and brilliance through conversations, laughter, and self-reflective activities with the intention of nurturing community and solidarity with one another.
The CEP Pre-Conference Committee and CEP Executive Committee will coordinate the agenda for this day. As such, proposals are not being accepted for the in-person forum. We will share more in the coming months and the full agenda will be released in later summer.
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