Convening 2024: Journey Towards Liberation

For BIPOC educators and all leaders in education!

Join fellow educators and leaders in education in sharing, building, and re-energizing each other in our collective journey toward liberation.

The Network for EdWorks' Convening 2024 is a BIPOC led gathering focused on lifting and sustaining our BIPOC educators and leaders who face unique challenges and obstacles throughout the education landscape. This two-day gathering is dedicated to providing the tools and community for you to thrive, connect, develop partnerships, and advocate for change.


Keynote speaker: Ruha Benjamin
Professor, Department of African American Studies, Princeton University.
Author of Viral Justice: How We Grow The World We Want

Ruha Benjamin is the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, founding director of the Ida B. Wells Just Data Lab, and author of the award-winning book Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code, among many other publications. Her work investigates the social dimensions of science, medicine, and technology with a focus on the relationship between innovation and inequity, health and justice, knowledge and power. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Marguerite Casey Foundation Freedom Scholar Award and the President's Award for Distinguished Teaching at Princeton. Her most recent book, Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want, winner of the 2023 Stowe Prize, was born out of the twin plagues of COVID-19 and police violence and offers a practical and principled approach to transforming our communities and helping us build a more just and joyful world.


What you can expect at The Convening:

1. Empower and Be Empowered: We lift each other up as change agents. Engage in enriching discussions, share your experiences, and discover strategies to dismantle systemic barriers and promote racial equity within your educational communities.
2. Develop Liberatory Practices: We share real-life tools needed for our journey toward liberation. Explore the power of liberatory practices that center BIPOC voices, histories, and experiences. Dive deep into discussions on culturally responsive teaching, decolonizing curriculum, and fostering classrooms that honor the diverse identities and lived realities of students.
3. Cultivate Allyship and Collaboration: We grow stronger together. Recognizing the importance of collective action, we actively contribute to creating educational environments that center BIPOC leaders and educators and promote equity for all students.
4. Nurture Professional Growth and Resilience: We prioritize and harness our joy. Recharge your passion for education through inspiring keynotes, workshops, and interactive sessions led by esteemed BIPOC educators, leaders, and scholars. Acquire valuable tools, strategies, and resources to support your professional growth, well-being, and resilience.
5. Build a Strong Network of Support: We build community. We can do more together. Let’s build a supportive and committed network to drive change, lift each other up, engage in dialogue, share best practices, and partner to advance racial equity and social justice in education.

The Convening 2024 is a shared space to be heard, uplifted, and empowered as we work together towards a liberated, more equitable and inclusive education system. Register now to join us for an event that celebrates and honors your unique perspectives and contributions. Re-ignite joy, grow your community, and collaborate with others to create a shared roadmap toward teaching and leading through a liberatory lens.

Registration Fee: 

Full Event Registration:

• Early Registration: $250 (Deadline: December 8th, 2023)
• Regular Registration: $350 (Deadline: February 9th, 2024)
• NWEW Members/Partner: $250
• Group Registration of 5 or More: $250/person

Single-Day Registration:

• Friday Only: $175
• Saturday Only: $250

To learn more about the Convening or have any questions, contact us at nwew@techacess.org.

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