{"id":138,"date":"2022-07-05T20:41:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T20:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/just-ed\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:10:05","slug":"leading-towards-justice-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/just-ed\/62-2\/leading-towards-justice-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading Towards Justice Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Building Coalitions for Collective Action Towards Educational Justice<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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From ICE raids in our communities to the dismantling of the Department of Education, from funding cuts targeting schools serving Black, Indigenous, and Latin\u00e9 students to attacks on educators– we’re navigating enormous challenges. And we are also seeing bright spots: educators partnering with families to protect students, community organizations and schools building responses together, cross-racial coalitions defending resources, youth and adults co-leading change. Coalition work is happening. People are building collective power across differences. <\/strong><\/p>\n


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How we teach and lead is consequential to shaping our futures and staying responsive to our current climate and conditions. The 2026 Leading Towards Justice (LtJ) Symposium brings together educational and community leaders to share, deepen, and expand justice-centered leadership. This year\u2019s Symposium centers coalition-building for collective action– the practices of power-sharing, cross-racial solidarity, navigating conflict, and building trust across difference. This year’s Symposium features 22 dynamic workshops and an “unkeynote” conversation with Drs. Decoteau Irby<\/a> and Ann Ishimaru<\/a>, moderated by Dr. Keisha Scarlett. Together, we will explore:<\/p>\n