9th Building Power Conference: Building Power Through Abolition as Resistance
Open to Everyone
Join us for the 9th Annual Building Power Conference: Building Power Through Abolition as Resistance. This student-led, in-person gathering creates space for students, staff, faculty, and community members to learn from grassroots activists, organizers, and leaders at the forefront of abolitionist and mutual aid movements. Through panels, workshops, and interactive discussions, we’ll explore alternative structures of care, the urgency of abolition, and practical skills for social work and community organizing.
Conference Schedule
9:30 AM – 10 AM – Rest is Resistance
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM – Welcome and Opening Remarks
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM – Keynote with Lauren Fardig-Diop and Sheba Rogers from Detroit Justice Center
11:15 AM – 12 PM – Mindfulness Activity
12 PM – 1 PM – Chat & Chew | Lunch provided.
1 PM- 1:45 PM – Panel Discussion with Keynote Speakers and Breakout Session Leaders
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Breakout Sessions (Round 1)
– Room 1: Mutual aid (Community Movement Builders)
– Room 2: Urgency of Abolition Breakout Session (Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP)
– Room 3: Grassroots Organization/Building a movement (Terri Friedline and Justin Hodge)
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM – Break/Transition to breakout session 2
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM – Breakout Sessions (Round 2)
– Room 1: Mutual aid (Community Movement Builders)
– Room 2: Urgency of Abolition Breakout Session (Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP)
– Room 3: Grassroots Organization/Building a movement (Terri Friedline and Justin Hodge)
3:20 PM – 4 PM – Collective conversation in ECC & Conference Closing