Registration is open!

Deadline to Register is August 29, 2025

The Racial Justice Summit is among the largest multiracial, intergenerational, and interdisciplinary community gatherings in the United States annually. You are invited to be a part of this growing community of people committed to racial justice (un)learning, collective healing, and liberation!

Come experience national authors, activists, and movement builders at the leading edge of racial justice such as Robin Wall Kimmerer, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Maurice Mitchell, and Adaku Utah who will offer inspiring insights, stories, and wisdom through virtual keynotes and robust in-person experiences.

The Summit will also include opportunities to experience curated sessions that engage participants in community dialogue, practice, and action-envisioning co-created by local practitioners.

Creative works from musicians, spoken word artists, and visual artists, will be also featured throughout the Summit experience to highlight the resilience, joy, and love birthed from within our movements. 


YWCA Madison
Racial Justice
Summit

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Get Together: Becoming the Liberation Ecosystem

Solidarity, Abolition, Mutual Aid, and Repair

Virtual Featured Keynotes

In-Person Featured Keynotes

Thank You Sponsors!

PRESENTING SPONSOR

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FRIEND SPONSORS

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SUSTAINING SPONSORS

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We are grateful for the generosity of our community partners who make the Racial Justice Summit possible.

If you want to learn more about how to become a sponsor, please contact Mya Williams (Donor Relations Manager) at mwilliams@ywcamadison.org