This year's conference theme is Building Power Towards Sustainable Community and will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2022.

We will focus on the importance of understanding interconnected injustices as well as the movements towards collective liberation by centering issues related to housing disenfranchisement, land sovereignty, and sustainable living. Join us in expanding our understanding of the movements toward collective liberation surrounding community design and urban land.

MORE ABOUT BUILDING POWER

Building Power (BP) is an annual student-organized conference designed to build collaboration within the University of Michigan and larger communities’ anti-racism and social justice work. BP aims to center community knowledge in the fight against white extremism by challenging ourselves to explore how we have internalized the culture of white extremism so that we can embody love and wield power in our communities, institutions, and society at large. By spending an interactive and introspective day learning together through breakout sessions on special topics, affinity group meetings to connect individuals with shared identities, and the wisdom shared by our keynote speaker, we can grow and Build Power together.