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The 28th Annual Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit is right around the corner on Saturday, February 21st, 2026!
When: Doors open at 9:00AM for registration, light continental breakfast, and a first chance to visit the 20 community groups who are tabling! The event ends at 5:00PM.
Where: 839 Ridge Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC), Allegheny Campus)
This year’s theme is Building Community for Lasting Democracy and Racial Equity.
The Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit is a one-day conference bringing together community organizations, activists, and scholars to learn, connect, and act on behalf of racial justice.
Our Keynote Speaker is Monica Ruiz, Executive Director of Casa San José.
There are two arts workshops: Create & Learn with Creative Reuse, and a Justice Jam open mic organized by Phat Man Dee!
Other workshops include:
– A Church Reckons with Our Ties to Enslavement: How History Informs Reparations
– A place to begin: liberation genealogy in community
– Being an Advocate for the Conservation and the Environment
– Building Movements for Housing Rights and Reparatory Justice
– Cost of A Cop City In Pittsburgh: Implications for Racial Equity & Fascism
– Drop In Session: Making drugs safer with PA Groundhogs
– Engaging Teens in Civic Leadership with the Allegheny Youth Vote Coalition
– Finding Voice, Creating Space, Making Change: SWPA Drug User Health CAB
– Know Your Rights: Community Resilience in the Face of Law Enforcement
– Navigating our Democracy to Secure Education & Environmental Justice
– Pollution to Power: Centering Justice in Allegheny County’s Climate Action Plan
– Power in the Seat: Reimagining Boards & Leadership for Racial Equity
– The Role of Public Safety in Community Building
– Understanding and Appreciating 4C Hair
– Understanding the Root Causes of Racism
– What does democracy mean in this moment?
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