Share stories, research, creative works and community practices at October event
Reflecting on the importance of transitions — from political crises to global climate change and personal identity to organizational transformation — the Imagining America consortium is inviting proposals that share stories, research, creative works and community practices exploring the complex process of transitioning away from systems of fear and domination and towards restoring collective spirit to participate in its National Gathering in Davis, Calif. this fall.
The Imagining America (IA) consortium brings together scholars, artists, designers, humanists and organizers to imagine, study and enact a more just and liberatory ‘America’ and world. It has been hosted at UC Davis since 2017. The 2026 IA National Gathering marks a transition within Imagining America, as it is the last gathering organized by the IA-UC Davis team before IA moves to a new home campus in July 2027, to be announced this summer.
This year's gathering, Tides of Transition: Restoring Collective Spirit in Troubled Times, calls for participants to re-story and honor the places, knowledges, relationships and ecologies that have been made broken through centuries of violence and abandonment, and the current intensifying fear and repression.
"We know that our communities are tired, and we know that being together revives our collective spirit, giving us the strength and inspiration we need in troubled times," the consortium stated in its call for proposals.
Submissions are due June 30. The gathering takes place Friday, Oct. 23 - Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026.
Find out more and submit your proposal here.
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