Thank you all who came and shared in Claiming Williams Day this year! We hope you enjoyed a variety of events and went to bed feeling more connected, empowered, inspired or at peace. We would appreciate feedback on how we can ensure next year’s Claiming Williams is as good, if not even more engaging, next year. Please fill out this form—thank you!
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Claiming Williams 2025: Braiding our Interconnected Futures
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Our theme explores the intricacies of braiding, and we invite all members of the community to consider our individual and collective relationships to people, spaces, technology, and the natural world.
What innovative insights emerge when diverse fields intertwine their expertise for mutual benefit? How do shared stories and traditions create opportunities for reciprocal cultural exchange? How can we build networks of support and solidarity across different social justice movements? How are our identities both distinct and intertwined to form a stronger, cohesive self? How do we define, understand, and connect the strands from various sectors, cultures, ways of being, and ways of knowing in our community?
In coming together, we honor the individual, the collective, and deep collaboration.
Photos and Highlights
- Claiming Williams 2025 photo album, including keynote speakers and sessions
- Robin Wall Kimmerer book signing photo album (downloadable)
- Claiming Williams 2025 YouTube Playlist, including session highlights and keynote presentations
2025 Keynotes
- Bringing Ben Home: A Murder, Conviction and Fight to Redeem American Justice with Barbara Bradley Hagerty and Ben Spencer
- Embodied Social Justice: Standing for your Principles with Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
- An Evening with Robin Wall Kimmerer (photo album)
- The video is no longer available for instant viewing. For details on how to access the video, please write [email protected].