BlackECE Symposium: We are the Return
Thu, Aug 06
|Tsakopoulos Library Galleria
We Are the Return: Culture, Capital & Economic Justice in Early Care and Education convenes educators, families, policymakers, cultural workers, and funders to advance a reparative vision for California’s early care and education system.


Time & Location
Aug 06, 2026, 9:00 AM PDT – Aug 07, 2026, 4:30 PM PDT
Tsakopoulos Library Galleria, 828 I St, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA
About the event
We Are the Return: Culture, Capital & Economic Justice in Early Care and Education convenes educators, families, policymakers, cultural workers, and funders to advance a reparative vision for California’s early care and education system. Grounded in Black cultural knowledge and collective liberation, the symposium explores how policy, funding, and infrastructure can repair historical harm, sustain cultural identity, and build economic power for Black children, families, and early learning professionals. This gathering affirms that we are not beginning anew—we are carrying forward ancestral wisdom to reclaim what was stolen and imagine what is possible.
Tickets
Symposium Registration
Sale ends
Aug 07, 4:30 PM PDT
Your $515 registration ticket includes full access to both days of the symposium, with a full breakfast and lunch provided each day. This gathering offers a powerful opportunity to engage with educators, cultural workers, policymakers, and funders advancing culture, capital, and economic justice in early care and education—grounded in a reparative vision for Black children, families, and early learning professionals.
$515.00
Symposium Registration (Check)
Sale ends
Aug 07, 4:30 PM PDT
Please email symposium@blackece.org to request your invoice. Your $515 registration ticket includes full access to both days of the symposium, with a full breakfast and lunch provided each day. This gathering offers a powerful opportunity to engage with educators, cultural workers, policymakers, and funders advancing culture, capital, and economic justice in early care and education—grounded in a reparative vision for Black children, families, and early learning professionals.
$0.00
Symposium Kickback
Sale ends
Aug 07, 4:30 PM PDT
We're bringing back the Symposium Kickback! The Kickback is a mix and mingle with a kickback immediately following the conclusion of day 1. There will be food, drinks and fun!
$50.00
+$1.25 ticket service fee
Total
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