Eco-Afro Futures: From Seeds to the Stars

Eco-Afro Futures: From Seeds to the Stars!

Join us on Sat, Feb 15, 2025 at 2323 Broadway, Oakland, CA for an exciting event centering ecology, sustainability, collective liberation, and the Black Radical. Inspired by Afrofuturism, driven by the Black Radical Imagination, and rooted in ancestral environmental wisdom, EAF invites Black environmental leaders, scientists, activists, community members, and allies to engage in critical conversations about the interconnectedness of justice and nature.

What you can expect at Eco-Afro Futures 2025:

• Powerful and Thought-Provoking Talks and Panels: Insights from environmental thinkers who bring their lived experiences and values into their research, education, advocacy, and design work
• Interactive and Creative Spaces: Opportunities for hands-on learning, critical conversations, skill-building, and deep networking
• Showcasing Local Impact: Explore work and connect with local vendors, community organizations, and artists driving justice and sustainability
• Generosity as a Radical Act: Experience abundance through freely available books, refreshments, gear, and more contributed by individuals, local organizations, and national entities and curated by CEL
• Joy and Celebration!

Eco-Afro Futures aims to spark creativity, collaboration, and grassroots action in Black, Indigenous, and communities of the global majority to build a just, sustainable, and thriving futures. Regardless of your level of environmental knowledge, your perspective and lived experiences are welcomed and valuable. We're beyond excited to be in community with you all to reimagine and build a world where all beings and ecosystems are honored and flourishing, and the collective liberation of all oppressed peoples is realized.

Host or Publisher Critical Ecology Lab