XIII Decolonizing Conference

Schedule

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 am to Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

252 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S 1V6, Canada | Toronto, ON

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📢 CIARS is excited to announce its 13th Annual Decolonizing Conference!

This year’s theme:
✨ Colonial Ruptures: Unmasking Ongoing Coloniality and Fostering Resistance and Liberatory Possibilities
This conference seeks to advance critical anti-colonial knowledge, critique the present, and reimagine new futures of living well together for generations to come. From keynote lectures, paper presentations, and group panels to art installations, new media, and community-led workshops, the conference is inclusive and seeks to welcome speakers and participants from varied backgrounds.
Our previous conference offering in 2023 attracted over 900 domestic and international participants. It is our priority to continue this dialogue by engaging students, scholars, community members, and other thinkers in critical conversations on the structural and systemic issues—such as racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, Islamophobia, Antisemitisms, and human rights injustices—that shape our societies and experiences.
The conference is open to faculty, students, educators, Elders, artists, activists, and independent scholars engaged in anti-colonial and anti-racist work. Conference registration is now open!
🎫To purchase tickets for the conference and secure your spot, click on the following link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/colonial-ruptures-a-convergence-of-resistance-and-renewal-tickets-1442166622189?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
📅Thursday, March 12 – Saturday, March 14, 2026, 8:30 AM - 6:30 AM
📍Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 252 Bloor St. W. Toronto, ON M5S 1V6
To purchase tickets for the conference social, taking place on March 14 from 8:30PM to 11:30PM, click the following link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-joyful-wrapup-social-to-end-the-conference-in-style-tickets-1978678333159?aff=oddtdtcreator
Let’s reimagine, resist, and create liberatory possibilities together. We hope to learn from you and meet you!
#ColonialRuptures #AntiRacismEducation #CIARS #Resistance #Renewal #Abstracts #CriticalDialogue #SaveTheDate #EarlyBird #Eventbrite #Conference #OISE #Liberation
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