Facing Race 2022 was one of our most successful conferences to date with more than 4,000 attendees joining us in-person and online! 

In the backdrop of the historic 2022 midterm elections (and in the face of the still ongoing pandemic) people from across the nation joined us to build collective power and to take on systemic racism head-on. We want to send a very special and warm thank you to all attendees who took the time to participate. 

There was much to celebrate and lift up during the three-day event. From Ibram X. Kendi’s rousing keynote speech, to our mainstage speakers and performers, to all our breakout session presenters, it was truly a momentous occasion. 

Hear from conference attendees: "What Does Facing Race Mean To You?"

We also want to thank Racial Justice Reads and Race Flicks for their participation, as well as the Phoenix Host Committee, GLOW Global events, and our key sponsors: the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Open Society Foundations, GEICO, The Kresge Foundation, YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix, and the City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture.

For conference attendees, please be sure to fill out the conference survey to help us make Facing Race the best experience possible in the future! 

Calls To Action

With our democracy, basic rights, schools, and environment under siege, we need bold vision and action. You can take collective action with local organizations and Race Forward’s network of movement organizers. Use the hashtag #Action4RacialJustice to share ideas, actions, experiences, and stories and share the QR code in the graphic below to share the page with your networks. 

Text To Give

To continue supporting Race Forward and our work in curating the Facing Race conference, text “FR22” to 44-321 to make your donation. Every contribution counts towards this important work. 

Once again, a big thank you to everyone who joined us both in-person in Phoenix and online for Facing Race 2022, as we collectively took one step closer towards achieving the true multiracial democracy we dream of seeing. 

In Solidarity, 

The Facing Race Team