2024 Equity & Human Rights Conference
Our conference aims to provide all CTA members with a greater understanding of the issues of diversity, equity and social justice. #CTAEHR
Event Description
This conference will capture the essence in CTA’s Mission Statement: to ensure that the dignity and civil rights of all children, youth, and adults are protected and to secure a more equitable and democratic society.
In 2024, this conference will take place in Los Angeles, CTA members will have access to dynamic speakers and interactive workshops that will provide them with a greater understanding of the issues of diversity, equity and social justice.
The theme for 2024 will be Lessons for Liberation: Critical Connections for Crucial Times. Our workshop sessions will cover this theme through the lens of the following categories:
- AWARENESS
Sessions in this category are for members starting their personal social and racial justice journey, in the early stages of joining the collective journey toward liberation, or those interested in a refresher.
- CAPACITY BUILDING
Sessions in this category are for members who regularly navigate the flow of traffic toward social justice, and wish to do so with more precision. Attendees will sharpen and enhance their skills for maneuvering different lanes; avoiding accidents and pile-ups; knowing when to slow down, stop or head forward; and pulling others along.
- ACTION
Sessions in this category are for members learning to organize, inspire collective action and/or build skills to cultivate the power of the collective. Attendees are interested in filling their car with passengers and learning more about collaboration, ally-ship, and con-conspiring with other members doing the work, but not as the only driver. These sessions are about working with others and applying the skills you’ve learned so far to take action.
Program
- 2024 EHR Conference Agenda-at-a-Glance
- 2024 EHR Conference Grid
- 2024 EHR Conference Elective Sessions Descriptions
- 2024 EHR Conference Elective Sessions by Category
*All program details and documents are subject to change.
FRIDAY, MARCH 1
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
CTA Registration Desk
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Exhibitor Showcase
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Women's Rights Committee (WRC) Forum
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friends of Bill W.
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Welcome Reception, Dinner, Dance and Community Building
6:45 PM - 7:00 PM
Comedy Performance by Rachel Joravsky
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Exclusive Screening: Join or Die
SATURDAY, MARCH 2
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Healing Activism: Morning Mindful Movement
7:15 AM - 4:00 PM
CTA Registration Desk
7:15 AM - 4:00 PM
Exhibitor Showcase
7:15 AM - 8:15 AM
SCC Equity Team Breakfast
7:15 AM - 8:15 AM
Breakfast
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Welcome & Grounding In by Joey Williams
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Opening General Session
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Workshop Session 1
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Workshop Session 2
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch & Keynote by CTA President, David B. Goldberg
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Workshop Session 3
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Caucus Meetings
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Human Rights Awards Dinner
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Exclusive 2nd Screening: Join or Die
SUNDAY, MARCH 3
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Healing Activism: Morning Mindful Movement
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Coffee & Tea Stations
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CTA Registration Desk
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Caucus Meetings
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Workshop Session 4
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Brunch & Closing Keynote by Dr. David Stovall & Performance by African Soul International
12:15 PM
Conference Concludes
Child Care
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TODAY FOR CAMP CTA!
You must Register your Child to reserve a spot at Camp CTA.
Children attending Camp CTA must adhere to the Conference Health & Safety Policies.
CTA is offering a no-charge child care program at the 2024 Equity & Human Rights Conference for members. Child care is available to Equity & Human Rights Conference attendees who are the primary caregivers of the child(ren) attending Camp CTA for children ages 6 months to 16 years. While you’re attending meetings, your children can enjoy their own Convention Camp, organized by ACCENT on Children’s Arrangements, Inc., a national company specializing in children’s activities. Camp CTA is a complete morning to early evening entertainment program packed with activities. *All children must be preregistered to ensure proper staffing levels. Children participate in age appropriate activities, including arts and crafts projects and active games, in a safe, nurturing, and educational environment. The high ratio of caregiver to child (1:2 for children 6 months-12 months, 1:3 for children 13 months-2 years, 1:5 for children 3-5 years, and 1:8 for children 6-16 years) ensures campers receive lots of personal attention. Program includes morning and afternoon snacks and juice, entertainment, and craft materials.
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Friday — 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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Saturday — 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM
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Sunday — 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Featured Presenters
David B. Goldberg
CTA President
An educator for more than 25 years, CTA President David Goldberg has spent most of his career as a bilingual teacher at Murchison Elementary in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). In addition to English, he is fluent in both Spanish and sign language. Goldberg has a long history of union activism. He previously served as CTA Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer for four years each, as well as two three-year terms on the CTA Board of Directors. Goldberg also previously served as treasurer of United Teachers Los Angeles. He comes from a long line of Los Angeles educator union leaders—he was active in the UTLA strike of 2019 just as his mother “walked the line in 1989” as a UTLA strike captain and his grandmother did during the L.A. teachers strike in the 1970s. Goldberg is currently the lead on the Community Schools movement for CTA and is passionate about helping transform schools into places where families and students can be involved in a more democratic educational experience.
Dr. David Stovall
David Stovall, Ph.D. is a professor in the department of Black Studies and in the department of Criminology, Law & Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). His scholarship investigates three areas 1) Critical Race Theory, 2) the relationship between housing and education, and 3) the intersection of race, place and school. In the attempt to bring theory to action, he works with community organizations and schools to address issues of equity, justice and abolishing the school/prison nexus. His work led him to become a member of the design team for the Greater Lawndale/Little Village School for Social Justice (SOJO), which opened in the Fall of 2005. Furthering his work with communities, students, and teachers, his work manifests itself in his involvement with the Peoples Education Movement, a collection of classroom teachers, community members, students and university professors in Chicago, Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area who engage in collaborative community projects centered in creating relevant curriculum. In addition to his duties and responsibilities as a professor at UIC, he also served as a volunteer social studies teacher at the Greater Lawndale/Little Village School for Social Justice from 2005-2018.
Rachel Joravsky
Rachel Joravsky is a queer-identifying comedian, writer and educator living in Los Angeles, California. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Rachel studied Dramatic writing through Tisch School of Arts at NYU and minored in Spanish. Rachel also performed and wrote with Hammerkatz, NYU’s premiere sketch comedy group.
Rachel’s comedy has been featured on Comedy Central, MTV, Refinery 29, BET, Vulture and more. She is a staff writer for Audible’s Story Pirates Podcast and Alley Oop, a kids sports podcast from Steph Curry. She’s also a story editor for Story Pirates TV on PBS. Her writing has been featured on Reductress and The Forward. She’s performed her solo sketch show Rachel Joravsky is a Thirsty White Ally in Chicago, Brooklyn, and LA. Rachel was a 2021 LABA Fellowship recipient for her digital comedy special, Rachel Joravsky is Thriving off of The Government. Recently she played an 18 yr old on season 6 of Grownish, so that’s pretty cool too!
Joey Williams
Joey Williams, a member of the Nuwa (Kawaiisu) people out of the Kern Valley Indian Community, began organizing over 15 years ago as a youth pastor working to dismantle the school to jail & prison pipeline in Bakersfield. He has been a product of the foster care, jail, and probation system since age seven.
Joey committed his life to bringing people of color, young people, and disenfranchised targeted communities off the sidelines and into the big fight for good jobs, quality education, and ending mass incarceration as well as police brutality. Joey is the former Co-Vice Chair of the LA County Cares First Community Investment Advisory Board-CFCI (Measure J) representing the Native American Community, which is allocating $100 million from the LA County Sheriff’s Department, and investing back in the communities they have harmed. Joey is formerly the Director of Organizing at the CA Native Vote Project, and is committed to dismantling White Supremacy, and building Native Power so that all our people can be free, self determined, and live the full life their Creator intended.
Venue
Host Hotel: The Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles
- Address: 404 S Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90071
- Phone: (213) 624-1000
- Group Rate: $165/night + tax
- Booking Deadline: February 14, 2024 (or until block sells out)
- Parking: $21/night Valet Parking
Please register for the conference before booking a room. The special rate registration link will be available in the registration confirmation email.
Traveling to the Conference
Please consider using public transportation to travel to State Council. Please visit https://www.metro.net/ for maps, schedules, fares and more information
Fees
- CTA Member: $195
- Student CTA Member: $39
- Chapter Equity Team Members*: $97.50
- SCC Equity Team Members*: $0
- Exhibitors: $280 (subject to approval)
*Contacts must be verified by their Chapter President
Grants
The CTA Board of Directors will award conference grants for the upcoming Equity & Human Rights Conference. These incentive grants are available to new members, ethnic minority members and members from small chapters. Please see our dedicated web page for more details.
- DEADLINE – January 9, 2024 – grant recipients have been notified via email. The registration fee discount will apply automatically upon registering.
Health and Safety Guidelines
The health and safety of attendees, exhibitors and staff are our highest priority. In partnership with hotels, CTA will adhere to all official government and local authority guidance, as well as any venue or location-specific regulations.
All attendees, staff, exhibitors, and invited guests are strongly encouraged to wear a mask on-site in event-designated programming areas. Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test is not required to attend the event.
Click here to see CTA’s health and safety policies for in-person events.
Documents
Session documents will be available in the conference app and attendee hub closer to the start of the conference. You must be logged in to view session documents. Provided documents can be found at the bottom of each session page within the conference app and attendee hub.
Credits
Professional Growth Hours: Professional Growth credit will be available at no cost for CTA members. Confirmation of professional growth hours will be emailed shortly after the conference.
University Credit: The 2023-2024 University Credit Program is a benefit available to members attending CTA Conferences during the 2023-2024 school year. CTA Members, through attending in-person or virtual conferences, will be given the opportunity to accumulate the professional growth hours needed to qualify for university credit units with CSU, Chico. As a benefit to members, CTA will cover the cost for up to six university credit units with CSU, Chico, normally $75/credit. The professional growth hours can be accumulated by attending conferences live and/or by watching recordings. Click here for more information on how to claim the credit.
Contact
Email: equityhumanrightsconf@cta.org
Phone: 650-552-5355