California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) will present its Annual Conference for Social Justice in Education, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 at CSUCI’s Grand Salon.

The 2026 conference theme is El Amor Como Resistencia: Healing and Educational Justice for our Immigrant Communities.

The conference highlights social justice-oriented work taking place in schools and educational institutions throughout the region, and brings together educators, students, and community members committed to equity and transformative education, organizers said.

“The conference provides opportunities to network with others who believe in the power and necessity of social justice in education and to learn strategies for teaching and learning that promote equity, peace, and integrity in public education,” CSUCI said.

Featured speakers include Antero Garcia, professor in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University; and Alix Dick, a filmmaker, researcher and writer originally from Sinaloa, Mexico.

Garcia’s research explores the role of speculative imagination and healing in educational research.

Before earning his Ph.D., he taught English at a public high school in South Central Los Angeles. He has authored or edited more than two dozen books examining how literacies, play, and civic engagement can transform schooling in the United States.

Dick is the author of “The Cost of Being Undocumented: One Woman’s Reckoning with America’s Inhumane Math.” She has worked closely with immigrant rights organizations and was named an artist disruptor by the Center for Cultural Power.

The conference is free to attend, although advance registration is required. Parking and lunch will be provided for registered attendees.

To register, visit https://education.csuci.edu/about/justice-conference/.

Individuals with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodation or services, or have questions about the physical access provided, can contact the respective area noted below as soon as possible, but no later than seven business days prior to the event/activity.

• CSUCI students: accommodations@csuci.edu.
• CSUCI employees or members of the public: angela.portillo@csuci.edu.