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Announcing Conference to Restore Humanity! 2025: Quest for Connection (July 21-23, 2025)

“This means, in a way, that true light is dependent on the presence of other lights. Take the others away and darkness results. Yet the reverse is not true: take away darkness and there is only more darkness. Darkness can exist by itself. Light cannot.”      
― N.K. Jemisin, The Broken Kingdoms

In stressful, uncertain times, where cynical powers attempt to divide and isolate us, community and solidarity are acts of resistance. But there are no superheroes here, and no simple answers to be found, only the Quest for Connection. In 2025, we’re responding to the need for community and solidarity in uncertain times by turning Conference to Restore Humanity into a model for humanizing critical discourse and dialogue: bringing together students and teachers, researchers and doers, thinkers and visionaries to explore complex topics in education and illuminate a path forward together.

To accomplish this, we are taking our flipped keynote model one step further by adding Fireside Chats to CTRH!: a moderated panel discussion followed by audience Q&A about the challenges facing education and how to overcome them. Potential topics include a critical examination of AI in education, the role and future of the humanities, overcoming so-called “divisive topics” laws and book bans, and more.

Instead of week-long learning tracks, as we’ve had in the past, we are including daily workshops with expert practitioners in the areas such as collaborative community building, Indigenous education, and rethinking assessment.

And we will continue to use our Discord as a hub for camaraderie, community, and to keep the conversation going beyond the live events.

To make this year our most accessible ever, we are cutting the ticket price by 75%! Compared to previous years, where early bird tickets have been $150, we'll be beginning ticket pricing this year at $50. And we will continue to offer free scholarships, reduced tickets, and parity pricing for those who need them.

But — we need your help to see this quest through. Your support now will make CTRH!2025 a reality. To gauge interest in this event and support the cause, we're hosting this end-of-year funding drive!

Thank you so much for joining us on our Quest for Connection as we continue the journey to restore humanity to education, together!