This event is hosted by upEND Movement.

upEND’s annual Convening gathers abolitionist thought leaders, professionals working in the system, and those impacted by family policing to imagine a radically different future where families are supported instead of separated. Save the Date for our 2024 Convening, hosted in Houston TX.

Previous keynote speakers have included Angela Davis, Mariame Kaba, Dorothy Roberts, Derecka Purnell, Alan Dettlaff, and Josie Duffy Rice.