WAA 19; credit: Corporate Close Ups

Our parks and streets are transformed into festive landscapes filled with Juneteenth cookouts and Pride parades and we get to see what the United States is truly made of – people of all colors and backgrounds partying together. But underneath the veneer of block parties and family reunions…

WAA 2024; credit: Victor Karam

TICKETS: Free with a conference registration
Wednesday, September 3
9am

JW Marriott at LA Live!
900 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Register Onsite Sept 2-3

Phot credit: Kat Bawden

Beginning today, we present to you Trying Times, a collection of resources that have helped our community navigate The Pandemic, The Great Recession, A Racial Reckoning, and more. Over the next five months, we will release past conference sessions, performances, articles, and other resources that offer important lessons for the present.