In As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom Through Radical Resistance (2017), Leanne Betasamosake Simpson writes: “Resurgence is not a metaphor. It is the flight out of settler colonialism, towards something we have been taught is impossible.” 

The 2026 WGS conference takes Simpson’s call for radical resurgence seriously – positioning “how-to” as a feminist practice, politic, and theorizing. We invite communities to gather for a feminist, crip, and decolonial practice of refusal, survival, and worldmaking.

We are currently seeking proposals for our 2026 Conference!

For more information on submission guidelines and conference details, please visit our Conference Website here: https://inside.southernct.edu/womens-and-gender-studies/conferences/2025