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The 2025 St. Louis Racial Equity Summit will be hosted by Forward Through Ferguson on August 8-9, 2025 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Forward Through Ferguson is excited to host the fourth biennial St. Louis Racial Equity Summit. As the founder of the Summit and an anti-racist systems change organization, we are committed to preserving the legacy of the Ferguson uprising. We aim to ensure that the Ferguson Commission's 189 calls to action are not forgotten. We look forward to convening hundreds of advocates in-person and online to exchange ideas, insights, and perspectives on ways to transform the St. Louis region into a racially equitable place to live and thrive. Learn more and stay updated at racialequitystl.org, by following @stlchange on social media (Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, and Threads), and subscribing to Forward Through Ferguson’s newsletter.
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We have designed the St. Louis Racial Equity Summit as a platform to elevate, connect, and activate the people, practices, and resources necessary to achieve Racial Equity in the St. Louis region. There will be individual presentations, interactive workshops, and moderated panels for people at all levels: from beginners in this work, to nonprofit leaders, to seasoned organizers.
Transforming Towards Equity
​Consistent with Forward Through Ferguson’s A Path to Racial Equity Model, the Summit seeks to advance the following goals:
1) Awareness of Inequity: To engage participants in building their awareness of systemic inequities that exist in the region–from education to housing to healthcare and beyond.
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2) Understanding of Why Inequity Exists: To help participants gain an understanding of the systemic issues at hand and build a plan for how to address them, by exposing them to successful tactics in St. Louis and other regions.
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3) Transforming Towards Equity: To lean into the culture of trying and brainstorming new action strategies. We will look to local leaders of color for thought-partnership on dismantling structural inequities.
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Signature Priorities
​​The Summit also aims to advance Forward Through Ferguson's signature priorities, as outlined by the Ferguson Commission:
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and Racial Equity.
These signature priorities serve as the themes and guideposts for the Summit, which we hope will deepen and nurture the radical collaboration and imagination that this moment requires of us.
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Summit Organizers
​The 2025 St. Louis Racial Equity Summit is hosted and organized by Forward Through Ferguson and the Community Advisory Committee, which is made up of St. Louis-based residents with experience in grassroots organizing, community event planning, justice and education.​​​​
Call for Presenters
We need your help to shape this Summit by proposing presentations that emphasize actions that we can and must take toward lasting positive change. Proposals should consider the process, desired outcomes, and role of the community in the calls to action. Proposals should also consider how to impact transformation at an individual, regional, and systems level. Learn more and view proposal requirements.
2023 St. Louis Racial Equity Summit
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