ImReady
2024
Building New Worlds
ImReady Movement Conference
Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Oakland CA
At our sixth annual ImReady Movement Conference, our team was transformed by the community, wisdom, and power that was shared. Our attendees flew in from all over the US and its territories including Hawai’i, Wisconsin, New York, Virginia, North Carolina, Portland, Southern California and other places across the country.
Ending racial and gender violence is exhausting, painful, and violent work but we are reminded through each ImReady conference that there are hundreds of people (if not more) who have joined us in this movement! We learned to create joy for ourselves and for our communities with food, music, and dancing. At ImReady 2024, we were reminded about the brilliance of our communities’ stories of resistance and power. This is the new world we are building. We are grateful to hold these gatherings and be in community with you all. Thank you for being in community with us. Let us keep building new worlds together.
Meet Our Speakers
Valerie Francisco-Menchavez
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Sexuality Studies, San Francisco State University
Robyn Magalit Rodriguez PhD
Executive Director, Amado Khaya Initiative; Founder, Remagination Farm
Lily Wong
Associate Director, Antiracist Research and Policy Center
Dr. Manmeet Kaur Rattu
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Yoga Therapist + Educator
Mollii Khangsengsing
Co-founder
Michelle Mush Lee
Executive Director, Youth Speaks; Founder, Whole Story Group; City of Oakland’s Cultural Affairs Commission
Christine Nasol
Singing Through Struggle: Music Therapy for Emotional Healing and Resistance
Terisa Siagatonu
Artist / Educator / Organizer
Rachel "Chel Anne" Aceberos
Bernadette Lim, MD, MS
Founder and Executive Director, Freedom Community Clinic
DJ MIDI Riperton
DJ, Event Producer, Co-Founder of Ladies of Sound
Dr. Natalee Kēhaulani Bauer
Educator, Author, Makuahine
Tavae Samuelu
Director of Community Initiatives & Grantmaking
Ai-Khanh
Florist
Susan "Santi" Buensuceso
Organizer
Maryam Kaalim
Worker Organizer
Diana Tran
Director of People, Culture & Operations
Reem Assil
Chef, founder of Reem’s California
Dr. Rod Penalosa
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Thank you to our Sponsors