Borders, State Power, and Resistance: Reclaiming Freedom and Justice 

July 30-August 1, 2026

The Association for Economic Research of Indigenous Peoples (AERIP), the American Society of Hispanic Economists (ASHE), and the National Economic Association (NEA) invite paper submissions for the 10th annual Freedom and Justice Summer Conference (July 30-August 1, 2026).

This year’s theme is Borders, State Power, and Resistance: Reclaiming Freedom and Justice and the conference is being hosted by the Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, at the University of Minnesota.

The Freedom and Justice Summer Conference is an interdisciplinary social justice conference that attracts a small group of scholars dedicated to discussing pressing economic problems and their solutions for communities of color. The main conference dates are July 30-August 1, 2026. However, all conference participants are also invited to attend the 7th World Conference on Remedies to Racial and Ethnic Economic Inequality (August 3-5, 2026) and/or an optional day of visits and activities on Sunday, August 2 focused on places, events, and movements that define the struggle for freedom and justice for communities of color and Native peoples in Minnesota.

General registration is open until July 1, accepted presenters must register by June 1.