We Are the Movement: 2026 WSCADVSA Conference: Full Schedule

This year’s conference honors the people who built this movement, and the people continuing to carry it forward. For generations, survivors, advocates, organizers, and community members have created safety, support, and change together. Their lived experience, knowledge, and care have shaped this work from the very beginning. Join us for two days of connection, learning, and envisioning what’s possible when we build safety, healing, and belonging together.

Speaker and workshop announcements coming soon! For more information, please see our FAQ page or contact us at [email protected].

For more information about the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, visit our website.

9:00am PDT

We Are the Movement: Lineage, Belonging, and the World We Are Becoming (Monday Plenary)

Monday September 28, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Ballroom (CD)

Workshop Evaluation

Every movement has ancestors. Every movement has a future. The question is: who are we becoming in between?

This opening keynote invites us to reflect on the people who built this movement, the communities that continue to sustain it, and the relationships that will carry it into the future. Through story, reflection, and imagination, we'll explore what it
means to belong to a movement that is bigger than any one organization or role—and how each of us contributes to the world we are building together.

Speakers

Alexis Flanagan

CEO, Resonance Network

Alexis Flanagan (she/ella) is a queer Black feminist DC girl whose heart pumps to the beat of “the Pocket” that holds down DC go-go music and culture.

After living abroad as an exchange student in Argentina during her senior year of high school and receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish Language and Literature from University of Maryland, College Park, Alexis began her career as a K-12 and adult educator, teaching Spanish to... Read More →

Monday September 28, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
Ballroom (CD)

Plenary

9:00am PDT

Becoming the Movement: A Collective Practice of Belonging (Tuesday Plenary)

Tuesday September 29, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Ballroom (CD)

Movements don't survive because of organizations alone. They survive because people keep choosing one another.

This interactive gathering invites the entire conference into a shared experience of connection, reflection, and hope. Together we'll explore how belonging is intentionally created, how stories become bridges across generations, and how small, everyday practices can strengthen the movement and communities we are building together.

Come ready to participate, connect, and leave with renewed energy for the work ahead.

Speakers

Alexis Flanagan

CEO, Resonance Network

Tuesday September 29, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
Ballroom (CD)

Plenary

We Are the Movement: 2026 WSCADVSA Conference

9:00am PDT

Alexis Flanagan

9:00am PDT

Alexis Flanagan

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