This September marks the 52nd anniversary of the Attica prison uprising, and the third annual Rise Up Conference. We are anxiously awaiting for your conference proposals!

In the first two years, the Rise Up conference drew over a thousand registrants and raised over $50,000 to fund the conference and compensate directly impacted presenters for their time, expertise, and experiences. The conference had speakers from throughout the US as well as from around the world! We were honored to hear the stories of system-impacted individuals who have been released and are now working in incredible positions once thought unattainable, including physicians, lawyers, directors, professors, accountants, and more. We hope to expand on this incredible start with our third annual Rise Up conference in September 2023.

Now it’s time for Rise Up 2023: Educate, Liberate, Innovate: Transcending Boundaries in Prison and Post-Prison Education!

The 2023 Rise Up Conference is scheduled for September 6-8, 2023 – and it’s time to make your voices heard. If you are a directly impacted student, higher education in prison practitioner or alum, or other kind of professional, and you have something to say about one of this year’s five tracks, we want to hear from you. Check out the Rise Up Conference website or, if you’re ready to submit your proposal, head right to the submission form. Currently incarcerated presenters are also welcome to apply, and we will work with those authors on a presentation format that accommodates their circumstances.

Presentation Tracks for Rise Up 2023:

• Equity and Inclusion
• Advocacy
• Programming and Informal Education
• Research, Science, Technology, & Math
• Pathways to Professions

The submission deadline is June 27th, so we encourage you to get your proposals in front of our reviewers ASAP. Submit your proposal today!

If you do not plan to present but would like to attend, stay tuned for our registration call.

Sponsorship opportunities are now open on our website! Like last year, donations made at the time of registration will be used to compensate all of our directly impacted speakers. For questions or assistance, email us at info@riseupconference.org.

Hope to see you in September!

-Rise Up Steering Committee