How To Participate

The Cultural Week of Action campaign is driven by community leaders like you. There are a few ways your organization, group, or company can participate in our campaign between August and November 3!

Become An Organizing Partner

As an Organizing Partner, you will receive:

• Promotion of your work via the CWA map and Race Forward social media channels
• Access to dedicated Office Hours with Race Forward’s CWA lead to discuss your CWA plans and any available resources or network connections 
• Discounts to training and convenings, including our 2026 Facing Race conference in Raleigh, NC 

To participate as an “Organizing Partner” for The Cultural Week of Action campaign, an organization or group must pledge to:

1. Sign up for our map to host a CWA activation between July and November 
2. Pursue one of the following: Produce or collaborate on at least (1) original election-specific or democracy-forward resource to be shared with Race Forward audiences between August and October; 2) Recruit at least (2) partners to sign up for the map and host their own Cultural Week of Action activation between August and November; 3) Support the campaign’s mobilizing efforts with a financial contribution
3. Complete a post-event or post-campaign evaluation to inform our Cultural Week of Action Report 
4. Include their name and logo in promotional materials 

Examples of election specific or democracy forward resources include but are not limited to: toolkits for support with connecting with audiences, case studies on examples of representation, civic participation, or shared decision-making in communities, voter guides, research reports, message testing findings, and resources to assist with network, cultural, or communications strategy) 

Sign up as a Community Partner

• Host an-person or virtual community gathering and sign up for our map so we can help you spread the word
• Already have an event scheduled? Sign up for our map and share the details with us.  
• Interested in participating but don’t know where to start? Read on for some ideas and access to our event planning toolkit. 

Organize your own cultural event or activation and post it on our map

Join us as a Community Partner! Our toolkit to help you organize your own activation. Here are some possibilities:

• Public installations or murals that celebrate racial justice and democratic principles.
• Teach-ins and storytelling events that reclaim banned histories and elevate lived experience.
• Pop-up exhibits or art shows on themes like freedom, community, and resistance.
• Community assemblies or forums on local democratic participation and racial equity.
• Faith gatherings focused on connection, healing, and spiritual grounding.
• Youth-led actions or performances highlighting their vision of the future

Download the Toolkit

Facing Race: A National Conference is the nation’s largest multiracial, intergenerational racial justice conference. This biennial, one-of-a-kind gathering serves as a vital intersection where community organizers, activists, artists, educators, and movement makers converge to build power and develop strategies to advance racial justice.

Facing Race offers attendees unprecedented access to resources, information, cultural experiences, and collaborative opportunities designed to push racial equity forward across movements, sectors, and communities.

Over its 15-year legacy, Race Forward has consistently delivered this transformative experience, convening thousands in cities over the years, including Detroit, Atlanta, Dallas, Baltimore, Berkeley, New York, and St. Louis. Each chapter of Facing Race is intentionally rooted in place—honoring the people, histories, and movements that have shaped the fight for justice.

We are honored to convene Facing Race 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina, where the land, the people, and the history remind us what it means to be deeply interconnected. Known as the City of Oaks, Raleigh symbolizes resilience and fortitude—communities whose strength lies in roots that cannot be severed.