“what ifs” 2025
Using social imagination to envision and build a better, exciting future
The “What IFs?” is envisioned as an intragenerational, multi-sensory experience that brings together a community dedicated to imagining and building a brighter future, rejecting dystopia. The event will feature workshops, panels, and showcases, cumulating in a community celebration! It aims to explore Indigenous Futurism and Solarpunk concepts, focusing on how we can use social imagination to create a better world and the skills we need to develop now to achieve it.
Organizers
Examples of Potential Partnerships and Sponsorships:
Black Girls Code: Skills workshops and ethical technology advancement.
Marvel Comics: Sponsorship and collaboration on speculative and Indigenous fiction.
Target Audience: A collective of individuals and partner organizations invested in a harmonious future where technology, humanity, and nature blend in a socially just way.
Mini Build-up Events:
Winter Quarter: Practice and test events at Longhouse weekends, including a one-shot tabletop role-playing game session of “Coyote and Crow.”
Equity Symposium (EQS): Participating in Evergreen’s EQS with a sample workshop or social imagination envisioning exercise.