Conference Schedule

Please join us to mix and mingle with WAEYC staff, board members and guests. There will be light snacks and refreshments as you orient yourself to the event space and network with other conference attendees. Please note there will be a fee for parking onsite for this event. 

Families Embracing Anti-Bias Values is a 50-minute documentary about families who intentionally parent with an anti-bias lens. The film raises up the voices of multiple families with diverse identities, talking about their hopes,
fears, strengths, challenges, and questions as they figure out: What kind of world do we want to create with our children? These families are creating this world in everyday experiences in their homes, communities, and schools. Each
family has their own vision for social justice based on their unique identities, histories, experiences and context. They help their children develop positive social identities, express comfort and joy with human differences, and form deep caring connections. Families Embracing Anti-Bias Values is a companion to our acclaimed 2021 film, “Reflecting on Anti-Bias Education in Action: The Early Years,” which received the Silver Prize for Documentary Feature at the Social Justice Film Festival (2021) and a Northwest Regional Emmy® nomination for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (2022).

This film is a collaborative project with Producers Debbie LeeKeenan and John Nimmo and Director, Filiz Efe McKinney of Brave Spout Productions in Seattle. As filmmakers, we had the opportunity and honor to learn from and dialogue with these families about their personal and complex stories. We express our gratitude and deep appreciation for their trust, confidence, vulnerability, and openness in sharing their stories with us. We hope we did their stories justice.

This event is open to the public. Following the showing of the film will be a panel discussion lead by film producer, co-director of Anti-Bias Leaders ECE, and lecturer, consultant and author, Debbie LeeKeenan.