Quest for Democracy 2026 has ended

Quest for Democracy 2026

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3:00pm PDT

Saturday Arrival and Check-in North Lobby

7:00pm PDT

Saturday Reception (Light Appetizers) River City

7:15am PDT

Sunday Breakfast California Ballroom

9:00am PDT

Welcome and Grounding California Ballroom

10:00am PDT

No Cages, No Borders: Crimmigration and Solidarity in Action California BallroomNnennaya Amuchie • Alex Sanchez • Adrii Holder (she/her) • Nkauj Iab Yang

11:15am PDT

Together, We Decide: Legislative Advocacy 101 California BallroomMarco Duncan • Bernice Singh • Nedric Miller

12:00pm PDT

LiveScan Services (bring government-issued ID)

1:30pm PDT

Meet your Leg Team: RELEASE BalboaSonja Tonnesen-Casalegno • Marco Duncan Meet your Leg Team: RELIEF HermosaDanny Muñoz • Lawrence Cox Meet your Leg Team: RESTORE CalaverasEric Sapp • Nedric Miller Meet your Leg Team: REUNIFY GranadaJohn Cannon • Bernice Singh

3:10pm PDT

Wellness & Healing Space HermosaTanisha Cannon Workshop: Record-Cleaning 101 BalboaCharlyn De Witt • Tatiana Owens Workshop: Youth-Led Innovation in Juvenile Justice Research & Community Mobilization GranadaBernice Singh • Natasha Zastko • Yeida Elias Sandoval • Jose Martinez Sanchez Legislative Team Captain Support CalaverasLawrence Cox

4:20pm PDT

Wellness & Healing Space HermosaTanisha Cannon Workshop: Challenging the Family Policing System (CPS) GranadaFeliz Cox • Kavya Parthiban Workshop: Navigating the Parole Board Process in California BalboaKamau Butcher • Sitawa Jamaa • Rocky Hunt • Minister King X Legislative Team Captain Support CalaverasLawrence Cox

8:30am PDT

Advocacy Day - Arrival & Check-in CA State Capitol - Area 27 (east side of Capitol, on N Street)

9:30am PDT

Legislative Advocacy Day - Main Stage CA State Capitol - Area 27 (east side of Capitol, on N Street)Paul Briley • Tanisha Cannon

12:00pm PDT

Lunch CA State Capitol - Area 27 (east side of Capitol, on N Street)

12:35pm PDT

Group Photo 📸 CA State Capitol - Area 27 (east side of Capitol, on N Street)

12:45pm PDT

March to Legislative Offices Capitol Annex Swing Space

1:00pm PDT

Freedom & Repair Micro-Symposium Legislative Visits: Speaking in our own voices! Capitol Annex Swing Space