Join us October 31–November 2 in Washington, DC!
The Rehumanize Conference is an annual event dedicated to education, discourse, and action on a range of issues related to human rights. People from all walks of life attend to hear from trailblazing activists, academics, and educators with a particular emphasis on the voices of those who have experienced dehumanization and violence first-hand. With plenty of opportunities for engagement with speakers and other conference attendees, this event is sure to challenge your apathy, increase your knowledge, and expand your horizons. Along with these paradigm-shifting ideas, you will also be given practical guidance on how to go out and challenge the systems and institutions that perpetuate oppression and build a culture of peace and life in your own communities.
2025 Event Schedule
October 31–November 2, 2025
Friday, October 31
6:30–9:00 PM: Networking Mixer (costumes encouraged!)
Saturday, November 1
9:00–9:30 AM: Welcome and Introduction to the Consistent Life Ethic
Lauren Pope, Rehumanize International
9:30–10:15 AM: Effective Persuasion Tactics
Dena Espenscheid, Leadership Institute
10:15–10:30 AM: Networking Break
10:30–11:30 AM: Panel: Disability Rights and Medical Aid in Dying
Beth Fox, Rehumanize International
Alex Schadenberg, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
11:30–11:45 AM: Networking Break
11:45 AM–12:30 PM: Organizing to End the Death Penalty
Abe Bonowitz, Death Penalty Action
12:30–1:30 PM: Lunch Break
1:30–2:15 PM: Addressing Racism in Pro-Life Movement
Christina Bennett, Live Action
2:15–2:30 PM: Networking Break
2:30–3:45 PM: Panel: The Political Spectrum and the Consistent Life Ethic
Featuring conservative, centrist, liberal, and leftist representatives of the Consistent Life Ethic
Moderated by Michael Jezewak of Rehumanize International
3:45–4:00 PM: Networking Break
4:00–5:00 PM: Panel: Pro-life Legal Strategies
Kelsey Hazzard, Secular Pro-Life
Shawn Zierke, Zierke Consulting Group
5:00–5:15 PM: Networking Break
5:15–6:00 PM: Panel: Grassroots Organizing for Life
Rachel MacNair, Consistent Life Network
Virginia for Preborn Justice
6:00–7:30 PM: Dinner Break
7:30–9:30 PM: Create | Encounter Release Party
Maria Oswalt, Rehumanize International
Sunday, November 2
11:00 AM–1:00 PM: Open Forum: Where do we go from here?
Moderated by Lauren Pope, Rehumanize International
2:30–3:30 PM: White House Vigil for Peace