Summit Program

Northern Virginia is in the midst of rapid transformation, and the choices made today will define the region for years to come. What kind of community will emerge over the next decade? Whose voices will shape its future? And whose interests will be prioritized? These pressing questions are at the core of Building Community Power, Growing Community Wealth, a two-day gathering dedicated to envisioning and building a more inclusive, democratic, equitable, and sustainable Northern Virginia. 

It’s time to gather the energies and initiative of the many people of northern Virginia who are working to build a regional community, economy, and politics that are truly inclusive, democratic, equitable, and sustainable. Join this second Democratizing NOVA Summit to learn from each other as well as from community wealth, solidarity economy, just transition, restorative justice, community safety, participatory democracy, constitutional change, and other next system initiatives local and global. 

The Summit will gather community members and academic scholars to explore the challenges and opportunities for a more equitable and inclusive Northern Virginia. Through workshops, panel presentations, and more, participants learn from each other about community wealth, solidarity economy, and other next system initiatives and discuss the findings of DNOVA's community-engaged research.