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HRFN’s Global Conference

FUNDING FUTURES FESTIVAL

24-26 April 2024

Tbilisi, Georgia

2024 HRFN Festival recap

 

Join us in Tbilisi, Georgia, to strategize and imagine new possibilities for human rights philanthropy!

Human Rights Funders Network (HRFN) and Ariadne – European Funders for Social Change and Human Rights members and other human rights funders are invited to a week of global connections in partnership with Women’s Fund in Georgia.

At HRFN’s global conferences, funders supporting a range of human rights issues gather from around the world. Together, we challenge ourselves to craft new narratives and practices to guide us toward an abundant global funding ecosystem.

We center the intersectional nature of this work. From Ukraine to Palestine, Guatemala to Myanmar, Nagorno-Karabakh to Sudan, we know that all human rights struggles are deeply interwoven. We are being called to action. There is an urgency to meet, reflect, and find paths to shift power, transform systems of oppression, and resource movements. Key issues such as climate justice, racial and gender justice, and crisis and closing civic space will be woven throughout the conference.

We spark action. Keep building momentum to strengthen the infrastructure needed for more effective, coordinated, and movement-centered resourcing. Participants can lead Discovery Journey sessions for strategizing and action, introduce stories of change and power in Lightning Talks, and showcase inspiring projects in the Open Gallery.

We learn with partners and will listen to local movements. In a joint day with Ariadne, we will explore the rich history of resistance to imperialism and activism in Tbilisi and across the region, unpack the global impacts of the war in Ukraine – and funders’ response – and make connections to global movements’ struggles for justice.

HRFN’s Festival is a space for funders to learn, connect, and build new visions for philanthropy.

Ariadne and HRFN Joint Day

HRFN, Ariadne, and Women’s Fund in Georgia’s joint day will bring attendees together with movement partners to learn about the regional context.

Plenaries

Keynotes presentations to ground us in the moment and the most pressing issues of our time.

Membership Forum

HRFN members gather to learn about programming and provide feedback on our current strategies and priorities.

*Open Gallery

Curated lively exhibition space to share ideas, resources, reports, and visuals.

*Submissions are open from 17 November 2023 to 10 January 2024.

*Discovery Journeys

Participant-led sessions for strategizing and action.

*Submissions are open from 17 November 2023 to 10 January 2024.

*Lightning Talks

Fast-paced presentations to ignite action and transform philanthropy.

*Submissions are open from 17 November 2023 to 10 January 2024.

Evening Circles

Celebrate community and find inspiration in the arts and culture of Tbilisi.

See Key Takeaways from past conferences: Oaxaca (2022), Mexico City (2018), New York (2017), New York (2016), San Francisco (2016), New York (2015).

Schedule

Wednesday, 24 April is a Joint Day for Ariadne & HRFN. Participants will gather for regional analysis and movement connection, in partnership with the Women’s Fund in Georgia.

*Ariadne’s Annual Reconnect includes dynamic plenaries, a selection of visits to local movements of interest to human rights and social change funders and facilitated open spaces to bring up relevant themes in grantmaking.

Ariadne’s 2024 Annual Reconnect and HRFN Festival are separate events. Ariadne members are eligible to attend HRFN’s Festival and will receive a discount code at the time of registration.

Stay tuned for the latest updates!

  • Ariadne & HRFN Joint Day: Grounding in the region

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  • Movement Site Visits

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  • Evening Circle

  • HRFN Funding Futures Festival Discovery Journeys

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  • Plenary

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  • Lightning Talks

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  • Open Gallery

  • Discovery Journeys

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  • Discovery Journeys

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  • Lightning Talks

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  • Evening Circle

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