ACT State Self-Advocacy Conference
The ACT State Self-Advocacy Conference, hosted in collaboration with our SAM Network, is Minnesota's largest Self-Advocacy conference, bringing over 400 self-advocates and allies together every other year.
Mark your calendars! The 2025 ACT Minnesota Self-Advocacy Conference will be held on November 17th-18th 2025 at the Delta Marriott Hotel in Northeast Minneapolis.
Award Nominations
There are so many ways to be a self-advocate and advocacy can appear in many different forms to everyone. With that in mind, we will be awarding THREE awards for advocates this year. Each will specialize in a different area of advocacy. There are descriptions below - if you would like more details on the awards click here.
The Irving Martin Self-Advocacy Award
The Irving Martin Self-Advocacy Award is presented to an individual self-advocate or a self-advocacy group who have shown outstanding commitment to advancing self-advocacy.
The Rick Cardenas Justice Award
The Rick Cardenas Justice Award recognizes a self-advocate who works fearlessly to advance disability rights and challenge injustice.
The Gloria Steinbring Leadership Award
The Gloria Steinbring Leadership Award honors a self-advocate or ally who leads with compassion, strength, and a commitment to building others up.
To vote nominate for the awards click here to download the form. Send completed submissions to act@selfadvocacy.org.
Workshops
Are you passionate about disability justice, creativity, community safety, or tech-savvy self-advocacy?
Do you have a story, skill, or strategy to share?
We want YOU to help shape this year’s Disability Justice Jamboree—a statewide gathering of self-advocates, artists, educators, and change-makers working to build a more just and joyful future.
Interested in hosting a workshop? Click here to download the form. Please email completed submissions to act@selfadvocacy.org.
Partners
Partnership Levels:
Intersectionality- $5,000
Collective Liberation - $2,500
Cross-Movement Organizing - $1,000
Leadership Of Those Most Impacted - $500
Interdependence - $250
Interested in Partnering with ACT? Send an email to act@selfadvocacy.org
