Symposium on Feminism and Intersectionality in Okinawa (FIO) 2025

FIO aims to create a platform for meaningful exchange between students, academics, artists, and community members from Okinawa. Grounded in diversity, equity, and inclusion, FIO seeks to foster communication frameworks that encourage engagement, innovation, and overall well-being across disciplines and communities. This unique gathering highlights emerging local and transoceanic networks shaped by Okinawan ways of knowing, relationships, and connections to the islands and oceans.

The program will feature four plenary dialogues with transoceanic voices alongside interactive workshops on Ryukyuan languages, care, justice, identity, and community resilience. Presentations and posters will foster undergraduate research, emerging and ongoing academic inquiries, and community-based initiatives vital to sustaining our lives and collective well-being.

FIO invites participants to engage with intersectional approaches to social justice, identity, and resilience from Okinawa to the world.

Date: July 10-12, 2025 

Location: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Okinawa

Language: The symposium will be conducted primarily in English, with additional presentations in Ryukyuan and Japanese with Japanese interpretation provided for the plenary sessions.

Structure: FIO will have three components, including plenary dialogues, workshops, and presentation sessions.  

Format: The symposium will be held primarily in-person, with plenary sessions in a hybrid format. Depending on demand and availability, we may consider additional options for hybrid presentations.

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