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Abstract: This think tank session will further the dialog started in a presidential strand on social justice in evaluation. The identity-based topical interest groups (TIG) and their perspectives will be presented by Sharon Brisolara, Denice Cassaro and Saumitra SenGupta in a conversation with the participants. In the last ten years, AEA has seen a number of new TIGs that have begun to foster discussions around various identities that are rooted in gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and national origin among others. The diversity has added depth to our discussions and some cross-cutting, overarching themes have begun to emerge that must be interwoven in the fabric of our evaluative endeavors and contexts. Addressing the power structure, inequality, and social justice issues top this agenda. In a true sense of the term think tank, the participants will take an active role in exploring where the evaluation field is today, where it should be tomorrow, and the possible ways it will get their. In this journey, we will also explore what it will mean in each of our sphere of practice and what it will take to sustain this effort. In particular, we will also explore how each of our identities and perspectives shape this dialog. Together, Sharon Brisolara, Denice Cassaro, and Saumitra SenGupta will bring in the Feminist Issues, the LGBT Issues and Multiethnic Issues perspectives and the experiences they have gleaned over the years through their leadership roles in these TIGs. Breakout sessions will discuss specific perspectives that will be brought together for common strategies and linkage.

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