Deadline for Proposal Submission: Feb. 15, 2009
The International Black Women Conference is a premier gathering place for black* women to connect through dialogue, sharing our stories and creating an intentional relationship that crosses cultural boundaries. Everyone who touches on black women’s experience is welcome. We hope to attract black women who are from different professional fields and all walks of life. Every black woman who organizes others is a leader. We will explore how we, as leader and as black women, can create the kind of communities, business, lives we want for our families and ourselves. How do you integrate leadership, mentorship and networking into your life? How do you share your passion?
In this call we seek proposals for:
Presentations – One or more people presenting on a topic
Panels – A discussion between a small group of people, co-coordinated by a moderator – each person offering a perspective on a topic
Research – One or more people presenting original contributions to the research, theory and history of black women issues.
Pre-Conference Workshops – Two hour, ½ or full day workshops available to conference participants at additional charge
All proposals should address core issues of black women as they relate to black women in leadership, mentorship, and networking. A wide range of subtopics are appropriate including but not limited to: community building; access to health care; finances; the criminal justice system; raising children on our own; education from birth through higher education; home ownership; the well being of our families in communities; relationships; and sustaining and building our cultural heritage.
We encourage submissions from professional women, artists, academicians, and students. Of equal importance are experienced voices of refugees, mothers, elders and youth. You do not have to be affiliated with an academic institution or a cooperation to submit a proposal or research paper. We seek the wisdom and knowledge of all the black women in the Diasporas. Deadline for submission is Feb. 15th. We will notify presenters of successful and unsuccessful submissions by Feb. 25, 2009.
We acknowledge the term “black” maybe problematic, but for the purpose of this conference the working definition of “black women” refers to those women who identify themselves of having African descent.
St. Cloud State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity educator and employer.
St. Cloud State University is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
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