Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Ecojustice & Activism Call for Proposals

Call for Proposals: Ecojustice & Activism

Intergenerational Learning for Just and Sustainable Communities

Conference and Retreat
Eastern Michigan University
College of Education
March 21-23, 2013

Join us for the second annual EcoJustice and Activism conference and workshops March 21nd-23th, 2013 at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI. This year we will focus on the theme of Intergenerational Learning for Just and Sustainable Communities. We are committed to engaging activists, educators, and scholars in deep and meaningful discussion around what we can do together to address current social and ecological crises threatening our communities. We are especially interested in how we learn from our Elders, and what intergenerational collaboration looks like.

The weekend will begin with a Keynote address on Thursday evening, (speaker to be announced soon!) The format for the weekend has changed slightly from last year. We hope to encourage more interaction and conversation between local activists, teachers and scholars with activist scholars and educators from out of town by mixing up the format on both days. Thus, we will have both workshops and panel presentations on both days along with scheduled discussion forums.

Paper and Panel Presentations: Please send us a short one-page abstract detailing the paper or panel presentation that you are proposing. What is the question or problem that is being addressed? How does it related to EcoJustice Education? Who are the primary scholarly sources being drawn upon to frame the discussion. What are the connections to activism? To intergenerational relationships?

Workshops: Propose a workshop! This should be a hands-on session dealing with some social or ecological issue in our community, and linking it directly to grassroots activism. Proposals should describe 1) what the session will be about, 2) what the objectives of the session are, and 3) what general activities will be engaged
(how participants will be involved).

Conference Schedule
Thursday Evening March 21nd Keynote and Welcome!

Friday Morning and Afternoon:
Workshops with local activists, panel and paper presentations with local and international scholars.
Discussion forums

Friday Evening:
Film or other alternative presentation TBA

Saturday Morning and Afternoon:
Workshops with local activists, panel and paper presentations with local and international scholars.
Discussion forums.

See more information on travel and accommodations below.

Travel and Accommodations:

Nearest Airport is Detroit Metro (DTW), about 20 minutes from Ypsilanti. There is not easy travel from the airport to Ypsilanti however, so renting a car is the best bet. If you let us know that you are coming, we can help folks team up to rent together. A taxi will cost about $50.00.

We may also be able to run a shuttle for you depending on when you arrive. So let us know if an when your ETA is and we’ll do our best to coordinate rides.

Train: Amtrak goes to Ann Arbor which is about 8 miles away. You could take a cab from there to Ypsilanti for about $10.

Hotel Accommodations:
• Eagle Crest Marriot Hotel: 
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dtwys-ann-arbor-marriott-ypsilanti-at-eagle-crest/

• Days Inn Ann Arbor (about 3.5 miles from campus, also near a busline and restaurants,
shops, etc) 
www.daysinn.com/hotels/michigan/ann-arbor/days-inn-ann-arbor/hotel-overview?hotel_id=04264&campaign_code=IP-DI_PPC_GGL_TM&wid=ps&008=&004=1660268186&005=192558796&006=6089210066&007=Search&002=2189121

Bed and Breakfasts (these are walkable to campus and on the busline)

• Parish House Inn (downtown Ypsi): 
www.parishhouseinn.com/

• The Queen’s Residence (also downtown) 
http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/michigan-ypsilanti-thebarnardnewtonhouse.html

Possible Alternative Housing:

We may be able to arrange guest housing with our graduate students and friends of EcoJustice.

Contact Rebecca Martusewicz (
rmartusew@emich.edu) if you are interested in exploring that option.

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