Call for proposals for second annual Women’s Empowerment Conference Austin!

Call for proposals for second annual Women’s Empowerment Conference Austin!   The second annual Women's Empowerment Conference Austin (WE Con Austin), a community conversation and resource fair, is seeking workshop and panel proposals! This two-day gathering for women, girls and those who care about them, will be held on March 7 & 8, 2015, at ACC Eastview. Take a look, submit your ideas, and share with your networks!  Our theme for WE Con Austin is: How do you WOMAN? Our goals for the conference are: - Building community among central Texas women and girls - Sparking great discussions about gender, race, sexuality, class, disability, & more - Helping women and girls gain knowledge and build skills that will enable them to create the lives they want Submissions should be consistent with the goals. We welcome various interpretations of the theme. We prefer interactive models such as discussions, skill-building workshops, or other styles that engage in alternative types of education. We are particularly interested in proposals dealing with one or more of the following topics: self-care, community and coalition building, self-determination, practicing feminism in everyday life, economic justice, trans/queer justice, reproductive justice, food justice, prisoner rights, immigration, local Austin issues, woman of color feminisms, technology, the arts, body image, movement, health & wellness, and empowering women and girls of all ages. We will offer teen/tween programming, so we welcome proposals for this age group. Please include in your submissions: - Title of panel, workshop, or presentation - A brief description of 300-500 words - Description of AV and space requirements - Presenter/s name and contact information - A short bio (100 words max) and picture The deadline for submissions is Friday, December 12, 2014. Please submit all documents via email to conference@womenctx.org. You can send the submission as a Microsoft Word file, .pdf, or text file. If postal mail works better for you, please send it to: Women's Community Center of Central Texas, Attn: Conference, 1704 San Antonio St., Austin, TX 78701 If you have any questions please contact Carrie Tilton-Jones at carrie@womenctx.org We look forward to your proposals! Andrea Zarate Communications Subcommittee   ----

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