Women Moving Forward

2nd Interdisciplinary Conference
St. Thomas University * Miami Gardens, Florida * Friday, 31 March 2007

Background

Women are moving beyond victimhood and claiming their places in the world arena of civil society. Next March 31st, marked as the last day of Women's History month, conference participants will be engaged in making history. St. Thomas University wishes to: celebrate the lives and narratives of women who support, promote, or create justice; explore critical empirical inquiry that focuses or illuminates justice as a system of right relationships; provide a forum for connection and discussion; promote positive policy development; and, where possible, “move forward” toward action that will alleviate suffering and facilitate healing.

Theme
“Women Moving Forward”

Sub-Theme
“Justice: Toward a System of Right Relationships”

Topics

Arts, Communications, Counseling, Cultural Studies, Diplomacy, Earth Jurisprudence, Economics, Education, Environment, Family Studies, History, Human Rights, Immigration, International Relations, Journalism, Labor, Language, Law, Literature, Methodology, Peace and War, Politics, Psychology, Public Policy, Religion, Social Justice, Storytelling, Undocumented Workers, or topics related to conference themes.

Proposals

You are invited to submit a proposal for a 20-30 minute original paper presentation on any aspect of the conference theme or related topics. Panels and poster presentations also will be considered. The proposal (one page maximum) must include: name(s), personal title(s), institutional affiliation(s), paper title, abstract (100 word maximum), biographical details of presenter(s) (100 word maximum), and contact details. Deadline for submissions is October 15th, 2006.

Timetable

Proposals Due................ October 15th, 2006
Notification of Acceptance... December 1st, 2006
Papers Due................... February 1st, 2007
Conference................... March 31st, 2007

Logistics

The Conference will be open to the public at a nominal cost of $20 per person; this cost is waived for accepted presenters. Conference participants will be responsible for all of their own expenses, including, but not limited to, air and local travel, accommodation, meals, and insurance. A list of hotels located near the University is available upon request. Meals are available at two campus cafeterias. Parking is available on campus at no cost. The Conference will be conducted in English, although question-and-answer and discussion sessions may take place in additional community languages, including Spanish and Haitian Creole.

Publication

Organizing Committee will review conference papers and may consider them for publication. Papers must not have been presented, published, or accepted anywhere else.

Organization & Endorsements
(to date)

Host: St. Thomas University

Organizers (all are university units):
Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies and Programs
Women United for Human Rights
Office of Information Technology

Registration & Contact