2012 National Call To Action Institute & Conference, July 9-13, St Paul, MN.
(White sisters and brothers are invited too)
2012 NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION INSTITUTE AND CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
The Women of Color Network (WOCN), in partnership with A CALL TO MEN, Share Time Wisely Consulting Services, and Clarina Howard Nichols Center, is excited to OPEN REGISTRATION for the 2012 National Call to Action Institute and Conference on July 9-13, 2012 in St Paul, MN.
The theme for this ground breaking experience is "Collective Empowerment, Collective Liberation". The framework for the NCTA Institute and Conference is based on the following guiding principles:
* Uniting women of color across ethnicity, race, age, citizenship, sexual orientation, disability, body type, faith, discipline, and locality for collective survival.
* Inspiring those working to be allies to aim for collective liberation in challenging racism, classism, sexism, homophobia, heterosexism, transphobia, ableism, xenophobia, ageism and other forms of oppression and bias.
The 2012 National Call to Action offers 2-Day Institute (one for Women of Color, one for Men, and one for White Women Aspiring Allies) with joint keynotes throughout, and a 2-Day Conference bringing all groups together for workshops, plenaries, and a Cultural Cabaret and Marketplace.
This unique Institute and Conference will feature 5 Major Topics Impacting Women of Color:
Tribal Sovereignty
Trafficking
Homicide
Gender Identity
Immigration
Additional subjects include self-care, economic justice, anti-oppression, building multicultural alliances, leadership and capacity building, and other key topics.
http://womenofcolornetwork.org/news/index.php
Highlights from the 2010 National Call To Action
In 2010, the Women of Color Network held a National Call to Action in New Orleans. This video shares some images from this event. We hope to see you in St. Paul, Mn this July. Save the Date! July 9-13, 2012!
The Women of Color Network (WOCN), a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV), hosted their second national conference, National Call to Action Institute and Conference: Supporting Women of Color Advocates and Activists Working to End Violence Against Women and Families, on May 10-14, 2010 at Westin Canal Place in New Orleans, Louisiana. With key sponsorship from the Office for Victims of Crime, and core partnership with A CALL TO MEN, Share Time Wisely Consulting Services, and Clarina Howard Nichols Center, the National Call to Action Institute and Conference was a historic success as one of the few conferences bringing both women of color, men of all races, and white women together to promote the importance of women of color in leadership and examine the barriers that women of color often face within antiviolence programs in reaching and serving their communities
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I've been waiting for something like this. The universal inclusiveness of this event is very appealing to me. This seems to be very similar to my own personal vision of how a progressive collective women's equality movement can best achieve our overall goals in the least amount of time. I believe that it would be an uplifting, enlightening, and really fun experience to commune with a body of sisters (and brothers - wow) who share a similar vision.
* Uniting women of color across ethnicity, race, age, citizenship, sexual orientation, disability, body type, faith, discipline, and locality for collective survival.
* Inspiring those working to be allies to aim for collective liberation in challenging racism, classism, sexism, homophobia, heterosexism, transphobia, ableism, xenophobia, ageism and other forms of oppression and bias.
The 2012 National Call to Action offers 2-Day Institute (one for Women of Color, one for Men, and one for White Women Aspiring Allies) with joint keynotes throughout, and a 2-Day Conference bringing all groups together for workshops, plenaries, and a Cultural Cabaret and Marketplace.
Now that I'm aware of this, hopefully I can attend next year. I'd go this year if I didn't already have travel plans.
More positive!
