Barcelona, 8-9 July 2006
Is feminism obsolete or is it being re-invented?
Today, feminist
engagements and gender-sensitive approaches have
proliferated across a
broad spectrum of disciplines and movements. The
de-territorialization
and re-location of feminist practices and discourses
in multiple and
heterogeneous fields and contexts calls for a
re-evaluation of the
(visible and invisible) impact of feminism on
different areas of social
praxis and the possibilities for re-imagining feminist
politics as an
emergent moment in the dynamics of social change.
*The event:*
We would like to propose a two-day meeting of
discussion and debate
among feminist activists, academics and researchers to
address some of
the current issues we are facing and focusing on in
our work and life.
The meeting will be organized around different
workshops, discussion
groups and themes, the purpose of which will be to
explore in depth and
across the diverse fields of activity we are engaged
in, the
theoretical
and practical challenges and possibilities that are
presenting
themselves today, the possibilities for further action
within and
outside academic institutions and activist groups, and
the broadening
of
international networks.
Our idea, so as not to reproduce a congress with many
short papers and
little time for discussion, is to organize the space
in order to have
plenty of time for debates and very few presentations.
We hope this
will
help create networks among people who are doing
similar work.
*The organization:*
* *
The basic idea is for interested people to define a
few broader themes
of discussion. The space/time for discussing specific
topics will be
organized by those interested in the theme
(individually or
collectively) and the overall program coordination
will be mediated by
Femact.
Just to give a first idea of what we are thinking we
would like to
present a possible schedule of discussion:
*ay*
9.00-11.00
Short presentation of the participants and of the
different topics of
discussion
11.00-14.00
Topic 1
Topic 2
14.00-15.00
Lunch
15.00-18.00
Topic 3
Topic 4
18.00-19.00
Plenary: call for action-networking and important
information
Night
Eating together, informal discussion
*2 day*
10.00-13.00
Topic 5
Topic 6
13.00- 13.30
Break
13.30-14.30
Small group discussion (Topic 1 to 6 and spontaneous
group)
14.30-15.30
Lunch
15.30-19.00
Plenary: organization, networking, call for action
etc..
Night
Informal debate and some fiesta
* *
*The organizers:*
* *
/_FEMACT_/
Femact is a transnational group of women from
Catalunya, Italy, Greece,
Germany, UK, Brazil and South Africa. The group began
its life two
years
ago around the collective editing of the 4^th issue of
The Annual
Review
of Critical Psychology, dedicated to the exploration
of 'Feminisms and
Activisms' (for further information on how to purchase
the journal
'Feminisms and Activisms', please see:
http://www.criticalpsychology.com/info/arcpcurrent.htm)
in different
countries and disciplines. After the successful
publication of the
journal we have held two workshops at international
conferences and
meetings in South Africa and the UK, pursuing the
questions raised by
our feminist and activist engagements with women and
feminists from
various different activist and academic backgrounds.
/_Seminari multidisciplinar de investigacio-accio
feminista (Asociació
LIMES):_/
We are a small group of feminist researchers that
meets to interchange
information of our work and organize some 'feminist
research' debates
within social centers. We are part of an association
born in 2004 to
promote action research and to facilitate research
processes within
social movements.
Would your group or network like to be involved in the
organization?
Let
us know.
*Do you want to be involved in the organization?:*
* *
If you are interested in this project there are plenty
of things you
could do to be involved. For example we are looking
for:
· Someone that would like to do a web page (possibly
with open source
program and with possibility of interaction).
· Funding, would you like to help us looking for
funding?
· Someone that would like to moderate the
communication process
· Translators
· ?..
For further information and to offer yourself for any
help, please
contact:
femact@??? <
mailto:femact@investigaccio.org>
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