Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 21:03:22 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <2.2.16.19980827210529.0e6798d6 at pop.igc.org> X-Sender: meisenscher at pop.igc.org X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (16) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: "David Alexander, H-UCLEA" <DavidA2647 at aol.com> (by way of Michael Eisenscher <meisenscher at igc.apc.org>) Subject: National Conference on Whiteness
Dear list administrator:
Please consider forwarding our announcement to your list. More information on the conference is available at www.euroamerican.org
Thank you.
Jeff Hitchcock Executive Director Center for the Study of White American Culture
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CALL FOR PRESENTERS
3rd National Conference on Whiteness November 6-8, 1998 University of Chicago
Beyond "White," "Black" or "Other": Confronting Whiteness to End Racism
W E ' R E I N V I T I N G . . . Organizations and individuals who are... Activists, Educators, Scholars, Organizers, Community members and leaders, Spiritual members and leaders, Artists, Trainers, Consultants, and all generally interested in supporting the theme, the mission, and goals of the conference.
T O P R E S E N T . . . Workshops, panel discussions, papers, symposiums, artistic performances, roundtable discussions, and other events of potential interest to participants.
F O C U S I N G O N . . . =================== OUR THEME: (Beyond "White," "Black," or "Other") We use the term "Other" to denote the centrality and focus on racism in the U.S.A. as a "black/white" issue. The title also reflects the common usage of these terms. Our goal here is to challenge all these divisions -- to get "Beyond" them -- not to endorse them. We understand Native Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, to name a few groups, are often left out of the analysis and discussion. Our hope is to create space where dialogue occurs and awareness increases on these issues. We're specifically interested in examining how whiteness has created, contributed to and maintained the racial categorization of "white," "black" or "other" and what new ideas, strategies, tactics and definitions can be used to move beyond this idea which has been so politically, spiritually, morally, economically and socially divisive.
OUR MISSION: To hear diverse voices and ideas on how to confront whiteness to end racism.
OUR GOALS: * Expand the analysis of racism and "white" supremacy beyond "black" and "white" * Build alliances among antiracists to confront the legacy of "white" supremacy * Explore how ideas of "whiteness" relate to "race," class, gender,
sexuality, age, ethnicity and other diverse ideas of human differences * Spark antiracist action locally and nationally * Explore strategies and tactics to make the discussion of "whiteness" and
antiracism a mainstream issue * Bridge the experiences of academics and activists * Develop more accessible and effective language to discuss concepts of "race"
and racism * Encourage "white" people to examine their role in the perpetuation of
racism both personally and as members of the "white" race * Make sure people of all "racial" and cultural groups are involved in
leadership roles in the study of "whiteness" * Explore how "whiteness" has denied the "multiracial" heritage and history
of the U.S.A. and its people * Explore the history of the idea of "whiteness" and its relationship to
racial oppression, the idea of "non-white" inferiority and the idea of
"white" supremacy
H O W T O S U B M I T A P R O P O S A L
Send us a 1-page description of your presentation, workshop, event etc.
Include your name and contact information.
Indicate the length of your event. We are blocking program time for events either 1 hour in length (60 minutes) or 2 and 1/2 hours in length (150 minutes). If you are proposing an event of some other length, please specify this. Depending on the proposal we may or may not be able to find a space on the program.
Indicate space or equipment requirements if you need more than a simple classroom and blackboard setting. Simple is better, but we will try to accommodate special needs.
When possible, (to help us) please submit proposals by email. This helps us keep our cost low and to circulate submissions for review. Email submissions should be sent to contact at euroamerican.org
If you do not have email, we will accept proposals by U.S. mail at Center for Study, 245 West 4th Avenue, Roselle, NJ 07203
We will begin selecting proposals October 1, 1998. Submissions will be reviewed until all remaining positions on the schedule are full.
For information on the submission process, please contact Jeff Hitchcock, Executive Director, Center for the Study of White American Culture by phone at (908) 241-5439 or by email at jeffhitchcock at euroamerican.org
T O P R E S E N T E R S . . . The National Conference on Whiteness, an annual event, drew over 300 people in Cambridge, Mass. last November. From our start, we have envisioned the conference as a 20-year series that not only looks at whiteness, but also mobilizes the attention and resources needed to act on it on a national scale. This year, our third, we're planning for 500 participants. As with last year's event, funding is limited. The conference is administered by a collection of small nonprofit organizations, i.e. we have no large institutional sponsor. Over 95% of our funds came from registration fees. We can not reimburse expenses to presenters. But if you do present, we recommend you take advantage of our sliding registration fee scale (from $150 down to $15) commensurate with your contribution, and balanced against the difficulty or success you have in obtaining other funding.
We look forward to continuing our relationship with those who have worked with us previously, and we encourage those just hearing about us to join the process. For more information on the conference, check the conference web site being hosted at www.euroamerican.org.
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