Women Who Rock 2013 (un)Conference: Call for Conversations

Women Who Rock 2013 (un)Conference: Call for Conversations

Deadline: Feb 21, 2013

The Women Who Rock 2013 unConference is participant-driven and open to all present; it transforms conventional ways of gathering. It is multi-generational. By structuring the conference around participant interest and this year’s theme of “Rock the Archive,” we set the stage for dynamic dialogue and chance encounters. We ask people to propose topics for conversations/skill-shares/diálogos around this theme. To archive is to collect, record, file, document, and create artifacts for the purpose of remembering stories and sharing histories. So we want to hear about how you and your communities, movements, organizations, and cultural scenes are documenting your stories, processes, and sharing the work that you do. Why is this important? We are all engaged in social change work. By documenting and remembering what we do, we can share successful strategies. What do you want people to know about your organization and your work in the future?

Examples of Possible Topics:

• preserving D.I.Y. cultural history and/or music across styles/scenes
• preserving the cultural history of undocumented immigrants (HB1070)
• histories of queer and feminist organizations
• youth spaces
• healing through storytelling
• developing skills for documenting and managing your organization’s work
• our bodies as our own archive of our work
• theatre/movement/dance – community-building activity
• preserving ways of being together (through food, music, dance, conviviality)
• preserving and enacting convivencia through music, dance, art

For details on how to submit your ideas for a conversation, visit the Women Who Rock webpage.