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CALL FOR PAPERS: SISTERSONG - LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX!

FIRST INVITATION TO PRESENT - Call for Papers
June 2006
Let's Talk About Sex! 
SisterSong's 2nd National Reproductive Justice Conference and 10th
Anniversary Celebration

May 31- June 2, 2007
Chicago, IL

The SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective would like
to invite you to apply to participate as a plenary speaker or workshop
leader for our 10th anniversary national conference on women of color
and reproductive justice called Let's Talk About Sex! The conference
will be held May 31- June 2, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois hosted by African
American Women Evolving and more than 1,200 people are expected to
attend.

Since the right to have sex is a topic rarely discussed when addressing
reproductive health and rights issues, SisterSong believes that sexual
prohibitions are not only promoted by moral conservatives in this
country, but also by reproductive rights advocates who fail to promote a
sex-positive culture. Sex is not just for pro-creation and sexual
pleasure - it is a human right. We would like to create a pro-sex space
for the pro-choice movement and we hope you will join us. 

You are invited to submit an abstract proposal for this exciting
conference. Abstracts are limited to 500 words in length and must be
presented on a single page by December 15, 2006. Instructions for
submitting an abstract are found in the call for papers attached to this
e-mail. The conference will be organized over a four-day period to
include plenaries, workshops, and roundtables. The conference will be
conducted in English and Spanish, and abstracts may be submitted in
either language. SisterSong offers free technical assistance to
activists who are not experienced in submitting abstracts for a
conference presentation or in submitting abstracts electronically. Only
women of color will invited to be plenary speakers but all people are
eligible to be selected as workshop leaders and speakers. 

If possible, title your workshop or presentation in an exciting and
provocative way. We want to challenge our thinking, engage in
stimulating intellectual exchanges, but most of all, we want to have
fun! We are considering organizing the conference tracks similar to the
movie rating system: G, PG, R, X, and XXX. 

SisterSong is a membership-based organization. We invite all
organizations and individuals to become members. Proposals from
individual and organizational members will be given preference.
Information on joining SisterSong is available at www.sistersong.net
<http://www.sistersong.net/> . 

SisterSong is also soliciting organizational co-sponsors and individual
donors for this important conference. If your organization is interested
in becoming a major co-sponsor with special benefits and opportunities
for our partners, please contact us at 
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you are interested in joining SisterSong's electronic listserv for
future announcements, please send an email to 
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The entire call for papers and abstract submission form can be found at
http://www.sistersong.net/2007_NationalConference/2007NC_index.html ;

Kai Gurley
Development Coordinator and Website Administrator
 
SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective
PO Box 311020
Atlanta, GA 31131
p: 404-344-9629
f: 404-346-7517
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