Movement Re-Imagining Change May 2nd conference in Chicago

Re-Imagining Change: A Movement Summit

Saturday, May 2

10am - 5:30pm Program
9:30am Doors open for on-site registration.
Little Village Lawndale High School for Social Justice
3120 S. Kostner, Chicago, IL
$10-50 Donation requested, sliding scale, no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Register Now by visiting Click here to register

Gather with Activists to Analyze the Political Moment and Shape a Progressive Agenda!

Save the date! Please attend and participate in a large gathering of activists in Chicago on the day after the historic May Day march for worker rights. On Saturday May 2, ARC ’09 is convening a "Movement Summit†in Chicago at the Little Village Lawndale High School for Social Justice. ARC ’09 (A Movement Re-Imagining Change) was launched last fall by a group of activists and educators committed to making a stronger and more connected social justice movement. We wrote a ten point “people’s platform†to promote a progressive analysis during the presidential campaign (see People's Platform ) and have been convening a series of dialogues and workshops bringing together activists across a range of issues and constituencies.

Our goal is build relationships, sharpen our analysis, and promote collaborations and connections across the broad swath of social justice issues and organizations.

Why May 2? Marking the close of the first one hundred days of the Obama administration, the Movement Summit is intended to provide an opportunity for progressive activists to come together and take stock of the state of the world and the state of our movement. And with every passing day, the need for this kind of gathering and assessment is all the more urgent. We know we cannot rely on Washington to find the answers. As Obama often said during the campaign, change begins with us, and it is up to us to demand and push for changes that meet human needs, not corporate agendas

Whether the issue is building a just economy, providing health care for all, ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, or ending the death penalty, the insights and experiences of grassroots organizers are vital to moving the nation in a progressive direction

Please join activists from Chicago and across the country as we grapple with ways to address the many crises we face, and most importantly, to promote solutions.

To view more details about this Summit, the pre-dinners, afterset, or May 2nd weekend happenings, please visit:

register online

If you have questions or would like to get involved with the summit, please contact info@arc109.org.

Save $200 on the National CAPACD Convention

National CAPACD has lowered the Annual Convention rates this year to ensure that everyone who is interested can participate in the 10th Annual Convention!

For as little as $10* membership, you can save up to $200 on Convention registration before April 17. If you are not yet a National CAPACD member, now is a great time to join and receive the member's discounted Convention registration rate.

Our Membership benefits include:

* Discounts to National CAPACD's annual convention
* Technical assistance, scholarships for trainings plus other opportunities and resources
* Access to the Asian Pacific American Community Development Data Center
* Fellowship and internship opportunities
* Free copies of National CAPACD's reports and publications
* Policy advocacy on issues affecting AAPIs in your community

What are you waiting for? Become a member!

*Membership rates vary

National CAPACD accepting proposals for workshop presentations

National CAPACD is now accepting proposals for workshop presentations for our 10th Annual National Convention, Celebrating a Decade of Unity: A Time of Change. With the recent transition in the federal government and the current downturn in the economy, the needs of AND the opportunities for the Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) community has never been greater! Join us to engage in shaping initiatives not only for the AAPI community but also for the country! Click here for a workshop proposal form.

National CAPACD's Convention provides a platform for hundreds of community organizers, housing and economic development organizations and social service providers that work with Asian, Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian and other minority and immigrant communities to gather and share ideas for comprehensive solutions to community empowerment, development and planning. Visit our website for more information about our convention!

We invite presentations from service providers, educators, researchers, policymakers, youth, business representatives, government officials, media representatives, technical assistance providers and others. We encourage innovative workshop formats as well as workshops that explore actions and projects at different levels (from local, statewide, regional to national). We seek diversity in topics, formats, and presenters. WORKSHOP PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2009. Click here for a workshop proposal form.

Do not hesitate to contact Hieu Truong, Program Cooridnator at hieu@nationalcapacd.org or (202) 223-2442 with any questions you may have regarding workshop proposals.

Beyond Visible Injures: The Link Between Health and Violence Conference

Register now for this exciting conference, co-sponsored by:

Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois Violence Prevention Authority
UIC's Jane Addams School of Social Work
UIC's College of Nursing, Forensic Nurse Certificate Program
UIC's Interdisciplinary Center for Research on Violence
Polk Brothers Foundation
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

Carl Bell will deliver the keynote to kick off this conference.

Illinois Center For Violence Prevention 13th Annual Conference
Beyond Visible Injuries: The Link Between Health and Violence

Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009
Place: University of Illinois at Chicago, East Campus
Time: 8am-5pm
Early Registration ends by March 15th!

For more information regarding the conference please call 312-986-9200
or
visit the web site at www.preventingviolence.org

http://www.icvp.org/conference2009.asp

Low-wage work, migration and gender conference-UIC March 13-14, 2009

*The UIC Department of Sociology invites you to:*

* Low-Wage Work, Migration and Gender Conference
March 13-14, 2009
at the Jane Addams Hull House Museum
University of Illinois at Chicago*

*Sponsored by the FORD Foundation and the Jane Addams Hull House Museum*

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*For Preliminary Program and Pre-registration go to:
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*http://www.uicsociology.org/
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*or click on the link below*

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http://www.uicsociology.org/low-wage-work-migration-and-gender-conference-2009.html
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*or contact*

*Nilda Flores-Gonzalez or Anna Guevarra
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*lmg2009@gmail.com
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*(312)996-5904
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Anna Guevarra, PhD
Assistant Professor, Sociology and Asian American Studies
Affiliated Faculty, Gender & Women's Studies
ADDRESS: Dept. of Sociology
University of Illinois at Chicago
1007 West Harrison Street (MC 312)
Chicago, IL 60607-7140
Phone: 312-996-5904 Fax: 312-996-5104
email: guevarra@uic.edu