Visions in Feminism

American University
Women's and Gender Studies Department
4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20016
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March 29th 2008 @ American University

All ages, races, genders, and experiences welcome. Breakfast and lunch (vegetarian/vegan friendly) will be provided at no additional cost. Free on-site child care will be provided as well as ASL-English interpretation (please plan to pre-register if you would like to use these services).

Conference Registration

Cost of the conference is $15 at the door or $10 with pre-registration and FREE for American University students. Sliding scale is available, email us for details.  The registration form is a word document, please complete it and return it to us by mail or...

Tabling at VIF

If your group would like to table in our Exhibit Hall, please submit a form.

Tables are $25.

 


         2008 Conference Schedule   go back

9:00 - 10:00am Breakfast and Registration
10:00 - 10:15 am Introduction/Welcome
10:30 - 12:00pm Workshop Session I
   Masculinities and the Gender Binary
   Not Your Average Tea Party: The Tactics of the Natl Women's Party
   LGBTIQQ and Muslim: Living Amid Multiplicities
12:00 - 12:30pm Lunch
12:45 - 2:15pm Workshop Session II
  WACDTF Training
  Visions in Trans Ally Work
   The New "F" Word
2:30 - 4:00pm Workshop Session III
  Sex-Ed:  What You Didn't Learn in the Fifth Grade
  Don't Believe the Hype: Contextualizing  "Sex Trafficking"
   Sports, Feminism, and Title IX
4:15 - 5:15pm Keynote Presenation: Mara Keisling*


*2008 Keynote Speaker: Vif is proud to announce our 2008 Keynote Speaker, Mara Keisling, founding Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality. A Pennsylvania native, Mara came to Washington after co-chairing the Pennsylvania Gender Rights Coalition. Mara is a transgender-identified woman who also identifies as a parent and a Pennsylvanian. She is a graduate of Penn State University and did her graduate work at Harvard University in American Government. She has served on the board of Directors of Common Roads, an LGBTQ Youth Group, and on the steering committee of the Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition.

 

The 2008 Visions in Feminism Conference is presented in partnership with the
Women's and Gender Studies Department @ American University.

Women's and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary program focused on
women's roles and accomplishments, issues facing women in the world
today, and the significance of gender in shaping the experience of
communities and individuals. The program is committed to a
multicultural curriculum that sustains and integrates diverse
perspectives. Women's and Gender Studies classes emphasize
participatory education in which student collaboration, critical
thinking, and personal insight are encouraged.