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Bios Descriptions Kid Workshops BIOS (for the opening address speakers) Eli Clare Poet and essayist Eli Clare likes to rabble-rouse and is the author of Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness and Liberation. Diana Courvant Peace and justice activist, major hell-raiser and charming dinner companion. Kimberly Springer Kim Springer teaches Black Women's Studies, Social Movements, and Radio for Social Change at Portland State University. Her first book, Still Lifting, Still Climbing (New York University Press, 1999) looks at African-American women's activism since the civil rights movement. She is also an active volunteer with KBOO Community Radio and founder of Colored Public Radio. Kim is currently writing Living for the Revolution: Black Feminist Organizations, 1968-1980 (forthcoming, Duke University Press). DESCRIPTIONS (in alphabetical order) Note: The descriptions below may vary in length, be missing information, or lack bios. Our goal was to make them as complete as possible. We printed the information exactly as the presenters gave it to us. No workshop is more important than any other. Addressing Oppression: Anarchist Style (discussion) N.J./Shell Core Shunt Collective Ya really want a revolution? We are all vulnerable to culture's bullshit socialization. In our own marginalized communities, we often play out the same elitist, oppressive behaviors and not even see it (the State loves this dearly). Born of a DinŽ mother and African-American father, queer and anarchist, I'll share briefly my struggles and successes with addressing oppressions around the multiple roles I play within my movements. After we look at the police inside our heads, we'll strategize about how to bring capitalism and colonialism down. Open to self-identified women and trans folks (I mean it). Anti-Racism for White Folks: Theater of the Oppressor (workshop) Colin Kennedy Donovan and Rae Thomas The first part of this workshop, facilitated by Rae Thomas, will discuss the meaning of power, systems of domination, and privilege. Participants will shape common definitions of these concepts and discuss the manifestations of this in their lives as "white" people. The second half of the workshop, facilitated by Colin Kennedy Donovan, will build on the foundation established in the first half and bring the theory to a physical level using Theater of the Oppressor techniques (based on the work of Augusto Boal and Theater of the Oppressed). We will practice improvisation with a few theater games, then move into Sculpting, which will be a group embodiment of emotions surrounding white privilege. Each group of four or five will work together to create a larger image of words like "power" or "privilege." Then we'll do Forum Theater. The participants will have the opportunity to share a few stories where they were complicit with racism (such as staying silent when a racist like is told at work) and want to work to find a better course of action that the one they took originally. Participants pick one or two specific solutions to the situation by freezing the theater action and stepping in from the audience with their idea, then playing the scene through to its new conclusion. This will give white folks an opportunity to practice various ways of interrupting racist oppression within their communities, and brings power and privilege away from the abstract world of theory and into bodily practice. Be Accountable: Reconciliation as a Means to Disrupt Patriarchy (workshop) Basil This workshop has been designed for a small group of people who are committed to making amends for their actions that have contributed to maintaining a rape culture. I'm looking for participants who have a desire to be accountable for their behaviors (which include sexual assault, rape, sexual harassment, non-consentual sex, non-communicative sex and incest). I want people who have perpetrated these acts to come forward in this workshop and begin their process of accountability and amends, and work towards healing and reconciliation. Participants will not be forced to "out" themselves to the community at large--accommodation and registration information. This workshop is limited to eight (8) people and registration is required ahead of time. The workshop will take place at a confidential location on Sunday of the conference. Please register at the Planting Seeds Community Awareness Project table. Clitoral Revelations (workshop) Teri Ciacchi Join radical sex activist Teri Ciacchi in a workshop which shines the light on the mysterious sacred realm of women's genitalia. A safe educational exploration of the anatomy and physiology of the clitoris. We will use illustrations to clearly identify all visible parts of the "clitoral complex." This workshop will be interactive and break into small groups. Open to self-identified women and trans folks. A Continued Look at Privilege (discussion /workshop) Diana Courvant Join Diana in a continuation of Friday night's conversation about privilege. Open to all. Demystifying Sexwork Workshop and Discussion Olivia Vivid and friends Inviting the radical community to learn and discuss the reality of sexwork, including origins, struggles, the diverse reasons women especially find themselves in the sex industry, stigma, legality, discrimination, and feminism/activism within sexwork. Open to all. Disability Talk (discussion) Eli Clare Frustrated with lack of disability awareness and access in your home communities? Needing to share stories about being disabled, about struggling against disability oppression? Want to learn more about being an ally to disabled people, and the disability rights movement? Join us for a discussion about the lived experience of disability, ableism, access, disability liberation and more. Open to all. D.I.Y. Feminist Media (workshop) Lisa Igoe First we'll discuss how and why womyn are made invisible by the media. Then, we'll focus most of our time on learning how to use the camera (shooting, interviewing, editing) in a hands-on workshop. Finally, we'll devise a plan to document the AP conference. The opportunity to edit a final video production will be offered to participants. Bring your own camera and tapes if you have them. Open to self-identified women only. Domestic Violence: Power, Privilege and Prejudice (workshop) Teri Gutierrez and Joan Quaempts We will look briefly at myths around domestic violence, then we'll invite men to sit down and look at their sexism, how all men benefit on a day-to-day basis from domestic violence against women. Afterwards, women in the room will lead a discussion about male privilege. Open to all. Effortless Power (workshop) Micol and Raven ov the Moon Join Micole and Raven ov the Moon to discover the meaning of effortless power through internal Martial arts. Both teachers are accomplished practitioners of Hsing I Chu'an, an internal Chinese martial arts style that uses body mindfulness and the application of relaxed techniques to access power from within. This workshop is geared towards active participation, all physical abilities welcome, no previous experience with martial arts necessary. Wear comfortable clothing--shoes optional. Open to all. Eugenics: Then and Now (presentation/discussion) J. Morgan Ahern Eugenics is the pseudo-science which determines who is fit to procreate and who is not; who is fit to live and who is not. Eugenics is most frequently identified with Nazi Germany, but in fact began and flourished in the United States and England long before being adopted by the Nazis. The philosophy and politics of Eugenics is not a thing of the past, but is apparent in the policies of the United States today. Bio: Morgan Ahern is a Ron (Gypsy) woman who lives on Vashon Island, off the coast of Seattle, WA. She has been a constant fighter against patriarchy and oppression for most of her life. Morgan is a researcher, lecturer and freelance writer, and founded Romas Against Racism. Open to all. Note: This event will be video taped for a movie Morgan's participating in. Fatphobia: The Activist's Great Hypocrisy (workshop/discussion) Chelsea Lincoln/Queen Size Revolution An honest look into the patriarchal parallels of oppression, including the last accepted form--fat hatred. A glimpse into how personal and political messages present an underlying problem in the activist communities. Open to all. Feminist Visions of Mental Health Care (workshop/dicussion) Ellen Klowden, Elizabeth Snow and Eva Edelman A workshop/open discussion designed by survivors, for everyone. A critique of the patriarchal mental health system. What would feminist care look like, and how do we get there? Open to all. Fertility Awareness (workshop) Jennifer Webster and Shauna Farabaugh Fertility awareness, understanding, and charting your menstrual cycle. Open to all. Health care, Herbs, Witches and Healers (facilitated discussion) Collette Gardener Western Medicine has a long hystory of systematically destroying people's ability to care for themselves. We'll look at the hystory of how we got to where we are and look at some ways to reclaim health care. Collette is a community herbalist with over 20 years experience using plants. She also has a strong background in women's health care. She's written for We'moon Almanac, teaches in Portland and currently works with Black Cross Health Collective. Open to all. Heterosexism: Homophobia's Evil Twin (discussion) Renaldo X This loosely facilitated discussion will explore experiences of heterosexism and discuss ways of deconstruction and confrontation. Open to all. Imagine Revolution (dicussion) Jennifer Laverdure/Radical Women Consider the subversive possibility of sharing wealth, power, art and leisure in a society run by working people. One planet under U.S. imperialism cannot last forever. Let's talk about what comes next. Radical Women is an international socialist feminist leadership training organization for women. Open to all. Intersex Movement 1993 - 2003: The Second Decade (workshop) Emi Koyama This workshop gives an overview of the first decade of the intersex movement since Intersex Society of North America was founded in 1993 and discusses where it is now heading and how to support it. The presentation includes the screening of the brand new educational film, "Total Patient Care: A Child with Intersex Conditions" which was designed for the use in medical schools (hence the conservative tone of the title), but is accessible to all. Open to all. Keys to Effective Communication and Meeting Facilitation (workshop) Tree Bressen How do you balance inclusion of all voices with keeping the agenda moving forward? This workshop will cover common facilitation challenges such as dealing with people who take lots of air time, how to handle conflicts, blocks, concerns, and more. After introduction of some basic principles will be on role play and practice. Come try out these skills in a supportive setting. Open to all. "Like Bread in Our Children's Mouths" Ending Sexism in Communities of Color (workshop) Qwo-li Driskill "Like Bread in Our Children's Mouths" is a space for people of color/mixed race to address sexism in communities of color and envision ways to end it. Using interactive theater and story, this intensive three-hour workshop will address connections between racism, colonization and misogyny and help us imagine ways to heal from the devastation these forms of violence have on our lives, and look to a future free from oppression. No previous acting experience is needed. All genders welcome. This is a people of color/mixed blood only space. Looking at Class (workshop/discussion) Tova Stabin This workshop will briefly touch upon issues such as defining class, especially for women. We'll examine how class interacts with other oppressions/identities (race, ethnicity, age, size, disability, sexuality, gender), look at inter-class relationships, how class and classism is invisiblized and excused within the greater culture as well as within our own communities, and what we can/should do about it. We'll do some brief exercises, mini speak-outs, and take time to break up into groups according to class for specific support. This workshop is open to all, however, a primary focus of the workshop is to listen to an affirm the words of working class poor women. Allies attending will be expected, and be asked at times, to make sure adequate space is provided for those voices during this short time. Please bring paper and writing utensils if you can. 50 person maximum. Open to all. A Look into Deaf Culture (presentation) DHOR Deaf and Hearing Outreach (DHOR) will present on Deaf Culture, community and the deaf president NOW revolt of '88. See and hear about the cultural beliefs, values, expectations and achievements, and the most widely used language among them, ASL. DHOR will show how the Gallaudet revolt changed Deaf community forever. This presentation will be interpreted. What is DHOR? Deaf and Hearing Outreach is a not-for-profit organization that builds community among deaf and hearing queers and allies. Through outreach, social, educational and community resources in an environent where the door is open to all. Check the out: www.deafvision.net/dhor email: dhor@deafvision.net Open to all. Male Trust and Intimacy--Challenging Homophobia and the Way We Treat Each Other (workshop) Basil In this workshop we will directly challenge our own internal and/or external homophobia through trust and intimacy exercises along with plenty of time to process. Workshop participants will be asked to take risks to deeply challenge their own trust issues. This workshop is open for all people raised/socialized to be boys or men. Patriarchy and Global Capitalism (discussion/presentation) Jey Strangfeld A discussion of how women's work and reproduction relates to capitalism and imperialism and how it continues to support male domination. Open to all. Permaculture: a Working Solution Towards Ending Corporate Food Control (discussion) Leslie Davis Hunger, malnutrition, and food scarcity are products of our culture of disconnection. In this workshop we will lern how the principles of permaculture design can bring us back into relationship with the abundance of the Earth and our communities. With an interactive exercise, we will discuss solutions to food and equity. The way we live, garden, eat and share, benefits from permaculture. Open to all. Polyamorous Discussion Panel Micol and Raven ov the Moon Come to an hour of lively discussion on the ins and outs of polyamorous relationships. Micol and Raven ov the Moon join with friends to present their views, experiences and suggestions for living polyamory healthfully. Bring an open mind and a willingness to learn and explore. Let's create dialogue together. Open to all. The Power of an Ally (workshop) Uzza and Maj Rafferty *Discussion of what an ally is, examples *Practical tools to increase your effectiveness as an ally *Making commitments to ending oppression Open to those 12 years old and up. The Radical Nature of Healing (discussion) Billie Rain and Lucas Spiegel This will be a facilitated discussion on the personal, community and political aspects of self-care and healing. Open to all. Rape Culture (dicussion) Maria Paladino A facilitated discussion to learn about and discuss the way culture supports and mimics rape within it's institutions, and how cultural oppression create a climate for rape to thrive. Open to all. Sacred Rite (workshop) Micol and Raven ov the Moon Micol and Raven ov the Moon present a participatory workshop on the combination of Earth-based spirituality and non-sexual BDSM in a sacred setting. Discover the power of ritual and spirit in healing the past and creating the future we desire, moving beyond patriarchy and power-over into a community-created system of shared power and resources. Help up begin to generate community where all can be valued for their contribution to the whole. Please come with a willingness to learn and be actively involved in the ritual. All welcome, no previous experience with ritual, Earth-based spirituality, or BDSM necessary. Sex Positivity for Survivors of Sexual Abuse (workshop) Billie Rain This workshop will be a space for survivors of sexual abuse to claim and reclaim our sexual lives and selves as a part of healing. It will be facilitated by Billie Rain, a trained peer councilor and survivor of sexual and ritual abuse who has been actively healing for the last decade. Support people are welcome to attend with a survivor. Open to all. The Sexual Politics of Animal Liberation (discussion) This will be a facilitated discussion connecting the exploitation, objectification and abuse of womyn and non-humyn animals. We will share and learn how these oppressions reinforce each other, and how Animal Liberation and Feminist movements can strengthen each other. Open to all. Sharing Art for Empowerment and Catharsis: art show and tell, for everyone People of every gender and artists of every sort are encouraged to gather in rm 136 sunday at 2pm. Bring in your drawings, photos, paintings, sculptures, poems, songs, stencils, patches, whatever you have created that helped you attain catharsis or empowerment. Or bring yourself and your stories of past creative accomplishments or outline your plans for future installments. Practice or relive your performance art and street theatre. Network with others and plan future artworks. Realize that everyone is an artist! Feel free to bring supplies for additional artistic creations. Open to all. Speaking Out About Sexism (workshop/discussion) Jean Blanchard and D This workshop will begin with a brief overview of the following aspects of sexism: internalized sexism, interpersonal sexism, institutional sexism, sexism as a cultural system of oppression. We will break into small gender-specific groups for activities and discussions, then come back together to share information from the small groups. We'll finish with a speak-out about personal experiences with sexism. This workshop will be facilitated by D and Jean Blanchard of Sexual Assault Support Services. Open to all. The State, Informed Consent and the Medical Establishment (discussion/presentation) Kathleen Tyson HIV positive and healthy, Kathleen Tyson discusses her experiences with the medical establishment in the state of Oregon. In 1998, the State took custody of Kathleen and David Tyson's newborn baby as a result of one doctor's dispute over their unconventional, yet well researched choice not to administer highly toxic AZT to their child. Court ordered not to breast feed their baby, the Tysons struggled for over a year to regain custody and have the case closed. Discussion follows. Open to all. The State and the Wedding Bell Blues (discussion) Ann Glatt Misogynist, homophobic and racist in nature, Bush's conservative, right-wing agenda is coercing poor and low income women into marriage. Come learn more about family formation, what it means to you and what we can do. Open to all. Transgendered Q & A (discussion/q&a) Joe Cedar and hansof A forum to ask questions and learn from tran folx about their lives and experience. Transgendered and gender variant people encouraged to come and share their views. Open to all. "Under the Rock" Latinas, Domestic Violence and Immigration (presentation/discussion) Desiree Tertrou Join Latina activist Desiree Tertrou in examining the relationship of domestic violence and immigration barriers. We'll discuss cultural accessibility, privilege, and myths surrounding survivors of immigration abuse. Open to all. Welfare Racism (presentation) Cardella Hopson Welfare racism exists when welfare policies and programs are significantly influenced by racist sentiments, attitudes and goals. White Americans believe that most poor people and welfare recipients are black. This belief links racial perceptions to views of poverty and welfare because it impacts all poor people, and it diverts attention from the real causes of poverty. Additionally, welfare racism divides poor and working class people from each other, and undermines collective power. Cardella Hopson has been a social activist for over 20 years and is currently serving as a board member of the Oregon Human Rights Coalition as a welfare rights activist. She has a B.S. in Women's Studies and is working in the African-American community on issues that affect the working poor and families who are living in poverty. Open to all. Women in the Prison Industrial Complex (presentation/discussion) Bo "rita d. brown" Women are the fastest growing segment of the prison industrial complex. In the 90's, the rate of women's imprisonment grew by more than 300%. This presentation will explore that misogynist INSANITY, as well as issues of racism and classism. Bring your questions, ideas and comments for discussion and building a better, non-imprisoned world. Open to all. Women's Self Defense (workshop) Colleen McDonald, Jema Paterson, Elly Maloney, Lacy, Beth and Jimmy Sparrow Come increase your awareness and develop effective verbal and physical defense strategies for personal safety. Open to self-identified women only. Kid Workshops Mask Making and Parade (Saturday, 12:05 pm) Open for all kids to come create masks and join in a lunch time parade. Costumes, noise makers and other means of celebration encouraged. (This workshop will have adult facilitation) Zine Making (Saturday, 4:05 pm) Come check out zines made by local kids and put together our own kid make against patriarchy zine. Copies of the zine will be mailed to all kids involved in it's creation. (This workshop will have adult facilitation.) Assertiveness skills and self defense for kids (Sunday 4:05 pm) Come practise using your voice to get yourself heard through games and role plays. We will also practise a few fun, low intensity physical safety moves. We can do a dinner time demonstration if kids are interested. (This workshop will be co-facilitated by kids and adults) **All kid workshops will begin in the childcare room. Parents and friends are welcome to observe or participate, but we ask that provided materials be reserved for kids only. | |||||||||||||||
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