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2010 PJSA Conference: Call for Proposals

Call for Proposals

Building Bridges, Crossing Borders:
Gender, Identity, and Security in the Search for Peace

The 8th Annual Conference of the Peace and Justice Studies Association
October 1-2, 2010
Menno Simons College and the Global College
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Extended Submission Deadline – April 16, 2010

The PJSA Program Committee invites submissions for the 2010 Annual Meeting of the PJSA, to be held on the campuses of Menno Simons College and The Global College, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on Friday October 1 and Saturday October 2, 2010.

We welcome proposals from a wide range of disciplines, professions, and perspectives that address issues related to gender, identity, and security in the search for peace. We seek to explore how security can be re-imagined in the search for a more just world; to examine the many dimensions of gender and identity that must be addressed in the search for peace and justice; and to analyze the complex inter-weaving of all these issues in an evolving world-wide context of global change. We especially welcome contributions that explore the legacy of great women peace advocates in the tradition of Jane Addams, and look forward to proposals and initiatives of various forms that reflect on and assess the legacy, impact, and future of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women and Peace.

Submissions may propose offerings of various forms: research papers, presentations, round-tables, panels, hands-on workshops, posters, and creative works using a variety of media to address gender, identity, and security in the search for peace. Our goal is to create a stimulating environment where academics and activists, educators, practitioners, and artists can build bridges and cross borders. The conference will invite participants to engage with three avenues of exploration: papers and presentations, hands-on practitioner workshops, and a youth summit. It seeks to create an environment in which attendees will have multiple opportunities to meet and dialogue in both formal and informal settings.

The deadline for all proposal submissions is April 16, 2010. Abstracts are to be no more than 150 words. Those greatly exceeding this limit will not be printed in the program. All proposals must be submitted electronically through the PJSA website. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you in Winnipeg!

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Conference Description

This year’s conference has three major components that will all focus on the broad theme of “Building Bridges, Crossing Borders”: Papers and Presentations; Practitioner Workshops; and a Canada–USA Youth Summit. All conference registrants have access to any or all of these three components. By running three parallel schedules we will offer to conference attendees options to sit in on academic, activist, and educator presentations; to participate in hands-on practitioner workshops that explore a wide variety of conflict resolution techniques and practices; or upon invitation to visit the youth summit to be energized by the next generation of peace and justice social change agents.

Our 2010 conference will open Friday morning with a welcoming ceremony and initial plenary panel, all of which will be held at Thunderbird House. After opening ceremonies by local aboriginal elders, we will be welcomed by conference hosts and community representatives. Following a coffee break, the conference will begin with an opening plenary panel featuring keynote speakers. The conference will close with a banquet and awards ceremony on Saturday evening.

Papers and Presentations: Our core conference will take place on the campus of the University of Winnipeg. It will feature keynote speakers and plenary panels, eight presentation streams, and opportunities to visit installations and poster sessions. Papers and presentations by academics, activists, and educators will begin at noon on Friday and end on Saturday afternoon.

Practitioner Workshops: With help from Mediation Services, we will review proposals and coordinate streams of workshops that will run parallel to the papers and presentations in the core conference. These hands-on workshops will be of particular interest to conflict resolution practitioners in both Canada and the United States.

Youth Summit: A central component of this year’s conference is a youth summit, a parallel gathering to be held on Friday that will bring together youth ages 17—21 from the United States and Canada to dialogue on the theme of the conference. The youth summit coordinating committee welcomes cross-fertilization with all conference participants. Several of our invited speakers will be addressing the youth summit as well as the core conference. To learn more, visit the YOUTH SUMMIT BLOG today!

By bringing together youth, academics, educators, activists, artists, and practitioners we want to build bridges between these groups, and to create an environment where we all can be challenged to grow beyond our current personal, professional, and national borders to embrace others across ages, genders, and identities.

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