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Workshops and panel presentations to be held during this 3rd annual event address such topics as: health and transition issues, relationships, special needs populations, law, politics, employment, and
spirituality True Spirit 1999 is committed to offering inclusive programming for young people, people of color and elders. Special workshops and caucus opportunities will be available for service providers. Featured speakers include Jude Patton, long term ftm and health advocate, Kitten Gross, family and transyouth advocate, and Dr. Michael L. Brownstein, M.D., FACS, ftm surgeon, as well and many others.
"True Spirit offers many unique opportunities for participants that address a variety of the real life needs and concerns of people of transgender experience," says Trey Maurer, True Spirit 1999 media coordinator. One of those unique opportunities is making health screening available on site including breast exams, blood pressure checks and other health maintenance services. "Getting routine health checks can be an exceptional challenge for some trans people," continued
Maurer, "so we try to remove one of the barriers to access by bringing the health care provider to the conference rather than sending people out to find a provider on their own."
Other events of note scheduled for True Spirit 1999 are: authors readings and chat sessions, exhibit hall with information and merchandise, film festival, and the American Boys Award Ceremony.
Conference registration fee ranges from $60 - $80 with work scholarship and housing assistance available on a first come first serve basis. However, those registering before January 1, 1999 will enjoy a $20 discount on their registration fee. There are two options for registration: one, download and complete registration form from the internet at www.netgsi.com/~listwrangler or two, request a conference flyer from The American Boyz/True Spirit 1999 at P. O Box 1118, Elkton, MD, 21922-1118.
True Spirit will, for the third year, provide the only annual east coast conference event for people of transgender experience, their friends, families, allies, and service providers to gather together for education, networking and support.
Representatives from the press are invited to True Spirit 1999 but MUST register as a press person, and sign and comply with all True Spirit press and camera regulations. All registered press will receive a True Spirit 1999 press packet upon their arrival at the conference.
Opportunities for corporate and organizational sponsorship are still available.
The American Boyz is an organization for female to male gender variant people (FTMs) of any orientation, including but not limited to tomboys, butches, f2ms, transmen, drag kings, masculine females, crossdressers, intersexuals, and those who support us, including our Significant Others, Friends, Families and Allies (SOFFAs). American Boyz, Inc, P O Box 1118, Elkton, MD, 21922-1118, URL: www.netgsi.com/~listwrangler; transman@netgsi.com.
On March 4, 1999 The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law will host the Second Annual Gender, Sexuality and the Law Symposium titled, "Hostile Hallways: Anti-Gay Peer Harassment in Schools." The symposium will take place at Georgetown University Law Center, in Washington, D.C., from 1:00-7:00pm. Lawyers, students, educators, policy-makers and advocates are all encouraged to attend. There is no registration fee, but advance registration is highly recommended.
Youth are under attack in the nation's schools. For example, a 15-year old boy recently beat a 13-year old to death at a school bus stop because he thought his fellow student was gay. Before he committed the murder, the boy told a friend that "gay people deserve to die."
In 1996, Jamie Nabozny received almost one million dollars from his former high school for their failure to protect him from other students' anti-gay abuse. Despite this ground-breaking settlement, it is unclear whether schools are liable for student-on-student harassment. The Supreme Court, in Davis v. Monroe County, is deciding that question this term. Symposium panelists will discuss legal and policy strategies in light of Monroe County and other recent cases. Don't miss this chance to hear leading academics, practitioners, policy-makers, and youth activists, including:
- Keynote speaker Alana Flores, the 19-year
old lead plaintiff in Flores v. Morgan Hill Unified
School District, and the first female plaintiff in an
anti-gay peer harassment case.
- Art Coleman, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights,
and the author of the OCR's Title IX guidelines.
- Professor Mari Matsuda, Georgetown University Law Center.
Professor Matsuda has written numerous books and articles
on hate speech.
- Professor Elvia Arriola, University of Texas Law School.
Professor Arriola has written extensively on the intersection
of gender, race, and sexual orientation, as well as the legal
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered youth.
- Professor Deborah Brake, University of Pittsburgh Law School,
and formerly an attorney with the National Women's Law Center
where she worked on the Monroe County peer harassment case
recently heard by the Supreme Court.
- Rea Carey, Executive Director, National Youth Advocacy
Coalition, and a national expert on the effects of anti-gay
peer harassment on youth.
- Kate Frankfurt, Director of Advocacy, Gay Lesbian
Straight Education Network and the author of GLSEN's Back
to School Report, which ranked the nation's schools by their
response to anti-gay peer harassment.
- Tamara Garnes, Student, Georgetown University Law Center,
and law clerk at the National Association of Attorneys General.
- John Guenther, Student, Georgetown University Law Center, and
former Staff Associate at Indiana University Office of
Affirmative Action. John also conducted sexual harassment
trainings for elementary school teachers and students.
- Shannon Minter, Staff Attorney, National Center of Lesbian
Rights, and counsel on Flores v. Morgan Hill.
- Lillian Howard Potter, Student, Georgetown University Law
Center. Lillian was subjected to anti-gay harassment when
she brought a Title IX action against her high school.
- Professor Elizabeth Patterson, Georgetown University Law
Center. Professor Patterson serves on the Board of Directors
of the Family and Child Services of Washington, D.C.
- Julie Underwood, General Counsel, National School Boards
Association, and the author of an amicus brief for the Monroe
County School District in Davis v. Monroe County.
- Youth will present their views on harassment at a Youth
Speak Out.
For more information, or to register, please contact Meghan Faux at The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law, (202) 986-0154 or gender_journal@hotmail.com.
Conference Tracks/Workshops include:
| Before 1/15/1999 | After 1/15/99 | |
| Students | $30 | $40 |
| Alumni/ae of Duke, NCCU, NCSU, & UNC-CH | $30 | $40 |
| Non-students | $40 | $50 |
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June 4-6, 1999
Irvine, CA, USA
Reclaiming Voice, the annual qualitative methodology conference sponsored by the University of California - Irvine, the University of Southern California, and the University of California - Los Angeles, acknowledges the differences in inquiry and promotes a multiplicity of analyses and (re)presentations. By joining in rigorous, lively interchanges, participants will better understand how to utilize ethnographic and qualitative research, as well as how to (re)present and (re)claim the voices of ourselves and those with whom we engage in research.
Keynote Speakers
Norman Denzin
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Yvonna Lincoln
Texas A&M University
Cameron McCarthy
University of Illinois -Urbana-Champaign
Jeannie Oakes
University of California - Los Angeles
Tom Popkewitz
University of Wisconsin - Madison
William G. Tierney
University of Southern California
Advisory Board
Liane Brouillette
University of California - Irvine
Donna Deyhle
University of Utah
Michelle Fine
City University of New York
Michele Foster
Claremont Graduate University
Michelle Knight
Teachers College, Columbia University
Patti Lather
Ohio State University
Peter McLaren
University of California - Los Angeles
Richard Navarro
California State University - Pomona
Call for Proposals
We seek proposals including, but not limited to, the following:
1. Critical, feminist, gay/lesbian, queer, and/or postmodern research
2. Public education
3. Creative use of the internet or film
4. Urban ethnography
5. Comparative/international approaches, and/or concern for indigenous
cultures
and topics
6. Issues related to narrative, life history, historiography, and the
role of
the author
7. Meta-theorization of research methodology
All proposals will be peer reviewed.
Formats for Presentations
Please note audio/visual equipment needs and/or special time requirements. Format for Proposals
Cover sheets for proposals must include the following information, in this format:
1. Title of Presentation
2. Name(s) of Author(s)
3. Affiliation(s) and Mailing Address(es)
4. Telephone Number(s)
5. Fax Number(s)
6. E-mail Address(es)
7. Abstract (50 to 60 words)
A proposal summary (1 to 2) pages of goals, perspectives/theoretical framework, research methods, and findings is also required.
The deadline for proposals is March 1, 1999.
Mail one copy of proposal cover sheet and proposal summary, and two self-addressed, stamped business envelopes, to:
Patrick Dilley
Conference Proposals
Department of Education
2001 Berkeley Place
University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-5500
Registration Information
All participants and attendees of Reclaiming Voice should register by May 10, 1999.
Registration cost for Reclaiming Voice is $50. Students attending the conference receive a discounted rate of $25. Costs for on-site registration increase by $10.
Payment must be in U.S. dollars only. Checks and money orders should be made payable to University of California Regents. Do not send cash.
For more information, contact Patrick Dilley at voice@olympia.gse.uci.edu, or (949) 824-6796.
Patrick Dilley, M.S.Ed., Ph.D. (Cand.)
Assistant Director for Special Projects
Department of Education
University of California at Irvine
and
Chair, Reclaiming Voice conference
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