call for proposals!

[Zoe]

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

FAQ is organizing a one day conference in February entitled " 'Fat is
Contagious:' Political Fat Queer Visibility and Action in the Era of
the 'Obesity Epidemic.' "

The event will occur in Manhattan on Saturday February 23, 2008 at the
University Settlement House, a wheel-chair accessible space in the
Lower East Side at Bowery/Houston.

The keynote address will be given by Marilyn Wann, author of Fat?So!:
Because You Don't Have to Apologize for Your Size.

Following that, we will have two sessions of workshops, with three
workshops in each session. In the evening we hope to have a cabaret
performance and dance party and are still negotiating space for that
event.

We are currently issuing a call for proposals for workshops on the
topic of political fat queer visibility and action in the era of the
'obesity epidemic.'

We specifically seek workshop proposals which are action-oriented and
are on the following themes, however all submissions will be
considered:

* Building Fat/Social Activist networks
* Fat studies/fat theory
* Weight loss and fat activism
* Health at any size
* Trans and fat
* Fat and sexuality
* Allies
* History of Fat activism
* Fat activism within social justice movements and creating
solidarity with other social justice movements
* Guerrilla art/action
* Childhood obesity
* Medical self advocacy

If you are interested in submitting, please send your workshop
proposal to: NYC.FAQ[at]gmail[dot]com by January 20, 2008.

To help organize the conference and other FAQ events, join our
organizers' listserve: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEastFatQueerCommunityOrganizers/

More details about the specifics of the conference will be
forthcoming.

X-posted all over. Please forward and keep spreading the word!

xoxo,
FAQ