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This symposium is for all self-identified Femmes of Color who are lesbian, bisexual, gay and queer women—to explore who we are and how we are in the world. We are the builders and sustainers of this unique sisterhood of colored femmes who know it is not about how others see us, but how we see ourselves. Join us in breaking this new ground!
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Astor Crowne Plaza - French Quarter
Friday, March 26 at 8:35pm
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- FOCS: Femme of Color Symposium
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- OUR MISSION:
This symposium is for all self-identified Femmes of Color who are lesbian, bisexual, gay and queer women—to explore who we are and how we are in the world. We are the builders and sustainers of this unique sisterhood of colored femmes who know it is not about how others see us, but how we see ourselves. Join us in breaking this new ground!
Please note that this is for femmes of color only. While we welcome support from our allies across the board, this symposium is for FOCS to... (read more) - Privacy Type:
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Call for Workshops, Papers, Performance, and Art
Femme of Color Symposium (FOCS) 2010: Celebrations and Reflections
March 26-28, 2009
Astor Crowne Plaza
739 Canal Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
www.focs2010.com
FOCS2010: Celebrations and Reflections, the inaugural symposium by and for self-identified FEMMES of COLOR, will create the opportunity—through workshops, community building/social activities, presentations, panels, and/or performances—to uncover and discover our similarities, our differences, our needs and how to build the bridges that will allow us to support each other in all of who we are. It will serve as a launch point for a real-time and virtual nation-wide network of diverse individuals, prompt dialogue, and empower us to cultivate, sustain, and celebrate the vibrant connections we have made and will make among femmes of color.
We invite femmes of color from all over the map—community members, artists, academics, homemakers, activists, etc.—to participate in FOCS2010 as presenters and participants.
Submissions of all kinds are welcome. In particular, we hope that the intersections of femme with race, region, class, faith, access, ability, privilege, and marginalization will be talked about, given space, meditated upon, constructed, and deconstructed.
We hope to draw participants from across disciplinary, medium, and social boundaries. We encourage submissions from anyone interested, regardless of sexual identity (lesbian/gay, bisexual, etc.). We do ask that you read our mission statement before submitting. Though we would not be able to live, love and/or laugh without our many allies, this conference is for self-identified femmes of color only.
We are soliciting contributions from any woman who is interested, including (but not limited to):
> workshops
> performances
> research presentations
> skill shares
> activist & organizational topics
> visual art
> video or film
Submission deadline is December 7, 2009.
To submit a proposal, please submit the following to Krysia Villon at klvillon@aol.com. Please put "FOCS Proposal" in the subject header.
*For research presentations, send a 300 word abstract
*For workshop and skillshare proposals, send a 300 word description of your workshop or skillshare ideas
*Visual artists should send samples of work and a 300 word description of their artistic vision
*Performers, filmmakers and other creative artists should contact us for more information
To learn more about us, our mission and to contact us with any questions, comments or concerns, please find us at our website:
www.focs2010.com
in sisterhood
Kenya
FOCS chair