FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: "ANGELA KENNEDY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY GENDER RESEARCH CENTRE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS - ABSTRACTS OF 300 WORDS BY JANUARY 15 1999 WOMEN AND POLITICAL ACTION: DEBATING WAYS FORWARD FOR FEMINISTS MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY, LONDON 18-19 JUNE 1999 This conference will bring together feminist researchers, political activists and policy makers worldwide to discuss and evaluate experiences of feminist campaigning over a wide range of issues. Building on these diverse experiences, the conference will provide a forum for debating political strategies which can develop united campaigns without ignoring differences. KEY THEMES OF THIS CONFERENCE INCLUDE: Dealing with difference Single issue campaigns Women and the law Women in conflict Women in formal politics Work and the family Poverty and social exclusion CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE: Inez McCormack Hilary Wainwright Cynthia Cockburn Cynthia Enloe (to be confirmed) Nadje Al-Ali Lynne Segal Vicky Randall Ruth Lister (to be confirmed) Valerie Amos Speaker from the Fawcett Society SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE: European Forum of Left Feminists Pay Equity Project Fawcett Society Conference of Socialist Economists FURTHER INFORMATION FROM THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Professor Jean Gregory [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dr Rosemary Sales [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dr Lesley Hoggart [EMAIL PROTECTED] Angela Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gender Research Centre Middlesex University Queensway Enfield Middlesex EN3 4SF Phone 0181 362 5552 Fax 0181 962 6404 HELP PLEASE! The difficulty with interdisciplinary conferences is ensuring that information about the conference reaches the majority of potential participants. Please help by forwarding the above message to anyone you know who may be interested in the conference. Many thanks indeed, with apologies for any cross-posting. -- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker Division of Environmental Management & Design Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
