NOLOSE 2008 Conference
September 26-28
Clarion Hotel, Northampton, Mass.
2008 Final Program
Final program available for download (print pdf, large file size) here.
>> This year, we'll have 24/7 exclusive access to a private, tented, heated outdoor pool for clothing-optional swimming throughout the weekend! Come enjoy whenever you'd like! Please note that we also have two workshops and planned swim parties scheduled.
>> Unique shopping opps: bring extra cash if you want to participate in our silent auction with some kick-ass prizes. This year, we'll also have Re/Dress and Cupcake and Cuddlebunny vending clothing and wares, as well as Happy Fish, Smiling Star jewelry!
All meals, activities and materials are included in your registration fee, unless specified.
Friday, Sept. 26:
4:00 - 9:00 - Registration and check-in
4:00 - 6:30 - Ice-breakers and workshops:
Drop-in Crafting - (Sondra Solovay and Jodi Longobardo)
Pool time - The pool will be available all afternoon for frolicking and socializing. Clothing optional.
The Fattest Movie EVER Workshop, Part I – In the interest of making of short documentary about NOLOSE and fat activism, interested people can come to this workshop to talk on camera about the conference. [Conference not otherwise being filmed.] (Naima Lowe)
Shabbat Candle Lighting - (Nehirim: GLBT Jewish Culture and Spirituality)
Single…for Now - (Vanessa Lowe)
6:30 - 8:30 - Dinner
8:30 - 10:00 - Welcome & Opening ceremonies
10:00 - late - Pool Party, Movies ( Fat on Celluloid – a collection curated by Allyson Mitchell), lounging.
Saturday, Sept. 27:
8:15 – 9:30 – Water Aerobics (Elena Escalera)
8:45 - 10:15 - Breakfast
10:15 - 11:30 - Announcements, Keynote Speaker: Geleni Fontaine
12:00 - 1:15 - Concurrent activities:
People of Color Caucus (Tara Shuai and Miasia)
Unlearning Racism (Cristy Cardinal)
Fat As Disability/Fat Ass Disability - What does it mean to be fat and also happen to be disabled? An interactive, art-driven workshop (Jeanette Beal)
Intergenerational Fat Voices - Discussion and Writing Workshop (Genne Murphy)
1:30 - 2:00 - Boxed lunches available for purchase
2:15 - 3:30 - Concurrent activities:
Fat Boy Modeling School – Butch and masculine fashion (Sasha and Melanie)
Politics, Performance, and Play - Developing our performance and improvisation skills can be both political and (shhhhhh...) FUN! (‘becca w.)
Spilling Over Onto Paper – Writing Workshop (Jess Giusti)
Fat and…Disabled: Over Looked or Overlooked? - Disability Caucus (Maura Kelly)
3:45 - 5:00 - Concurrent activities:
Nuts and Bolts of Healthcare Self-Advocacy (Kelli Dunham)
Who Says Bigger is Not Better: Guide to Sexual Pleasure (Lexi Linden)
Silver Fox: Over 40 Caucus (Holly Hessinger)
Play With Your Life - using the writing technique that was employed in creating Fat Fuck, generate material that will later be crafted into a new theater piece focusing on our lives, stories, concerns and experiences. (Sondra Solovay)
More than Just Fashion: The Politics, Play and Performance of Dressing Up and Looking Good (Zoe Femmetastica and Cristy Cardinal)
Fat Water Aerobics (Leah Strock)
5:15 - 6:30 - Concurrent activities:
Make it Work - A how-to work shop on easy ways to alter smaller clothing into fitting larger bodies. (Rachel Cupcake)
Trans Caucus (Joe Libin)
Fat Lesbians of Age Caucus (Dianne Rubenstein)
MASTER OF DANCE Prep - wanna join the Sat. night dance-off? How can you not? Please first attend this workshop to cover the basics and practice to the actual songs that will be used in the contest. (Tiny and Petunia)
6:30 - 7:30 – Break
7:30 – 9:00 - Dinner
9:00 - 12:00 – Master of Dance Dance-off and Dance Party!
9:00 - ? – Pool Party (clothing optional)
Sunday, Sept. 28:
8:15 – 9:30 – Making Space for Your Belly and Beyond – Yoga (Tracy Tidgwell)
9:30 - 11:15 – Brunch and Fat Art Live!
11:45 - 1:00 - Concurrent activities:
Fat and the Media: Visual Representations and Solutions (Bevin Branlandingham, Elizabeth Hay, Sarah Titmuss)
Supersize Caucus (Max Airborne, Elena Escalera, Sondra Solovay)
Belly Dance for All Bodies (Miasia)
Vision, Plan, Save, Achieve (Vanessa Lowe)
The Fattest Movie EVER Workshop, Part II – In the interest of making of short documentary about NOLOSE and fat activism, interested people can come to this workshop to talk on camera about the conference. [Conference not otherwise being filmed.] (Naima Lowe)
1:15 - 3:30 - Town Meeting - everyone's presence requested
Closing ceremonies & activities - come prepared for the finish of the silent auction