[Nolose-announce] Call for Proposals -- NOLOSE '10!

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NOLOSE '10 June 4-6, 2010 Econolodge Oakland, CA

Fat Panic!

Call for Workshops, Hands-on Activities, You Name It

This year, we are actively seeking workshop proposals along a theme: Fat
Panic!
We want to address the disturbing trend towards villainizing and fear
mongering aimed at and about our fat bodies from the media, the medical
field, academia and other areas of social change like some parts of the
environmentalist and food justice movements.

We look forward to talking, yelling, planning and scheming about Fear of
Fatness and global obesity facts and fictions! We are interested in
approaching the topic from a number of different perspectives including, but
not limited to the Health At Every Size (HAES) philosophy, academia, media
justice, international/global perspectives, art/culture, food justice and
more.  

The workshop possibilities are endless under this umbrella and around these
topics, so put your thinking caps on! We would like to have at least one
workshop per timeslot that falls into the Fat Panic! track. Of course, there
is still plenty of room for workshops that don't necessarily tie into the
theme too, so don't be shy. Bring it on!

This year, the conference will actually encompass 3 full days of workshops,
entertainment and activities.  We will have workshops beginning sometime on
Friday, June 4, all day Saturday and part of Sunday.  This gives us the
opportunity to have more workshops and activities, and we have received
feedback that workshops should have longer timeslots, so this is something
we are considering as well.

Some ideas about what we are looking for:

Hands-on, How-To Workshops - What are your special skills? Teach us!
Examples might be: 
€ "Where All The Bargains At: Stretching Your Fat Dollar"
€ "Dismantle the Patriarchy in 10 Easy Steps"
€ "How to Alter Clothes to Fit Your Body"

Presentations and performances - You name it! Like:
€ Writers reading their work
€ Musical/instrumental play time
€ Improv performance

Activities - Such as:
€ Synchronized Swimming
€ Scooter Races 
€ Crafts 
€ Movement and Dance
€ Speed Dating 

Or or or... 
Really! What do you want to do at NOLOSE? Who do you want to talk to? What
burning issue would you like to discuss? What is your special skill? What
experience or knowledge would you like to share? What would you like to see
happen at this year's amazing space?

Deadline for proposals is March 31, 2010.

All conference attendees (fat dykes, lesbians, bisexual women, trans folks,
and our female & trans allies) are welcome to send proposals.


Please keep in mind that we have a diverse crowd, so assume a broad range of
sizes, physical abilities, ethnicities, nationalities and genders among your
participants. We ask that people leading physical activity classes prepare
alternate exercises for people using scooters, chairs and wheelchairs.
Please indicate your plan to do this in your proposal.
To send us your idea, please complete the simple form at the NOLOSE website.
Any questions? Just ask programming at nolose.org.

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