News Flashes, December 2007

1) 2008 Conference Call for Proposals - DEADLINE Extended
2) URGENT: Verify Proposal Receipt
3) Conference Details (Registration & Schedule) now posted
4) Call for Writings for Women's Perspectives
5) Reminder: Calendar Cover Contest!  (Deadline: December 31)
6) Fall Newsletter now posted

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1) 2008 Conference Call for Proposals

WE LEARN 5th Annual (Net)Working Gathering & Conference on Women &  
Literacy
Building Alliances / Construyendo Alianzas

March 7- 8, 2008
Fordham Univ. at Lincoln Center in New York City, NY
Co-Sponsored with WE LEARN by Fordham University Graduate School of  
Education

Due to a glitch with the online form, we have extended the proposal  
deadline to Saturday, December 8.

We are seeking a variety of creative formats, both formal and informal:

Formal 90 minute sessions:
Hands-OnWorkshop or Demonstration
Panel Presentation
Facilitated Discussion
Performance/Reading followed by Discussion/Activity
Research Paper/Presentation

Informal Options:
Community Share Table Space: Display a Poster, Collage, or Art Work /  
Share Classroom or Program Materials, etc.     (This option is  
available to literacy programs, student groups, or community centers  
that want to share their work addressing women’s literacy issues and/ 
or the theme of the conference.) ** Space Limited

Open Air **Time: 15 minutes or less: Tell a story, Sing a song,  
Recite a poem, Perform a skit, etc.
     (Open to individuals or groups who want to share their work  
addressing women’s literacy issues and/or the theme of the conference.)

Caucus Time: Facilitate a discussion to exchange ideas, Build  
alliances, Organize a regional group, etc.

Wellness Activity: Lead Tai Chi, Yoga, stretching or meditation,  
Guide a group walk, Lead dance or movement, Prepare a craft or art  
activity, Organize a music activity, etc.

http://www.litwomen.org/conferences/2008/props08.html

Sponsorship, advertiser, and exhibitor information also available:  
http://www.litwomen.org/conferences/2008/sponsors.pdf

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2) Did you send a Presentation Proposal for the 2008 Conference?
Have you received a verification of Receipt of Proposal from Mev?
If not, please contact us right away. We have learned that some  
proposals have not come through. Please email Mev ASAP to verify  
receipt (welearn at litwomen.org).

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3) Conference Registration & Initial Schedule Now Available

For more conference details, go to: http://www.litwomen.org/ 
conference.html

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4) Call for writings for Women's Perspectives #3 (2008) / Women & Money

Call for Writings by Adult Basic/Literacy Education Students --  
Writers must be adult literacy/basic education students attending  
classes or working with a tutor.

For details and forms go to: http://www.litwomen.org/perspectives.html

Women's Perspectives #3: Women and Money will showcase writings by  
adult literacy/basic education students across all levels. Student  
writers are encouraged to reflect and to write on the theme of women  
and their experiences with finances, class, security, income, and  
other everyday issues related to women’s lives as affected by money.  
All forms of writings accepted: Stories – personal or creative,  
Poems, Opinion essays, Advice, Budget or Action Plans. Original  
artwork about this theme will also be accepted.

Lesson Planning Ideas & Worksheet also available: www.litwomen.org/ 
perspectives.html

Deadline (absolute): January 18, 2008

Additional Resource:
Undoing the Silence: Bringing New Writers to Powerful Voice
On November 2, 2007, WE LEARN launched our 5th anniversary  
celebration year with a workshop in Boston facilitated by Louise  
Dunlap, author of Undoing the Silence: Six Tools for Social Change  
Writing. This event, attended by ABE/ESOL students and teachers as  
well as community people, was designed to prepare students to write  
for Women's Perspectives #3. Louise shared practical writing tools to  
help reluctant writers to get past their internal censors.

WE LEARN has developed a packet that shares components of that  
workshop with WE LEARN members and supporters. It includes a DVD of  
the "panel of experts" -- Boston-based writers, educators, and  
activists who provided important information and perspectives related  
to women and money, and their personal experiences of writing about  
them.
For more details, visit: http://www.litwomen.org/undoing.html

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5) Calendar Cover Contest!
We are celebrating the 5 year anniversary of WE LEARN!  We invite you  
to share in the creation of a calendar that marks this special  
occasion by submitting your original artwork and/or writing.  We are  
looking for quotes (from teachers & students), poetry, classroom  
ideas, photos from WE LEARN events, drawings, short reviews of  
recommended women-centered literacy materials or curriculum resources  
(and how you've used them), or any other reflections on your  
experiences with WE LEARN that have inspired you.  Design the cover  
for the calendar and win a bookstore gift certificate!  All  
submissions due by December 31, 2007!  All proceeds from the calendar  
to benefit the work of WE LEARN.

Please send submissions to: welearn at litwomen.org
or mail to address below


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6) Fall Newsletter

The Fall 2007 is now available and posted on our website. Members  
should have received their hard copy in the U.S. Mail. It can also be  
downloaded from our website: http://www.litwomen.org/news/07FallNews.pdf


We hope your Winter Season is filled with warmth and joy.
WE LEARN Board of Directors and
Mev Miller, Ed.D., Director

WE LEARN
Women Expanding: Literacy Education Action Resource Network
www.litwomen.org/welearn.html

182 Riverside Ave.
Cranston, RI 02910
401-383-4374
welearn at litwomen.org








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