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ATTENTION INCITE SUPPORTERS!
Below is updated information about the Color of Violence
III Conference, including registration information. Our website,
www.incite-national.org,
has also been updated with this info!
INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
and INCITE! New Orleans present:
COLOR OF VIOLENCE III
Stopping the War on Women of Color
March 11-13, 2005
Historic Treme Community
New Orleans, LA
The many forms of violence experienced on a daily basis by
women of color around the world amount to nothing less than
a global war on Women of Color. Color of Violence III will
provide an opportunity for women of color to develop and share
organizing strategies to address this global assault on women
of color. We will share strategies on how to stop this war
on all fronts, including: domestic violence; sexual violence;
denial of reproductive rights; police brutality; the "War
on Terror"; poverty; violence against bisexual, lesbian,
intersex, transgender, and two-spirit women of color; attacks
on immigrants' rights and Indian treaty rights; gentrification
and denial of affordable housing.
INCITE! is a national activist organization of radical feminists
of color advancing a movement to end violence against women
of color and their communities through direct action critical
dialogue and grassroots organizing.
The Color of Violence is an international gathering and action
of women of color workers; organizers; scholars; artists;
students; and activists organizing to stop the war on women
of color. The goals of Color of Violence III are to:
- Examine the various forms of violence committed against
women of color.
- Mobilize women of color from diverse walks of life, throughout
the country to organize around all forms of violence in
their lives.
- Share organizing models and build skills to strengthen
our grassroots organizing.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Pre-Conference Organizing Institute
Friday March 11, 2005 9:00 - 5:00 p.m.
This Organizing Institute is reserved for INCITE! chapters,
affiliates and grassroots women of color organizations.
Women of Color Film & Art Festival
Friday March 11, 2005 12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
This event is open to the public.
Color of Violence III: Conference Schedule
Friday, March 11, 2005
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Opening Plenary
9:30 p.m. Dance party
Saturday, March 12, 2005
9:00 - 10:45 a.m. Opening Plenary
11:30 - 1:30 p.m. Concurrent Workshops
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Lunch
2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Workshops
5:00 - 7:30 p.m. March & Demonstration to Stop the War
on Women of Color followed by an Open-mic/Speak Out
7:30 - 10:00 p.m. Concert
10:00 p.m. Dance party
Sunday, March 13, 2005
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Caucusing/Concurrent Workshops
11:30 - 1:30 p.m. Plenary
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Closing-Second Line (a traditional Jazz street
procession and celebration)
Conference participants include:
- Rabab Abdulhadi, Union of Palestinian Women's Associations
- Sung E Bai, CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities
- Alma Bulawan, Buklod ng Kababaihan (Advocates for survivors
of sex work and trafficking; based in Philippines)
- Angela Y. Davis, University of California, Santa Cruz,
History of Consciousness Department
- Debra Harry, Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism
- Joo-Hyun Kang, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
- Pamela Kingfisher, Former Coordinator, Native Americans
for a Clean Environment
- Barbara Major, The People's Institute for Survival and
Beyond & St. Thomas Health Services
- Marta Ojeda, Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras
- Ella Shohat, New York University, Departments of Art and
Public Policy and Middle Eastern Studies
- Lateefah Simon, San Francisco's Center for Young Women's
Development
- Barbara Smith, Co-founder, Combahee River Collective &
Co-founder, Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press
- Mililani Trask, Indigenous Women's Network
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Registration is limited so please register early. The participation
of women of color will be prioritized. If space remains after
all women of color who wish to attend the conference have
been accommodated, our allies are most welcome to attend.
PLEASE NOTE THAT REGISTRATION FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. Please
print.
Name ______________________________________________________________
Organization _________________________________________________________
Address _____________________________________________________________
City State and Zip _____________________________________________________
Phone _______________________________________________________________
Email _______________________________________________________________
Race/Ethnicity ________________________________________________________
Special Requests
Requests must be received by: January 31, 2005
___Translation ___Sign language interpretation
____Access ___Child care
(Number and age(s) of children_____________________________)
Other (please specifically describe the accommodation requested):
____________________________________________________________________
REGISTRATION FEE:
The cost of the conference is on a sliding scale from $5
- $200, depending on how much you can pay. We are asking legal,
professional, and government agencies to pay $200, and education
institutions and non-profits to pay $100. Allies are asked
to pay $50 - $200. Please make checks payable to NCHRE and
send registration forms and donations to:
Janelle White
University of New Orleans Women's Center
201 Earl K. Long Library
New Orleans, LA 70148
Registration Fee Enclosed: $________
PLEASE DO NOT PHONE, FAX OR EMAIL REGISTRATION. Thank you.
How You Can Help!
__ Yes, I would like to help publicize the conference. Please
send me conference flyers and materials.
__ Yes, I can volunteer during the conference. Please contact
me.
LOGISTICS
LOCATION:
Color of Violence III is our first conference held in a local
community setting, the Historic Treme Community of New Orleans.
Recognized as one of the oldest and largest free people of
color settlements in the U.S., the Treme neighborhood embodies
a history and culture of resistance.
ACCOMODATIONS:
Conference participants are responsible for their own lodging.
Local hostels include:
- Marquette House, Hostelling International-New Orleans
504-523-3014
$29 per night. 2.5 miles from conference site; located 1
block from streetcar and bus line
Discounted room rates are available to conference attendees
at the following hotels:
- Days Inn-Canal St. 504-586-0110
$59 per night. Deadline for reservation at this rate-Feb.
10, 2005; Conference Code-COLO; 10 blocks from conference
site; located on streetcar and bus line
- Radisson Hotel New Orleans 504-522-4500
$89 per night. Deadline for reservation at this rate-Jan.
26, 2005; 9 blocks from conference site; located on streetcar
and bus line
- Hampton Inn Downtown 504-529-9990
$129 per night. Deadline for reservation at this rate-Feb.
19, 2005; 10 blocks from conference site; conveniently located
to streetcar and bus line
- International House 800-633-5770
$139 - $179 per night. Four star hotel; 1 mile from conference
site; located on streetcar line and bus line
TRANSPORTATION:
Louis Armstrong International Airport is located 21 miles
NW of downtown New Orleans. A cab ride from the airport to
Treme/French Quarter is approximately $28. Bus fare for the
Airport-Downtown Express is $1.60.
Shuttle service is available from the airport to area hotels
for $13 (per person, one way). A number of hotels are located
in walking distance of the conference site. The conference
is also accessible to nearby hotels via the bus line and Canal
Streetcar Line ($1.25 each way).
FOOD:
Conference participants are asked to be responsible for their
own meals.
GET INVOLVED!
Organizing for the Color of Violence III is occurring through
the country. You can get involved too:
EDUCATE YOURSELF!
- Educate yourself on the various forms of violence and
oppression women of color experience here in the U.S. and
abroad.
- Analyze how violence committed against women of color
and poor communities of color is connected to other social,
political, environmental, and economic issues you may work
on.
ORGANIZE!
- Join a COV III Committee workgroup (e-mail us at cov3_2005@yahoo.com
to join).
- Organize a contingent of women of color in your area to
attend the conference.
- If you're not a women of color, help organize transportation
for people from your area, or
- Fund a scholarship, help with logistics, provide childcare,
or hold a fundraiser.
SPREAD THE WORD!
- Spread information about INCITE! & the Color of Violence
Conference at community events and meetings you attend.
- Refer people to our website: www.incite-national.org.
- Encourage women of color you know to register for the
Color of Violence III.
- Hand out fliers & share this brochure with others
you know.
- Donate ad space in your organization's newsletter and
send to your mailing list.
DONATE!
Your financial and in-kind assistance will support women
of color organizing and bring awareness to the multiple forms
of violence to which women of color are subjected. Contributions
are tax-deducible and no contribution is too small.
Conference Contact:
Janelle White
University of New Orleans Women's Center
(504)280-7285
e-mail: cov3_2005@yahoo.com
web: www.incite-national.org
ONLY WITH YOUR SUPPORT CAN INCITE CONTINUE TO BUILD A MOVEMENT
TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR!
The Color of Violence III is brought to you by INCITE! New
Orleans and INCITE! National, with additional local support
provided by the University of New Orleans Women's Center
INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence is a national activist
organization of radical feminists of color advancing a movement
to end violence against women of color and their communities
through direct action, critical dialogue and grassroots organizing.
For more information, see our website at: www.incite-national.org
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