Workshop and/or Paper Proposal  Submission Form

PROPOSAL DEADLINE:  FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011
LOCATION: Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA
CONFERENCE DATE: Friday, February 24, 2012

OVERVIEW:

We are looking for individuals who plan on attending the PHENND CONFERENCE: “Food Justice,” to be held Friday, February 24, 2012 to design and lead paper presentations and workshops.  This gathering will be attended by 100-150 students, campus staff, faculty, and community organization staff active in community service, service-learning, and campus-community partnership work.  While primarily targeting individuals who are part of the 35+ colleges and universities involved in the Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHENND), this event is also open nationally to practitioners of campus-community partnership.  Over the course of one day, between 3 and 5 elective choices will be offered during each of three sessions.  Therefore, we are looking for a total of roughly 10-15 workshops and/or paper presentations.

There will be four tracks at the conference, focusing on the intersection of food and:
- poverty & the economy
- the environment
- health
- youth empowerment/youth development

We welcome workshops and presentations in each of these areas and are specifically looking for proposals that include:

• Discussion of food justice as a concept and how campuses as well as campus-community partnerships can address the issue more intentionally
• Reviews, how-tos, and/or critiques of existing campus-community partnerships focused on food justice
• Lessons drawn from analyzing something at the intersection of food justice and of campus-community partnership such as community service, service-learning, and community-based research
• Understanding of race, class, and gender dynamics present in campus-community partnership work including best practices on how to assist students, faculty, community members, and institutions in dealing with these issues, particularly as they relate to food justice issues
• Presentation of relevant community-based programs with suggestions for how higher eds might become involved
• Best practices for using service-learning courses to address food justice issues


A NOTE ABOUT PLANNING:  

Due to space and participant number considerations, AT MOST ONLY a total of five small workshops (25 people each) could be offered during a block.  Please aim to submit a session for approximately 25 people.  Regarding A/V:  Let us know what you require and we will do our best to accommodate you.  

A NOTE ABOUT REGISTRATION:  

Please also note that doing a workshop does not qualify an individual for free attendance at the conference.  Given the small nature of the conference, registration fees are important to cover the costs of speakers, food, supplies, and planning. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged.