((If anyone can go, comment here, because i'm thinking of driving up...))

This conference strives to be a part of a movement towards the elimination of male privilege, domination and sexism by creating dialogue, educating ourselves, and inspiring action.

What is patriarchy and how is it interlocked with white supremacy, colonialism, heterocentrism, classism, capitalism, ageism, ableism, anti-Semitism, speciesism, and all other forms of hierarchy?

What are the practices and results of male domination, privilege and sexism?

What does it mean to be a woman or man in patriarchal cultures? How do these roles limit us? If we could get out of these roles, what kind of folks would we like to be?

What does it mean to be intersex and/or trans/ and/or genderqueer in patriarchal cultures? What does it mean to be lesbian, bisexual, or gay in patriarchal cultures?

How do we go about answering these questions?

Through presentation, dialogue, and performance we hope to broach these questions with intellect and emotion, furthering an understanding of ourselves and the complexity and interconnectedness of oppressions.

Then, through the weekend:

Disability and Community

Speaking Out About Sexism

the Power of an Ally

Women and the Prison Industrial Complex

Looking at Privilege

Sex Positivity for Survivors of Sexual Abuse

the Radical Nature of Healing

Class and Patriarchy

Polyamorous Discussion

Effortless Power

Marriage Promotion

Welfare Racism

Imagine Revolution

Cultural and Mental "Illness"

The Sexual Politics of Animal Liberation

Discussions on Multi-Ethnicity

Rape Culture

Domestic Violence 101

Fertility Awareness

Hands-on Media

Permaculture

Trans 101

Sexism in Communities of Color

Herbs and Health Care

Homophobia and Male Trust

Eugenics

Intersex Activism

Fatphobia

Keys to Effective Facilitation

Anti-Racism for White Folks

Patriarchy in the Squatting Movement

Patriarchy and Global Capitalism

Domestic Violence and Immigration

Self Defense for Women

Demystifying Sexwork

Heterosexism

The State and the AIDS Myth

Addressing Oppression

and Clitoral Revelation!

i want a whole new recipe"

-flo kennedy

yeah i wann go! .... but i gotta check my calendar and see if i can....

great images!

"The enslavement of women, combining both racism and sexism, preceded the formation of classes and class oppression. Class differences were, at their very beginnings, expressed and constituted in terms of patriarchal relations. Class is not a separate construct from gender; rather, class is expressed in genderic terms."

--Gerda Lerner, in The Creation of Patriarchy, 1986.