Unity 2009 Request for Proposals Now Open!!

UNITY CONFERENCE 2009 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

The Southeastern Regional Unity Conference is an annual gathering of progressive lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer identified people and their allies in the Southeast to discuss the intersections of gender and sexuality with ability, age, class, faith, health, and race/ethnicity; strategies for effective grassroots organizing; and to discuss work that other LGBTIQ activists are doing in the Southeast. In generating this dialogue, the Unity Conference serves to foster a progressive Southeastern LGBTIQ movement that affirms and reflects all aspects of the identities of LGBTIQ people.

This year's conference will take place at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill from Friday, April 3 to Sunday, April 5. The Conference is a project of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender - Straight Alliance, a student group at UNC-Chapel Hill. It is run entirely by students, though is intended for a broader audience of LGBTIQ and allied community members.
The theme of the 2009 Unity Conference is Sweet T: Transgressing, Transforming, and Transcending Gender and Sexuality in the South. We invite proposals that explore the fluidity of sexual and gender identity in the media, politics, health, community organizing, activism, and academia. Presenters can choose to present in academic paper or workshop format. To submit a proposal, please visit our online RFP form. The deadline for proposals is December 1, 2008.

If you have any questions regarding proposal submissions, please email joy.messinger@gmail.com and put "Unity 2009 RFP" in the subject line. Registration information and the conference website will be posted soon.