MISC> Just Connections conference

From: Gleason Sackmann <gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: NetHappenings <nethappenings@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 13:16:24 -0500
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Just Connections has extended its deadline for registration and
scholarship application for the First Annual Conference for Community and
Scholar Activists scheduled for June 5-7, 2003, at Emory & Henry College in
Emory, Virginia.  Scholarship funds are available to help defray costs--such
as conference fees, housing, child care, and meals--for lower-income
participants. Applicants will be served on a first-come first-serve basis
until spaces are exhausted.Please circulate this notice to community
activists, students, faculty, and other social justice advocates who may be
interested in exploring new ideas for building knowledge, resources, and
partnerships that can help them solve community problems.

The Just Connections conference will be an exciting opportunity to share
issues and best practices in participatory research, service learning, and
community-based education. We invite community activists, scholar-activists,
college administrators, students, and funders who are involved in this work
in distressed mountain communities. The conference will feature:
     Sessions led by several pioneers of community development and
participatory research in Appalachia -- Helen Lewis, Marie Cirillo, Franki
Patton Rutherford, Frank Adams, and others.
     Sharing of models, methods, and lessons learned.
     How-to workshops on incorporating community-based research (CBR) and
service learning projects into courses.
     Presentation of innovative community models, including the Emory &
Henry model of place-based service learning by long-time scholar activist
Professor Steve Fisher.
     Community, faculty, and student caucuses.
     Session on the use of reflection and the power of personal stories in
CBR.
     Networking, recruiting, and motivating.
     Information and resource exchange.
     Entertainment and socializing!

All participants will receive a copy of the Just Connections Curriculum
Toolbox, developed for use by community and academic activists. The mission
of Just Connections, Inc. is to invigatorate grassroots democracy among
residents of distressed mountain communities by creating and using models
for participatory research and service. Just Connections encourages
self-sustaining communities that offer equitable access to resources for
local residents. Financial support for Just Connections is provided by the
Appalachian College Association, The Corella & Bertram F. Bonner Foundation,
and the Sociological Initiatives Foundation.  See www.justconnections.org
for more information, or contact: Janice Morrissey, Ph.D.Grassroots
Empowerment Alliance of Rome (GEAR)P.O. Box 772Rome, GA 30162706-235-5134
(office)770-684-3645 (home)e-mail: GEAR5134@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



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