[Fdu] Left Forum 2018: Call for Panels & Workshops

[Cynthia Wright]

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  Left Forum Conference 2018
  Call for Panels and Workshops


  June 1st to June 3rd 2018
  Venue TBA, New York City, NY


    *Toward a Winning Strategy for the Left *

The Trump presidency has brought the most dangerous and oppressive 
aspects of America — rapacious capitalism, foundational racism, and 
misogyny — out of the shadows and into a chillingly clear light. And we 
are seeing a rising tide of the reactionary right all over the western 
world.

Still, our own movements — for race, gender, and sexuality justice, 
workers’ power, ecological healing, anti-war, and a broad 
anti-white-nationalist front — are also on the rise while they are under 
attack. These are dangerous but invigorating times for a left 
resurgence. To make gains and to win battles, we must build a strong, 
unified left which moves beyond the constructed dichotomies of class and 
identity, violence and nonviolence, reform and revolution.

Fragmentation remains an obstacle to our power today. But we do not need 
a rigid consensus in order to build together. Unity allows for 
differences and embraces other voices — it does not squelch them. We do 
not have to block dissent and critical self-analysis. What we do need is 
to build broad coalitions for freedom and justice, and to strengthen 
each other in our efforts to push the reactionary demagogues back into 
obsolescence. The time for action is now.

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*And the Space for Left Unity and Power Building is Left Forum 2018.*

The left has a uniquely robust power source gathering at the 
intersection of issues, identities, ideologies, and constituencies. 
There are many examples of this model of convergence and creative action 
today. This is the model on which we will come together to formulate new 
strategies for a new world. Left Forum 2018 will:

  * create generous, open, vibrant, interdisciplinary, and compelling
    spaces that will serve to transform ideas into action.
  * identify and expand the common ground among movements,
    constituencies, issues, and ideas in a forum where a broad range of
    minds, issues, communities, affinities, identities, and strategies
    converge.
  * enable the cross-pollination of academic research and field organizing.
  * organize panels and presentations as we have in the past. However,
    we will also achieve this through skill-shares, workshops,
    performances, network-building sessions, strategy roundtables,
    curated exhibits, screenings, and forecasting briefings.
  * extend our market/exhibitions to include more vendors.
  * be a place of friendship, exchange, and discovery, where we build
    our power to make radical change in a world on fire with both chaos
    and the opportunity for transformation.

All our enemies have is division and destruction. Left Forum can be a 
living example of the exact opposite: a new convergence and a space for 
possibility, for hope, and for power.
*This Left Forum conference will occur on June 1st to June 3rd in New 
York, NY.* We will soon announce the venue.
The conference registration fee for all three days and all event is in 
early bird rate $65, discount rates available for seniors and students. 
Ticket fee waiver can be requested at register at leftforum.org. Ticket 
fees do not include food.

Register here 
<https://leftforum.ourpowerbase.net/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=131389&qid=5614941>

One of the purposes of the conference is to bring together activists, 
scholars, and organizers from a variety of perspectives. There will be 
multiple opportunities for people to come together during and between 
the panels and workshops on campus. The venue will have spaces to meet 
where you can plan to share your breakfast, coffee breaks, and lunchtime 
with like-minded people. Please plan on spending the entire day at the 
conference; the main strength we have is our networks and organizations.

Requests to schedule sessions at particular times of the day cannot be 
guaranteed, but we will do what we can to accommodate your needs.
We welcome work from all strands of heterodox theory and practice. We 
are particularly interested in material from graduate students and young 
activists.


      *Submissions*

Submissions will be accepted beginning on January 15th, 2018 and the 
*deadline for submitting proposals is Sunday, April 15, 2018*. We 
welcome proposals for full-panel sessions, teaching workshops, research 
workshops, roundtables, and film screenings. Proposals for panel tracks 
which consist of more than one panel or workshop with a coherent theme 
are encouraged, especially those that are intersectional, reflecting 
multiple perspectives within the movement(s).
Those who make a submission will be informed after the several 
panel-vetting rounds, which will occur in the days after February 15th, 
March 15th, and April 15th. A complete event usually has at least three 
different speakers/facilitators and all of their basic information. 
*Only complete event submissions will be vetted*.
We will also accept incomplete panel/event proposals which can be 
updated. We will try to send out notifications to all incoming 
proposals, and we will get in contact with you if your proposal needs 
more information. Please note that if we do not get a response from you, 
we will withdraw/drop your proposal.
*Anyone who needs an early decision on their submission to secure travel 
funding should indicate the need for an early decision as part of their 
submission.*
Unlike at other conferences, we cannot deal with individual paper 
proposals. Individuals who want to participate as a speaker/facilitator 
need to connect with organizers/speakers at other events. After April 
15th, they can review all the proposed events and let us know what they 
are interested in, and we will try to connect you with the event organizers.
We also want to reduce too many similarities. When we see proposals that 
are dealing with similar if not the same issues, then we will suggest to 
event organizers that we merge panels or we will propose creating panel 
tracks, which are panels scheduled back to back, giving the opportunity 
for even deeper conversations.
At Left Forum, around 60 events happen at the same time, so be prepared 
to promote your event (and the entire conference) by mobilizing your 
social media networks (email, Facebook, Twitter, etc.), poster hangouts, 
and flyers at your campus or workplace. Example — invite your Facebook 
friends to the conference using this event: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/885556694952192/ 
<https://leftforum.ourpowerbase.net/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=131390&qid=5614941>. 

Watch the video: *"How to Invite All Your Friends at Once"* 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR5igRKklIc 
<https://leftforum.ourpowerbase.net/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=131391&qid=5614941>.
When you send photos and texts, we will help to create social media 
memes which can be used to invite your network.
All proposals should be submitted by email to panels at leftforum.org 
<https://leftforum.ourpowerbase.net/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=131392&qid=5614941> 
using the PDF Submission form. Your email subject should be titled using 
the corresponding event’s title name. *Please also title the PDF 
document using the corresponding event’s title name as the file name*.
Left Forum does not receive any institutional funding. We only function 
through some donations and the tickets sold for each conference. Every 
event participant is being asked to register, not just the attendees. We 
have various discounts in place and those who are dealing with financial 
hardship can request stipends or ticket waivers with an email to 
register at leftforum.org 
<https://leftforum.ourpowerbase.net/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=131393&qid=5614941>. 
We hope that those who make a good income do not register at the lowest 
ticket levels … the more attendees who pay their fair share will ensure 
that we can afford to put on another conference next year!
Please address your questions regarding event submissions to Marcus 
Graetsch: panels at leftforum.org 
<https://leftforum.ourpowerbase.net/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=131392&qid=5614941>.

*Want to volunteer?*
We need help in event planning,
social media (twitter, facebook, instagram),
media relationship, panel and program development,
video editing etc.
*Please get in touch with us NOW!*
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