Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition’s
3rd Annual Conference
Restoring the Sacred Trails of Our Grandmothers:
Communities Demanding Justice
April 28 – 30, 2009
Grand Casino Mille Lacs in Onamia, MN
The Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition seeks proposals for our upcoming Restoring the Sacred Trails of Our Grandmothers: Communities Demanding Justice conference, which is a 2-½ day event.
Each workshop is approximately 60 – 90 minutes in length, however, longer workshops may be considered by the planning committee. Panels are encouraged including SART teams and other multi-disciplinary panels.
As a coalition, we have had several discussions about what justice would look like for American Indian and Alaska Native victims of sexual violence and how communities can provide deterrents for this type of violence against our women and children. Therefore, we are especially interested in proposals that incorporate our theme of “Communities Demanding Justice†into their workshop proposal. The intended audience may include advocates, law enforcement, medical professionals, chemical dependency programs and various others working on ending violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and children.
All presenters will be offered travel assistance including lodging, per diem, and mileage. In addition, the conference registration fee will be waived, and an honorarium of $250 will be given to each presenter.
If your proposal is accepted, please note that we will NOT be making paper copies of materials, but will make cd’s for all conference participants with workshop materials. Therefore, please submit ALL CONFERENCE MATERIALS ELECTRONICALLY NO LATER THAN APRIL 1, 2009
Please type or print all entries.
Proposal submissions must be postmarked by March 1, 2009. Completed proposals may be submitted via mail, fax, or on our website at www.miwsac.org. If you have questions, please contact Nicole Matthews at 651-646-4800 or 1-877-995-4800, or by e-mailing nmatthews@miwsac.org.
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MIWSAC 651-646-4798
1619 Dayton Ave, Suite 303
St. Paul, MN 55104
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