Session Summary


Action Sessions

Session I
Friday, July 4, 10:15 am - 11:45 am
* Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Youth: Their Issues, Concerns and How You Can Reach Out
* Visioning NOW
* "Daughter of VAWA" (Violence Against Women Act)
* Building Women's Diversity Advocacy Groups (DAGs)
* Transgender/Feminism Dialogue
* Silicone Breast Implants: Disfigurement, Disability and Death?
* Poverty and Homelessness as Seen Through the Eyes of the People Themselves
* Feminist Activism in Rural Communities
* Feminist Theatre I

Session II
Friday, July 4, 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
* Is Workfare Slave Labor?
* Constitutional Equality
* 60 Tips in 60 Minutes
* Out of Sight, Out of Mind?: Feminist Action for Incarcerated Women
* Organizing Around Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Issues and Hate Crimes
* The Intersection of Sexism and Ableism: Concerns for Feminism?
* Title IX: Making Schools and Workplaces Women- Friendly
* Media Training
* Borders, Barriers or Connections
* Feminist Theatre II
* Organize to Take Back the Night

Session III
Saturday, July 5, 9:00 am - 10:30 am
* Countering Band-Aid Responses to Sexual Harassment
* What's a Visit to Tennessee Without Country Music? The New Feminist Music
* Internet 101
* Building Coalitions/Grassroots Organizing Around Women of Color Issues
* Political Action: Taking Power Every Step of the Way
* Feminism 102: The Conflict Within Us
* First Strike: Breaking the Cycle of Violence
* Redefining Liberation - Warning: Advertising May be Hazardous to Your Health
* Immunodeficiency Diseases in Women
* Feminist Theatre III

Session IV
Saturday, July 5, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
* Victory 2000 - Elect Feminists NOW: The Feminization of Politics
* Promise Keepers: The Religious Right Challenges the Feminist Movement
* Internet 201
* Organizing Against Sexual Harassment on Campus
* Breaking the Abortion Deadlock: From Choice to Consent
* Out of the Ivory Tower: Academic Research with Non- academic Significance for Women
* Dial 911 for Chapter Help
* A River of Pollution Runs Through It: Women Fighting Environmental Racism in the South
* No Justified Margins: Writing Out Untidy Stories
* Feminist Theatre IV


Special Constituency Caucuses

Friday, July 4, 12:00 noon - 1:15 pm
* Ending Violence Against Women
* Racial and Ethnic Diversity
* Young Feminists
* Lesbian Rights
* Disability Rights
* Transgender Issues
* Feminist Broadcasting Network
* Straight Women for Diversity


Issue Hearings

Session I

Friday, July 4, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
* Economic Rights
* Lesbian Rights
* Administrative/Bylaws
* Educational Equity
* Racial and Ethnic Diversity
* Young Feminists
* Global Feminism

Session II

Saturday, July 5, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
* Ending Violence Against Women
* Reproductive Rights
* Welfare/Poverty Issues
* Electoral Politics
* Disability Rights
* Other Issues



Regional Caucuses

Friday, July 4, 6:15 pm - 8:15 pm


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