Supporting Social Movements:
5th Annual Conference, 2008
Post-Conference Wrap
From Professor David Vine
Thank you to everyone who attended the Supporting Social Movements conference and helped make it such a success.
In the wake of the election and the movement of millions that shaped its outcome, we are extremely hopeful about the opportunity facing progressive social movements to build a more just, equitable, and peaceful world. We hope that the conference plays a part in this broader movement for social change, and we look forward to continuing to work together in the future.
Conference Events
To review the conference events, please see overview below or the fully detailed 2008 Agenda (pdf).
Friday, Oct 31
Panel & Breakouts
Beyond the Ivory Tower: Communicating with Non-Academic Audiences
Skills Workshop: Participatory and Collaborative Research Strategies
The Militarization of Anthropology?: Anthropologists and the Military
Skills Workshop: Toolkit for Storytelling—Visual Anthropology and the Arts
Saturday, Nov 1
Panel & Breakouts
Climate Justice:
Anthropological Activism and Contributions
Research and Activism:
Bolivia, Lithuania, and Israel/Palestine
The University and Social Movements:
Possibilities and Perils
Trans Activism, Theory-building, Social Justice
Immigration Reform and “Jose Crow”:
Organizing and Public Policy
Participatory and Collaborative Research Strategies in Action:
From Florida to New Orleans
Strengthening the Anti-Sexual Violence Movements
Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists
Election Organizing:
Canvassing, Carpooling, and Getting Out the Vote
Keynote Address
Laura Nader,
Strategies of Subordination—In Reverse
Roundtable/Audience Discussion:
War, the Election, and Activism’s Future
with Jared A. Ball, Laura Nader, Alan Rosenblatt, Jose N. Vasquez, and Emira Woods
Finale
Day of the Dead Party
