Register now for Conference on Community Writing

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Dear colleagues,

Registration closes on September 15 for the second biennial Conference on Community Writing, which will take place in beautiful Boulder, CO from October 18-21.

Why attend this conference?

Learn about writing as a tool for social change.  The University of Colorado Boulder’s Program for Writing and Rhetoric is the proud host of the 2017 conference.  We offer a broad array of panels, workshops, DeepThink Tanks, digital displays, and keynotes on a wide variety of topics such as systemic racism, community publishing, feminist practice, contemplative activism, viral messaging, environmental justice, and much more.

Explore how to help catalyze and facilitate social change through various types of research, teaching, and writing about, with, for, and by local and global communities.

Network with colleagues in your own and related fields and from community contexts — writers, activists, teachers, organizers, and community members.  All are welcome!

Create and innovate projects, pedagogies, research, and partnerships.

Publish!  The Community Literacy Journal will publish a special issue dedicated to presentations and conversations emerging from the conference.  It also accepts manuscripts for consideration year round. In addition, you will have the opportunity to meet more than a dozen journal and book editors at an Editor’s Roundtable.

Feel free to email me with any questions.  You can find the program and registration information online at www.communitywriting.org.

Best, Veronica

Veronica House, Ph.D.

Associate Director for Service-Learning and Outreach
Founder and Chair, Conference on Community Writing

Incoming Editor, Community Literacy Journal

Program for Writing and Rhetoric

317 UCB
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO 80309

http://www.colorado.edu/pwr/service_learning.html
http://www.communitywriting.org

IARSLCE: This is the Final Week to Register for the 2017 Conference

www.researchslce.org Conference Registration Ends on Tuesday, September 5 The time is now to register for the 2017 Conference! Registration will close on September 5. We are not accepting onsite registration this year, so register before it is too late. This year's annual research conference will be held September 14-16, 2017 in Galway, Ireland and will visit the theme Gateways- Charting New Territories & Forging Authentic Relationships.  For all things conference - including the link to register, hotel information and more - please visit our conference website .

Gulf South Summit 2018 - Save the Date & RFP

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Please join us in Birmingham for the Gulf-South Summit on April 4-6, 2018, co-hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham-Southern College, and Samford University.  For more information or to submit a proposal, visit our website:  www.gulfsouthsummit.org.

Questions? Contact servicelearn@uab.edu. Please spread the word!

Allison Heidbrink Nanni, MSW

Director of Community Engagement

Mann Center for Ethics and Leadership

205-726-4366 | office

574-229-1076 | mobile

205-726-4285 | fax

ananni@samford.edu

www.samford.edu

800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL 35229

IARSLCE: Time is Running Out to Register for the 2017 Conference

www.researchslce.org Time is Running Out to Register for the IARSLCE 2017 Conference The time is now to register for the 2017 Conference! Registration will close on September 5. We are not accepting onsite registration this year, so register before it is too late. This year's annual research conference will be held September 14-16, 2017 in Galway, Ireland and will visit the theme Gateways- Charting New Territories & Forging Authentic Relationships.  For all things conference - including the link to register, hotel information and more - please visit our conference website .

The Civvys: America’s First Awards Dedicated Exclusively to Celebrating Civic Collaboration

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Zaneeta -- In a nation awash in divisiveness, there’s a profound need to recognize individuals and organizations who work together across differences for the best of their communities and this nation. That’s why the Bridge Alliance and Big Tent Nation, organizations committed to the grapple against partisan rancor and division, have joined forces to announce the first annual American Civic Collaboration Awards, or the Civvys. Driven by a panel of civic engagement leaders, including former members of Congress, key civic leaders with decades of experience, and political thought leaders, the Civvys will highlight best practices in collective action that put community and nation before party, ideology and narrow interests. The awards will be presented in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on October 20, at the close of National Conference on Citizenship, a distinguished event that brings together the best minds in civic engagement.   In an era of animosity and division, it’s more important than ever to celebrate work that strengthens communities and reflects the collective fabric of American life. By recognizing projects and processes that emphasize collaboration, civility and on-the-ground impact, the Civvys are a powerful means to honor this work and inspire more of it. Nominations can be made online at Civvys.org. Anyone is welcome to nominate a person or group through Friday, September 15, 2017. Distinguished review committee members include: Mickey Edwards, Aspen Institute Betsy Hawkings, Democracy Fund Peter Levine, Tufts University David Sawyer, Converge for Impact For more information, or to schedule an interview, contact Caroline Klibanoff: caroline@bigtentnation.org