Workshops
We are no longer accepting new workshops. There will be guerilla workshop spaces open for people to sign up at the convention. This is the final list until we hand out programs at the convention.

CONFIRMED WORKSHOPS
Updated 7/8/01
for the most recent updates: http://ailecia.tripod.com/southerngirls/workshops.html
Workshop Name Facilitator(s) Description
@ Boy's view of "The difference gender makes". sexism and men. joy toujours, pittsburgh, pa
joeyno_e@hotmail.com
Click here
The Art of Women Looking: A D.I.Y. Womens Health Workshop Megan Graham, Gainesville, FL
meganlib@yahoo.com
Click here
art, theater and radical action CANCELLED!! alana, chapel hill, NC
glaser@email.unc.edu
Click here
Beyond Coalitions: Building Radical Cross-movement Alliances helen matthews, Boston, Mass.
helen__m@hotmail.com
Click here
Beyond Killing Us Softly: The Strength to Resist (VIDEO) erin, Boston, MA
erin.wilkins@simmons.edu
Click here
Bicycle Survival Naron Mccormick, Baltimore, MD
naron@usa.net
Click here
big girls: big beautiful women in the adult entertainment industry (VIDEO) sara mccool, pittsburgh, pa
saramccool@hotmail.com
Click here
Boycott Taco Bell!: Florida Farmworkers Organizing for a Fair Wage Francisca Cortez, Immokalee, FL
damaraluce@hotmail.com
Click here
Building Solidarity Across Lines of Race, Sexuality, Age, & Class chella courington, montgomery, al
c.courington.chiles@worldnet.att.net
Click here
Cheerleading for the Revolution Katie O'Connell, Athens, GA
kto92480@aol.com
Click here
Criminalizing Women Wyndi Anderson, Washington, DC
scapw@scapw.org
Click here
the destructive power of girl - girl competition CANCELLED!! kayte, Cincinnati, OH
bleeding_teen@hotmail.com
Click here
DIY pet care cassidy, gainesville, fl
pinkpirate@excite.com
Click here
ecofeminism now!: theory and action helen matthews, boston, MA
helen__m@hotmail.com
Click here
"Even My Mama Writes a Zine..." ailecia, lawrence, ks/auburn,al
ailecia@hotmail.com
Click here
Female Indie Films: "Love and Eating Disorder", "Germany", "Lesbian Movie 2000", & "A Butch in Femme Clothing" taren, Gainesville, FL
Tarenlane@aol.com
Click here
Femme-dom: how to be a radical powerhouse AND fancy at the same time. Chacha, New Orleans
chachasikes@yahoo.com
Click here
Fighting hate crimes, one at a time "Sissy" Bowen, Americus, GA
sdrummergl@hotmail.com
Click here
Foodways and Folkways CANCELLED!! Erin Larkin, Little Rock, AR
antibelle@tao.ca
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FragmentsofaDisparateMovement: Exploring"thirdwave"feministactivism Amy Renigar, Atlanta, GA
amyrenigar@hotmail.com
Click here
From Crap to Fertilizer: To Be a Good Artist Ya Hafta Be a Bad Student Jenfish Superstar, Bloomington, IN
leopardlezzy@yahoo.com
Click here
from wedded wife to lesbian life Tonya, mena, arkansas
russell_pride_lara@centurytel.net
Click here
Gender Bias in Our Schools Merissa Lulling, Dothan, AL
stockingblue@yahoo.com
Click here
Get out your clit mic! Cliterati, Atlanta, GA
tankgrrl10@hotmail.com
Click here
Gynomite:The Workshop. CANCELLED!! Liz Belile, Austin, TX
liz@gynomite.com
Click here
Healing after the assault Cate Reuss, Auburn, AL
reussc@mindspring.com
Click here
herbal health and healing margie & alanna, Gainesville, Florida
madegwaph@hotmail.com
Click here
holistic healing as an act of resistance paris hatcher, greenville, nc
faerieqwen@yahoo.com
Click here
How to put on shows or events in YOUR town georgie, New Orleans, LA
shelovesme_lovesmenot@hotmail.com
Click here
I FEEL GOOD!! Body Image Struggles and Art as a Conversation Starter Alicia Grogan-Brown, Takoma Park, MD
ohmylola@hotmail.com
Click here
Internet Literacy Michelle (Ducky) Cook, Atlanta, GA
duckyisgod@corp.earthlink.net
Click here
Internet Organizing Natasha Murphy & Elena Chmielewski, Athens, GA
ecuador@arches.uga.edu
Click here
Introduction to Healing Touch Michelle Mendias, El Paso, TX
twostoreylady@gateway.net
Click here
Keep Your Laws off My Body: Abortion, Birth Control & Why we Still Have to Fight! Jessica Hermann-Wilmarth, Atlanta, GA
j.hermann@mindspring.com
Click here
"Lilith's Inviolable Purity" ken gunther / Shaelyn Chaminade - jupiter, fl OR section, al
lilithmcgrae@earthlink.net
Click here
Marginalization and Tokenization within the Grrrl Movement angelina price, hampton, va
angelina331@yahoo.com
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men's sexual health john gerken, little rock, AR
johngerken@hotmail.com
Click here
Networking for Reproductive Health Sheila Sutton, Louisville, KY
KRHN@bellsouth.net
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Organizing for Women's Human Rights Alyson Kozma, New York
akozma@aiusa.org
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origami fun: creative de-stressing matthew grove, Athens, GA
kittenspit@hotmail.com
Click here
Ostracization of Bleeding Women Joan D'ark, Philadelphia, PA
joan_dark@angelfire.com
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Peer-education for Men and Ending Violence Against Women Charles W. Johnson, Auburn, AL
cwj2@eskimo.com
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Pickin' at the Soul: Writing and Performance for Women CANCELLED!! Jama Shelton, Houston, TX
wordjama@yahoo.com
Click here
The Portland Girl Convention 1996 (VIDEO) Taren Hill, Gainesville, FL (video by: Emily Kingan)
tarenlane@aol.com
Click here
Prison Book & Prisoner Art Projects Morgan & Margo, Philadelphia, PA
shoddypuppet@hotmail.com
Click here
Pry your security deposit money out of your stingy landlord's hands Jennifer Joy, Gainesville, FL
jcjoy13@yahoo.com
Click here
Queer Politics, yesterday, today, and tomorrow; from the inside, out Anthony R. Martinez, Opelika, AL
aujock@planetout.com
Click here
Queer and Trans Youth in the South Garrett Aden Boardman and Lindsey Morrison, Jacksonville, FL
garrettaden@hotmail.com or lilyangel8@aol.com
Click here
Racism and Heterosexism: Making Connections Jason Mallory, Fort Worth, TX
spinoza20@aol.com
Click here
Radical Parenting and Educating on Gender, Race, Etc. Taren Hill and Jessica Mills, Gainesville, FL
tarenlane@aol.com
Click here
Radical, Southern, and All Fired Up- Where Do We Go From Here? Robin, Memphis, TN
suzukibeane@hotmail.com
Click here
Reexamining Relationships: Monogamy and its Discontents Jason Kucsma (Bowling Green, OH) and Claire Rumore (Auburn, AL)
jason@clamormagazine.org and hollandays21@hotmail.com
Click here
Responsible Choices Action Network AL Chris Snead, Birmingham, AL
csnead@uab.edu
Click here
riot grrrl jessika xriotxnrrrdx@aol.com and chrysi riotgrrrl39@hotmail.com, detroit Click here
rocking the costume tip: camouflage, gender killing, i'm a monster!, the element of surprise. rita, kansas city, mo
dangspastic@juno.com
Click here
rural women and tranny collectives mat defiler, liberty, TN
defiler@matmail.com
Click here
Screen Printing for the REVOLUTION, or just for fun! Alex White, Atlanta, GA
amcda71802@aol.com
Click here
sew yer own damn clothes cheyenne, louisville, ky
cheyenne@disinfo.net
Click here
sexism in the activist community- a case study queer liberation front, richmond, va
ejah_64@hotmail.com
Click here
sexism in the punk/hardcore/metal scene davin, eugene, or
voicebornx@hotmail.com
Click here
Street Harassment: Women taking back public spaces Laura, New York
passionflame@hotmail.com
Click here
Tara Dance Sarah Thorsen, Atlanta, GA
wolfesinger@hotmail.com
Click here
What makes a prisoner political? Liz Green, Birmigham, AL
elgreen@vassar.edu
Click here
Who Needs Lenses? DIY Pinhole Photography Derrick Clevenger, Cincinnati, OH
derrick@choice.net
Click here
wimmin of colour unite! Asha Leong, Atlanta, GA
ashaleong@excite.com
Click here
Women and Entrepreneurship - CANCELLED!! Maria La France, Des Moines, IA
info@powergig.com
Click here
Women In A Warzone 3 Women from Kinshasa, Congo
n/a
Click here
Young Feminist Organizing Corey Crowe, Tampa, Florida
usfsunny@aol.com
Click here
you want to learn the touch of death? jennie and sonja, Auburn, AL
bizznatch16@hotmail.com or monkeyribs77@hotmail.com
Click here


Are you interested in facilitating or helping with a workshop? We are looking for workshops related to these themes: (We are also interested in having a "chill room". Feel free to bring video projects, zines, etc. for people to sit and relax. Give us your suggestions for films to show.)

  • Issues facing womyn in the South
  • DIY, activism, direct action
  • Sexual liberation
  • Feminism, riot grrrl, womanism, etc.
  • Activism through art and writing
  • Womyn's health
  • Fighting rape and violence against womyn
  • Pro-choice activism
  • Gender politics, trans issues, queer issues
  • Body image, fatphobia, eating disorders
  • Fighting racism, classism, homophobia
  • Radical parenting and educating, youth liberation
  • Prisoner's rights, womyn prisoners, anti-death penalty organizing
  • Union organizing, anti-work issues
  • Freeing political prisoners
  • Organizing against the WTO, IMF/World Bank, School of the Americas, FTAA, TABD
  • Living communally, dumpster diving, cheap/free travel
  • How-to classes, ex: bike repair, zine-making, etc.
  • Womyn's spirituality
  • Culture jamming, pranks
  • Billboard liberation, street propaganda
  • Self-defense, gun safety
  • Men fighting sexism
  • Consciousness-raising tactics

    This is only a partial list; we are open to many suggestions.

    Please fill out the form below if running a workshop interests you:

    What's your name?

    What's your email address or other contact info?

    What city are you coming from?

    What will you call your workshop?

    Is there a Web page about your workshop topic? If so, enter URL:

    Will your workshop be a:

    group discussion
    lecture
    or physical activity?

    Please describe your workshop idea as thoroughly as possible.

    Please write a one paragraph description of your workshop for the website.

    Is there any special equipment you'll need for your workshop (dry erase boards, VCRs, etc.)?

    Roughly how much time do you need for your workshop?

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    1 1/2 hours
    or 2 hours?
    Is there any certain day or time you would need to hold the workshop? If so, explain.

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