From meuser@mapcruzin.com Thu Mar 9 21:01:50 2000 Received: from mxu1.u.washington.edu (mxu1.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id VAA21246 for ; Thu, 9 Mar 2000 21:01:47 -0800 Received: from mail.cruzio.com (root@mail.cruzio.com [165.227.128.37]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.02/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id VAA24016 for ; Thu, 9 Mar 2000 21:01:47 -0800 Received: from ekim (sa-165-227-137-186.cruzio.com [165.227.137.186]) by mail.cruzio.com with SMTP id VAA03935 for ; Thu, 9 Mar 2000 21:01:44 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200003100501.VAA03935@mail.cruzio.com> From: "Michael Meuser" To: waphgis@u.washington.edu Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 20:55:32 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: Quoted-printable Subject: (Fwd) Community Research Network Conference Reply-to: meuser@mapcruzin.com X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01d) FYI --Please Post-- THE LOKA INSTITUTE COMMUNITY RESEARCH NETWORK Third Annual Conference COMMON PROBLEMS, UNCOMMON RESOURCES: Exploring the Social and Economic Challenges to Community-Based Research June 16, 17 & 18th, 2000 =A8 Morehouse College =A8 Atlanta= , Georgia CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS Communities are transforming research. Focused on solving real problems an= d redressing social inequities, community-based research (CBR) is a powerful tool that enables citizens to determine how and to what ends research will be conducted in their communities. CBR is by design ethically robust. A growing body of cases demonstrates that CBR is not only good science, but often produces more useful, action-oriented results for the communities th= at participate in CBR projects. The theme of this year's conference-Common Problems, Uncommon Resources: Exploring the Social and Economic Challenges to Community-Based Research-will focus on the new opportunities and challenges to conducting community-based research. In recent years, CBR has achieved a new level of legitimacy and participation. Once described as junk science, it has now become an important element in government and private research. The conference will explore new strategies for leveraging this enhanced status The "how-to's"-in building partnerships, seeking funding, and using resear= ch to affect change-will be tackled. With the growth of CBR, new challenges have surfaced. CBR can be especiall= y valuable to disadvantaged or marginalized communities, yet it is often mos= t difficult to secure funding and resources to conduct CBR in these areas. This year's conference will explore the way in which factors such as race, class, gender, and culture can affect the viability and success of community-based partnerships. We will challenge our international network = of grassroots organizers, researchers, community organizations, students, funders, and government agencies-The Community Research Network-to address these barriers and develop strategies for overcoming them. This conferenc= e will provide an opportunity for CBR practitioners of all backgrounds to identify critical factors in the growth and sustainability of CBR practice and to strategize on building a more effective network. You are invited to share your community-based research experience and practice. We welcome proposals for workshops, plenary sessions, and roundtables. Among the areas to be addressed are: Finding resources for CBR projects--Where are the new resources? How can w= e leverage those we have? Address unequal resources? Challenges to conducting CBR projects--How do we increase minority participation? Bridge economic and/or cultural differences in CBR projects= ? Communication & Trust--How can we ensure that community voices are heard? Develop ethical sound partnerships? Share power effectively? International perspectives--What can we learn from different national experiences in CBR? How can we build a more powerful international network= ? How to/skills workshops--How do we create true partnerships? Build cross-class partnerships? Engage the communities that would benefit the most? Ensure useful and usable research results? Deal with lawsuits? University/Community Partnerships--How to overcome institutional barriers? Make the university a resource? Building the capacity of the CRN=B7 How can we build a stronger CRN networ= k? Where are the gaps in the network? Bring in under represented communities? Build new community research centers? Other topic Areas Include: *Environmental/Resource Management *Election Politics & CBR *Meeting the Challenges of Rural Communities *Social Determinants of Health *Sustaini= ng Our Cultures *Visioning Whole communities. Workshop format: Workshops should involve audience participation. We particularly want to encourage participatory and experiential learning formats. Workshops can = be from 1-3 hours in length. Workshop from community-based organizations, or joint endeavors of CBO's and research institutions, are particularly welcomed. Guidelines for submitting a proposal: 1. Contact information: Applicant's name, organization, address, phone, fa= x, and email. In the case of multiple presenters, please include everyone's contact information. 2. Workshop title and abstract-150 words or less. Include: *How you intend to involve the workshop participants *Relation to conference theme *Outcomes-what is the value for participants *Identify special set-up or audio-visual equipment needs. Criteria for proposal review: =B7 Addresses social, economic, or practical challenges to producing community-based research projects. =B7 Incorporates perspectives of multiple stakeholders (researchers, activists, community residents, etc.) =B7 Clearly states what you hope the audience will gain from the session. =B7 Features a creative approach in demonstrating subject knowledge. =B7 Provides an opportunity for active learning and open dialog. Presenters will be notified of acceptance April 25, 2000. APPLICATION DEADLINE FRIDAY APRIL 3, 2000 SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO: The Loka Institute * C/O Rachel Blair * PO Box 355 * Amherst, MA 01002, U= SA Tel: +1-413-559-5860 Email: Blair@Loka.org Fax: +1-413-559-5811 _____________________________________________________________ Want to find the best email lists? Check out the Topica 20! http://www.topica.com/topica20 Michael R. 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