National Network for Educational Renewal

15th Annual Shepard Symposium on Social Justice

We invite you to participate in the 15th Annual Shepard Symposium on Social Justice, April 6th-9th, 2011. This year’s focus is Create: Activism Toward Social Justice. We welcome approaches that are visionary and explicitly focused on the promotion of social justice, diversity, and inclusion through creative expression. Possible topics include (but are not limited to) ethnicity/race, sexual orientation, disability, gender, and class.
Call for Proposals: The Shepard Symposium on Social Justice is interested in the widest variety of voices and topics.

Possible formats for conference participation include:

Paper presentation (typically one person, 20-25 minutes each). The conference organizers will combine similar topics into a session.
Panel discussion (2 or more presenters, 50-75 minutes).
Workshops with audience participation (50-75 minutes).
Other-if a different format is best for you, let us know.

All Proposals Must Be Submitted Electronically and Include:

Title of proposal session and preferred format (paper, panel, workshop, etc.).
Presenter(s) names and affiliation(s) of the presenter(s), and one or two sentences of biographical information for each presenter.
Description of the proposed session (no more than 500 words).
Abstract of the proposed session (no more than 50 words).

Submit Proposals at www.shepardsymposium.org

Deadline for submission: Wednesday, January 15, 2011

For more information contact Angela M. Jaime ( jaimea@uwyo.edu )
307.766.3991

The Shepard Symposium on Social Justice, an annual event at the University of Wyoming since 1997, has evolved into a major national conference. In 1997, the symposium, then called “The Symposium for the Eradication of Social Inequality,” aimed at involving University of Wyoming and local students in dialogue on issues related to social justice, particularly within the context of public education. Beginning in 2003, the symposium was renamed the Shepard Symposium, honoring the work of the Shepard family and the memory of their son, Matthew Shepard, a UW student and social activist. The symposium works as a living reminder of the need for information and dialogue about social justice concerns in America and beyond. This unique conference, held in Laramie, Wyoming, is committed to creating space for those whose voices continue to be marginalized.

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