[Tps] CFP - Gandhi-King Conference on Peacemaking, Memphis, TN October 17-18 2008

[Navdeep Mathur]

Call for Proposals


2008 Gandhi-King Conference on Peacemaking

October 17-18, Memphis, TN

www.GandhiKingConference.org


Conference Theme: "Continuing the Dream…Constructing the World House"

"We have inherited a large house, a great "world house" in which we
have to live together—black and white, Easterner and Westerner,
Gentile and Jew, Catholic and Protestant, Moslem and Hindu—a family
unduly separated in ideas, culture and interest, who, because we can
never again live apart, must learn somehow to live with each other in
peace.

We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing"-oriented society to a
"person"-oriented society. When machines and computers, profit motives
and property rights are considered more important than people, the
giant triplets of racism, materialism and militarism are incapable of
being conquered.

We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent
co-annihilation. This may well be humanity's last chance to choose
between chaos and community."

                                                -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community, 1967



Deadline for Proposals:  August 1, 2008


Notification of accepted proposals will be made by:  August 15, 2008


The 2008 two day conference is entitled "Continuing the
Dream…Constructing the World House". The conference will focus on
practical ways we can each build the 'world house' that Dr. King
referred to as the next step in creating the beloved community. Our
house will be built on three pillars; nonviolence, social justice, and
community building. All plenary speakers, workshops, paper
presentations, dialogue sessions, panel discussions, and film
presentations will fall under one of these pillars.


Possible topics under each pillar include but are not limited to:

Nonviolence: personal, political, social, and spiritual nonviolence

Social Justice: Environmental, Economic, and Racial Justice

Community Building: Nonviolent Communication, Conflict Resolution,
Dialogue                                         Processes,
Multiculturalism, Exploring Privilege



Proposals for the 2008 Youth Conference are also being solicited.


Presentations that incorporate stories, art, music, video, or
photographic displays are encouraged, as well as proposals offering
practical tools and skills.


Proposals should be submitted via the proposal form on our website at
www.GandhiKingConference.org. This is the preferred form of
submission, but proposals may also be mailed to the address below.


Please note that a more selective and limited number of proposals will
be selected this year.



Allison Glass

c/o Mid South Peace and Justice Center

1000 S. Cooper

Memphis, TN 38104

(901)725-4990