Fall 2011 Bulletin Vol. 27, Number 1 (PDF) - Center for Gender in ...

preservaon for present and futuregeneraons.This conference will takeplace December 5-7, 2012 at the PalmGarden Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia.The XIX International AIDSConferenceDeadline: October 30, 2011www.aids2012.orgOrganizers of the XIX Internaonal AIDSConference welcome the submissionof abstracts for original contribuonto the field in the following programtracks: Basic Science; Clinical Science;Epidemiology and Prevenon Science;Social Science, Human Rights andPolical Science; and ImplementaonScience, Health Systems and Economics.Submissions should include a coverpage, a 300-word abstract, and indicatewhich of the tracks listed would bemost appropriate for the submission.For more informaon, please see theorganizaon’s website. The conferencewill take place in Washington, DC on July22-27, 2012.Gender and HistorySpecial Issue: Gender and ReligionDeadline: October 31, 2011nyurl.com/3mwcf5zFrom medieval female spiritualityto modern Hindu or Muslim“fundamentalisms,” from Buddhistsaints and African healers to nineteenthcenturymuscular Chrisanity, historiesof gender and religion have aractedincreasing aenon from scholars overthe last two decades. This special issueof Gender and History will highlight therich diversity of ongoing historical workin this field and provide an opportunityto crically reflect upon contemporarytheorecal, methodological andhistoriographical debates and issueswithin this burgeoning area of genderhistory. Editors plan to approach thecreaon of this volume via a colloquiumto be held September 17-18, 2012 at theUniversity of York (UK). Paper proposals(500-750 words maximum) are to besubmied by October 31, 2011 andinvitaons to present at the colloquiumwill be issued by January 2012.Association for Gender Research,Education, Academia and Action(AGREAA)Trans Studies ConferenceDeadline: December 2, 2011agreaa.wordpress.com/conferenceOrganizers invite proposals whichexamine and explore issues which arecurrent in transgender studies of allkinds. In addion to academic analysis,organizers welcome the submissionof work around acvist struggles andacademic accountability to the transcommunity, creave works, and otherapproaches from community membersand acvists and others for whom transexistence and experience is salient.Papers, reports, works-in-progress andworkshops are invited on issues relatedto any of the following themes: translaw; trans acvism and the academy;race and trans issues; trans youth; transpersons and the medical establishment;trans spirituality; and representaonsof trans pracce and trans persons.Abstracts of 300 words should besubmied to the organizers.UN Women’s Housing, Land &Property RightsCall for Contribuons: Virtual PlaormOf The UN SR On The Right To Housingnyurl.com/6edlsdaThe virtual plaorm of the UN SpecialRapporteur on the Right to AdequateHousing is now up and running. This newtool will be used inially for developingthe project “Women and the Right toLand and Housing.” People worldwidecan now register and contribute tothe themac report and the guide andleaflet which will be produced on thesubject.Online ResourcesAssociation for Women’s Rights inDevelopment (AWID)May 24 Pack on Faith-BasedPeacebuilding: The Need For A GenderPerspecvenyurl.com/3nqwnluThis May 24 Pack looks at the pointwhere religion, women’s rights andpeacebuilding intersect. Here, theAssociaon for Women’s Rights inDevelopment (AWID) shares theoutcomes of its research on religiousfundamentalism and how that impactswomen’s rights worldwide. Womenpeace acvists and women religiousleaders from different corners of the24world share their stories of frustraonas well as inspiraon, and tell of theneed to be creave and paent in termsof changing the patriarchal featuresof religions. Several of the womenfeatured in this May 24 Pack share howprogressive male allies have been crucialin terms of supporng and sustainingthem in their work for peace and juscein faith-based sengs.NYU School of LawBusiness and Human RightsDocumentaon Project (B-HRD)www.B-HRD.orgThe Business and Human RightsDocumentaon Project was recentlylaunched at a public event atNYU School of Law. B-HRD is aninteracve, mullingual informaonportal that connects and informsadvocates by providing an onlineforum to share informaon aboutcorporate accountability campaignsand advocacy strategies. Availablein English, French, and Spanish, thesite features content contributed byadvocates and organizaons aroundthe globe including: an extensive,searchable database of human rightsdocumentaon; an “In Focus” seconthat highlights recent developments in