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We are now accepting proposals for workshops, hands-on-action camp facilitators, social justice theatrical performances, speeches and more! The process for submitting a proposal is found below: Thoroughly read what we are about and then contact us with your proposal. Each year the conference grows larger. More information is found in our below press release. PLEASE CIRCULATE: Dear friends, PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY We would like to officially invite you to submit a proposal for a workshop or presentation at the 2012 Seventh Annual International A World Beyond Capitalism Conference, 'Africa Needs Free Justice.' It is a Mobile Event and Intentional Community created for the Design, Collaboration and Implementation of Multicultural, Multimedia, Social Justice Projects and Groups. It is a Training Grounds and Theory-Meets-Action Camp for Social Justice Organizers And Those Who Desire To Become Social Justice Organizers. In order to welcome proposals from people of all backgrounds we have four methods of submitting proposals for workshops or presentations. We ask that you Read the 'about' page on our website thoroughly to understand what our conference is about before submitting proposals. Here are the full details PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY On July 23rd, 2011 in Seattle, Washington an Indigenous Opening Ceremony was performed to open the A World Beyond Capitalism Conference (AWBC) and the international, multicultural networking effort needed to make it happen. The 2012 Seventh Annual International A World Beyond Capitalism (AWBC) will include the exponentially increased vision, outreach and multicultural networking which spans 7 months (Feb 2013- through August 2013) of dozens of gift economy women from all over the world giving workshops through interactive video teleconferences, in person conferences and pre-recorded conference that will be made available as DVD and free of charge downloadable video files for cable television, theater, home and organization viewing worldwide. Presentations at the AWBC conference will last 7 months as we transition into a year round Africa Needs Free Justice school. We are currently looking to add women who desire to give workshops or presentations about the Gift Economy and all related topics of encouragement and empowerment. Our desire is to integrate messages of encouragement, empowerment in an exciting way that encourages viewers to share it around the world and encourage movements at the grassroots level. We request is that you please decline this offer to make a presentation if you are an administrative/executive part of a multinational corporation or if you are a politician (this includes a politician with the democrats, republicans, green party or any other politician's party). This is done in order to maintain our educational independence. How to Submit a proposal: #1. Visit http://www.aworldbeyondcapitalism.org and click on "contact us." Frequently Asked Questions: #1. Do I have to live in a certain area and will I have to travel far to give a workshop or presentation at the conference? Answer: No. We plan to make presentations and workshops available to people worldwide through interactive video teleconferences (using your home computer), or in person conferences (if you desire to travel) and pre-recorded conferences (advance videotaping of you making a presentation from a location near you). You can live anywhere and give a workshop. We have organizers who can answer all of your questions in the next few months by telephone, skype and email. #2. Are men invited to give a presentation? Answer: Not at this time. The Annual International A World Beyond Capitalism has welcomed all genders to give presentations for 6 years of our conference. However, for the initial stages of the 2012 Seventh Annual International A World Beyond Capitalism, we are only welcoming self-identified women (which includes transgender women) at this time. We plan to make presentations and workshops available to people worldwide through interactive video teleconferences (using your home computer), or in person conferences (if you desire to travel) and pre-recorded conferences (videotaping you making a presentation from a location near you). #3. What is the expected audience outreach of the conference? Answer: Our goal is to reach out to a minimum of 200,000 audience members and viewers worldwide in the year 2012 through interactive video teleconferences, in person conferences and recorded conferences that will be made available as DVD and free of charge downloadable video files for cable television, theater, home and organization use. We will also send any film series 'summary' videos to film festivals around the country and also to Free Speech TV. Free Speech TV reaches 30 million U.S. homes, broadcasting full-time on DISH Network (channel 9415) and part-time on 200 community cable affiliates. They have aired many progressive and gift economy events in the past. Now more than ever there is a need for the world to learn about a lifestyle that empowers women, marginalized people and encourages a world of equality that does not rely upon money. #4. Do I have to have experience as a speaker or as a workshop presenter? Answer: No, not all all. We have structured this conference so that it welcome presenters of all experience levels. #5. When will my workshop or presentation appear on the A World Beyond Capitalism website? Answer: Immediately after it is accepted which is as little as 3 days sometimes. Presentations and workshops that have been accepted can be found by visiting http://www.aworldbeyondcapitalism.org and clicking on "2012 Conference Schedule." More information on presentting workshops A. Submit a proposal with your name, workshop title, workshop description and a small paragraph about yourself B. We also welcome 'symposiums.' The Word 'Symposium' has come to refer to any educational conference, or a style of educational style characterized by an openly discursive format, rather than a lecture and question-answer format. Please feel free to create a symposium topic or choose titles of topics from our list of over 400 symposium topics found here: http://africaneedsfreejustice.weebly.com/schedule.html C. Do you have a group project or multimedia project that you need help with? Need a website? Need a short video made? Want to learn how to create a podcast/online radio station for your group? Need to learn how to use social media effectively for your group? Need to create an online fundraising project for your group? Please submit your name, multimedia project title, project description and a small paragraph about yourself and members of your group so that we can help you and match you with our Start-to-Finish project team and volunteers to help you complete that project free of charge. Learn more here: http://africaneedsfreejustice.weebly.com/start-to-finish-projects.html D. In the event that you cannot attend, we would be happy to accept a 10-30 minute video workshop from you to add to our series. It might help bring greater publicity to your project. We simply ask that you please use professional audio recording equipment and High Definition video as we have discovered that many media outlets that we will send the films strictly require it. We will send the video to film festivals around the country and also to Free Speech TV. Free Speech TV reaches 30 million U.S. homes, broadcasting full-time on DISH Network (channel 9415) and part-time on 200 community cable affiliates. Keep up the great work everyone! Love for the people, Organizing Collective of the 2012 Seventh Annual International A World Beyond Capitalism Conference, 'Africa Needs Free Justice.' http://www.aworldbeyondcapitalism.org http://www.AfricaNeedsFreeJustice.org You Provide the Dream. 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