Politics, Religion, and Women’s Public Vision

Interesting online event being put together by the Institute for Women's Policy Research's (IWPR) project on Politics, Religion and Women's Public Vision and our friends at Faith Voices for the Common Good. I'm thinking of participating.
______________________________

What are women's public values?
What do they mean for policy and practice?
How might women change the world?

Help us answer these questions on May 15 and 18.

You're invited to participate in a unique and exciting event! Using new and emerging technology, the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) is holding an unprecedented online convening of women, where we will write a statement on women's vision for public life--and how we might live it out in policymaking and practice.

The event is sponsored by IWPR’s project on Politics, Religion, and Women’s Public Vision, which is raising the visibility of women's values for public life and building networks among women in religious movements for social justice and women's movement organizing. By participating, you will help us develop a statement and policy agenda that seeks to advance women's values in American public life.

There are two opportunities to participate:

May 15, 2006, 4 pm to 6 pm EST (East Coast time)
May 18, 2006, 4 pm to 6 pm PST (West Coast time)

Please register by Wednesday, May 10th.

The event will use a new online collaborative writing software (Synanim) available through Faith Voices for the Common Good. Synanim is a unique online process that enables participants to contribute as individuals but to share interactively. Information on the process is available at www.syanim.org.

After the event, you will receive a copy of the statement. It will be used to help us develop a policy agenda based on women's values. We will keep you apprised of future events and publications incorporating the statement. We are also planning to provide additional opportunities for participants to interact.

You will be prompted to indicate which day you will take part. Prior to the writing session you will receive an email from Synanim (help@synanim.com) with a web link and your login and password information.

Questions? For information about the technology, email Brian Sarrazin at brian@faithvoices.org. For information at IWPR's work on women's public vision, email Erica Williams at williams@iwpr.org.

We hope you’ll join us!