digital presentations actively encouraged please distribute widely ........................ Centre for Women's Studies, University of York, UK. 3-5 March 2011 www.feminist-cultural-activism.net We welcome proposals for a three-day international festival and conference of performances, exhibitions, academic papers & workshops. We ask: can feminist art* change the world and, if so, how? and we invite responses from activists, artists and academics. *street theatre :: film :: poetry :: music :: knitting :: zines :: digital media :: podcasts :: dance :: performance :: painting :: puppetry :: textiles :: sketches :: pottery :: blogs :: cartoons :: novels :: :: comedy :: sculpture :: posters :: comics :: tweeting :: and so on We welcome people new to presenting and performing as well as those with years of expertise and experience. The event is designed to generate action as well as debate, and to inspire, celebrate & challenge understandings of women, grassroots art & politics. It is a deliberately open invitation - surprise us! Please send draft ideas asap, and full 300-word proposals for papers, panels, exhibitions, workshops and performances, plus a 50-word biography, by 31 October 2010. Contact: E: carnival@feminist-cultural-activism.net P: Carnival of feminist cultural activism Centre for Women's Studies University of York Heslington York Yo10 5DD UK W: www.feminist-cultural-activism.net See website for further details or email if you have queries.