INCITE! Conference - Beyond the State: Inciting Transformative Possibilities

In keeping with today's discussion on criminalization, social death, and possible alternatives to rights-based politics, I am posting information about the INCITE! Color of Violence conference this year. The theme is "Beyond the State: Inciting Transformative Possibilities." It is going to be held March 26-29, 2015 at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Here is a link to the conference website: www.colorofviolence.org

From the website: "This conference will highlight emerging strategies and new frameworks that focus on ending violence without relying on policing, mass incarceration, restrictive legislation, and other systems of violence and control. Non-state based responses to violence are happening in our neighborhoods, families, classrooms, places of worship, friendships, online social networks, political actions, and around our kitchen tables. These efforts have been called 'community accountability,' 'transformative justice,' 'restorative justice,' or simply taking care of our communities and our lives...We believe that these practices are key components of radical movement building."

The call for proposals has closed, but you can still register to attend the conference as a guest. Early registration begins November 1 - December 31 2014, and regular registration begins January 1 2015. They have discount rates for low-income students.

About INCITE!: "INCITE! is a network of radical feminists of color working to end violence against women of color, gender non-conforming & trans people of color, and our communities."