Community as Intellectual Space:
Critical Pedagogy and Community Building
5th Annual Symposium
June 12-14, 2009
La Estancia
2753 W. Division Street
Paseo Boricua, Chicago, Illinois, USA
About the Symposium
The theme of the Fifth Annual Community as Intellectual Space Symposium is “Critical Pedagogy: Community Building as Curriculum.” We will explore how a wide range of organizations utilize dialectical methods to engage with communities as the curriculum. Come explore with us how collective reflection through dialogue can lead to solidarity and transformation.
Significance
As professionals and institutions are engaging with communities to enhance the life chances and well-being of residents, we consider how strength-based approaches such as community-building and critical pedagogy can offer effective and sustainable change - not just locally, but among collaborators as well; and why this matters.
Click here for preliminary schedule
Who should attend
Faculty, students, teachers, librarians, youth and community activists and leaders, social workers, public health workers and others interested in community as intellectual space are invited to attend the three day symposium.
We welcome K-12 teachers of art, social studies, history, Latin American studies, Spanish,
African American history, cultural studies, educational technology, library media, science,
and others.
Sponsors
Institutions are invited to provide sponsorship for the symposium. Sponsors will receive four free registrations
for every $500 donated, but other levels of support are available. Funds will be used to cover speaker support, facility and equipment rental costs,
set up and clean up aid, and supplies.
Information on Sponsors
Letter to potential sponsors
Sponsor form
Registration
The cost to attend the three day symposium is $95. The fee covers a dinner reception on Friday night and program materials. The conference lunch on Saturday is an additional $10 and the brunch on Sunday costs an additional $15. There is a one day fee of $30 for those who wish to attend on Friday only. Students registered for LIS 490CIO will be given a discounted rate of $60.
In order to publicize future events, we ask that you sign a waiver permitting us to photograph and record your participation in the symposium. Forms will be available at the registration desk. If you do not wish to be photographed or recorded, no problem: it would help if you alert us to that fact, however.
There are a limited number of scholarships available to assist with the cost of attending the symposium (see section below).
ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. WE WILL ACCEPT REGISTRATIONS ON-SITE AT THE EVENT. Thanks!!
Location
Symposium headquarters and most activities will be held at La Estancia, 2753 W. Division Street.
On-site check-in will also take place there.
If you are arriving for the Symposium and have any questions,
you can phone (773-342-8023) during regular work hours. You may also
phone Ann Bishop, Symposium Co-Chair, at any time (217.369.0014).
Public Transportation and Parking
Parking in the neighborhood surrounding the PRCC will be very
difficult to find. It is best to take public transportation:
From O'Hare airport or other Chicago locations, take the CTA
blue line train to the Division St. stop, then transfer to the
Division St. bus (no. 70 westbound) and get out at the corner
of Division and California. Alternatively, you can
walk/take a cab for the 11 blocks (1.5 mi.) from the Division
train stop to the PRCC.
CTA routes and schedules
Lodging
Click here for information on lodging.
Flier
Click here to download a copy of the promotional flier. Feel free to post widely!
Scholarships
A limited number of scholarships is available for students and others with
limited income. Submit a paragraph describing your interest in the Symposium and
the reason for your request to both Symposium Co-Chairs: Ann Bishop (abishop@illinois.edu) and Alejandro Molina (alejandrom@prcc-chgo.org ).
Childcare
If childcare is needed, please contact Alejandro Molina (alejandrom@prcc-chgo.org) by June 1.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Ann Bishop,
abishop@illinois.edu, or Sharon Irish at slirish@illinois.edu.
