Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Request for Workshop Proposals!




 Request for Workshop Proposals
Boys and Men of Color (BMoC) Summit 2013
Friday, July 12th, 9:00AM-4:00PM
Sacramento State University Ballroom

The Boys and Men of Color Partnerships would like to invite you to submit a proposal to present at the 2013 Boys and Men of Color (BMoC) Summit on July 12th at Sacramento State. We will be hosting nearly 150 young men and mentors alongside many adult allies.

This year’s theme is “Becoming Men of Change.” The mission of this summit is to create system's change by gathering boys and men of color to take community action by making concrete steps toward improving the health, safety and educational outcomes of young men in Sacramento. The conference will include a keynote, workshops, various artists/performers and access to campus tours as well as free food!

For this year’s conference, we have 5 different workshop topics for which we are seeking facilitators. The following topics include, but are not limited to, some key highlighted themes. These topics were selected by our youth committee and provide descriptions only as a starting point for the facilitators to brainstorm from. The facilitator’s workshop can encompass more content according to the facilitator’s creativity and expertise.


1.       “Clean Our Home”:  Presenter(s) will discuss issues within our communities such as blithe, gentrification, violence, lack of healthy food, lack of jobs, and lack of resources. Presenter(s) will also discuss/inspire solutions as to how to change our community and make it better.

2.       “Become Men of Change”:   Presenter(s) will discuss what the social construct of being a “man” is, then present on what it means to be a “real man” in regards to embodying morality, values and humility. Youth will also learn what it means to respect women and themselves, address the issue of homophobia within our communities, and explore how dressing for success can have a positive impact on their lives.

3.       “Our Story”: Presenter(s) will explore Ethnic histories from a multicultural perspective that is often not discussed in classrooms.  They will look at issues such as slavery, genocide, human rights, immigration/ migration movements while also discussing how sociopolitical movements for all ethnic groups helped to create change.

4.       “BMoC in the Media”: Discuss the deep underlining stereotypes and images of BMoC in the media. Address how they are portrayed on television, in movies, music, books and other media as promoting the degradation of women, drug abuse and the promotion of ignorance. Presenter will provide space for youth to exchange ideas to combat these images.

5.       “School to Prison Pipeline”: Presenter is expected to be knowledgeable about Zero Tolerance and School Push Out policies. Presenter will discuss how those policies relate to youth of color crime, gang activity and the school to prison pipeline while elaborating on the methodology of restorative justice. Address the lack of knowledge in communities and schools and emphasize the importance of higher education for our young men of color.

Boys and Men of Color Partnership invites you to submit a workshop proposal that describes the content, your experience and the intended outcome for participants that attend your workshop.

It is our expectation that workshop presenters will:
·         Conduct a workshop that last no more than 60 minutes
·         Bring enough material for workshop participants
·         Ensure that the workshop is interactive and engaging for participants
·         Presenters are strongly encouraged, but not required, to participate throughout the direction of the conference from 8:30am-4:00pm and are invited to attend the Boys and Men of Color Family Day, the following day, July 13th, 10am-2pm at The Boys and Girls Club, Teichert Branch.

As a workshop presenter, your name, organization and workshop details will also be included in the summit program, distributed to all attendees at the summit. This information will also be added to the summit website, two weeks prior to the event start date.

Workshop Audio/Visual Equipment
Each workshop room has the capability to be equipped with a screen, LCD projector, sound capability for your laptop and flipchart with markers, if needed for your workshop. We do ask that when submitting your workshop application, you make note of what items you will need to run your workshop successfully.

Submission Directions: If you are interested in presenting a workshop at the conference, please use the attached form to provide the requested information.

Once completed, please email, fax, or mail your workshop proposal form by May 29th, 2013:

Christal West
Project Coordinator
Sacramento Building Healthy Communities
Phone: (916)454-1892
FAX: (916)454-1895
Mail Drop off: Sacramento Building Healthy Communities
                        Attention: BMoC Workshop Proposal
5709 Stockton Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95824


Please click this link for application:




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