Please use this form to submit a proposal for the PMN Fall Gathering, October 4-6, 2024 in Groton, MA.
Workshop Criteria
We're judging what workshops to include based on the following criteria:
1. The session helps elucidate what music and cultural work can accomplish in the context of current day movements for peace and justice.
2. The session exhibits a collaborative form of leadership within the workshop itself in order to incubate future collaborations outside of the gathering, spread the shine among a diverse range of attending artists, and set a tone of active participation. We ask that all participants bring their shine to this gathering while also being open to what other participants have to offer as well.
Workshop CategoriesThese general categories encompass the range of workshop content at PMN events.
- Creative Process: Inspiration for developing creative work as well as instruction on vocal, instrumental, and/or performance techniques.
- Group Singing: Singing together, sometimes with the song leaders pre-selected.
- Music in the Movement: Panelists share knowledge, experiences, and strategies to make music more vibrant in today’s social justice struggles and in the society at large.
- Music Promotion: Addressing the business end of being an independent working musician, with a focus on promoting music with a social justice message.
- Musical Traditions of Struggle: Gain a deeper understanding of specific traditions of music that support people struggling for freedom.
- Song Swap: The focus is on music you bring, shared in a round. Workshop leaders may open the session with a short presentation to set the tone, or just take their turn in the round.
