Abundant Bodies '22 - Session Proposal Form

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Welcome to the Session Proposal for the Abundant Bodies Network Gathering taking place June 2022 at Wayne State. Help us celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Fat Liberation Manifesto in a big way (pun is somewhat intended)! We are glad you are considering taking part in this momentous event and cannot wait to see all the proposals we receive this year.

Complete the form below with as much information as you can. If you need to change anything after you have submitted your application, please email us at abundantbodies@gmail.com.

If accepted, session descriptions may be edited for clarity and length.

**Abundant Bodies and the Allied Media Conference is committed to creating a space that allows for access to all community members regardless of economics. We will be fundraising in the near future to make sure we can support all of the session coordinators who need it. Like previous years, we will be providing an honorarium for each session. Additionally, we will be fundraising for further travel and housing support. If you have questions please contact us at abundantbodies@gmail.com.

Calling All Abundant, Fat, Plus Sized, Succulent, and Thick Peoples From All Over!

50 years after the publication of the Fat Liberation Manifesto, Abundant Bodies - Envisioning a Fat Liberation Future is seeking session proposals that challenge and contend with the current realities of being fat in 2022. How can we work together to deconstruct fat stigma and other forms of marginalization while building a stronger and more inclusive fat community? How can we challenge ourselves to decenter whiteness, capitalism, ableism, cissexism, heterosexism and classism while we explore what it means to be fat? We will explore these questions and create media and practical strategies for resistance, healing and community building.

We are looking for a variety of session proposals that may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Fat Liberation History
- Building a more inclusive fat liberation movement
- Storytelling and important fat liberation moments
- History of indigenous / people of color / Black / trans / dis/ability / supersize fat activism
- Tools for young fat folks
- Ally building for thin folks and privileged fat folks
- Anti-racist fat activism

Weight Bias and Discrimination
- Fat Liberation Manifesto
- Fat Liberation x Carcerality
- Fat Liberation x Disability Activism
- Fat Liberation x Medical Bias
- Fat Liberation x other movements

Medical Stigma
- Improving doctor / patient relationships
- Navigating weight stigma at the doctor
- Doctor accountability
Challenging medical bias in general (ableism, homophobia, transphobia, racism, etc)

ADDITIONALLY during AMC 2022, Abundant Bodies will be kick starting our long term project to create an app to provide recommendations and resources for finding a stigma-free doctor. Submit using the proposal link below if you want to collaborate with us on this project. Our goal is to create an app that provides the following:

- Crowdsourced app to submit doctors that are weight neutral, etc
- Updating: http://www.fatfriendlydocs.com/usa/us_mi.html
- Can submit doctors and reviews
- We will create guiding principles to make sure they’re approved
- What are the standards that need to be upheld/what are the expectations?
- What is the process to get good care?
- Creating guides for how people get access to care

Email *

Session Title *

Be descriptive. Choose clarity over poetic language!

What is your session about? *

What is a statement or question you wish to explore during your session? How will you explore that question or statement? What is your intended outcome?

Proposed hashtag for session? *

Make it short, sweet & unique

What type of session are you proposing? *

Hands on Workshop - A session that engages multiple senses in the learning process and allows participants to construct their own knowledge

Strategy Session - A session that focuses collective brain power around hard questions and generates clear next steps

Panel/Presentation - An engaging discussion featuring multiple speakers and a moderator followed by a Q & A.

Film Screening/Performance - A session where we share media or a performance followed by a Q&A.

Breakfast Meet-Up - A focused discussion around a specific topic accompanied by a shared breakfast.

Lunch Meet-Up - A focused discussion around a specific topic accompanied by a shared lunch.

Practice Session - A hands-on media making session.

Who is this session for? *

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Everyone

Adults Only

Describe the connection between your proposed session and the Abundant Bodies mission. *

What would you like to do with your Abundant Bodies honorarium? *

This year each session will receive an honorarium for your participation in Abundant Bodies 2022. **Please note: The answer to the below question will have NO INFLUENCE on whether a session is chosen.**

Keep it.

Donate it back to fuel Abundant Bodies 2019.

Would you & your session co-presenters like to receive a stipend for travel and housing support? *

While the stipend is dependent on this year's crowdsourced fundraising campaign, we would like to take count of who would like additional assistance. Please be advised that the more you spread the crowdfunding campaign, the more we are able to provide for you and your session co-presenters. We will be contacting your separately to discuss further once crowd funding has begun.

Yes, please!

Main Facilitator *

This session's main point of contact

Main Facilitator Organizational Affiliation *

Main Facilitator Email *

Main Facilitator Phone *

Main Facilitator Bio *

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