Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (MIRCI)
Date:  February 17-19, 2011
Venue:  Lisbon (Portugal)
Deadline for abstracts (250 words): 15.11.2010 

We welcome submissions from scholars, students, activists, and workers, artists, mothers and others who work or research in this area. Cross-cultural, historical and comparative work is encouraged. We encourage a variety of types of submissions including academic papers from all disciplines, workshops, creative submissions, performances, storytelling, visual arts and other alternative formats. Building upon the Rich’s crucial distinction between mothering and motherhood the conference will explore how scholars and activists challenge normative motherhood and develop new experiences, practices, identities, meanings, activism, ideologies and policies for empowered mothering.

Details: http://www.motherhoodinitiative.org/