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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Jill Jones [mailto:j.jones@griffith.edu.au] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>CreativeCommunities<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, 26 November 2008 11:05 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> undisclosed-recipients<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Call for Papers - Creative Communities: Sustainable Solutions to Social Inclusion </SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear Deans, Heads of Schools and University Administrators,</SPAN></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Centre for Public Culture and Ideas (CPCI), Griffith University with support from the Innovative European Union Centre is hosting a three-day international conference from the 15th-17th April, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Australia.</SPAN></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This conference is affiliated with Griffith University's Strategic Research Program on 'Social Change and Well-Being' and we are currently seeking interested participants from Australia, New Zealand and beyond to contribute to this event. We invite contributions that address the topic of creativity and sustainable solutions for social inclusion from any perspective. The deadline for abstracts is 16th January, 2009.</SPAN></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Topics for discussion at the conference include, but are not limited to, the following:<BR><BR> * Community arts-based projects, creativity and cultural expression.<BR> * Festivals and carnivals as spaces for multi-culturalism and cosmopolitanism.<BR> * Rural communities, creativity and social inclusion.<BR> * Youth culture, cosmopolitanism, citizenship and political engagement.<BR> * Embodiment, performativity and pathways to inclusion.<BR> * Creative projects as a tool for social inclusion among indigenous cultures.<BR> * Street art and civic participation.<BR> * Creative projects and the prevention of juvenile crime and delinquency<BR> * Creativity, social inclusion and the role of education.<BR> * The internet and communities of creative interest.<BR> * Creativity, social inclusion and DIY initiatives.<BR> * Ageing, leisure and social inclusion.<BR> * Urban regeneration, city spaces and cultural participation.<BR></SPAN></FONT><BR><B><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I kindly ask you to please circulate this email and the attached call for papers to your colleagues. </SPAN></FONT></B><BR><BR><B><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Further information and conference updates can be found at the Centre for Public Culture and Ideas website </SPAN></FONT></B><A href="http://www.griffith.edu.au/cpci"><B><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">http://www.griffith.edu.au/cpci</SPAN></FONT></B></A><B><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></B><BR><BR></P></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>