Second World Congress of Matriarchal Studies - Sept 29-Oct 2 - Austin, TX area

[Guest guest]

FYI from AMY: Presenters include Lydia Ruyle, Max Dashu, Vicki Noble, Lucia

Chiavola Birnbaum, Genevieve Vaughan and many international activists and

academics.

 

 

http://www.second-congress-matriarchal-studies.com

 

SOCIETIES OF PEACE

PAST. PRESENT. FUTURE

 

Second World Congress of Matriarchal Studies

 

Texas State University Performing Arts Center

Located on the corner of Moore Street and Ranch Road 12

San Marcos, Texas USA

 

Thursday, September 29 all day

Friday, September 30 all day

Saturday, October 1 all day

Sunday, October 2 closing festival (in Austin)

 

The First World Congress of Matriarchal Studies took place with great success in

September 2003 in Luxembourg/Europe, titled: Societies in Balance. Gender

Equality, Consensus, Culture in Matrilineal, Matrifocal, Matriarchal Societies.

It was organized by Heide Gottner-Abendroth (International Akademie HAGIA,

Germany) and sponsored by Luxembourg's Minister of Family and Women' Affairs,

Marie-Josée Jacobs. We are excited to announce that the Second World Congress on

Matriarchal Studies will be held in the USA on September 29 to October 2 2005,

in San Marcos, Texas, at the Texas State University Performing Arts Center.

Heide Gottner-Abendroth will organize the conference with the cooperation and

sponsorship of Genevieve Vaughan and the Center for the Study of the Gift

Economy (Austin, Texas).

 

This groundbreaking congress will bring together speakers from Europe and the

USA with a special invitation to indigenous women and men from matriarchal

societies. The speakers will discuss both the theoretical and the

cultural/political aspects of matriarchal societies. The social order of

matriarchal societies is non violent. Contrary to the common prejudice, which

sees matriarchies as "women's rule", these societies have real

gender-egalitarian, consensus-based and peaceful traditions, in which all living

creatures are respected. Although they have not been explored objectively and

impartially until recently and have not been adequately represented in Western

socio-cultural sciences, matriarchal forms of society still exist in various

areas of the world and have had a long and interesting history.

 

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Schedule

 

Thursday 29th September

Theory and Politics of Matriarchal Societies

Present Matriarchal Societies - Americas

North America and Oceania

Central and South America

Friday 30th September

Present Matriarchal Societies - Africa

North Africa

West and South Africa

Present Matriarchal Societies - Asia

India, Sumatra, China

 

Saturday 1st October

Historical Matriarchal Societies

Origin of Patriarchy

 

Sunday 2nd October

Matriarchal Politics

 

Sunday 2nd October 3 - 6 pm

Austin. At the State Capitol

Public matriarchal ritual of “The Circle of a Peaceful World”

All of the speakers and participants are invited.

 

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Exhibitions during all days of the Congress:

 

Exhibition: "The Foundation for a Compassionate Society"

Austin, Texas, USA

 

Photo Exhibition: "The New Matriarchal Mystery Festivals",

Academy HAGIA, Germany

 

Exhibition: "The Reformed Church of the Goddess", USA

 

Photo Exhibition: "The Life Cycle of the Juchiteca, Mexico"

 

Goddess Banners from Lydia Ruyle, USA

 

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See web site for more info and registraion materials:

http://www.second-congress-matriarchal-studies.com