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Hello everyone. Thanks for all of the friendly responses to my email. I love this community. It really differs in important ways from the apparent culture of oppression and hostility in so many virtual neighbourhoods of the internet. I hear on the news of women being threatened with sexual violence for boldly speaking of gender equality on public forums. I was glad to hear the swift and encouraging reply of the organisers and although I’d love to take part in this and other international conferences, I regret I am really not in a position to do so currently. I do wish everyone who does go a wonderful, connecting and enlightening time. All the best, Wendy From: The UK Community Psychology Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Fryer Sent: 12 January 2016 12:28 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] Fwd: ICCP2016 Abstract Submission Deadline Extended This message is forwarded at the request of Shahnaaz Suffla on behalf of the ICCP2016 Organising Committee Dear Colleagues In the spirit of and commitment to the aims of the conference, its main theme and thematic tracks, we thank Wendy Franks for graciously alerting us to the gendered associations with the word “fraternity”. We have dropped “fraternity” in the latest communication about the new deadline for abstract submission. We would welcome submissions from Wendy and her colleagues, and others that open up discussions about how words and language may both deliberately and unconsciously act to produce disempowering and problematic discourses, as well as maintain epistemic privilege and reproduce epistemic sexism and racism. Wendy has stimulated thought about an area that is rarely considered in psychology conferences. Sincerely ICCP2016 Organising Committee Shahnaaz Suffla Violence, Injury and Peace Research Unit South African Medical Research Council Tel: +27 21 9380896 | Cell: Francie van Zijl Drive, Parow Valley | Cape Town | Western Cape <http://www.mrc.ac.za/> www.samrc.ac.za Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and automatically archived by Mimecast SA (Pty) Ltd, an innovator in Software as a Service (SaaS) for business. Mimecast Unified Email Management ™ (UEM) offers email continuity, security, archiving and compliance with all current legislation. To find out more, <http://www.mimecast.co.za/uem> contact Mimecast. _____ From: Wendy Franks <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tuesday, 12 January 2016, 7:29 Subject: Re: Fwd: ICCP2016 Abstract Submission Deadline Extended Hello all, I hope everyone is well and making a good start on our new year. I find it a bit awkward, but also difficult to refrain from picking up on the patriarchal language employed in this posting. I think that referring to our community as a fraternity is unnecessary and unhelpful in relation to the gendered associations with this term. I hope other colleagues will join me in an appreciation of language that promotes equality. I am happy to hear about alternative understandings of the use of ‘fraternity’ and other words. I understand that fraternity can be taken to mean a group sharing common values, interests and goals, but it is more specifically relating to a brotherhood, and seems to have evolved in language to refer to everyone regardless of gender, in a similar way to how ‘he’ is sometimes used in text as a generic pronoun. I think that in our context this risks ignoring the history of psychological research in which male (often white, often western educated, largely heterosexual) norms are taken for granted as the norm in relation to psychological measurements and standards against which alternative presentations are construed as deviant, and as a result of this, other groups can easily be marginalised, pathologised and disempowered. I know my own use of language is often lazy, uncritical and built on pernicious assumptions, and I do appreciate critique that helps me to reflect on how my words can have a negative effect on others and myself and the inequalities we experience. Thanks for your thoughts on this (here I will resist referring to you all as my sisters). With warm wishes, Wendy From: The UK Community Psychology Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mark Burton Sent: 11 January 2016 13:01 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] Fwd: ICCP2016 Abstract Submission Deadline Extended -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: ICCP2016 Abstract Submission Deadline Extended Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 12:48:07 +0000 From: ICCP2016 <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Having trouble viewing this correctly? Click here to view it safely online. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED Dear Mark The Abstract Submission Deadline Has been extended to Monday, 8 February 2016 So we invite the global fraternity of psychologists, activists, researchers and students to make their abstract submissions as soon as possible and contribute to enacting the conference as a re-shaping and re-defining moment. Affirming and troubling global and localised events all point to the significance of understanding the knowledge creation-community-liberation nexus. We look to submissions that will support the enactment of ICCP2016 as a liberatory dialogic space. We look forward to hosting you in South Africa in 2016. Click Here to submit your Abstract Sincerely Mohamed Seedat, Conference Chair If you do not wish to receive future UNISA information please click here Confidentiality Note: This message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and legally privileged information. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by replying and destroy all copies of the original message. ___________________________________ The list is jointly managed by David Fryer [log in to unmask] and Grant Jeffrey [log in to unmask], either of whom are able to deal with queries. 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