Wednesday, October 10, 2012

2012 Counterpoint Conference

2012 Counterpoint Conference

The Personal Is Political: Why Women's Issues Remain Central to the Public Good

Saturday October 20, 2012
9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Olpin Student Union, Panorama Room East (4th floor)
University of Utah, 200 S. Central Campus Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84112

Preliminary Schedule



9:00 am-10:30 am
Women in the Mormon Church: The Limits of Agency
Panelists: Margaret Toscano, Mary Ellen Robertson,  Kaimi Wenger, Stephanie Lauritzen

10:45 am-12:15 pm
The Woman's Body as a Political Battleground
Panelists: Susan Chasson, Chelsea Fife, Heather Stringfellow

12:15-1:15 pm
Lunch

1:30-2:30 pm
Keynote Speaker & Mormon Women's Forum 2012 Eve Award Recipient
Joanna Brooks
Claiming our Courage:  The Personal, the Political, and the Future of Mormon Feminism

2:45-4:15 pm
Better Communities/Better Lives: Women Working to Promote the Public Good
Panelists:  Rachael Lauritzen, Marina Lowe, Bette Hubrich

4:30-6:00 pm
Exercising Dominion: D & C Section 121 and the Abuse of Power
Panelists: Janice Allred, Michael Stevens, Alan Eastman

Registration and other info available here.