*Keynote Address by Phyllis Chesler, author of Women and Madness Friday, May 29 2009 http://www.phyllis-chesler.com The Association for Research on Mothering (ARM) and MAMAPALOOZA
"MOTHERS GONE MAD: MOTHERHOOD AND MADNESS

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GROW YOUR MOM BRAIN - The Creativity and Lifestyles Conference will feature four nights and three days of all-star festival stages, music showcases, film screenings, poetry readings, theatrical presentations and heady academic stuff, in down and dirty settings, with a special focus on women who are mothers.

Performances will take place at prominent NYC venues such as Nola Studios, Bowery Poetry Club, Arlene's Grocery, Bleeker Street Poetry Slam (open to all), The Slipper Room & Riverside Park South in Association with New York Parks Dept and culminating at a FREE OUTDOOR MaMapalooza FAMILY-FRIENDLY CONCERT with Summer On The Hudson on Sunday May 31 from noon - 5PM.

In addition to intellectual fare, we'll feature workshops and discussion groups for women, mothers and family partners to explore subjects like: 'The Woman Inside The Mom' and life coaching, love coaching, financial well-being workshops, rock and roll makeovers, women-made film and art presentations, comedy intensives, and book readings.

Schedule is as follows with some programs developing:
Thursday May 28th DAYTIME - Nola Studios ARM Conference, with keynote by Paula Kaplan. Film screenings all day.
EVENING - Kick off party, Arlene's Grocery Rock Club 6PM with Mom Band performances til 11PM
Friday May 29th DAYTIME - Nola Studios ARM Conference, with keynote by Phyllis Chesler. Film screenings all day.
EVENING - Hot Mama Burlesque - The Slipper Room, 8PM
Saturday May 30th - Nola Studios ARM Conference, with keynote by Dr. Andrea O'Reilly. Film screenings all day.
AFTERNOON - Bleeker Street Poetry Slam. Poets and activists take to the streets, reading 'Mom Poetry'.
EVENING - Full Metal Mama Comedy, Broadway Comedy Club, 6PM
EVENING - Bowery Poetry Club, MaMapalooza and Demeter Press Poetry Reading
Sunday May 31st - Summer On The Hudson, Outdoor Concert and MaMapalooza Festival with mom-music, vendors and food.

Registration:
ARM presenter registration form (deadline April 15 for presenters)
Regular Presenters: $250 for full 3-day conf/$125 day rate
Student Presenters: $175 for full 3-day conf/$100 day rate
MAMAPALOOZA Discounts for MAMAPALOOZA Members - $75 per day or $30 per session.

*We are looking for 10-20 women who would be interested in hosting a table in our registration room. Possibilities include hosting small round table discussions, one on one counseling; financial, personal or familial, selling and signing books and/or merchandise.
$75 per day
* We are accepting women-made film submissions here. We'll be screening films the entire week: SUBMIT HERE

9-11AM Thursday MAY 28th/ Two rooms available at NOLA Studios

4-6PM Friday MAY 29th/ Two rooms available at NOLA Studios

1-2PM Saturday MAY 30th/ One room available at NOLA Studios

Workshop suggestions include:

    * Theatrical Presentation
    * Comedy Workshop
    * Life or Love Coaching Workshop
    * Getting Back 2 Work for Moms
    * Financial Well-Being for Women
    * Music Panel
    * Author - Well Being and Awareness
    * Yoga Class or Exercise
    * How To Start Your Business

Fees for the room are $50 per hour/ If you charge for your presentation - You keep the rest!
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Hotels are listed below. Each hotel has provided discount rates, and is within a few blocks of NOLA studios.

Hampton Inn Times Square
790 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(212) 581-4100‎

The Mayfair New York Hotel
242 West 49th St
New York, New York 10019
212.586.0300

The Belvedere Hotel
319 West 48th Street New York, NY 10036
Tel: 212.245.7000 - 888.HOTEL58

Academic Submissions Here:

We welcome submissions from scholars, students, activists, artists, community agencies, service providers, journalists, 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.

Topics can include (but are not limited to):

Motherhood, Art, and Madness; Histories of Maternal Resistance; Historical Perspectives on Madness and Motherhood; Mothers, Madness, and Medicine; Maternal Anger; Mother Blame; Maternal Guilt; Racial Oppression, and Motherhood; Motherhood and Mental Illness; Psychoanalysis and Motherhood; Cultural Representations of Murderous Mothers; Depression, and Domestic Violence; Politicizing Motherhood: Maternal Activism; Post Partum Depression; LGBT Mothers, Oppression, and Resistance; Mothering and Disability; Mothers who kill; Motherhood in the News; Resistant Motherhoods; Momism and Oppression; Mothers who Live on the Edge; Working Mothers and Society; Raising Activist Children; Menopausal Mothers; Mothering and Eating Disorders; Demonizing 'Bad' Mothers; Madness as Agency and Resistance; Infanticide; Matricide; Grief, Bereavement and Loss; 'Good' Mothers versus 'Bad' Mothers, Medicalization of Maternity; Incarcerated Mothers; Mothers and Addiction; Psychology, Psychiatry and Mothers; Healing and Recovery; Feminist Mothering.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITY IS CLOSED AT THIS TIME

Mamapalooza 2009 in New York City Creativity & Lifestyles Conference and Festival May 28th, 29th and 30th and 31st, 2009 LIVE LOUD! Stand up and be heard on one of Mamapalooza's Premier New York City Stages. We are especially seeking talent from Canada, England and Australia as well.

MAMAPALOOZA Inc. connecting Mothers through Music, Art, Activism and Education for Cultural, Economic & Social awareness. MOMS ROCK!

Since its debut in 2002, MAMAPALOOZA has garnered media, TV and radio opportunities reaching into the millions, and festival audiences in excess of 20,000. MAMAPALOOZA is the premier stage for performing moms.

GROW YOUR MOM BRAIN - The Creativity and Lifestyles Conference will feature four nights and three days of all-star festival stages, music showcases, film screenings, poetry readings, theatrical presentations and heady academic stuff, in down and dirty settings, with a special focus on women who are mothers.

Performances will take place at prominent NYC venues such as Nola Studios, Bowery Poetry Club, Arlene's Grocery, Bleeker Street Poetry Slam (open to all), The Slipper Room & Riverside Park South in Association with New York Parks Dept and culminating at a FREE OUTDOOR MaMapalooza FAMILY-FRIENDLY CONCERT with Summer On The Hudson on Sunday May 31 from noon - 5PM. as well as throughout surrounding areas including stages like the Kensico Dam Outdoor Stage in Westchester, NY. Compensation may be offered but it depends on the venue and the artist.

Submissions are being taken exclusively through Sonicbids.

In addition to showcase slots, Mamapalooza and The Association for Research & Mothering (ARM) present: MAdness Oppression and Resistance" featuring keynote address by Phyllis Chesler, Author of "Women and Madness" and Paula caplan, PhD.

The Conference as well as MAMAPALOOZA festival stages are open to submissions from the following types of artists: ALL projects featuring or including

        * MOM talent
        * KID bands whose members are 16 or younger
        * FAMILY bands
        * DAD bands featuring members who are DADS
        * GRANDMA bands
Please note: At least one member of your project must either be a Mom or a Dad artist. We are holding several slots for Sonicbids members. First time performers have gone on to become featured parks performers in subsequent years, propelling them into the spotlight, and reaching thousands of new fans.

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We will continue filming 'The Motherhood Movement' - You Say You Want A Revolution. Be part of HerStory.

*More about Dr. Chesler; Dr. Chesler's thirteen books and thousands of articles and speeches have inspired people on many diverse issues. Her books include: Women and Madness; Women, Money and Power; About Men; With Child: A Diary of Motherhood; Mothers on Trial: The Battle for Children and Custody; Sacred Bond: The Legacy of Baby M; Patriarchy: Notes of an Expert Witness; Feminist Foremothers in Women's Studies, Psychology, and Mental Health; Letters to a Young Feminist; Woman's Inhumanity to Woman; Women of the Wall: Claiming Sacred Ground at Judaism's Holy Site; The New Anti-Semitism. The Current Crisis and What We Must Do About It; and The Death of Feminism. What’s Next in the Struggle for Women’s Freedom. A revised and updated edition of her classic, best-selling work, Women and Madness, was published in 2005. Her work has been translated into more than ten languages.

MAMAPALOOZA Inc. connecting Mothers through Music, Art, Activism and
Education for Cultural, Economic & Social awareness. MOMS ROCK!

Mamapalooza serves as a resource for mothers seeking support, awareness and education in the arts, entrepreneurship and areas of mental and physical health. We are a cultural and social service hub, fostering talent, and providing a network for professional advancement, creative fulfillment, and financial education, encouraging well-being for women and families.

Founded in 1998 the Association for Research on Mothering (ARM) is the first and still only international feminist research devoted specifically to the topic of mothering-motherhood. Our mandate is to provide a forum for the discussion and dissemination of research on motherhood and to establish a community of individuals and institutions working and researching in the area of mothering and motherhood. ARM houses the Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering, Demeter Press, and the feminist mothers group MOTHER OUTLAWS.