Joan,
I think this is an absolutely wonderful idea. Do you think it would be possible to keep it as you've described it yet have everyone be able to get reimbursed for travel costs? I'm not sure how often I could make it, because of family responsibilities, but I love the idea and think it would be wonderful to find a different way to hang out with one another and get to know one another both philosophically and personally.
Bonnie
On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:35:59 -0400, "Callahan, Joan" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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OK — this might be a really, really crazy idea.
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But I keep hearing from people that we all don’t see one another enough.
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I heard such complaints when we had a feminist ethics conference at Clearwater Beach, and I called for a lunch meeting to talk about forming a professional group that would meet regularly to discuss feminist ethics. The turnout was great, and we did it. Jean Keller (not me!) came up with the idea for the name — Feminist Ethics and Social Theory — FEAST. We should all remain (eternally) grateful to her for a suggestion that was perfect and endures.
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And so, FEAST was (basically) born. Some of us from that lunch meeting volunteered to carry on after that meeting in Florida. We called ourselves ‘the Florida Volunteers’ . Not long after that, we set up a real steering committee. A decade later, FEAST is thriving. As are SWIP, FAB, and Femmss.
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So: Now for something completely different.
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I hereby volunteer to hostess an annual camp-out for feminist philosophers (and allies, families, etc.) on my farm in rural Kentucky. I am willing to do WHATEVER it takes to make everyone comfortable. We haven’t enough room in the house for more than three guests. But we have 20 BEAUTIFUL acres. I am a veteran of the Michigan Women’s Musical Festival and have some idea about what it is like to hostess a large crowd that needs to be kept warm and dry (with a good shower and food nearby).
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So — I formally extend this invitation and ask you all to contact me off list at [log in to unmask] to let me know if you’d be interested in this venture. Right now, I imagine it as a June (after semester) break for 3-4 days with nothing but eating, sleeping, talking, walking, and laughing.
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Do let me know your thoughts.
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XXOO,
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Joan
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