The Practitioner Scholars Writing Project seeks to provide writing skills enhancement; structured timelines, goals, and settings; motivation; mentoring; and access to publishing for non-academic practitioners of color in the fields of peacemaking and conflict resolution.  A key component of this project is the establishment of writing retreats, offering participants the “space,” mentoring, and opportunity for being in community with other writers, all of which will serve to advance their writing goals.  Selected participants have an interest in writing and a desire to publish on conflict resolution issues uniquely relevant to communities of color.  This project re-defines the term scholarship to include indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing, community knowledge, oral communications, personal, volunteer and work experiences as viable and worthy information.

If you are interested in applying for the PRASI Writing Scholars Project please do the following:

Submit a letter of interest by email, fax or mail by June 9, 2003.

Complete the application process no later than June 16, 2003. 

Please tell us about you and your work in the following ways.   

1. How and where do you practice the art conflict resolution and/or peacemaking?  Please describing a particular work experience about which you feel proud.

2. What are some of the written contributions you'd like to make to field of conflict resolution? And why?  Please tell us about your research or interests in research?

3. What are some of the obstacles that have gotten in the way of your making those written contributions?   What is your preferred style of gathering and sharing information?

4. Tell us anything more about yourself and/or your work that would help us evaluate your application.

5. Please provide three references. 

6. Can you plan to join a conference call to discuss your application and the application process during the week of June 23, 2003?

Review of the applications will begin on June 23, 2003

Applicants should be notified by July 7, 2003.
PRASI WRITING SCHOLARS APPLICATION 2003

PRASI

Practitioners Research and Scholorship Institute

7365 Old National Highway

Suite B.

Riverdale, GA 30296

770 997-2223

770 997-8949 (fax)

TPRASI@aol.com

An anthology of writings by, about, and for peacemakers working in communities of color, is being compiled through a process of on-going dialogues and seminars focused on individuals practicing in a variety of places and ways. The anthology will include archival materials, narratives produced through meetings of “Talking-Writing Circles” organized by PRASI in several cities across the nation, existing literature, and new literature stimulated by PRASI.

The Anthology seeks to identify, inspire and publish contributions, both written and oral, in the field of Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution by Practitioners, Researchers and Scholars that:  

A. Provide new learning opportunities.

B. Offer information about multicultural resources and approaches.

C. Stimulate dialogue, draw from personal experiences, offer information about cultures of conflict and its resolution, diverse ways of knowing, peacemaking, information gathering and sharing. 
D. Offer theory or skill development for addressing conflicts in the course of building inclusive social structures and relationships.

E. Share resources and knowledge of work on social change and social justice.

• F. Address intercultural communication and conflicts,
  
  If your work involves conflict resolution, social justice, peacemaking, human relations or mediation, whether you work from a perspective based in sociology, African studies, Asian studies, Native American studies, Latin studies, anthropology, political science, violence prevention, education, law, social work, health, spirituality, labor, grass roots, peace studies, community, family, or other, feel free to offer a submission.  If you have a concept paper or an essay and want to develop it, contact PRASI to explore your desire to make a contribution. 
  
  Submissions that place previously marginalized voices or experiences at the center of the discussion are of particular importance to this anthology. 
• Requirments are as follows
  
  ¸ Submissions are on a rolling basis and should include a profile of the author(s). 
  ¸ Papers should be between 2,500 and 7,500 words.
  ¸ Audiocassette tapes of up to 20 minutes are welcomed.
  ¸ Please advise PRASI of any previous submissions or publications of the work you send in. 
  ¸ A one page abstract or summary must accompany all submissions. 
  ¸ Papers will be considered that are submitted in hard copy and on a PC compatible disk in Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. 
  ¸ Please do not send original or only copies of audiocassettes tapes.  If this submission requirement is a hardship for you, please contact PRASI.