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Announcement & Call for Papers  
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WHO OWNS AMERICA? - III Minority Land and Community Security June 6 - 9, 2001 Madison, Wisconsin Hosted by the Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Conference purpose
- Focus attention on minority land and community security issues in North America – the United States, Mexico and Canada
- Offer a specific and targeted learning opportunity for anyone interested in minority land and community security
- Provide a forum for network development and coalition formation
Who should attend?
Public policy makers at all levels (national, tribal, state, local), practitioners, grassroots activists, students, and academics will find topics of interest.
Some cosponsoring groups are scheduling their annual meetings or board of directors' meetings in conjunction with Who Owns America?-III, and all members are welcome to attend the entire conference.
Benefits of attending
- Learn about land-related success stories, issues, and challenges facing minority communities
- Gain access to information streams, knowledgeable individuals and relevant organizations
Land Tenure Center
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
1357 University Avenue
Madison WI 53715
| Major themes, topics | |
 | Minority land acquisition, management, and retention strategies that work |
| Relationships between minority communities and local government |
| Private nonprofit land trusts and their role in minority land and community security |
| Racial discrimination in government programs: Pigford vs. Glickman (USDA) |
| Environmental justice and land loss in minority communities |
| Other topics to be proposed and announced. Papers on international minority land issues and general land tenure issues are welcome. |
| Proposals. If you wish to present a paper or organize a session, send your proposal (abstract or description, maximum two pages) by January 31, 2001 to: Marsha Cannon, Conference Manager, Land Tenure Center, 1357 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53715. Or send e-mail to: mcannon@facstaff.wisc.edu | |
| Registration fee, lodging, travel. Registration fee: $150 early/$175 late includes scheduled meals/breaks and materials. Individuals are responsible for their own travel and lodging expenses. Meetings will take place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St., Madison, WI. Campus lodging is available for $50/single or $35/shared double (includes breakfast) in a nearby dormitory, or at several hotels ($72 and up, single). Conference organizers are seeking to establish travel scholarships. For more details, contact: Marsha Cannon, 608-262-3658. | |
| Co-Sponsors | |
| Black Farmers Agriculturalist Association |
| Community Resource Group, Inc. |
| Federation of Southern Cooperatives |
| First Nations Development Institute |
| Indian Land Working Group |
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Land Loss Prevention Project |
| Oxfam America, U.S. Program |
| The Rural Coalition |
| Simon Fraser University, City Program |
| Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives |
| Tuskegee University Center for Minority Land & Community Security |
| U. S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management |
| University of New Brunswick, Center for Property Studies |
| Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
