The Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (MIRCI) is the newly launched feminist scholarly and activist organization on mothering-motherhood, developed from the former Association for Research on Mothering at York University (1998-2010). The initiative houses the Journal of the Motherhood Initiative (formerly The Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering), Mother Outlaws, The International Mothers Network, The Young Mothers Empowerment Project, The Motherhood Studies Forum and is partnered with Demeter Press.
The founder and director of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement is Andrea O'Reilly, aoreilly@yorku.ca and the co-ordinator is Renee Knapp, info@motherhoodinitiative.org.
What's New at MIRCI
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MIRCI Membership is Available Now! Mothers and the Economy: International Conference on Demeter Press Latest Publication
Journal of the Motherhood Initiative The Journal of the Motherhood Initiative will be publishing two journals in 2010. The journals are listed below. Please click here for journal submission guidelines. The journal issue 1.1 - Mothering, Violence, Militarism, War and Social Justice will be published July 2010. The journal issue 1.2 - Mothering, Bereavement, Loss and Grief will be published December 2010. The journal issue 2.1 - Mothering and the Environment: The Natural, The Social, and The Built will be published Spring/Summer 2011. The journal issue 2.2 - Mothering and Migration: (Trans)nationalisms, Globalization, and Displacement will be published Fall/Winter 2011. Demeter Press Current CFPs for Demeter Press titles: 1) Black Motherhoods - Deadline: Sept 1, 2010 Conferences The following conferences have been planned for the 2010 year. The Motherhood Initiative is accepting abstracts for the conferences listed below. Mothers and the Economy: Mothering and Motherhood in the 21st Century: Sixth Australian International Conference on Motherhood International Conference on MOTHER OUTLAWS - Feminist Mothers Group in Toronto area 2010/2011 events will be posted Fall 2010
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Journal of the Motherhood Institute
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