Welcome to spring!

It’s been a particularly cold and unpleasant winter and seeing the flowers blooming makes my heart sing. Thank you to everyone that submitted a proposal to the section for this year’s conference (Families and the Shifting Economy) – I am confident that you will be impressed with the quality of the submissions and special sessions that the section is sponsoring.

One of the special sessions will feature Manijeh Daneshpour and Froma Walsh, tentatively entitled "Steadying the Tectonic Plates: On being spiritual, feminist, academic, and a family therapist” which we are co-sponsoring with the RF, FT, and EM sections. We have also asked Shelbi Day, an Attorney with the LGBT Advocacy Project and American Civil Liberties Union of Florida to give a presentation called “Overturning the ban on gay adoption in the state of Florida.” This session is co-sponsored with the FP section. Abbie Goldberg and Dana Berkowitz will serve as discussants.

Finally – we are co-sponsoring Ramona Faith Oswald’s “Teaching marriage equality in the class-room” workshop with the EE, FS, and FP sections. Lots of interesting partnerships and presentations! So please plan on joining us in Orlando.