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Join us at one of our 2008 Regional Conferences!
Hear experts speak about the
Department of Peace and
other issues that HR 808 addresses. Connect with other grassroots activists
in your area. Learn how to
build a relationship with your Member of Congress and speak about the Bill.
Listed below are the conferences
around the country and will be updated as additional information becomes
available. If you cannot make the one in your region, feel free to join another
one!
2008 Midwest Regional Conference for a U.S. Department of Peace
Date: June 19-22, 2008
Location: Schaumburg, IL
Marriott Chicago-Schaumburg
Building a Culture of Peace in the Heartland
June 20:
Friday 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
- Marianne Williamson - "The Politics of Possibility," benefiting The Peace Alliance
June 21-22:
Saturday 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- Peace Alliance Staff in attendance:
- Wendy Greene, Managing Director and
- Kathy Kidd, National Field Director
- Pre-conference and Post-conference workshops will be offered and information
will
be provided soon.
- Learn more about H.R. 808 and connect with other local
organizers.
- Access
to information, resources and strategies to increase your effectiveness
in
the grassroots campaign, including NVC training, writing a laser
speech, campaign fundraising, city council resolutions, building performing
teams and more.
Confirmed speakers:
- Robert Koehler, award-winning, Chicago-based journalist,
editor at Tribune Media Services and nationally syndicated writer.
- Lynn McMullen, National Campaign Consultant, The Peace Alliance
Conference Pricing: $50-95, self-selecting sliding scale
This cost includes Friday night benefit.
Lodging and meals are not included in the conference pricing.
Please contact the Chicago
Marriott Schaumburg hotel directly for
rooms at the conference site.
($99 single, Group Code: DOPDOPB; $109 double, Code: DOPDOPA).
If you want to attend only the Friday night benefit, the cost is $40
Volunteers needed and welcomed for planning and for on-site assistance.
Contact: Karen Johnson, 312-545-3460,
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FLORIDA
REGIONAL CONFERENCE
Floridians
for a Cabinet Level U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence
Dates: July 18-20, 2008
Vacation
Village Resort
10301 U.S. Hwy. 27, Clermont, FL 34711
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Featuring:
Lynn McMullen
The gathering
will take place in beautiful Central Florida on Lake Louisa over 3 days.
Department of Peace and Student Peace Alliance groups from Tallahassee, Gainesville,
Naples, Hernando, Winterhaven, South Florida and the Keys will be in attendance.
This is a great opportunity to learn more about the U.S. Department of Peace
and Nonviolence movement, attend a variety of workshops, connect with other
Florida groups and be inspired.
More information
coming soon.
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2008 California Department of Peace Conference
Dates: August 1 - 3, 2008
Location: University of California, Berkeley
A World Beyond Violence
SAVE THE DATES !!!
FEATURING Marianne Williamson
You will be:
- ENLIGHTENED by California grassroots leaders sharing their expertise in organizing to lobby for the Bill to establish a federal cabinet-level Dept. Of Peace • ENCOURAGED by the growing role of youth/students in peacebuilding
- EDUCATED by academic and NGO leaders teaching us techniques for conflict resolution• INSPIRED by internationally known author and speaker Marianne Williamson
- ENERGIZED by concrete, practical actions you can take to help reduce and prevent violence in your communityMark your calendar TODAY and begin planning to attend. (on-campus accommodations and meal package available to early registrants)
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW …..
This is a year in which we are hearing about both “change” and “hope” from many of the candidates running for office.
It’s time for both.
Join us in Berkeley to help create “A World Beyond Violence” in 2008.
2008 Northeast Regional Conference for a U.S. Department of Peace
Date: March 28-30
Location: Exeter, Rhode Island
Being the Change: Creating Peace at Home and in the World
![[Photo: Group photo from NE Regional Conference in Exeter, Rhode Island]](images/stories/events/2008_regional_conferences/northeast_regional_conference_3-28-08_group.jpg "[Photo: Group photo from NE Regional Conference in Exeter, Rhode Island]")
Group Photo from NE Regional Conference in Exeter, Rhode Island - 03-28-2008
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What to Expect: Connecting, networking, singing, dancing,
peace flag making, informative workshops, inspirational speakers, bragging,
planning, welcoming spring in
the New England woods, children's programming, fun, free time, and YOUR
contribution to help make this a great regional conference!
Featured Speakers:
- Dot Maver, Educator and Peacebuilder speaking on "Being
the
Change & the Global Peace Movement." and
- Dr. Ed Tick, author of "War
and the Soul"
speaking on "Healing the Soul Wounds of War".
- Kathy Kidd, National Field Director, The Peace Alliance
For registration and more details, go to www.northeastdopconference.org/
Early registration discount of $15 if register by Jan. 31st!
Contact: Lynn Ellis at
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call 207-491-5064
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2008 Mountain States Regional Conference for a U.S. Department
of Peace
Date: April 4-6, 2008
Location: Denver , CO
Strategic Peace: From Ideals to Action
What to Expect:
The city of Denver, surrounded by the beautiful Rocky Mountains and boasting of an average 300 days of sunshine, hosts a weekend with leaders in the field of peace and conflict studies. Join us for informative workshops, leadership training, networking, and inspirational speakers.
Breakout sessions will occur throughout the weekend on the DOP legislation, state strategy and planning, and the Student Peace Alliance. Trainings will be held in Nonviolent Communication; Peer Mediation; Peace Education and Restorative Justice. (Preview a copy of the Conference Agenda PDF)
Featured Speakers:
- Donald E. Bossart, Associate Professor (ret.) of Interpersonal Ministries, The Iliff School of Theology
- Dr. Edward J. Brantmeier, Assistant Professor, School of Education, Colorado State University
- Wendy Greene, Managing Director, The Peace Alliance
- Lynn McMullen, National Campaign Consultant, The Peace Alliance
- David Shindoll, Nonviolent Communicator
For registration and more details, go to http://www.dopmd.org/DOPCO/
Conference Pricing:
- Student--$25
- Early Rate--$50 (by March 20th)
- At the Door--$60
Contact: Kristin at 443-517-3371;
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2008 Northwest Regional Conference for a U.S. Department of Peace
Date: April 11-13
Location: Vancouver, Washington (Red Lion Hotel at the Quay)
Embracing Possibility: Partnering for Peaceful Solutions
Highlights:
We will see "The Gift of Peace" play,
and learn about Programs That Work, Fundraising,
City Council Resolutions and more. The Student Peace Alliance and state groups
will have their own
breakout sessions.
Featured speakers:
- Marianne Williamson, founder of The Peace Alliance
- Lynn McMullen, National Campaign Consultant, The Peace Alliance
- Riane Eisler, eminent social scientist, attorney, author, and social activist
- Patty Kuderer, National Director of Communications, The Peace Alliance
Program Highlights
- "Gift of Peace" play
- Marianne Williamson: The Politics of Possibility
- Lynn McMullen: The Mission, Strategies, Accomplishments, and Future of the Peace Alliance
- Lynn McMullen: Building movement and Fundraising
- Riane Eisler: Real Wealth and Peace: Creating a Caring Economics
- Breakout sessions:
- Student Peace Alliance
- World Cafe Focus
- State teams
- City Council Resolutions
- "Programs That Work" Panel
- Art for the Sky event: a Giant Living Painting Made of People
- Musical entertainment
- Peace Store
Registration may be mailed in or completed online.
Full-conference Registrations discounted $10 each before March 28th. Partial Registrations are pro-rated. The group rate for room reservations at the conference hotel expires March 12.
If you cannot come, you can still support the conference. The energy of your support perpetuates the vision, the power, and the harmony of our gathering. Sponsor ads are now available. Rate sheet on request at
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What to expect:
We intend to bring together the questioning, the hopeful, and the visionary
into a partnership that
reflects our deepest values and creates new possibilities for a sustainable
and nonviolent conflict
resolution paradigm. We will explore success stories, share talents and abilities,
and light the fires
of inspiration.
Website: www.peak.org/~innercom/ORSDOPC.html
Contact: David Hazen -
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541.343.2109
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2008 South Central Regional Conference for a U.S.
Department of Peace
Date: April 25-27, 2008
Location: Dallas, Texas
Southern Methodist University
Creating a Politics of Hope and Possibility
Co-sponsored by The Texas Campaign for a U.S. Department of
Peace and SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts Division of Corporate Communications
and Public Affairs
Friday, April 25
7:00 pm Dinner & Debate
Hughes-Trigg Ballroom, SMU Campus
A non-partisan debate on the topic of a need for the U.S. Department
of Peace and Nonviolence, as would be created by House Bill HR808, currently
pending in Congress.
- Team in favor: U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich (tentative) and Rob
Atkinson, sophomore, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas.
- Opposing team: TBA member of Congress or another relevant public figure
and a current SMU student to be chosen by faculty.
The Division of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
is designing and moderating the debate, so it’s going to be conducted
on a classic academic model that will hopefully engender trust and foster an
environment supportive of an open, transparent and respectful debate.
Saturday, April 26
9:00 am – 4:00 pm Conference Sessions
Hughes-Trigg Ballroom, SMU Campus
Opportunities to learn more about:
How a U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence might reduce and eliminate violence
while contributing to a more stable economy and peaceful society, both domestically
and internationally. Programs that are currently working. How to get involved
and urge Congress to pass the legislation.
Saturday's Featured Speakers:
- Elizabeth Kucinich (invited, unconfirmed as of posting)
- Lynn McMullen, National Campaign Consultant, The Peace
Alliance
- William Petty, Victim Services Manager, Austin Police
Department.
Talk: Effective intervention on domestic abuse.
- Lauren Hoofnagle, Big Brothers Big Sisters Amachi Mentor
Program for Children of Parents Incarcerated or On Parole
- Lucy Mashua, Kenyan torture survivor & human rights
activist
- Jackie Bonner, TKF Foundation, dedicated to breaking
the epidemic of youth violence.
Talk: Your brain on violence/Your brain on peace.
- Judith Stuart-Coale, Nonviolent Communication.
Talk & demonstration. People around the world are using NVC skills
to transform conflict, create harmony in their relationships, and build
a world where everyone's needs are met through compassionate giving,
and without the use of compromise, coercion or violence.
- Kathy Kidd, National Field Director, The Peace Alliance
Saturday, 7:00 pm:
"The Politics of Possibility" with Marianne Williamson, founder of
The Peace Alliance. Special guest musical entertainment TBA
Sunday, April 27
10:00 am – 1:00 pm Fundraising and Local Action Planning
Planning and strategies for building awareness and support of the campaign
for a U.S. Department of Peace
in your local community.
Registration and more conference information
available soon at www.TXDOP.com.
Contact: J Kendel Johnson, (214) 532-3761,
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