DATE: September 18, 2006
Lobbying Training Day
for Congressman McGovern's End the War in
Location: Between Mall and Constitution Avenue, Between 14 and 15 Streets..
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TENT #1 |
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# 2 End War: Peace,violence, accountability, and impeachment |
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#3 Human Rights: Civil Rights, Immigrants Rights, Workers Rights, Women's Rights, Voting Rights, Katrina |
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#4 End Corporate Welfare, Meet Human Needs: Healthcare/ Energy/ Education/ Environment |
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#5 Communications and Creativity: Hands-on Media and Arts Training |
OUTDOOR
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Domed
Meditation Tent |
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FIRST LOOK 8-10 am—INFORMAL PARTICIPATORY WARMUP ACTIVITIES |
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open, silent meditation |
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10:00 – 1:00 |
Nonviolence Training with Michael Beer, Sunny Miller |
10:00- 12:00 Women, Death, and US Foreign Policies in the
Middle East, 12:00-1:00 Gloria La Riva, National Coordinator of the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five www.freethefive.org |
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spiritual chanting from 10 to 11 a.m. |
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LUNCH HOUR ACTIVITIES 1:00-2:00—MAY INVOLVE FOOD AND TALK |
Dean Baker, Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research, on "The War, the Budget, and the Economy." |
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11:00 to 2:00 open, silent meditation. On some days, there will be speakers scheduled during part of this time, talking about combining spirituality with activism. |
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Afternoon and evening training session 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
Lobbying training led by United for Peace and Justice and Peace Action. Beginning at 2 p.m. with a talk by Erik Leaver. |
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2:00 to 3:00 group healing / rejuvenation 3:00 to 4:00 open, silent meditation |
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EVENING AT THE CIRCLE OR STAGE 7-8 pm |
MUSIC: Jerome Kapeller and Ian McShane |
Nebeil al-Oboudi, Iraqi American recently back from 6
months in |
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4:00 to 5:00 spiritual chanting |