ORGANIZING THE PROGRESSIVE AGENDA

September 6, 2006

 

Second half of day is sponsored by Progressive Democrats of America.

 

Speakers to include:  Ron Zucker, Geov Parrish, Antonia Juhasz, Bill Blum, the Rev. Lennox Yearwood, and Congresspersons Lynn Woolsey, Jim McGovern, Bob Filner, Maxine Waters, Barbara Lee

Location:  Between Mall and Constitution Avenue, Between 14 and 15 Streets

 

AREA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time:

MAIN TENT

#1

TENT # 2

End War: Peace,violence, accountability, and impeachment

TENT #3

Human Rights: Civil Rights, Immi-grants Rights, Workers Rights, Women's Rights, Voting Rights, Katrina

TENT #4

End Corporate Welfare, Meet Human Needs: Healthcare/ Energy/ Education/ Environment

TENT #5

Commu-

nications

and Creativity: Hands-on Media and Arts Training

OUT-DOOR AREAS

DOMED

MEDI-TATION

TENT

8-10 AM  -

 

FIRST LOOK: 

INFORMAL PARTICIPATORY

WARMUP

ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

Painting of giant Earth Ball.

 

Open, silent meditation

10:30 AM – NOON: 

 

MORNING WORKSHOPS

Ron Zucker
Legislative Director
2020 Vision

 

Geov Parrish, longtime local and national political activist

 

 

 

Painting of giant Earth Ball.

 

10:00 – 11:00 AM

 

Spiritual chanting

12:00 – 1:30 PM

 

LUNCH HOUR ACTIVITIES

 

MAY INVOLVE FOOD AND TALK

 

Workshop by Antonia Juhasz, author of

“The Bush Agenda:  Invding the World One Economy at a Time.” 

 

 

 

Painting of giant Earth Ball.

 

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

 

Open, silent meditation.  Speakers may  be scheduled during part of this time, talking about combining spirituality with activism.

 

1:30-3:00 PM  -

 

SIESTA (Quiet)

 

Contemplative small group or individual time

Bill Blum, author of "Killing Hope: US Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II."

 

 

 

Painting of giant Earth Ball.

 

2:00 - 3:00 PM

 

Group healing / rejuvena-tion

 

3:00-4:00 PM

Musical performance by SONiA of Disappear Fear

 

 

 

Workshop by Eric Graves, organizer of the Virginia Grassroots Coalition

 

Open, silent meditation

4:00 -  5:00 PM

 

AFTERNOON ACTION

 

 

Rev. Lennox Yearwood, who will have just returned from New Orleans, on Gul Coast Rebuilding Efforts.

 

 

 

Workshop by Joseph Oddo:

How to Get Involved in Government and Run for Office

 

Spiritual chanting

5:00 – 7:30 PM

 

Progressive Bills in Congress

 

5-5:30  PM. Panel Discussion of Single Payer Health with Joel Segal from Rep. Conyers' Office

 

5:30-7:30 PM

Rep. Lynn Woolsey and Rep. Jim McGovern on legislative efforts to cut off funding for Iraq

 

 

 

 

 

 

Between 3 and 8 p.m.

Congress Members Lee, Waters, will stop by to speak.

 

 

 

 

 

 

7:00 – 9:00 PM

 

EVENING AT THE CIRCLE OR STAGE

 

7:30 – 8 PM

Rep. Bob Filner

 

 

 

7 - 9 p.m. Workshop on Nonviolent Communi-cation, by Miki Kashtan