WRL 90th Anniversary Conference - Schedule - Overview

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WRL 90th Anniversary LogoREVOLUTIONARY NONVIOLENCE
Building Bridges Across Generations and Communities

War Resisters League
90th Anniversary National Conference

August 1 – 4 · 2013
Georgetown University | Washington, DC.


WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1st

5:00 pm    Conference Registration Opens

7 – 9 pm  Plenary session - Copley Formal Lounge
Multi-Generational Conversation –
WRL’s history through story telling
  
Panelists: Randy Kehler, Sachio Ko-Yin, Julie Finch, moderated by Frida Berrigan

9:00 – 10:00 pm – Informal socializing

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2nd

8:00 am    Conference Registration opens... runs all day

9:15 am  to 9:45 am –
Brief Plenary Session - Lohrfink Auditorium in Rafik B. Hariri Building
Review of conference schedule

10:00 am – 11:30 am – Workshops - all in Intercultural Center (ICC)
See workshop list for details

11:30 am – 1:00 pm –  Lunch

1:00 pm  - 3:15 pm
Plenary Session - Lohrfink Auditorium in Rafik B. Hariri Building
Revolutionary Nonviolence: Strategic Thinking for Strengthening Our Movements
Panelists: David McReynolds, Zoharah Simmons, Nada alWadi, Vijay Prashad, moderated by Matt Meyer

3:15 pm – 4:00 pm – Break

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm – Workshops - all in Intercultural Center (ICC)
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5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Dinner

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Plenary Session - Lohrfink Auditorium in Rafik B. Hariri Building
Global Hot Spots, Grassroots Solidarity

Panelists: Winona LaDuke, David Swanson, Noor Mir, Rosa Moiwend, Moderated by Ali Issa

9:00 pm – 9:30 pm – Music/Poetry - Lohrfink Auditorium

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3rd

8:00 am    Conference Registration opens... runs all day

8:45 am – 10:30 am
Plenary Session - Lohrfink Auditorium in Rafik B. Hariri Building -
Militarism, Class, Gender and Race: Unraveling the Knot

Panelists: Barbara Ehrenreich, Mab Segrest, Mandy Carter, Moderated by Isabel Moore

10:45 am  – 12:15 noon –  Workshops - all in Intercultural Center (ICC)
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12:15 noon – 1:30 pm - Lunch

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm –  Workshops - all in Intercultural Center (ICC)
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3:00 pm – 3:30 pm -  Break

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Mini-plenary Sessions - all in Intercultural Center (ICC)

The Culture of Violence - Room 101
Panelists: Kathy Engel, Erika Slaymaker,
Moderated by Clare Bayard

National Security, War on Terrorism, Assaults on Civil Liberties - Room 105
Panelists: Sue Udry, Michael Loadenthal, Catalina Nieto, Moderated by Rooj Alwazir

The Federal Budget: Reflection of the Nation’s Priorities, Offering Another Vision - Room 107
Panelists: Michael McPhearson, Thea Paneth,
Moderated by Leslie Cagan

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Anarchist-Socialist Wiffleball Game and Dinner Break

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Plenary Session
- Lohrfink Auditorium in Rafik B. Hariri Building
Saving the Planet: Wars, the Attacks on the Environment, Global Capitalism
Panelists: Phyllis Bennis, Ynestra King, Arun Gupta, Bruce Gagnon, Moderated by Kimber Heinz

9:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Culture Jam - Lohrfink Auditorium

SUNDAY, AUGUST 4th

by 10:00 am    Check out of dorm rooms

9:00 am – 10:30 am – Workshops - all in Intercultural Center (ICC)
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10:45 am – 12 noon
Closing Plenary Session - Copley Formal Lounge
Next Steps for WRL, for the movement
Facilitated by Joanne Sheehan
 

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

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