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Friday evening - May 4, 2001 |
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5:00-7:00 |
Registration |
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6:00-7:00 |
Appetizers or Dinner and informal welcome |
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7:00-8:00 |
Shabbat services |
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Optional Alternative Program |
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8:00-9:00 |
Dinner or Oneg Shabbat (Dessert) |
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9:00-10:00 |
Speakers Panel I: What Jewish Religious And Secular Traditions Teach Us About Our Work As Peace And Justice Activists Speakers not yet confirmed |
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7:00-8:00 |
Optional sessions |
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8:00-9:00 |
Breakfast |
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8:00-9:45 |
Late Registration |
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8:30-9:45 |
Shabbat services and Torah Study |
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9:00-9:45 |
Optional Alternative Program |
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9:45-10:00 |
Break |
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10:00-10:25 |
Opening |
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10:25-12:05 |
Speakers Panel II: Developing an International Campaign to End the Occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem: The Situation On The Ground; Israeli Political Context And Activism; Outlines Of An International Campaign (with question and answer session) Speakers: Rela Mazali, Coalition of Women for a Just Peace; New Profile (Herzliyya, Israel) |
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12:05-1:00 |
Lunch—informal networking and affinity groups |
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1:00-2:30 |
Speakers Panel III: American Jewish Activism: Lessons Learned In Organizing American Jews; How Strategies And Tactics Can Best Be Developed To End The Occupation (with question and answer session) Speakers: Cherie Brown, National Coalition Building Institute; founder, Shalom Network; former board member, New Jewish Agenda; founder, Break the Silence (Washington DC) Irena Klepfisz, founder, Jews for Peace through Justice; founder, Jews Against the Occupation; member, Women in Black (New York City) |
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2:30-2:45 |
Break |
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2:45-4:15 |
Workshop Session I (groups assigned to have geographic diversity) – Discuss ideas raised by Speakers panels |
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4:15-5:30 |
Plenary Session I (breakout groups report on proposed strategies and tactics) |
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5:30-7:00 |
Break and Transportation to Dinner |
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7:00- |
Community Dinner and Speakers Panel IV: Working With Our Non-Jewish Allies to End the Occupation. Cocktails, dinner and networking with each other and our non-Jewish allies Speakers: Marcia Freedman, former member Israeli Knesset; member, Coalition of Women for a Just Peace |
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(Approx.) 9:45--10:00 |
Havdalah (optional) |
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Sunday – May 6, 2001 |
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8:00-9:00 |
Breakfast—informal networking and affinity groups |
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9:00-9:05 |
Opening |
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9:05-10:15 |
Workshop Session II: (groups divide based on area of interest such as media, Jewish outreach, education, religious, art/culture, lobbying, etc): Begin in-depth planning of strategy & tactics for coordinated national campaign in this area. |
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10:15-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:45 |
Plenary Session II (breakout groups report on in-depth strategy plans) |
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11:45-1:15 |
Workshop Session III – (groups assigned to have regional diversity): Groups discuss proposals for structure and function of national coordination; Lunch served during the workshops. |
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1:15-2:45 |
Plenary Session III (breakout groups report on proposals; plenary decides on next steps for structure of national coordination) |
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2:45-3:00 |
Closing |
The following is the same agenda, with detailed explanation of all the agenda items:
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Friday evening - May 4, 2001 |
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5:00-7:00 |
Registration |
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6:00-7:00 |
Appetizers or Dinner and informal welcome |
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Program Content: |
Informal welcome by coordinating committee |
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7:00-8:00 |
Shabbat services |
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Program Content |
Friday night service |
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Optional Alternative Program |
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Program Content |
To be determined |
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8:00-9:00 |
Dinner or Oneg Shabbat (Dessert) |
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Program Content |
Welcome; Introductions of OC, AC members (20 minutes) |
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9:00-10:00 |
Speakers Panel I: What Jewish Religious And Secular Traditions Teach Us About Our Work As Peace And Justice Activists |
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Program |
Discussion of our heritage as it affects our work; how it motivates us. |
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Proposed |
Rabbi David Seidenberg |
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7:00-8:00 |
Optional sessions |
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Program Content: |
To be determined; sessions may include (1) healing work on feelings about Israel, treatment of Palestinians (Cherie Brown) (2) … |
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8:00-9:00 |
Breakfast |
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8:00-9:45 |
Late Registration |
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8:30-9:45 |
Shabbat services and Torah Study |
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Program Content: |
Services 8:30; Torah study 9:15 |
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9:00-9:45 |
Optional Alternative Program |
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Program Content |
To be determined |
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9:45-10:00 |
Break |
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10:00-10:25 |
Opening |
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Program |
(1) Explain conference agenda (15 minutes) (2) Talking/listening exercise: one-on-one breakout groups: one person talks and the other listens; then switch (10 minutes) |
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Reasons |
Need to introduce conference, give some period for people to talk/listen before the big speeches. |
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10:25-12:05 |
Speakers Panel II: International Campaign to End Occupation; (proposed: Jeff Halper, Gila Svirsky); question and answer session |
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Program |
(1) Brief update on situation on the ground (2) Explain reasons for and scope of international campaign to end the Occupation (3) Explain political context in Israel; perceived places to put pressure for change (4) Describe actions by Israeli human rights groups |
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Presenters: |
Jeff Halper, Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions; Alternative Information Center (Jerusalem, Israel) Rela Mazali, Coalition of Women for a Just Peace; New Profile (Herzliyya, Israel) |
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Reasons: |
Need to get grounded in situation by those closest to it; begin to think about coordination and strategies |
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12:05-1:00 |
Lunch—informal networking and affinity groups |
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Program Content |
Informal networking time and |
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Reasons |
Need two chances for affinity groups so that an attendee doesn't have to choose, for example, between being a woman and a lesbian. Also need informal networking time. |
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1:00-2:30 |
Speakers Panel III on American Jewish Activism (proposed panelists: Michael Lerner, Cherie Brown, Irena Klepfisz); question and answer session. |
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Program |
Discuss lessons learned in organizing American Jews; how strategies and tactics can best be developed to end the Occupation. Moderator (from OC?) keeps presenters focussed on question of how to organize and influence American Jews. |
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Presenters |
Michael Lerner, Tikkun Magazine Cherie Brown, National Coalition Building Institute; Break the Silence; New Jewish Agenda Irena Klepfisz, Jews Against the Occupation; Jews for Peace Through Justice; Women in Black |
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Reasons |
These individuals are among the most well-known figures in the American Jewish peace movement. They will bring different perspectives and experience and help educate the group. |
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2:30-2:45 |
Break |
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2:45-4:15 |
Workshop Session I (groups assigned to have geographic diversity) – discussing ideas raised by Speakers Panel; brainstorming strategies & tactics for the campaign |
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Program |
Discuss in small groups the ideas raised by the speakers. Speakers should travel from group to group to answer any questions. Purpose is to brainstorm on possible strategies and tactics for campaign to end the Occupation. Each group should think about all types of strategies and tactics (for example: media, actions, lobbying, Jewish outreach, non-Jewish outreach, education, fundraising, religious, art/culture, online, etc.) Each group also needs to think about how these strategies and tactics will be carried out by the local groups and coordinated nationally. Each group should decide on "best" ideas that will most likely be effective and best for national coordination. |
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Logistics |
Groups should be assigned with geographic diversity; no more than eight people per group; assignment given at registration; and should meet separately with a facilitator |
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Reasons |
Attendees meet counterparts from other regions and with diverse ideas; participants immediately focus on national cooperation and what will work rather than policies or mission statements. |
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4:15-5:30 |
Plenary Session I (reports from workshop groups) |
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Program Content |
Each breakout group proposes its "best" ideas; get ideas for each type of strategy; plenary compiles most highly-recommended ideas for use in Sunday workshops. |
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5:30-7:00 |
Break and Transportation to Dinner |
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7:00- |
Community Dinner and Speakers Panel IV: working with our non-Jewish allies to end the occupation: Ali Abuminah, Marcia Freedman; cocktails and informal networking |
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Program Content |
7:00-8:00 Cocktails and appetizers; informal networking among attendees and with Chicago area allies 8:00- Dinner; continued informal networking (includes Welcome (5 minutes) and 15-minute music or dance presentation 9:00-Speeches about working with our allies in the Palestinian-American community to end the Occupation (40 minutes) |
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Presenters |
Ali Abunimah, Palestinian-American activist and news monitor Marcia Freedman, former member Israeli Knesset; member, Coalition of Women for a Just Peace |
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Reasons |
We have time to meet other attendees at the conference and activists in the Palestinian American community; we hear from and speak to Palestinians about cooperation and coordination |
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(Approx.) 9:45--10:00 |
Havdalah (optional) |
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Program Content |
Optional; to take place at same location as the Community Dinner after dinner program ends, perhaps in a separate room |
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Sunday – May 6, 2001 |
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8:00-9:00 |
Breakfast—informal networking and affinity groups |
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Program Content |
Informal networking and Affinity Group Meetings (Women; Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered; Jews of Color; other ad-hoc) |
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9:00-9:05 |
Opening |
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Program |
Explain remaining agenda |
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9:05-10:15 |
Workshop Session II (in-depth strategy & tactics planning) |
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Program Content |
Attendees join a workshop devoted to the particular strategy area that interests them (for example: media, actions, lobbying, Jewish outreach, non-Jewish outreach, education, fundraising, religious, art/culture, online, others that have been raised in Workshop I). Groups discuss the details of tactics they will use, including timelines and assignment of responsibilities, based on information gained Saturday. Groups also can discuss "skills development" needed within a particular strategy area, such in the Jewish outreach group, as answers to frequently asked questions. |
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Reasons |
Although it is not possible to plan an entire strategy in one and one-half hours, this workshop will allow the groups to begin the discussion; hopefully members of these groups will continue after the conference to carry out coordination work. |
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Logistics |
One group is set up for each of the major strategies that came out of the plenary on Saturday. Attendees self-select into the group that interests them. Each can choose its own facilitator and should be in a separate room. |
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10:15-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:45 |
Plenary Session II (groups report on in-depth strategy plans) |
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Program Content |
Workshop groups present the in-depth plans upon which they have decided |
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Reasons |
Need to inform all attendees what the individual strategy groups are thinking and how people already are planning informally to coordinate. |
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11:45-1:15 |
Workshop Session III – (structure and function of national coordination) and Lunch |
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Program Content |
Groups discuss how national coordination should occur; structure and activities of any national entity; including details of organizational structures, roles, means of coordination. Groups can eat lunch together to continue the discussions |
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Reasons |
Need small groups to examine and debate the issue because it will be too unwieldy in large group. |
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Logistics |
Return to geographically diversified groups from breakout session I |
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1:15-2:45 |
Plenary Session III (agreement on structure and function of national coordination) |
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Program Content |
(1) Workshop IV groups report on ideas for structure and activities for future coordination (2) Plenary debate and vote to adopt structure (3) Plenary debate and vote on next steps for activating coordination structure (4) Plenary adopts conference resolution about (a) adoption of campaign to end Occupation, (b) formation of national coordinated strategy |
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Reasons |
Need structure for national organization/network and clear idea of next steps to build it. Need a resolution for press release |
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2:45-3:00 |
Closing |
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Program Content |
Goodbyes and thank yous |