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Agenda
Sunday, October 4
12:00pm-2:30pm: Registration
2:30-5:00pm: Opening Plenary
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Columbus Councilwoman Charleta Tavares, Opening Welcome,
Chair, WAND Board of Directors
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Congresswoman Donna Edwards (MD)"A View from the Hill
Panel:
Women Setting the Table
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Genevieve
Chase, Founder and Executive Director, American
Women Veterans
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Merle
Cuttitta, President, Local 500 of Service Employees
International Union
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Celinda Lake, political strategist and international pollster; President, Lake Research
Partners
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Moderator: Susan
Shaer, Executive Director, Women’s Action for
New Directions
5:00-6:30pm: Sponsors Reception
Meet our authors, exhibitors and sponsors (book signings included)
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Dine
Around Dinners
Dinner, dessert and discussion in Capitol Hill
homes:
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Workers, Homemakers, Moms: Valuing Families at Work &
Home –Steffany Stern, National Partnership for Women and Families;
Spokesperson, American Federation of Teachers,
AFL-CIO
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Writing Her Story: Women Authors -
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona and
Doloris Cogan
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Taking a Seat at the Head of the Table: Running for Higher
Office - Sam Bennett, Women’s Campaign Fund;
Laura Fruge, EMILY’s List
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Women Across Borders: The Future
for Women Worldwide - Terry O'Neill, National
Organization for Women; Alissa Wilson, American
Friends Service Committee
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New Social Media: Tools for Communication - American
Media Forum
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The Nuclear Landscape 60 Years Later: Public Health Impact
of Making, Dismantling, and Storing Nuclear
Weapons - Arjun Makhijani, President, Institute
for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER)
; Annie Makhigani,
Project Scientist, IEER; Susan Corbett, Chair,
Radiation Committee, National Sierra Club
9:00-10:00pm: Movies and popcorn, timely topical
documentary
Monday, October 5
8:00-9:00am: "Women Leading the
Way"
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The Hon. Linda Tarr-Whelan, former Ambassador,
UN High Commission on Women, author, “Women
Lead the Way”
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Michaeline Della Fera,
author, “Women at the Table, 40 Intimate Profiles
of Political Women of the Northeast”
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Moderator: Senator Vivian Davis Figures, Alabama
9:00-12:00pm: Effective Communicating:
The Media, The Gold Dome
A timely discussion and hands-on training with the Truman National
Security Project
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The Progressive National Security Story: Our
History and Values
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National Security Issues in Your Locality
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Military 101 with Recent Veterans: Understanding
the U.S. Armed Forces, Their Culture,
and How to Connect With Our Troops
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How Progressives Undermine Our Messages, and
How to Communicate Better: Talking with the
American People About
Security and Progressive Values
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Scenario Exercises: Talking about Security at
a Town Hall meeting and on Fox News
12:00pm – 2pm: Luncheon Program
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Senator
Nan Orrock, Georgia,
President, Women Legislators’ Lobby
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Elizabeth
Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO: “Labor
and Women’s Voices”
Panel:
Health, Human Needs and our National Priorities
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Representative
Sharon Treat, Maine
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Deborah
Weinstein, Executive Director, Coalition on
Human Needs
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Moderator: Representative Barbara Toles, Wisconsin
2:00pm – 4:30pm: Practice what you preach!
Spend the afternoon reviewing your skills applied to real world scenarios. Videotaping with feedback.
4:30pm – 5:00pm: Capitol Hill Briefing
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Learn the ins and outs of Capitol Hill, and get
the tools you need to effectively educate your
Members of Congress on important and timely issues.
6:00pm - 9:00 pm: Torchbearer Reception
Dirksen Senate Building Room 106
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Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC) (invited)
2009 Pacesetter Awardees: Women Legislators
Making a Difference
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Alabama Senator Vivian Davis Figures
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New York Assemblywoman Barbara S.
Lifton
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Arkansas Representative Kathy Webb
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Kansas State Representative
Delia Garcia
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North Dakota Representative Lois
Delmore
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Minnesota Senator Mee Moua
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Rhode Island Representative Amy
G. Rice
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Minnesota Senator Patricia Torres
Ray
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Utah Representative Trisha S. Beck
2009 WiLL Torchbearer Award:
The Honorable Hilda Solis Secretary of Labor
Also Honoring Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA)
Tuesday, October 6: Capitol Hill Day
8:00am – 9:30 am: Breakfast and Briefing
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA); author of Renegade for Peace
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Moderator: Representative Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona
10:00am – 5:00pm: Capitol Hill meetings
with Members of Congress
11:00am – 2:00pm: Hill
Briefing Luncheon featuring Members of Congress
Sponsored
by National Education Association
Rayburn House
Office Building, Room B-339, Capitol Hill
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