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- Notable National Events
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows invites you to Commemorate September 11 with Circles of Hope
Join us in creating Circles of Hope to commemorate the 2-year anniversary of our loved ones deaths on September 11. We plan to encircle the World Trade Center site with a candlelight vigil on the night of September 10, 2003. Gather with us in New York City or create a Circle of Hope candlelight vigil in your own community and register it on our website Peaceful Tomorrows.
Uniting Women's Voices: A National Leadership Conference (9/13-16)
2003 WiLL/WAND Conference
Washington Court Hotel, Washington DC
Join women state legislators, community leaders and students for four intensive days of education, training, networking and lobbying. Never has there been a more important time for progressive women to raise their voices on Capitol Hill.
INFO: www.wand.org, or 404-524-5999.
GALA Celebration - Fifth Anniversary, Women's Edge Coalition (9/18)
Thursday, September 18, 2003 * 6:30-9:30 PM
Historic Sewall-Belmont House
144 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, D.C.
INFO: cchallender@womensedge.org
EMILY'S List Political Opportunity Program (9/19-20)
September 19-20, 2003, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Park East Hotel, 916 East State Street
EMILY's List is a political donor network and political resource for pro-choice Democratic women candidates. EMILY's List has initiated a program designed to recruit and train women to run for and serve in elected office in the states. Whether you are currently serving on the school board, or in the State Assembly, or if you are just beginning to think about running for elective office, we are certain this training will provide you with the skills and inspiration you need.
The program, including materials and meals, is free. Space is limited.
Please respond by September 15.
INFO: Jessica Reyna at (202) 419-3179 or at jreyna@emilyslist.org.
LOBBY DAY - Close the School of the Americas / WHISC (9/23)
September 23, 2003 * Washington, DC
Monday, September 22, 7 pm - Reception
Members of religious organizations, orders, and communities have been an integral part of the SOA Watch movement from the beginning. On September 23, we'll bring that voice to Washington. We invite your organization to sponsor this event. INFO/To sign on: gtaylor@soaw.org.
FATHER ROY'S FALL SPEAKING SCHEDULE
Every fall, Father Roy Bourgeois, SOA Watch GA office staff person and founder of the movement travels across the country to speak about the School of the Americas / WHISC and why it should be shut down. Father Roy continues to inspire thousands to come to Ft. Benning each year and participate in the vigil and non-violent direct action. Check his schedule to see if he is coming to a city near you.
SOA Watch ~ (202)234-3440 ~ www.soaw.org
FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION
Nonviolence Training Courses: "From Violence to Wholeness".
Classes limited to 25 and fill up quickly. Contact the organizers listed below.
BASIC TRAININGS
9/12-14, 2003 Cincinnati, OH, kloecker@att.net
10/24-26, 2003 Rochester, NY, carmelm@frontiernet.net
FACILITATOR TRAININGS
Nov 6-9, 2003 Kirkridge, PA, www.kirkridge.org
Nov 20-23, 2003 Houston, TX, cbialock@rscj.org
Mar 18-21, 2004 Asheville, NC, bturner@diocesewnc.org
Jul 8-11, 2004 Kirkridge, PA, www.kirkridge.org
The Fellowship of Reconciliation seeks to replace violence, war, racism, and economic injustice with nonviolence, peace, and justice. We are an interfaith organization committed to active nonviolence as a transforming way of life and as a means of radical change. We educate, train, build coalitions, and engage in nonviolent and compassionate actions locally, nationally, and globally. For USA.org
COMMUNITY ACTION TRAINING
Center for Third World Organizing (10/10-12)
CAT is a weekend-long, intensive introduction to community organizing, providing hands-on training through field work, role plays, and discussions. Learn from experienced organizers, share skills and knowledge with other activists, and have fun meeting others dedicated to building a movement!
October 10-12, 2003, Registration deadline: 10/1/03
Oakland, CA -- Los Angeles, CA -- Providence, RI -- Miami, FL
Spanish CAT - September 19-21, 2003, Brooklyn, NY
Registration deadline: 9/15/03
To Register: Ctwo.org, 510.533.7583
"The People Speak: America Debates Its Role in the World"
October 5-18, 2003
Join in! Go to www.jointhedebate.org to find out if there is a local event planned for your community. If not, you can register to organize one and apply for a grant to put on a debate! Contact: Maura Policelli (202) 887 9040 x 621 wirth@unfoundation.org. WAND is a sponsor.
Presented by the UN Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Open Society Institute.
Cities for Peace presents:
Grassroots America Shapes the Debate: 2004
WAND is supporting the efforts of colleagues Institute for Policy Studies and National Priorities
Project in their fall 10-city tour of Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania with Harry Belefonte.
INFO: www.ips-dc.org
The goal of this series is threefold: 1) to join with community leaders, activists and national leaders to train and further empower citizens in low-income communities to achieve positive policy changes to increase quality of life in their communities. 2) To assist in voter registration and public education of disaffected groups of people who statistically tend not to vote in presidential elections. 3) To bring a local and national media spotlight to bear on the critical issues of income inequality, failed public policies, skewed national priorities and the issues of war, peace and security.
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