Brit Tzedek v'Shalom

National Grassroots Leadership Training Institute
(June 21-22, 2008)

National Advocacy Days
(June 22-24, 2008)

AGENDA

Grassroots Leadership Training Institute
Saturday, June 21
8:00pm	Grassroots Leadership Training Institute Opening Plenary: Room: Franklin D Welcome to the Grassroots Leadership Training Institute Steve Masters, President, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom The American Jewish Peace Movement and the Growth of Grassroots Leadership Diane Balser, Interim Executive Director, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom The Brit Tzedek community: A conversation among leaders and activists from across the country Cherie Brown, Chair, Chapter Development Committee, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom You Brit Tzedek’s Chapter Leaders, Chapter Development Committee and Board of Directors
Sunday, June 22
9:00 am - 10:45 am	Workshop I Intensive Strategic Planning Recommended for experienced chapter leadership Room: McPherson A Steve Masters, President, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Yael Samuel, Co-Chair, Los Angeles Chapter Creating and Building Your Chapter Recommended for emerging leadership Room: McPherson B Ben Murane, Co-Chair, New York City Chapter Allison Lattman, Co-Chair, Los Angeles Chapter Home District Advocacy Strategies Recommended for chapter advocacy leaders Room: Franklin C Sue Swartz, National Advocacy Chair and Vice President, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Rob Levy, Washington Representative, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Bonnie Alpert, Boston Chapter Steering Committee
11:00 - 12:45 pm	Workshop II Conducting One-on-Ones Track: Grassroots Skills Room: Franklin C Mark Belkin, Chair, Colorado Chapter, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Sue Swartz, National Advocacy Chair and Vice President, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Jonathan Jacoby, Boston Chapter Developing Leadership Track: Leadership and Development Room: McPherson A Cherie Brown, Chair, Chapter Development Committee, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Communicating Our Message to the Media Track: Media and Communications Room: McPherson B Jessica Rosenblum, Former Director of Communications and Media for Brit Tzedek v'Shalom, current Senior Associate at Rabinowitz/Dorf Communications
1:00 - 2:30 pm	Lunch Session: Organizing in the American Jewish Community Kosher Vegetarian available upon request. Room: Franklin AB* Tammy Shapiro, Executive Director, Union of Progressive Zionists Cherie Brown, Chair, Chapter Development Committee, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Rabbi Julie Saxe-Taller, Co-Chair, Rabbinic Cabinet, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom
2:30 - 4:15 pm	Workshop III Event Planning as an Organizing Tool Track: Grassroots Skills Room: McPherson B Aliza Becker, Deputy Director, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Barbara Lahav, Steering Committee Member, Seattle Chapter, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Turning your Supporters into Activists Track: Leadership and Development Room: Franklin C Cherie Brown, Chair, Chapter Development Committee, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Rebecca Kanner, Chair, Ann Arbor Chapter Rainer Waldman-Adkins, National Board Member and Chair, Seattle Chapter Creating Best Practices in Media Outreach Track: Media and Communications Room: McPherson A Beth Wasserman, National Board Member, Community Liaison/Chapter Spokesperson, Boston Chapter Jessica Rosenblum, Former Director of Communications and Media for Brit Tzedek v'Shalom, current Senior Associate at Rabinowitz/Dorf Communications
4:30 - 5:45 pm	How does Brit Tzedek relate to electoral politics Room: Franklin AB Diane Balser, Interim Executive Director, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Rob Levy, Washington Representative, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Joel Rubin, Political Director, J Street / JStreetPAC Grassroots Leadership Training Institute Feedback and Next Steps Cherie Brown, Chair, Chapter Development Committee, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Adam Esrig, Chapter Liaison, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom
National Advocacy Days 2008
7:30 pm	National Advocacy Days Keynote Presentation Yossi Beilin, Member of Knesset, former chairman of the Israeli Meretz-Yachad party, and principal Israeli architect of the Geneva Accords Sixth & I Historic Synagogue 600 I Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 [map]
Monday, June 23
9:00 am - 11:45 am	A Year of Brit Tzedek Advocacy Successes and How to Present the Brit Tzedek Message Room: Rayburn House Office Building 2200 Rob Levy, Washington Representative, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Sue Swartz, National Advocacy Chair and Vice President, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom The U.S. Congress and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Tommy Ross, foreign policy adviser to Rep. David Price (D-NC) Jeannie Salo, foreign policy adviser to Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH) Puneet Talwar, chief Middle East adviser to Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
11:45 - 1:15 pm	Lunch Break
1:15 - 4:30 pm	National Advocacy Training Sessions Room: Russell Senate Office Building 325 Featuring “Stump the Expert” with Daniel Levy, Senior Fellow and Director of the Middle East Policy Initiative at the New America Foundation
5:30 - 7:00 pm	Congressional Reception Room: Rayburn Foyer (1st Floor), Rayburn House Office Building Featuring distinguished speakers: Congressman Charles Boustany (R-LA), lead Republican cosponsor of the Ackerman-Boustany letter on the Annapolis peace conference Congressman Mike Capuano (D-MA), a leading pro-Israel, pro-peace Member of Congress Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA), Dean of the Jewish House members
Tuesday, June 24
10:00 am - 3:00 pm	Full Day of Meetings with Senators, Representatives, and their Staff!
3:00 - 4:30 pm	Debriefing and Closing: Bringing Advocacy Back to the Grassroots Room: Rayburn House Office Building 2255

Lodging:There are no more rooms available at the Four Points by Sheraton.

For a list of other housing options in the Capital click here.

For information on home-stay and low-cost lodging options, contact adam@btvshalom.org.

A list of restaurants near the Four Points by Sheraton.

Fees:The combined registration fee is $150 Regular; $200 Patron; $80 Low-Income. For a single event the fee is $90 Regular; $150 Patron and $60 Low-income. The registration deadline is June 13, 2008.

Conference Site:The Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, 1201 K Street N.W., Washington, DC. Phone: 1-800-325-3535 or (202) 289-7600

Scholarships: For information on registration waivers and travel subsidies, contact adam@btvshalom.org

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