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2007 Grassroots Conference Schedule

FRIDAY

7 p.m. Public Event Opening Night, Holy Name Cathedral
North State Street at Superior Street, downtown Chicago

  • Amy Goodman of Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now!
  • Hip-Hop Performance Ensemble Kuumba Lynx
  • Neil Watkins, National Coordinator, Jubilee USA Network
  • Gado Mwampembwa, Tanzanian political cartoonist (invited)

SATURDAY

Loyola University, Chicago Illinois
Water Tower Campus
Law School Building
25 E. Pearson St.


9:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m. Opening Reflection
Led by Chris Inserra, music coordinator, School of the Americas (SOA) Watch

9:15 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Welcome
Neil Watkins, National Coordinator, Jubilee USA Network

10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Opening Plenary

  • Carol Welch, United Nations Millenium Campaign
  • Louis Dorvilier, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Global Missions
  • Pat Rumer, Jubilee USA Network Co-Chair

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Lunch

12:45 p.m.-1:55 p.m.  Workshop Sessions

  • Understanding the IMF, the World Bank, and Conditionality: Rick Rowden, policy analyst, Action Aid International; Aldo Caliari, Center of Concern; Marie Dennis, Maryknoll
  • Debt 101: Alex Baumgarten, Episcopal Church-Washington Office
  • Meeting your MOC: Grassroots Lobbying and Advocacy: Gary Cosette, Chicago Religious Leadership Network; Kim Stietz, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Washington Office (invited)
  • Art and Resistance: Julio Montaño Montenegro and Martha Arboleda Ortiz, Colombia; Gado Mwampembwa, Kenya; Rita Jankowska-Bradley, Jubilee Montana
  • The Inside Story on Doing Effective Media Work: Beth Poteet, Witness for Peace; Andy Szatkowski, Jubilee Oregon
  • Global Apartheid-Anti-Oppression Training: Evelyn Salah, Africa Action; Pat Rumer, Jubilee Oregon; Nunu Kidane, Priority Africa Network
  • Country Case Study: The Democratic Republic of Congo-A Clear Case of Odious Debt: Claude Bambi, Democratic Republic of Congo; Karen Joyner, Communications and Advocacy Coordinator, Jubilee USA

1:55 p.m.-2:10 p.m. Break

2:10 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Plenary: Legislative Strategies On Debt

  • State Senator Don Trotter, Chicago
  • U.S. Representative Danny Davis, (D-Ill.) (invited)
  • Nicole Austin, Office of U.S. Representative Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) (invited)
  • U.S. Senator Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) (invited)
  • U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, (D-Ill.)
  • U.S. Representative Bobby Rush, (D-Ill.)

3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Break

3:45 p.m.-4:55 p.m. Workshop Sessions

  • Millenium Development Goals 101: Carol Welch, UN Millennium Campaign; Kim Stietz, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Washington Office; Louis Dorvilier, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Global Missions
  • Open Mic! Poetry & Protest: Nathan Fishman, Outreach and Congregations Fellow, Jubilee USA; Monet Cooper, Program Associate, Jubilee USA; Rita Jankowska-Bradley, Jubilee Montana
  • China, Venezula, and the Rise of New Leaders: Patricia Davila, Ecuador Ministry of Finance; Imani Countess, American Friends Service Committee, Africa Life Over Debt Program; Rev. Bill Harman, Jubilee San Diego (invited);  Rick Rowden, policy analyst, ActionAid International
  • Debt 101: Alex Baumgarten, Episcopal Church-Washington Office
  • Steeples, Synagogues, and Temples: Organizing Within Faith Communities: Kristin Sundell, Outreach and Congregations Coordinator, Jubilee USA; Jacob Feinspan, American Jewish World Service; Edie Rasell, United Church of Christ National Office (invited)
  • Getting Ready for Campaign '08: Bird Dogging, Candidate Forums and More Global Justice
  • At What Cost Debt Relief? Reflections on the Jubilee Delegation to Zambia: Pat Rumer, Jubilee Oregon; Cara and Dustin Pattison, Jubilee Oregon; Robin Lloyd, Burlington, Vermont

4:55 p.m.-6:45 p.m.  Dinner
Food Life Chicago
835 N. Michigan Ave., 5 blocks from the conference site

6:45 p.m.-8:45 p.m. Afro-Columbian Dance Performance & Screening of Bamako

9 p.m.-9:15 p.m. Closing Reflection
Sharing reflections on Bamako and the day, led by Imani Countess, American Friends Service Committee

9:15 p.m. Explore Chicago Nightlife!

SUNDAY

Loyola University, Chicago Illinois
Water Tower Campus
Law School Building
25 E. Pearson St.


9:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m. Opening Reflection

9:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Plenary Sabbath Economics/The Sabbath Year Campaign for Debt Cancellation

  •     Marie Dennis, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
  •     Kristin Sundell, Jubilee USA

10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m.-Noon  Workshop Sessions

  • More 'Inconvenient Truths': Debt, Oil, and Global Warming: Jen Kalafut, Oil Change International
  • Making the Connections-International Debt and Global AIDS: Dupage Glocal Aids Action Network; Evelyn Sallah, Africa Action; Jacob Feinspan, American Jewish World Service; Sr. Sheila Kinsey, DGAAN; Global Justice
  • Train the Trainer: Organizing a Sabbath Economics Study Group in Your Community:Cara and Dustin Pattison, Jubilee Oregon
  • Meeting your MOC: Grassroots Lobbying and Advocacy: Gary Cosette, Chicago Religious Leadership Network; Kim Stietz, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Washington Office (invited)
  • Talking Jubilee: Educating your Community about Debt and Economic Justice: Alessandra Harris, Jubilee South Bay Coalition; Abbey Fisher, Jubilee York Pennsylvania
  • Debt of the Dictators: Film Screening & Discussion
  • Answering the Hard Questions: Educating your Community on Debt & Global Poverty: Neil Watkins, National Coordinator, Jubilee USA

Noon-1 p.m.  Lunch

1 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Plenary: Envisioning Alternatives: Building a North and South Movement

  • Patricia Davila, formerly of Jubilee Ecuador, currently of the Ecuadorian Ministry of Finance
  • Nunu Kidane, Priority Africa Network
  • Mhizha Chifamba, Executive Director, Washington Office on Africa

2:15 p.m.-2:25 p.m. BREAK

2:25 p.m.-3:35 p.m. Workshop Sessions

  • Unjust, Unfair, and Still Legal!: On Vulture Funds and Other Threats to Debt Cancellation: Karen Joyner, Communications and Advocacy Coordinator, Jubilee USA; Imani Countess, American Friends Service Committee Africa Life Over Debt Program
  • Border Crossings: The Push and Pull of Debt, Trade, and Immigration: Oscar Chacón, National Alliance of Latin American & Caribbean Communities; Sarah Anderson, Institute for Policy Studies
  • Economic Justice for Haiti!: Tom Ricker, Quixote Center; Wadner Pierre, Haiti
  • The Second Invasion: The IMF and World Bank in Iraq: Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence; Iraqi labor leaders
  • Debt Cancellation Works! Making Sure Debt Relief Reaches the Poor: Neil Watkins, National Coordinator, Jubilee USA; Alex Baumgarten, Episcopal Church Washington Office
  • Steeples, Synagogues, and Temples: Organizing Within Faith Communities: Kristin Sundell, Outreach and Congregations Coordinator, Jubilee USA; Jacob Feinspan, American Jewish World Service
  • The Inside Story on Doing Effective Media Work: Beth Poteet, Witness for Peace; Andy Szatkowski, Jubilee Oregon

3:35 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Gather in Main Space

3:45 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Closing Reflection

Led by Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Non-Violence (invited)

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