FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- THE ANNUAL KATERI PEACE CONFERENCE RETREAT
- Presided over by the Rev. Felicia Parazaider (details to come)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
- 7:00- 7:10 CONFERENCE KEYNOTE OPENING
- Welcome and Introduction : John Amidon and Maureen Aumand
- 7:10 - 9:00- RACISM AS STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE AND THE PEACE MOVEMENT
- Felicia Parazaider and Michal McPhearson
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22nd: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM EST
- 9:30-9:50 - MUSIC, WELCOME AND OVERVIEW
- 9:50-10:35 - BENDING THE ARC SESSION 1:
- Introduction: John Amidon
Panel: Steve Downs, Bill Quigley, Lawerence Davidson - 10:35-11:20 -BENDING THE ARC SESSION 2:
- Introduction: Maureen Baillargeon Aumand
Panel: Kathy Kelly, Jim Jennings, Jim Merkel - 11:20-11:30 - Musical Interlude
- 11:30-12:20 - OPEN WRITTEN COMMENTARY and QUESTIONS and PANEL
- CONVERSATION (A) Moderator: Felicia Parazaider
Panel: Steve Downs, Bill Quigley, Lawrence Davidson, Kathy Kelly, Jim Jennings, Jim Merkel - 12:20-12:50 - LUNCH BREAK
- For your lunch time pleasure, Dave Lippman, satirical singer songwriter.
- 12:50 - 1:10 - BENDING THE ARC SESSION 3: Honoring Blase Bonpane: a
- Conversation between Theresa Bonpane and John Amidon
- 1:10-1:55 - BENDING THE ARC SESSION 4:
- Introduction: Maureen Baillargeon Aumand
Panel: Ed Kinane, Nick Mottern, Chris Antal - 1:55-2:05- Music Video Interlude: “THE NOBLE CAUSE”
- 2:05 -3:05 - BENDING THE ARC SESSION 5:
- Introduction: John Amidon
Panel: Ann Wright, David Swanson, Medea Benjamin - 3:05-3:10 - Musical Interlude
- 3:10 - 4:10 - OPEN WRITTEN COMMENTARY, QUESTIONS and PANEL CONVERSATION (B)
- Moderator: Steve Breyman
Panel: Ed Kinane, Ann Wright, Nick Mottern, David Swanson, Chris Antal, Medea Benjamin, Theresa Bonpane - 4:10 - 4:30 Acknowledgments, book promotion, music
- John Amidon, Maureen Baillargeon Aumand
Sheri Bauer M. : KNOW WHERE YOU STAND AND STAND THERE