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Date: April 09, 2010 at 13:22:20
From: Alliance Peacebuilding, []
Subject: Take Peacebuilding to Congress April 14 & 15! |
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Dear AfP Members and Friends,
April 14 and 15, just one week from today, we will gather on Capitol Hill to begin our campaign to see robust peacebuilding policies and programs incorporated into U.S. foreign policy. Please join us for Peacebuilding Policy Days at the Methodist Building, 100 Maryland Ave. NE to learn more about the issues and the strategies, and on to do your part to make it happen. Information and Registration.
We will hear from two key Members of Congress and there will be workshops with policy and advocacy experts on the 14th. We will meet with the key Congressional committee and caucus members and staff on the 15th.
To participate, we need for you to register:
Take Peacebuilding to Congress
Join us for Policy Days
April 14 & 15, 2010
Information and Registration
There is a modest fee to cover our basic costs. Please see the agenda below, and feel free to call (202-822-2047, ext 115) if you have any questions. You need not attend the entire time to participate and make a difference, but please become a part of this groundbreaking event, and encourage others to attend as well. We look forward to seeing you there.
All the best,
Chic
3D Security and Alliance for Peacebuilding
Policy Days
April 14-15, 2010
Methodist Building, 100 Maryland Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20002
Agenda
Day I Policy Conference: The Way Forward on U.S. Foreign Assistance
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Methodist Building, 100 Maryland Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20002
Registration begins at 8:30am.
9am: Opening Remarks
The Honorable Sam Farr, Member of Congress (D-CA)
Congressman Farr was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Colombia, and he serves on the House Appropriations Committee. He has been a key advocate for policies and programs to help build a more peaceful world.
9:30am: Peacebuilding into Policymaking
Sharon Morris, Mercy Corps
Chic Dambach, Alliance for Peacebuilding
10am-10:45am: Overview U.S. Foreign Assistance and Peacebuilding
Chic Dambach, Alliance for Peacebuilding
George Ingram, Co-Chair, Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network
11am-11:45am: The Civil-Military Paradigm
Hrach Gregorian, President, Institute of World Affairs
Col. Tina Schweiz, Joint Forces Command
Chip Hauss, Professor, George Mason University
Noon-1pm: Lunch Keynote
The Honorable John Garamendi, Member of Congress (C-CA)
As a private citizen a decade ago, Congressman Garamendi organized teams of former Peace Corps Volunteers to engage in track-two diplomacy to help end the border war between Ethiopia and Eritrea and the civil war in the DRC.
1:30pm-2pm: Impact of U.S. Law on Peacebuilding Abroad
Kay Guinane, Charity and Security Network
2pm-2:30pm: Restorative Justice
Lawrie Parker, Chair, Restorative Justice Association of Virginia
2:30pm-2:45pm Break
2:45pm-3:30pm: Navigating Congress
Bridget Moix, Legislative Secretary, FCNL
3:45pm-4:30pm: Final plans for Hill outreach
Logistics and Assign Team Leaders for Hill visits
Day II: Congressional Outreach: Educating Congress on Foreign Assistance
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Methodist Building, 100 Maryland Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20002
Assemble at the Methodist Building at 9:00 AM
Morning Session
Group Meetings
Educational Sessions with key committees, commissions, and caucuses
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
American Engagement Caucus
Anti-Terrorism Caucus
Afternoon Session
Individual Sessions with key representatives from respective states
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