Building Unity During Urgent Times
Join Us at IPPN's 6th National Summit!
July 11-13, 2003
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Throughout the country thousands of organizations are
organizing for peace, economic and racial justice, democracy, a
clean and sustainable environment and other human rights and
social needs. Those of us who understand that the Democrats and
Republicans are the problem and not the solution need to come
together now to strengthen our unity and determine how we can
be most effective at this urgent time.
What should the independent progressive movement do in 2004
both electorally and non-electorally? We all want the Bushites
gone; is that the only thing we should be concerned with? How
do we address racism, sexism and other negative isms while
effectively linking working-class and progressive-minded people
across lines of gender, age, culture and lifestyle? How do we
bring forward the leadership of young people and grassroots
people?
These are some of the questions Summit '03 will address.
Participate and help us come up with answers!
Workshop and Conference Leaders:
Lauren Cliggitt
Shelley Fite
George Friday
Mary France-Daniels
Ted Glick
Victoria J. Gray-Adams
Cindy Henderson
Pat Humphries
Matt Jones
Walda Katz-Fishman
Arthur Kinoy
Karen Kubby
Ben Manski
Cynthia McKinney
A.T. Miller
Daniel Osuna
Anita Rios
Sandra Rivers
Wayne Roberts
David Rovics
Jerome Scott
Angel Torres
Sid Trommer
Baldemar Velasquez
The Agenda-The Agenda-The Agenda
Friday, July 11
12:30pm Opening music with David Rovics
1:00pm Welcome, general orientation and agenda review
1:20pm to 5:00pm IPPN business session: Revision of IPPN
By-laws,
IPPN Mission Statement and Principles of Unity, Nomination
of new National Steering Committee members, Staff Policy,
Endorsement Policy
5:15pm to 6:30pm GLBT caucus & Allies "Dismantling
Oppression" workshop
6:30pm Dinner
8:00pm to 10:00pm Plenary session: "2004: What Are Our
Options?" An
interactive discussion initiated by Anita Rios and Baldemar
Velasquez.
Saturday, July 12
9:00am General assembly with opening music by Matt Jones
9:30am to 11:30am IPPN Strategic Plan, Session one of
breakout groups:
Democracy 2004, Centralizing Race/Challenging White
Supremacy, Popular Education (part 1), Computers and the
Internet
11:45am to 1:00pm Women's caucus & Allies "Dismantling
Oppression" workshop
1:15pm to 2:45pm Luncheon/Keynote Speaker: former
Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney on "Racism, War & the Economy"
3:00pm to 5:00pm IPPN Strategic Plan, Session two of
breakout groups:
Candidate Training, Popular Education (part 2), Fundraising,
Democracy 2004
5:15pm to 6:30pm People of Color caucus & Allies
"Dismantling Oppression" workshop
6:30pm to 8:00pm Dinner
8:00pm to 10pm Concert with Pat Humphries and Sandy O.,
David Rovics and Matt Jones
Sunday, July 13
8:00am to 9:00am Spiritual meditation/discussion (optional)
9:00am General assembly with opening music and
announcement of National Steering Committee election results
9:20am to 11:20am IPPN Strategic Plan, Session three of
breakout groups: Art and Culture, Centralizing Race, Speakers
Bureau/Member Outreach and Recruitment, Independent Politics
News/IPPN Communications
11:35am to 12:50pm Youth Caucus & Allies "Dismantling
Oppression" workshop
12:50pm to 1:00pm Participants pick up food for "working
lunch"
1:00pm to 2:15pm General assembly; reports of IPPN
Strategic Plan breakout groups
2:15pm to 2:30pm-Closing music; closing statements and adjourn
2:30pm to 3:15pm-Meeting of new IPPN National Steering
Committee
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