Join us for
The Peace Alliance
Annual Conference!
Feb 3 - 5, 2007
Washington, D.C.

Now
More than ever
We must

Connect with hundreds of citizens from across the country who have come to Washington to lobby for a US Department of Peace.
Expand your understanding of the US Department of Peace legislation, being re-introduced in the U.S. House and Senate.
After two days of education and training, you will walk the Halls of Congress, visiting your members of the House and Senate to lobby for the bill.

Wage Peace

with
Marianne Williamson
Deepak Chopra
Congressman Dennis Kucinich
Michael Bernard Beckwith

and

James O'Dea

Plus leading experts in:
Conflict Resolution & Prevention
Peacebuilding & Global Security
Human Security: Keeping America Safe
and more...

A Department of Peace will augment our nation's current problem-solving options, providing practical, nonviolent solutions to the problems of domestic and international conflict. This legislation will be re-introduced into the new 110th Congress at the end of our conference. This is an important time for us to be in Washington working with our members of Congress. Join us!

Click here to learn more about the legislation and our campaign...

MORE CONFERENCE DETAILS...

"The September 2005 conference is on my top ten list of life experiences. Meeting such incredible people and walking the Halls of Congress was life changing!"
~Judy Kimmel, Northern California State Coordinator
(Click to see September 2005 conference report and photos)

HOTEL
The conference will be held at the beautiful Westin Arlington Gateway in the Ballston section of Arlington, VA, near the Ballston Metro station, which is just minutes from downtown D.C. This is a brand new "green" hotel. You can reserve your hotel room online now, or call 888-627-7076 and ask for the Peace Alliance Conference for our group discount rate. If you have challenges with the online system not allowing you certain room nights, we encourage you to call the reservation number and a person can help arrange for your needs. Our special group rate is only good for a limited amount of rooms and our count is almost full, so reserve right away!

CONFERENCE OUTLINE
(Draft - subject to change)

Below is a brief outline of the conference to use for planning. We will post a more detailed agenda soon, along with additional speaker names and bios. Please note that Monday and Tuesday are primarily earmarked for visits to Members of Congress on the hill. Plan to stay through Tuesday to have a better chance at meeting with actual Members of Congress, as many central and west coast districts don't arrive into D.C. until late afternoon on Monday (meetings with staffers on Monday is still very important).

FRIDAY
7:30 to 9:30- Pre-registration and optional 'Meet and Greet' reception for anyone arriving early. There will also be a short performance of the Dept. of Peace inspired play " Gift of Peace".

SATURDAY
Program officially starts on Saturday.

8:30 to 10:00 – Registration. Program starts at 10:00 a.m. ending at 9:30 p.m. with lunch and dinner breaks.

Saturday will include Marianne Williamson, coaching and education on speaking the bill to our Members of Congress, break-out time to connect in regions for planning your meetings with Members of Congress and for skill building in key areas of the campaign.

Evening will feature Deepak Chopra joined in Q&A by Marianne Williamson.

SUNDAY
Starts at 10:00 a.m. ending around 9:00 p.m.

Sunday will start off with a Spiritual Celebration of Peace with Marianne Williamson and Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith along with some great music.

The day and evening will include additional speakers, along with an informative panel discussion with leading peacebuilding experts. There will also be more time to practice in our groups for our congressional meetings.

MONDAY
9:30 to 10:00 a.m. – Off to the Hill "Pep Rally". Monday will be a day to meet with Members of Congress and/or staffers on Capitol Hill. (Upon registration, we will give you coaching about setting up meetings and connect you with others who might also be in your district and state.)

10:00 to 12:00 – Staff will be available for last minute 'Congressional Meeting' coaching (unless you have morning meetings).

Afternoon optional meetings for further skill building and Hill visit debrief (Congressional meetings should take priority).

7:30 to 9:30 – Finale: Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Marianne Williamson and other Members of Congress TBA.

9:30 to 10:45 – Dessert Reception

TUESDAY
Lobbying on the Hill.

TRAVEL
You can fly into any of the nearby airports, including Reagan National, Dulles or Baltimore. Reagan is the closest, but Dulles is very near as well. If you can get a much better deal into Baltimore, it is only about a 30 minute train ride in. One airline suggestion: Jet Blue Airlines ( www.jetblue.com) and Southwest Airlines ( www.southwest.com) offer some great specials from many parts of the country. They are not listed on popular discount services like expedia.com or orbitz.com. You need to go directly to their websites. To assure affordable flights, get your tickets early.

CONFERENCE FEE
Conference fee is sliding scale of $250 to $350, (Student rate is $95). Those who are able to pay at the higher end of the scale will help make it possible for those who need to pay at the lower end.

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The Peace Alliance
PO Box 70095 -- Rochester Hills MI 48307 USA
Tel & Fax 248.813.8950
www.ThePeaceAlliance.org -- Info@ThePeaceAlliance.org