Fifteenth Annual Peace, Justice & Environmental Conference
Promoting Racial Justice and Ethnic Justice at Home and Abroad
Saturday, April 29, 2000
St. Philip=s Episcopal Church
730 Bestgate Road
Annapolis, Maryland
Sponsored by:
MARYLAND UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, INSTITUTE FOR POSITIVE ACTION
&
ANNE ARUNDEL PEACE ACTION
Friday, April 28
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.: Pot Luck Dinner, home hospitality arrangements
7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Informal Networking
Saturday, April 29
Conference Schedule
8:00 - 8:45 am : Table set up, Registration
8:45- 9:00 am: Welcome
9:00 B 9:45 am: Keynote Address by Rev. Jim Lewis and members of the Delmarva Poultry Justice Alliance
9:45 - 10:15am: Questions and Answers: audience participation
10:45 - 11:30 am: Networking Sessions: Four groups centered around Peace, Justice (Human Rights), the Environment, and Youth in Peace Work: come share your vision, issues, activities and ideas; develop joint resolutions.
11:30 - 11:45am: Anne Arundel Peace Action Lifetime Achievement Award to Rev. Leroy Bowman, Dean, Anne Arundel African-American Clergy
11:45 - 12:00 noon: Plenary Session:
"Strategies for Action" Reports from
networking sessions.
12:00 - 1:15 pm: Vegetarian LUNCH, and
12:45 B 1:15pm Concurrent with lunch, storytelling group ANative Gourd@
1:15- 1:30 pm: High School Awards Ceremony
1:40 - 2:40 pm: WORKSHOPS I
2:45 - 3:45 pm: WORKSHOPS II
Note: All workshops will be given twice
A. Delmarva Poultry Justice Alliance: A case history of interracial cooperation.
B. Environmental Justice: Dawnn McCleary, Department of Natural Resources and Andrew Sawyer, Baltimore Urban League, describe their efforts to organize people of color around environmental justice issues.
C. Countering Domestic Terrorism: Michelle Bramblett, Southern Poverty Law Center Intelligence Project, describes her work to eliminate domestic terrorism.
D. Loitering While Black: Annapolis= Controversial Ordinance: Activist Robert Eades and Dwight Sullivan, attorney, ACLU-MD describe their efforts to educate the public about this insidious racial targeting.
E. Justice for the Kurds: Mr. Kani Xulam, Director, American Kurdish Information Network, explains his work to find justice for the Kurds.
3:50 - 4:00 pm: Closing and Sharing Period
4:05 - 4:30 pm: MUPJ Annual Meeting
$ Election of officers
$ Resolutions to be adopted
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Promoting Racial and Ethnic Justice at Home and Abroad
Purpose: To explore the ways in which we can promote racial and ethnic justice in our communities, in our state, in the United States, and in the world. In this era racial and ethnic justice appears to be just a dream, and violence, hatred and bigotry seem to infiltrate every part of our society and the world at large. As caring people, we need to support each other, uniting people of all backgrounds, races, and ethnicities to work together to achieve a world of peace with justice.
Conference Highlights:
$ Keynote address
$ Networking Sessions
$ Information tables
$ Fred Benjamin Awards Ceremony
$ Workshops
$ Vegetarian Lunch
$ Entertainment C ANative Gourd,@ three Black Native American woman who, in drama and music, tell the story of one of their white Native American ancestors who was lynched by the KKK
And most important: meeting new and old friends
HOME HOSPITALITY
Home hospitality will be offered for out of town guests. Please so indicate on the registration form.
INFORMATION TABLES
Tables will be provided for those who would like to distribute or sell literature or other materials. Please so indicate on the registration form.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
The premises are smoke-free. Please help us keep them scent-free as well by not wearing perfume, cologne, or after-shave.
CO-SPONSORS (at press time)
Thank you for making this conference possible!
Adelphi Friends Meeting
Alliance for Democracy, Baltimore
Anne Arundel Peace Action
Baltimore Ethical Society
Baltimore Against Rats (BAR)
Center for the Study of Conflict, Inc.
City Wide Coalition
Committee on the Environment,
Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
Creative Response to Conflict, Capital Area
Gray Panthers, Prince George=s County
Howard County Friends of Latin America
Interfaith Fairness Coalition of Maryland
Maryland Anti-Racist Action
Maryland Coalition Against State Executions
Maryland Safe Energy Coalition
Metro DC Committee of Correspondence
Montgomery County Peace Action
National Association of Social Workers,
Maryland Chapter
Peace Resource Center, Frederick County
St. Philip=s Episcopal Church
Seniors for World Security, LeisureWorld
Women=s International League for Peace and Freedom
World Federalist Association,
Baltimore Chapter
MARYLAND UNITED FOR PEACE & JUSTICE, Inc.
At a statewide meeting of Maryland activists, agreement was reached to present a yearly peace and justice conference. MUPJ was started following the first statewide conference in April, 1986 to assist networking and to organize the annual conference.
INSTITUTE FOR POSITIVE ACTION, Inc.
The IPA is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt educational affiliate of MUPJ, dedicated to promoting nonviolence.
ANNE ARUNDEL PEACE ACTION
Anne Arundel Peace Action is the local chapter of the nation=s largest grassroots peace organization.
DIRECTIONS TO St. Philip=s Episcopal Church, 730 Bestgate Road, Annapolis
Private Transportation: Take Rt. 50 East to Rowe Blvd/Bestgate to Jennifer Rd. exit. Bear left and go straight 1.2 miles to St. Philip=s on the right. Turn right at the first road past St. Philips and pull into parking lot at first right. Look for signs giving detailed parking instructions.
Public Transportation:
From Baltimore area: MTA Bus 14 leaves Patapsco Light Rail Station at 6:13am and 7:21am, stops at MVA & Cromwell Light Rail Station. Arrives Rowe Blvd. & College Creek at 7:31am and 8:40am respectively. Take Annapolis Gold Route Bus north (opposite direction) to Bestgate Road (runs every 1/2 hour from 8:00am).
From DC area: not available on Saturdays.
REGISTRATION FORM
Please return by April 13, 2000 to:
Carol Solomon
MD United for Peace & Justice
Institute for Positive Action
327 East 25th St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
Info: Carol (410-363-3140)
or Tony (301-390-9684)
Registration (includes lunch)
Early bird discount rate: $15
Students: $6 (cost of lunch)
Make check payable to: IPA/Peace Conference. (Scholarships available C no one turned away for lack of money)
Postmarked After April 13, cost is $20
Name ____________________________
Address ___________________________
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Phone number: ______________________
e-mail:_____________________________
Organization_________________________
Need transportation? Yes G No G
Can provide Home Hospitality:
Fri. night G Sat. night G
Need Home Hospitality?
(Let us know by April 18)
Fri. night G Sat. night G
Do you need child care? Yes G No G
(Let us know by April 18)
How many children?_____ Ages:_______
Do you plan to set up a literature table?
Group: _____________________________
Are you an individual member of MUPJ?
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If so, please supply organization=s name:
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