[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [Aware] Call for an April 1 Conference of all
Illinois Peace & Justice Organizations
Morton K. Brussel
brussel4 at insightbb.com
Sun Jan 29 19:00:58 CST 2006
FYI. As discussed in our meeting today…. Supporting organizations (at
the time of the email) are listed on the bottom of the message. --mkb
Begin forwarded message:
> From: "Carl Davidson" <carld717 at aol.com>
> Date: January 28, 2006 5:53:28 PM CST
> To: "pjilfed" <carld717 at aol.com>
> Subject: [Aware] Call for an April 1 Conference of all Illinois
> Peace & Justice Organizations
>
> A Call to Create a Coalition of Illinois
> Peace and Justice Organizations.
>
> www.ilcpj.org
>
> An Invitation to Community, Labor, Faith-Based
> and Student Peace and Justice Groups
>
> Throughout Illinois, dozens of groups working on peace and justice
> issues struggle, often on their own, to promote goals we all
> support. In November and December 2005, several Northern Illinois
> peace and justice (P&J) groups met to discuss the idea of creating
> a state-wide network of P&J organizations. We are at a critical
> point in the struggle against the militarism that drives U.S.
> foreign policy in Iraq and elsewhere as well as in our efforts to
> promote justice-based policies in the U.S. and around the world.
> United, we can speak with a greater voice. All of us can be
> stronger and our efforts more effective by association with other
> groups.
>
> The Goals of a State-Wide Coalition:
>
> 1 To strengthen our individual efforts: A state-wide organization
> will help us to plan coordinated campaigns, rallies and other
> events. Where a single action in one locale may get little media
> attention, regional or state-wide actions will garner far more.
>
> 2)To share resources and ideas: Groups can learn about tactics that
> worked for other groups, instead of learning by trial and error.
> Members may also have access to speakers and performers that other
> groups would be eager to invite to programs in other places.
>
> 3)To provide technical assistance: One member may have already
> created a community newsletter, hosted a film series or created a
> great web site and can pass on suggestions to others.
>
> 4)To remind all of us that we are not alone: You have many friends
> with similar goals.
>
> The Plan – A One-Day Founding Conference
>
> We are planning a one-day conference for representatives of
> Illinois P&J groups to be held in early April – site and date as
> follows:
>
> April 1, 2006, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
> McKinley Church and Foundation
> 809 S 5th St., Champaign IL 61820
>
> There will be a concert the night before, March 31, 8:00 PM at the
> same location.
>
> The concert is for registered conference attendees only to network
> and socialize prior the actual conference. No one who is not
> registered for the conference will be admitted to either the
> concert or the conference – no walk-ins.
>
> Conference planning is already underway with an agenda that will
> include both plenary and break-out sessions.
>
> The working title of the state-wide organization is the Illinois
> Coalition for Peace and Justice (ICPJ).
>
> Draft Conference Agenda
>
> 8:00 - 8:45 Registration, Coffee, Doughnuts
> 9:00 - 9:30 Welcome and Conference Overview
>
> 9:30 - 12:00 Plenary: Ideas for Action – What should ICPJ member
> groups be doing in concert over the coming months? Previously
> submitted proposals for action (see below) will be discussed and
> voted on in this session.
>
> 12:00 - 1:45 Lunch
>
> 12:45 - 1:45 Break-out Sessions - Workshops and discussions
>
> 2:00 - 4:00 Plenary: ICPJ Structure – How should we be
> organized? Issues to be addressed include (but are not limited to)
>
> (i) leadership
> (ii) decision-making process
> (iii) levels of participation
> (iv) funding
>
> Previously submitted proposals for action (see below) will be
> discussed and voted on in this session.
>
> 4:15 - 5:45 Implementation of Structure Decisions – Elections,
> committee composition, etc.
>
> 5:45 - 6:00 Close
>
> Solicitation of Proposals for Conference Agenda
>
> Your group’s willingness to participate in this founding conference
> is obviously important to us. Equally important, however, we are
> asking for proposals that will define the content of the conference.
>
> These proposals fall into the three areas of the conference agenda:
> action, organizational structure, and break-out sessions.
>
> (1) Ideas for Action – This group of proposals should:
>
> (i) identify the weakest links in the militarization of U.S.
> foreign and domestic policy,
> (ii) propose campaigns, projects, and actions that ICPJ members
> should take in concert over the coming months, and
> (iii) address how centralized or decentralized these can/should be,
> what levels of participation can be encompassed within the larger
> ICPJ framework, etc.
>
> Note that these must be proposals for action, not suggestions of
> political positions the organization should endorse, expressions of
> solidarity, etc.
>
> (2) Organizational Structure – This group of proposals would cover
> how ICPJ is to be structured, for example, what kind of working
> bodies should there be to keep the organization functioning between
> meetings, how should decisions be taken with respect to ICPJ work,
> do we need to consider funding for the organization, etc.
>
> (3) Break-Out Sessions – Time constraints and political
> imperatives require U.S. militarism and Iraq to be the primary
> focus of the founding conference. However, many groups are also
> working on other P&J issues. The break-out sessions are intended
> to allow discussion, idea interchange, and resource sharing on the
> broader array of P&J issues represented by the work of
> participating organizations.
>
> The Format of Proposals Proposals should
>
> (i) be clearly labeled as “structure,” “action,” or “break-out”;
>
> (ii) limited in length, no more than three (3) pages;
>
> (iii) focus on the substance rather than motivation for the
> proposal (you will have the opportunity to provide a rationale for
> your proposal at the conference); and
>
> (iv) be nonviolent in intent and execution (this does not preclude
> civil disobedience).
>
> Groups submitting proposals will have the opportunity to provide
> their rationale to conference attendees during the appropriate
> conference session. If similar proposals are submitted from more
> than one group, the conference planning committee will work with
> the two (or more) groups to determine if a single, combined
> proposal can be achieved for presentation at the conference.
>
> In order to have productive discussions and to reach informed
> decisions, proposals will be shared in advance with other
> conference attendees.
>
> Therefore all proposals must be submitted via email to
> info at ilcpj.org and received no later than March 1st.
>
> Registration for and Decision Making at the Conference
>
> There are P&J groups of various sizes in Illinois. In order to
> maximize participation while insuring that decision making is not
> dominated by a few large groups, we suggest the following rules for
> the founding conference:
>
> (1) Groups can send as many representatives to the conference as
> they wish.
>
> (2) Each attending group will be allocated 2 votes for any
> decisions that must be made at the conference.
>
> (3) No individual may vote on behalf of more than 1 group.
>
> (4) All attendees may participate in the discussions at both the
> plenary and break out sessions.
>
> (5) Individuals who do not represent groups are welcome to attend
> the conference but, because of space limitations, will be accepted
> on a space-available basis only, after all group registrations have
> been reviewed and accepted.
>
> (6) If a group wants to provide information about their work,
> projects, plans, etc., to others attending the conference, please
> bring brochure or flyers to display at the tables located at the
> entrance to the conference sessions.
>
> (7) All conference participants, whether group representatives or
> non-affiliated individuals, must be pre-registered. No on-site
> registration will be available.
>
> Please respond to this call letting us know if your group is
> interested in sending one or several representatives to this
> founding meeting. In addition, please visit the web site...
>
> www.ilcpj.org
>
> ...and let us know if you have contacts with other P&J groups that
> we have not listed, so we can invite them as well.
>
> Please feel free to distribute this invitation widely among your
> own P&J contacts. Also, please let us know if you are interested
> in the coalition but are unable to send representatives.
>
> We look forward to hearing from you.
>
> Registration
>
> Conference attendees must register for the conference.
> Registration can be done either by phone, email or online. A
> registration fee of $15 will be charged for all registrations
> received prior to March 15th.
>
> Registration after March 15th will be on a space-available basis
> and will be $25 per attendee.
>
> Lunch may be purchased for $10 when registering for the conference.
>
> All registrations must be received by March 26th – no registrations
> received later than this date will be accepted.
>
> The registration fee will offset the cost of producing the meeting
> (including hall rental) and providing coffee, doughnuts, and snacks
> for conference attendees.
>
> A Registration Form is located on the web site.
>
> This call is sent from the following supporting organizations.
>
> Oak Park Coalition for Truth and Justice
> Chicagoans Against War and Injustice
> West Suburban Faith-Based Peace Coalition
> Fox Valley Peace and Justice Organization
> Aurora Peace and Justice Organization
> Code Pink (Chicago)
> Jobs with Justice
> Near West Citizens for Peace and Justice
> Logan Square Neighbors for Peace and Justice
> North Shore Anti-War Coalition
> DuPage Peace through Justice Coalition
> Rockford Peace and Justice Coalition
> DeKalb Area Inter Faith Network
> Northbrook Peace Committee
>
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>
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