Register for the campus BDS conference in Amherst
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Dear friends,
Please forward this email widely, and REGISTER if you are coming- many
people say they are coming but haven't registered with us- we need to
know if you plan on attending. Also, if you would like to apply for
financial aid, please do so ASAP!
Also, as for tabling at the conference: We'll be setting up tables
around Franklin Paterson Hall (the building in which all of the
conference activities are being held) for participants or others to
distribute materials or sell their own merchandise. If you would like
to reserve a table for the weekend, we'll be charging
individuals/organizations $30 for a table with informational materials
and $50 for a table for selling merchandise. To be in touch about
reserving a table, please email finance...@gmail.com.
Register for the conference at:
More details at www.hsjp.org
Solidarity,
SJP Hampshire College.
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Campus BDS Conference Program
Friday, November 20th, 2009
Noon Registration Opens
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Brown Bag Dinner
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Opening Plenary Session
6-6:30 Welcome
6:30-7:15 Opening: Boycott National Committee Speech, Riham Barghouti
7:15-8:30 “State of the Movement” Brief speeches by
representatives from the past decade of
the campus divestment movement: University of California,
Berkeley (2001-2002); Stanford
University (2007) and Georgetown; and Hampshire College (2007-2009)
8:30-8:45 Closing & Logistics
9:15–11:15 PM Film Screening: "Forgiveness" by Udi Aloni;
Transportation back to sleeping
arrangements
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM -11:30 AM Divestment Walkthrough
This will include: breaking down by type and size of
institution; examining steps for running a
campus campaign; framing your campaign to on and off campus
media; exploring various
school structures and working with the trustees and
administration; strategies for talking to your
own campus and opposition about BDS; evaluating levels of
support, sympathy, and opposition;
different types of divestment campaigns; and more.
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Working Lunch
A spot will be provided for groups to speak about their campus
and campaign for 3-5 Minutes.
This way we will become familiar with the faces and actions of
the national BDS movement.
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Workshop/Panel Block One
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM Workshop/Panel Block Two
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Workshop/Panel Block Three
5:45 PM -7:15 PM Working Dinner
Breakouts – Regional Networking for Regional Organizing
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM Keynote Speech, Ali Abunimah
9:00 PM -10:30 PM Entertainment: Poetry Jam with Remi Kanazi; Art
Gallery Opening;
Transportation back to sleeping arrangements
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Workshop/Panel Block Four
10:30 AM -11:45 AM Workshop/Panel Block Five
11:45 AM -12:45 AM Optional: Working or Decompressing Lunch
Walk around and generally network and discuss issues with
other conference participants or just
have a relaxing lunch.
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Future of the movement session
This will consist of small breakouts and a general assembly to
decide the outcome of the
conference and future networking and strategies of the
gathered groups. We will discuss and
make a decision regarding how we will make the movement
stronger and more coordinated
from our experience and time at this conference.