Workshops (most will be repeated): 

  1. The Bible of War vs. the Bible of Peace. Ann Riggs, National Council of Churches
     
  2. Speaking Peace to the Churches in a Time of Continual War. Steve Taylor, Office of Missions, NC Conference, UMC

  3. 36 Years of Peace Ministry: A Case Study of Quaker House & Its GI Rights. Quaker House of Fayetteville Board/ Staff
     
  4. Truth in Recruiting. Pam Schwingl; add names of TN couple
     
  5. The 100-Year Lamb's War: Long-Term Strategy for Religious Peace Witness. Chuck Fager, Quaker House
     
  6. Solidarity and Accompaniment in a War Zone. Gail Phares, Witness for Peace & Carolina Interfaith Task Force on Central America; Religious Peace Witness in War Zones. Donna Hicks, Leah & Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, Christian Peacemaker Teams
     
  7. “Just War” Theory or “Justify Any War” Theory? Dr. J. Alexander Sider, Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship
     
  8. Am I a Christian Pacifist? How Would I Know? Spencer Bradford, Durham Mennonite Church

  9. Islam Is Not the Enemy. Khalilah Sabra, Muslim American Political Affairs Council
     
  10. Counting the Cost: The Economic and Cultural Impact of the “War on Terror.” Mandy Carter, Southerners on New Ground; Chris Kromm, Institute for Southern Studies
     
  11. The Draft and Conscientious Objection. Curt Torell, Chapel Hill Friends Meeting  

  12. Costly Grace: Personal Stories of Nonviolent Resistance. Gerry Condon, Project Safe Haven, Toronto , Canada ; Beth and Luigi Pratt, military family against Iraq war  

  13. Put Up Your Swords: The Military Anti-War Movement as a New Band of Prophets . Michael McPherson, Veterans for Peace; Lou Plummer, Military Families Speak Out; Lila Lipscomb, from “Fahrenheit 911,” American Families United  

  14. Dealing with the Distress of War: Pastoral Care for Military Families, Dr. Polly Coe, therapist with soldiers and families 

  15. Renewal of the Voting Rights Act: African-American Voting Power and the Anti-War Movement. Anita Earls and Torrie Dixon, UNC Center for Civil Rights  

  16. The Black Church and Peacemaking. Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou, Clergy and Laity Concerned About Iraq; Fruit of Labor, cultural arm of Black Workers for Justice.  

  17. Spiritual Exercises for Religious Peaceworkers. Rev. Christina Smith, Episcopal Peace Fellowship, Diocese of East Carolina, Wilmington .  

  18. Interfaith Conversation on Peace. Representatives of several major faiths.

    SESSION 1: Workshops # 1, 2, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17

    SESSION 2: Workshops # 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 16

    SESSION 3: Workshops # 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18

    SESSION 4: Workshops # 1, 2, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16

    SESSION 5: Workshops # 3, 6, 8, 11, 15, 16, 17

    SESSION 6: Workshops #1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14

Schedule and Intended Workshop Times

Friday

8:00-9:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 Welcome

9:30-11:00 Workshop Session 1

11:15-12:45 Workshop Session 2

1:00-1:45 Lunch

2:00-3:30 Workshop Session 3

3:45-4:45 Local-area caucuses and issue groups

6:00-6:45 Dinner YOUTH SUMMIT ALL DAY

7:00-9:00 Evening Program (FREE)

Saturday

8:00-9:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 Welcome

9:30-11:00 Workshop Session 1

11:15-12:45 Workshop Session 2

1:00-1:45 Lunch

2:00-3:30 Workshop Session 3

3:40 Wrap-up

YOUTH SUMMIT ALL DAY