Thursday, November 13
Lobby Day: FCNL office (office opens at 8:45 a.m.)
Lobby training at FCNL office 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Lobby visits: 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
(Lobby day participants need to arrange their own travel to the hotel)
Opening reception at hotel (5:00 p.m.)
Opening session:
What Are the Opportunities and Challenges for Change in Washington?
A Keynote Address by Helen Thomas, White House press corps
Friday, November 14
Worship sharing in small groups
Meeting for business
Presentation of proposed priorities for the 111th Congress
Communicating with Congress - congressional staff panel
Meet the program assistants
Discussion of proposed priorities/agenda in small groups
Evening program:
Edward F. Snyder Award for National Legislative Leadership in Advancing Peace
Imagine the Future: Prospects for Negotiations with Iran
Barbara Slavin, reporter and author of Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the U.S., and the Twisted Path to Confrontation
Saturday, November 15
Worship sharing in small groups
Meeting for business
Building the network: Planning General Committee Activities for 2009
Workshops on skills building (choose one):
- The FCNL Website is your Friend
- Cultivating the Grassroots and Grasstops
- How to Work with the Media
- Working with friends of Friends
- Raising Money in Tight Times
- How to be an FCNL Contact
Workshops (choose one):
- Meet the FCNL Lobbyists
- Discussion of FCNL Budget
- Planned giving
Evening Program: Building the Movement to Change Policy
A panel with former FCNL interns
Sunday, November 16
Meeting for business: Promoting the FCNL agenda for the 111th Congress
Meeting for worship, led by Ken Comfort, Reedwood Friends Meeting (Portland, OR) (ends at noon)
More About FCNL Annual Meeting 2008
Updated:
10/29/2008
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