October 11th, 12:00 pm thru October 13th, 2013, 2:00 pm
Liaison Hotel
415 New Jersey Avenue NW
Washington, DC
(8 minute walk from Union Station)
The Institute for Policy Studies invites you to IPS’s 50th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion highlighting bold, progressive social movements over the last five decades. From October 11th-13th, 2013, we will host a weekend of events in Washington, DC honoring activists and activism and envisioning a plan for a bold, progressive future. The 50th Anniversary Celebration will open dialogue for activists to envision “The Next 50 Years” of our movements. All events will be intergenerational with an emphasis on the next generation of public scholars.
We will begin with an alumni opening reception on Friday, October 11th, 2013 at the Liaison Hotel. This will be a great opportunity for old friends to reconnect and for the extended group of the IPS family to come together. This will be followed by at least 13 free and dynamic workshops throughout the rest of the weekend. Some highlights are:
Friday, October 11, 7:30-9:00 PM, Welcome Plenary: The Future of the Progressive Movement(s) in the Liaison Hotel Metropolitan Ballroom
For 50 years, IPS has helped bring progressives together around bold ideas. What issues are defining progressive movements as we move into the next 50 years? This discussion will kick off efforts to chart a path to transformative change led by new generations of progressive leaders. May Boeve and Ai-jen Poo will share lessons they’ve learned in their dynamic campaigns to unleash a movement to divest from fossil fuels and win rights for low-wage workers. Jamie Raskin will discuss a string of new victories in Maryland and Barbara Ehrenreich and Robert Greenstein will examine new ways to be rethink poverty and tackle inequality.
Participants:
May Boeve, Executive Director and Co-Founder, 350.org
Ai-jen Poo, Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance
Jamin “Jamie” Raskin, Maryland State Senator (D-Montgomery County)
Barbara Ehrenreich, IPS trustee and best-selling author
Robert Greenstein, Founder and President, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Moderator: John Cavanagh, Director, Institute for Policy Studies. Register now!
Saturday Plenary, October 12, 4:00-5:30 PM is The Change Agenda: Building on the Past for a New Future also in the Liaison Hotel Metropolitan Ballroom.
Legendary civil rights activist Harry Belafonte will join three of the leading media and movement leaders to discuss how to build on the lessons of the past as we continue to build new movements for peace, justice, and the environment.
Participants:
Harry Belafonte, Activist
Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor and Publisher, The Nation; Columnist, The Washington Post
Phyllis Bennis, Director, New Internationalism Project, Institute for Policy Studies
Sarita Gupta, Executive Director, Jobs with Justice and American Rights at Work
Moderator: Amy Goodman, Host and Executive Producer, Democracy Now! Register now!
The Ideas Into Action Festival on Saturday, October 12th and Sunday, October 13th, 2013 will also feature other fast-paced, inclusive conversation with notable activists, interactive workshops, forums, artistic expressions, and more. Activities will be ongoing both inside and outside forum rooms. The Ideas Into Action Festival will be a “pay-what-you-can” event but no one will be turned away. We suggest a donation of $10 for the Festival to off-set the cost of these two-days of dynamic conversation on the past, present, and future of social movements.
The Festival will conclude with an innovative “Idea Slam” at 12:00 noon on Sunday, October 13, 2013 which will provide a chance for new and experienced activists to present their ideas to change the world in brief, entertaining bursts and win cash prizes!
Great deal on hotel rooms: Most of the events will be held at the Liaison Hotel, near Union Station. For a few more days, we have a great deal of $179/night on a room. If you want one, here is how you’d book hotel rooms:Reserve here, by calling 1-866-233-4642 or email [email protected] and use the group code “IPS13.”