SAMPLE SCHEDULE

2014 AVP/USA National Gathering      May 23-26, 2014   Philadelphia, PA

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21

TIME

LOCATION

3:00 pm

1940 Residence Hall Lobby

Registration for early arrivals for Pre-Conference Event One.

 

Wednesday dinner and Thursday breakfast on your own.  See the “Explore the Area” page for a list of nearby restaurants.

 

THURSDAY, MAY 23

TIME

LOCATION

8:00 – 9:00 am

 

1940 Residence Hall Lobby

Registration

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

 

Multipurpose Room 2nd floor

Pre-Conference Event One: Restorative Justice Practices and AVP

With Barbara Toews, restorative justice practitioner and Elizabeth Linehan, SCI-Graterford AVP facilitator

12:00-1:00 pm

J and H Dining Hall  - Lunch for Pre-Conference Event One

3:00 pm – on

1940 Residence Hall

Early Registration for Pre-Conference Event Two on Friday and C of C Meetings

6:00-9:00 pm

Multipurpose Room 2nd floor

Committee of Committees meeting

 

Thursday Dinner and Friday Breakfast on your own.  See the “Explore the Area” page for a list of nearby restaurants.

 

FRIDAY, MAY 23

TIME

LOCATION

8:00 - 9:00 am

 

1940 Residence Hall Lobby

Registration

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

 

Multipurpose Room 2nd floor

Pre-Conference Event Two: AVP Goes to School

Morning session:  Panel from American Paradigm Middle School and High School

Afternoon session:  AVP Facilitators Nadine Hoover, Martha Baer and Nancy Vimla

12:00 -1:00 pm

J and H Dining Hall – Lunch for Pre-Conference Event Two

1:00 pm - on

1940 Residence Hall Lobby

Registration re-opens for Annual Gathering - AVP Store and T-shirt sale available in First Floor W-115

5:30 - 6:30 pm

J and H Dining Hall - Dinner

7:00 - 9:00 pm

 

J and H Lower Level

Plenary:  Welcome, Community Building, Visioning Session

 


SATURDAY, MAY 24

TIME

LOCATION

  7:30 – 8:30 am

J and H Dining Hall - Breakfast

9:00 – 10:15 am

 

Gittis Student Center, Underground

Plenary Session: “The New Underground Railroad and the struggle against mass incarceration,” with J. Jondhi Harrell

 

10:15-10:30 am

Coffee break

Session A

A1: Gittis

Underground

A2: WG-15   Lower Level

A3:

W-215 2nd fl

A4:

W – 315 3rd fl

A5:

E – 217 2nd fl

A6:

A7: E – 317 3rd fl

 90 min workshops

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

 

 

Breakout:

Center for Returning Citizens

Jondhi Harrell

Breakout:

AVP and Brain

Nancy Shippen

Breakout:

Children & Youth

Martha Baer

Breakout:

Fundraising Pt. 1

Tom Boyd

Breakout:

A Better Basic

Marge Schlitt

 

Breakout:

AVP in Palestine

Anne

Wallace- DiGarbo

12:00 – 1:00 pm

J and H Dining Hall - Lunch

Session B:

B1: Multipurpose Room 2nd floor

B2: WG-15   Lower Level

B3:

W-215 2nd fl

B4:

W – 315 3rd fl

B5:

E – 217 2nd fl

B6:

E – 317 3rd fl

90 min workshops

1:15 – 2:45 pm

 

 

 

Breakout:

Breathing Space

Ray Rios

Breakout:

Paraphrasing

Barbara Anderson

Breakout:

Power, Race, Privilege

Sheila Gaskins

Breakout:

Fundraising Pt. 2

Tom Boyd

Breakout:

Youth Violence

Fred Feucht

Part 1

Breakout:

S.A.S.S.Y.

Teresa Tyson

Part 1

Session C:

C1: Multipurpose Room 2nd floor

C2: WG-15   Lower Level

C3:

W-215 2nd fl

C4:

W – 315 3rd fl

C5:

E – 217 2nd fl

C6:

E – 317 3rd fl

90 min workshops

3:00 - 4:30 pm

Sustainable New Groups

Rubye Braye

Breakout:

Engendering AVP

Charley Flint

 

Breakout:

Higher Education

Dawn Addy

Breakout:

Fundraising Pt. 3

Tom Boyd

Breakout:

Youth Violence

Fred Feucht

Part 2

Breakout:

S.A.S.S.Y.

Teresa Tyson

Part 2

Session D:

D1: Multipurpose Room 2nd floor

D2: WG-15   Lower Level

D3:

W-215 2nd fl

D4:

W – 315 3rd fl

D5:

E – 217 2nd fl

D6:

E – 317 3rd fl

Committees

4:45 – 6:00 pm

 

 

Committee:

 

Committee:

Community

Organizations – Pat Hardy

 

Committee:

Education – Katherine Smith

Committee:

Finance –

Chad Dell

Committee:

Communications – Rick Krouskop

Committee:

Public Relations

6:00 – 7:00 pm

J and H Dining Hall - Dinner

8:00 - 10:00 pm

Gittis Student Center Underground

Dancing with the Stars, Philadelphia Style, hosted by Andre Craig and Sheila Gaskins

An evening of music and dancing, with DJ selections of Philadelphia sounds

 


SUNDAY, MAY 25

TIME

LOCATION

  6:30 - 7:30 am

TBA – Meeting for Worship

 

  7:30 - 8:30 am

J and H Dining Hall - Breakfast

9:00 am - noon

 

Gittis Student Center, Underground

AVP / USA Annual Meeting

12:00 – 1:00 pm

 

J and H Dining Hall - Lunch

Session E:

E1: Multipurpose Room 2nd floor

E2: WG-15   Lower Level

E3:

W-215 2nd fl

E4:

W – 315 3rd fl

E5:

E – 217 2nd fl

E6:

E – 317 3rd fl

90 min workshops

1:00 – 2:30 pm

 

 

 

Breakout:

Examining Privilege

Dawn Addy

 

Breakout:

Facilitation Techniques

Kit Hanley

Breakout:

Nonviolent Comm

Michael Murphy

Breakout:

Fundraising Pt. 3

Tom Boyd

Breakout:

Prison Coordinators

Valentine Doyle

Breakout:

Saying No Positively

Margaret Lechner

Session F:

F1: Multipurpose Room 2nd floor

F2: WG-15   Lower Level

F3:

W-215 2nd fl

F4:

W – 315 3rd fl

F5:

E – 217 2nd fl

F6:

E – 317 3rd fl

90 min workshops

and committees

2:45 - 4:15 pm

Breakout:

Knowledge Management

Katherine Smith

Breakout:

Topical Workshops

Kit Hanley

Breakout:

Recovery to Practice

Noelle Pollet

Committee:

Conference

Nancy Hutchins

Breakout:

 

Breakout:

Session G:

G1: Multipurpose Room 2nd floor

G2: WG-15   Lower Level

G3:

W-215 2nd fl

G4:

W – 315 3rd fl

G5:

E – 217 2nd fl

G6:

E – 317 3rd fl

Committees

4:45 – 6:00 pm

 

 

 

 

Committee:

CLARG

Valentine Doyle

Committee:

Research

Don Nason

Committee:

Youth

Committee:

 

Committee:

 

6:00 – 7:00 pm

J and H Dining Hall - Dinner

8:00-10:00 pm

Gittis Student Center Underground

“My Racial Ignorance,” a reflective art gallery experience by Bonnie Mettler, followed by "Growing up Black and White in America,” an autobiographical performance by Charlotte Blake Allston and The Quiet Riot/Bill and Dave Mettler

 


MONDAY, MAY 26

TIME

LOCATION

7:00-9:00 am

 

1940 Residence Hall Lobby - Conference check-out and key return.  Luggage may be checked in J and H lower level luggage room in same area as Closing Plenary

 

7:45 – 8:45 am

J and H Dining Hall – Breakfast

 

 

 

9:30 – 10:30 am

 

10:45-11:30 am

 

11:30 am

The Rathskellar, J & H Building, Lower Level

 

Stacey L. Cruise, AVP’s Report Card

 

AVP International: What the Third World can teach AVP/USA

 

Closing Ceremony

 

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

J and H Dining Hall - Lunch

 

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

1940 Residence Hall

Committee of Committees