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Current Events
Join your fellow Illinoisans for a memorable experience in participatory democracy. Nine from Illinois are registered as of 2/18/09; some by plane; some by train; we’d like 30. Please join us. Click to learn more or to register now. Contact Karen Johnson at 312-545-3460 or dopillinois@aol.com if you can support another’s trip or need support to commit to the trip.
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Past Events
The DOP Campaign will have a table at "building a culture of Peace"
Saturday, September 13, 2008,
as well as being featured in one of several breakout dialogue sessions at 2:45 p.m.,
with the Illinois and Indiana state coordinators. Limited free parking.
Hope you can join us there and refer friends!
2008 Midwest Regional Conference
Post Conference Information!!
2008 Regional Conference t-shirts and a video of the conference
(Saturday and Sunday only) are available for a suggested donation of $15 each.
Please mail checks payable to DOP Campaign - IL to Karen Johnson, DOP Campaign-IL, c/o Draftfcb, 633 North St. Clair Street, Chicago, IL 60611 and remember to include the requested sizes (S, M, L, XL, 2XL) for t-shirts Click here to see t-shirt (choose ivory organic cotton or yellow) and a phone number in the event of any questions.
June 19-22, 2008
Marriott Chicago-Schaumburg
Click on flyer to download pdf
Click here for Program Listing for the Conference
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Click here for more detailed information and flyers, registration form (plus sponsorship and scholarship forms)
The Politics of Possibility
Marianne Williamson
Friday, June 20, 2008
7:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Click on flyer to download pdf
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Regularly scheduled calls:
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- Monthly Illinois conference calls - 4th Wednesday of each month, 8:00 p.m. Call-in number: 620-782-2200, Enter Code 222333#.
- Monthly National conference calls - 1st Tuesday of the month at 8:00 p.m. CST (excepting some holiday or special occasion months). Check website for call-in number.
- Monthly/Periodic National newcomer calls and nonviolent communication calls - as announced on the website and through the national mailing list. Check website for call-in numbers and dates.
- Monthly/Periodic National Nonviolent Communication (NVC) calls - Thursdays as announced.
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Open House for Peace
Learn what members of our communities are doing for peace and violence reduction, their visions for the future for inner, community, national, world peace. There will be time for questions and dialogue in each segment and at the end.
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November 18, 2007
Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Optional Dinner at 5:15
Angels Among Us
7112 171st Street
Tinley Park, Illinois
708-444-8335
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Noon - Reception
12:25 - Welcome and Opening Remarks - Karen Johnson
12:30 - Department of Peace Campaign, Karen Johnson and Student Peace Alliance, Katie Regan
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There currently is legislation pending to establish a U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence (H.R. 808). Karen Johnson, Illinois State Coordinator for the grassroots campaign, will give a brief history of the legislation and grassroots campaign, key points in the legislation and answer questions regarding this legislation. Katie Regan of the Illinois Student Peace Alliance will speak to us about parallel student and young adult movement and activities. We believe this legislation is couched within a greater social movement, described as the largest social movement in history.
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1:20 - Restorative Justice, Christine Agaiby, J.D.
The Restorative Justice Team of Alternatives, Inc. has been dedicated to helping schools implement Restorative Justice strategies such as Peace Circles, Peer Mediation, and Peer Jury Programs within Chicago Public Schools. The dynamic trainings offer adults and students a menu of options in dealing with serious and minor wrongdoings. Through these trainings, youth and adults learn how to empower the voice of the person affected by harm and strengthen the bonds of communities. Restorative Justice programs provide a method to repair harm, restore safety, and foster authentic referred student accountability, all while keeping the referred student in the school community.
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2:10 - Break
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2:30 - Nonviolent Communication, John Cabral
John Cabral is a peace and justice activist with roots in Latin America who presently lives in Oak Park, Illinois, with his wife and two children. He believes we could vastly expand the effectiveness of social change work if we could bring in the skills and the spirituality of Nonviolent Communication.
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3:20 - Art of Living Foundation, Kiki Bussell and Jon Ketty
The Art of Living Foundation is an international nonprofit NGO member of the United Nations focusing on peace for the individual: eliminating stress and creating a violence-free society. Kiki Bussell and Jon Ketty are trainers who teach the techniques of using breath that turn life into an art taught by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, AOLF’s founder. Kiki and Jon will give an introduction of the Foundation’s work around the work and about the science of breath—how the breath can be a useful tool to calm and manage the mind and emotions. They will teach a breathing technique and lead a guided meditation, with time for questions.
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4:10 - Discussion/Integration of the day
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5:00 - Optional dinner -
continue the dialogue at a restaurant two doors down, if you like.
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Co-sponsored by
Angels Among Us
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12/10/07 - Jane Addams Day in Illinois - events as organized locally or attend Hull House event
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