{"id":3522,"date":"2013-09-03T18:38:59","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T23:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/?p=3522"},"modified":"2013-09-11T15:01:53","modified_gmt":"2013-09-11T20:01:53","slug":"register-now-for-network-retreat-at-penn-center-oct-19-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/2013\/09\/03\/register-now-for-network-retreat-at-penn-center-oct-19-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Register NOW for Network’s most fabulous gathering of the year! Satisfaction guaranteed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maybe the only thing better than seeing historic Penn Center as a tourist is to experience it as a grassroots activist, in the true spirit of the place. You can do that at the Network\u2019s fall retreat Oct. 19-20.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Started as a school for freed enslaved people in 1862, Penn later became a conference center and meeting place for movement organizers. At our retreat, we\u2019ll gather in the same hall where Joan Baez once sang to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It was also in that hall that the Network was founded in 1996. Over the years, the Network has returned many times to map strategy and talk politics.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s been four years since we\u2019ve been to Penn Center, and I\u2019m looking forward to going back,\u201d said Network Co-chair Donna Dewitt. \u201cIt is a special place with such a rich history, and the setting always inspires us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The weekend is a unique chance for the Network\u2019s members, friends and allies get away to the beautiful Lowcountry for a chance to recharge, reconnect, and refocus.<\/p>\n

Knowing that sometimes the most valuable part of the retreat is time spent talking to each other one-on-one, there will be down time for that.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe weekend will be a mix of workshops, strategy sessions, and taking care of in-house business,\u201d said Network Director Brett Bursey.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll also be working on current Network projects, with a special focus on the mass action we\u2019re planning for the legislature when it reconvenes in January. We\u2019re putting a lot of thought and effort into the event, and we need all hands on deck to make it as powerful and broad-based as we believe it can be.\u201d<\/p>\n

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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders<\/strong> (I – VT) will fire up the crowd on Saturday morning. Among the most progressive members of Congress,\u00a0 he recently introduced the \u201cDemocracy is for People\u201d\u00a0 bill for a constitutional amendment to establish that corporations are not people and money is not speech. He\u2019s promoted progressive interests on the Hill since 1991, including Social Security, universal health care and workers\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n

Network member groups will be invited to share their victories and challenges in the past year, and to solicit support for projects and campaigns they\u2019re working on now.<\/p>\n

The weekend package is $125, and includes conference materials, all meals, and accommodations in one of Penn\u2019s refurbished dorms. It also covers Saturday night\u2019s fish fry with all the trimmings and entertainment by nationally known singer\/organizer Jane Sapp<\/strong><\/a> and satirist Dave Lippman<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sapp recorded Carry It On<\/em>, an album of movement songs, with Pete Seeger and Si Kahn. She was a civil rights movement leader, former director of Highlander Center<\/a> and established the first museum at Penn Center in 1971. She now heads the cultural committee of the Southern Partners Fund<\/a>, which helped fund our retreat.<\/p>\n

She will be joined on stage Saturday by songster Lippman, who afflicts the complacent, takes the air out of windbags, and updates worn-out songs with parody. Song samples: All We Are Saying is End Corporate Crime<\/em>, and I Hate Wal-Mart.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Come for the whole weekend, a day, or just part of the program. Overnight space is limited, so make your reservations now.<\/strong> If you need a ride or can share one, call 803-808-3384.<\/p>\n

Share\/RSVP on Facebook<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

PROGRAM<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Saturday, Oct. 19<\/strong><\/p>\n

9 am – Registration<\/strong>, Frissell Hall
\n10 – Welcome and introductions.<\/strong> Who\u2019s at the table?
\n10:15 – US Sen. Bernie Sanders<\/strong>, followed by Q and A
\n11:15 – The SC Progressive Network: Who we are, why we are, how we win<\/strong>
\n11:45 – Current policy priorities:<\/strong> voting rights, ethics reform, Medicaid expansion, moral budget
\n12:30 – Catered lunch and free time<\/strong> for networking, policy caucuses, or sight-seeing
\n2pm – Network member organizations report<\/strong> on what they accomplished last year and what’s ahead
\n2:30 – Mass action planning,<\/strong> plenary session
\n4:30 – Breakout caucuses,<\/strong> to be decided by retreat-goers. Possible topics: public transit, labor organizing, gay rights, homeless policies, reproductive rights, animal\u00a0 welfare, immigration reform, environmental protection
\n6:30 – Fish fry; music by Jane Sapp and Dave Lippman<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, Oct. 20<\/strong><\/p>\n

8 am – Breakfast<\/strong> in cafeteria
\n9\u00a0 – Sunday service<\/strong>. The proletarian vanguard, spiritual seekers, peace warriors, the curious are all welcome
\n9:30 – Cultural workshop with Jane Sapp<\/strong>
\n10:30 – Network business:<\/strong> elections, treasurer\u2019s report, new Network chapters\u2019 form and function
\nNoon – Lunch<\/strong> in cafeteria
\n1pm – Homework assignments,<\/strong> action plan recap and caucus reports<\/p>\n

Adjourn c-3 portion of program<\/p>\n

2pm – Progressive Voter Coalition update,<\/strong> projections and election strategies
\n3 – Adjourn<\/strong><\/p>\n

And the real work begins…<\/em><\/p>\n

REGISTRATION<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

FULL WEEKEND package: $125<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Day registration, no meals: $10
\nSaturday w\/lunch & dinner: $35
\nFish fry and entertainment: $15
\nSunday registration and lunch: $20
\nIf you want to come early, add $50 for Friday night room and Sat. breakfast.<\/p>\n

Mail check to SCPN, POB 8325, Columbia, SC 29202. Or call 803-808-3384 to pay by credit card.<\/strong> To join the Network or update your membership, include $25 ($10 for students and seniors) in your fee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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