The Righteous Indignation Project

May 2008 conference schedule

Righteous Indignation: A Jewish Call for Justice
May 4-6, 2008

Andover Newton-Hebrew College Campus
Newton, MA

- Conference Schedule -

We will provide you with paper copies of the schedule, but if you would like to print your own copy, a PDF version is available at the bottom of this page.

Sunday, May 4^th

2:00-2:50 pm - Wilson Chapel, Andover Newton Theological School (ANTS)

Registration - RI Staff & Volunteers

3:00-3:15 pm - Wilson Chapel, ANTS

Introduction - Margie Klein & Jo Ellen Green Kaiser

3:15-4:00 pm - Wilson Chapel, ANTS

Community Building Exercise - Ben Healey

4:00-4:10 pm

Break (snacks)

4:15-5:15 pm - Wilson Chapel

Confronting Racism & Oppression as Jews

5:15-5:45 pm - Berenson Hall Gallery, Hebrew College (HC)

Open Space (snacks)

5:45-6:45 pm - Berenson Hall Gallery & HC Classrooms

Election Strategy Round Robin

Introduction - Ben Healey - Berenson Hall Gallery

• Media - Mackey Alston - Room 101
• Voter Engagement - Ari Lipman - Room 102
• Online Activism - Daniel Sieradski - Room 103
• Coalition Building - Michael Deheeger - Room 104
• Recruitment & Leadership Development - Meir Lakein - Room 105
• Creative Events - Carinne Luck - Room 106

6:45-7:40 pm - HC Cafeteria

Dinner

7:45-9:15 pm - Berenson Hall, HC

Building a Progressive Jewish Movement - Panel Discussion

Alana Alpert, Michael Brown, Jaime Rapaport, Rabbi Sid Schwarz

Moderator: Jane Ramsey

Monday, May 5^th

7:15-8:15 am - HC Classrooms

Tefilah Options

• Traditional Egalitarian - Room 104
• Meditation - Room 101

7:45-8:45 am - HC Cafeteria

Breakfast

8:00-8:45 am

Registration - Berenson Hall Gallery, HC

9:00-10:45 am - HC Classrooms

Issue Tracks: Torah Study

• Education - Jonah Steinberg, PhD - Room I, Farwell Hall, ANTS
• Environment - Rabbi Arthur Waskow - Room 102, HC
• Genocide - Aaron Dorfman - Room 103, HC
• Healthcare - Rabbi Jonah Pesner - Student Lounge, HC
• Immigration - Dara Silverman & Rev. Alexia Salvatierra - Room 108, HC
• The War in Iraq - Aryeh Cohen, PhD - Executive Dining Room, HC
• Workers' Rights - Rabbi Jill Jacobs - Room II, Farwell Hall, ANTS

10:45-11:00 am Berenson Hall Gallery, HC

Break (snacks)

11:00 am-12:15 pm - Berenson Hall, HC

Creating an Inclusive Movement - Idit Klein & Yavilah McCoy

12:15-1:15 pm - HC Cafeteria

Lunch

D'var Torah - Rabbi Or Rose

1:30-3:30 pm - HC Classrooms

Organizing Workshops

• Creative Events - Carinne Luck & Alissa Wise - Room 102, HC
• Coalition Building - Meg Lassar - Room 103, HC
• Recruitment & Leadership Development - Catherine Bell, Karla Van Praag, and Lisa Vinikoor - Executive Dining Hall, HC
• Advanced Recruitment & Leadership Development - Meir Laiken - Kekst Room, HC
• Media & Messaging - Dan Nejfelt - Room 104, HC
• Advanced Media & Messaging - Mackey Alston - Room 105, HC
• Online Organizing - Daniel Sieradski and Charles Lenchner - Room 111, HC
• Voter Engagement - Ari Lipman - Kraidman Archive Room, HC

3:30-4:00 pm - Berenson Hall Gallery, HC

Break/Open Space (snacks)

4:15-5:45 pm - Hebrew College Classrooms

Issue Tracks: Taking Action

• Education - Linda Nathan - Elovitz Board Room, HC
• Environment - Lindsey Paige Savoie - Room 105, HC
• Genocide - Erin Mazursky - Room 111, HC
• Healthcare - Mik Moore - Room 104, HC
• Immigration - Dara Silverman & Rev. Alexia Salvatierra - Kekst Room, HC
• The War in Iraq - Liam Madden - Executive Dining Room, HC
• Workers' Rights - Corey Hope Leafer - Kraidman Archive Room

6:00-6:30 pm - Berenson Hall, HC

Issue Track Sharing - Carinne Lucke

6:15-7:30 pm - HC Cafeteria

Dinner

7:30-9:00 pm - Berenson Hall, HC

Talking About Israel - Panel Discussion

Dr. Dianne Balser, Joseph Gindi, Dr. Leonard Fein, Rabbi Melissa Weintraub

Moderator: Rabbi Brian Walt

9:15 pm - Union Street Café & Bar (Newton Centre)

RI Party

Tuesday, May 6^th

7:15-8:15 am - HC Classrooms

Tefilah Options

• Traditional Egalitarian - Room 104
• Yoga - Room 101

7:45-8:45 am - HC Cafeteria

Breakfast

9:00-10:30 am - Berenson Hall & HC Classrooms

Regional Planning Meetings

Introduction - Nommi Nadich - Berenson Hall

Planning Meetings - HC Classrooms

• Massachusetts - Berenson Hall, HC
• New York - Room 104
• Washington, DC - Room 106
• Illinois - Room 107
• California - Room 111
• Wisconsin - Student Lounge
• Pennsylvania - Executive Dining Room

10:30-10:45 am

Break (snacks)

10:45-11:30 am - Berenson Hall, HC

Group Sharing - Margie Klein

11:30-11:45 am

Break

11:45 am-12:30 pm - Berenson Hall, HC

The Future of Our Movement: A Communal Conversation - Rabbi Jonah Pesner

12:30-1:30 pm - HC Cafeteria

Lunch

Keynote Address - Ruth Messinger, Introduction by Nancy Kaufman

Farewell - Margie Klein and Jo Ellen Green Kaiser