Women and girls play a critical role in advancing both peace and development.

 

Research shows that families, communities and nations prosper when girls have the opportunity to participate fully in every aspect of society. Empower Peace’s Women2Women International Leadership Program (W2W) builds a network of promising young women (ages 15-19) from around the globe, engages them in the issues that define their lives and provides them with the tools, relationships and opportunities required to lead.

 

Conference Schedule

August 27, 2006 – August 31, 2006

 

Sunday, August 27, 2006

 

10:00 AM – 4:30 PM     

Conference Registration

Upon arrival at Lesley University, participants will check-in and receive lodging information and conference materials.

 

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Welcome Dinner Reception, White Hall Cafeteria

 

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Conference Briefing and Overview, Marran Theater

Participants will be briefed on the conference schedule, and hear from conference Co-Chairs Diane Caldwell and Shahid Khan, and conference organizers Rick Rendon and Tricia Raynard.

 

6:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Travel to Harvard University

 

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

“The Fire Next Time” Movie Screening and Discussion, Langdell Hall North

Sponsored by the Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School Harvard Law School

Over a stormy two-year period, "The Fire Next Time" follows a deeply divided group of Flathead Valley, Montana citizens caught in a web of conflicts intensified by rapid growth and the power of talk radio.

 

9:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Travel back to Lesley

 

Monday, August 28, 2006

 

7:30 AM – 8:15 AM

Continental Breakfast, White Hall

Breakfast will be served daily on a rolling basis in White Hall.

 

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Margaret McKenna, President, Lesley University Marran Theater

 

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Travel to Lesley University, Porter Square Campus

 

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM

The Art of Negotiation, Room 305

Being a skilled negotiator can give you the confidence to ask for what you need and the ability to get the results you want - in your community, at work, and at home. Learn why negotiation is a core leadership skill and how you can be a better negotiator. This workshop will be hosted by Susan Hackley, Managing Director of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. The workshop will include negotiation exercises and a discussion of the importance of preparation and process in negotiation, skills and strategies you can put to use right away, and ways in which women succeed and fail as negotiators.

 

11:15 AM – 12:45 PM

Building a Career, Room 305

Meet top women leaders and learn more about their journey to the top of their field. Hear first hand from these dynamic women about the challenges and responsibilities they face in their respective careers, ethics in business and what it's like to lead in today's global economy.

 

Panelists include Sister Lena Deevy, Melissa Ludtke, Dorothy Orszulak and Christine Sullivan.

 

12:45 PM – 1:00 PM

Travel to Lesley Main Campus

 

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

Lunch (White Hall)

 

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Travel to John F. Kennedy Library

 

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM 

John F. Kennedy Library Tour

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is dedicated to the memory of our nation's thirty-fifth president and to all those    who through the art of politics seek a new and better world. Located on a ten-acre park, overlooking the sea that he loved and the city that launched him to greatness, the Library stands as a vibrant tribute to the life and times of John F. Kennedy.

 

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Travel back to Lesley Main Campus

 

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Dinner (White Hall)

 

7:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Day in Review, Marran Theater

Participants will discuss their day’s activities with conference co-chair Diane Caldwell.

 

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Group Art Project, White Hall

Meghan  Bernhard of Lesley University will lead a group art project targeted at  enhancing a sense of unity as a group. Each participant will be asked to create a collage, drawing, narrative, poem, or a combination of any/ all of the above relating to a number of quotes by famous women leaders.  The finished product will reflect the participants’ answers to questions such as: “How do you see yourself as a leader?”  and “Where do you see yourself in five years?  Ten years?”

 

Tuesday August 29, 2006

 

7:30 AM – 8:15 AM

Breakfast (White Hall)

 

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM

Jeanne Shaheen, Director, Harvard Institute of Politics, Marran Theater

 

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Travel to State House

 

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Massachusetts State House Tour

Participants will visit the Boston Massachusetts State House, the oldest in the nation. The one-hour tour will teach you about the architecture and history of the State Capitol, see the House and Senate Chambers, and learn about our state insect, the Ladybug.

 

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Lunch (State House Grand Staircase)

 

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM

Shannon O’Brien, Chief Executive Officer, Patriots' Trail Council Girl Scouts

 

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Women in the Legislature, Senate Reading Room

This exciting workshop will feature a panel of established women legislators from both the Massachusetts State Senate and House of Representatives.  Senator Joan Menard (D) will be facilitating the panel discussion where these esteemed elected officials will discuss personal and professional obstacles in becoming an elected official.  Panelists will also discuss the challenges of being a leader in a traditionally male dominated arena.

 

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Travel to Lesley Main Campus

 

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Dinner (White Hall)

 

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Travel to Kennedy Institute of Politics

 

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Global Women Panel Discussion

The international community demands the best of leaders.  Learn from several notable female leaders whose work involves their interaction with a number of global entities. The workshop panelists will discuss how their personal interaction with various international regions has helped shape their personal views and career path.

 

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Reception

Post-event reception at the Kennedy Institute of Politics

 

8:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Travel back to Lesley Main Campus

 

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

 

7:30 AM – 8:15 AM

Breakfast (White Hall)

 

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM

Keynote Address #4

 

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM

Travel to Tufts University Fletcher School of Diplomacy

 

10:15 AM  - 11:00 AM

Michael Goldfarb, Award-Winning Journalist, Senior Correspondent NPR

 

11:15 AM  – 12:45 PM

Journalism – Media Coverage in the Middle East

Meet leading media professionals from across the country.   Hosted by journalist Jane Christo, this workshop will address the significant role that the media plays in shaping important global issues, specifically in the Middle East.  Panelists will also discuss personal and professional obstacles news directors and media personalities face with each story that they cover.

 

12:45 PM – 1:30 PM

Travel back to Lesley Main Campus

 

1:30 pm – 3:00 PM

Lunch (White Hall/ Student Union)

 

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Experiential Conflict Resolution, Alumni Hall

In this interactive participatory arts-based workshop facilitated by Prof. Vivien Speiser, students will explore their strengths and sustainable capacities for promoting peace in their own communities. Recognizing that peace requires active participation from the members of a community, through a drama-based activity participants will enact and embody the visions that they hold for fostering this participation. Together they will form their own community ties that will represent a larger connection, and commitment, to peace with each other and across the world.

 

4:15 PM – 5:30 PM

Motherblood, Marran Theater

Motherblood, a short play performed by Susan Niesenbaum and Saphira Linden, is an encounter between two mothers, one who is Israeli, the other is Palestinian, both of whom have survived significant losses. They struggle with each other, sharing a wide range of feelings regarding their complex personal and political situations. This is a meeting that changes these two women’s lives. It promises to move you as well.

 

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

American BBQ Cook-out

Students will enjoy a traditional American style BBQ while listening  to the sound stylings of JAMN 94.5 FM’s DJ Pup Dawg.

 

Thursday, August 31, 2006

 

7:30 AM – 8:15 AM

Breakfast (White Hall)

 

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM

Virginia O’Brien, Author and Executive Coach, Alumni Hall

 

9:15 AM – 10:00 AM

AYUSA/American Council Presentation

AYUSA and The American Council will discuss student exchange opportunities both in the U.S. and abroad.

 

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Conference Wrap-Up

Participants, Co-Chairs, and Empower Peace Staff will  review highlights of the conference.  Students will have a  chance to exchange contact information if desired.