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

Saturday, July 7 to Sunday, July 15, 2012

 

Saturday, July 7          Arrival / Settling In

 

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Breakfast/Brunch will be available, Campus Center

NOTE:  Wheelock College serves brunch from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM on weekends.

 

12:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Check In (Peabody Hall)

Upon arrival participants will check in and receive lodging information and conference materials.

 

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Dinner, Campus Center

Dinner will be available to all participants.

 

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Dessert Social, Campus Center

Meet new friends and socialize over cake!

 

Sunday, July 8, 2012          Touring and Orientation

 

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast, Campus Center

 

9:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Boston Trolley Tour

Delegates will meet in front of Wheelock Theater. Trolley will leave at 9:00 AM. Don’t miss it!

 

The Old Town Trolley Tour of Boston is a sightseeing trolley tour highlighting both the colonial and contemporary aspects of Boston. The tour will explore the best of the city with narration of fascinating trivia and humorous stories.

 

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

 Brunch, Campus Center

NOTE:  Wheelock College serves brunch from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM on weekends.

 

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

W2W Ice Breakers! Campus Center

 

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Conference Orientation and Overview, Campus Center

Participants will be briefed on the conference schedule and hear from Conference Chair Karen McLaughlin as well as conference organizer Rick Rendon.

 

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Todd Patkin, Campus Center

Philanthropist and Author

 

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Dinner, Campus Center

 

6:15 PM – 8:00 PM

Art of the Difficult Conversation, Campus Center

Selena Sermeno, Ph.D., Conflict Analysis and Engagement

 

Monday, July 9, 2012  Global Overview – Laying the Groundwork

 

7:30 AM – 8:45 AM

Breakfast, Campus Center

 

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Victoria Budson, Campus Center

Executive Director, Women and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

- Issues impacting women throughout the world

- The important role women play in shaping our societies

- Introduce Action Plans

- Break into discussion groups

- Report out on issues

- Develop sample action plan with group

 

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Break

 

11:15 AM – 12:30 PM

Career Choices, Opportunities and Human Rights, Campus Center

 

David Fuhr, International Litigation, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

 

Tafadzwa Pasipanodya, International Litigation and Arbitration, Foley Hoag LLP

 

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM

Lunch, Campus Center

 

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Using Social Media for Social Change, Campus Center

Christopher (Rusty) Tunnard, MA, MALD, PhD, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

We have seen how social networks and social media have been used successfully in bringing down long-time democratic dictatorships, most recently in Tunisia and Egypt.

 

But can they be as effective in building up institutions and civil society? One promising solution lies in the creation of action-oriented issue networks in countries throughout the regions you represent. There’s no better time to start than now, while you’re all together in Boston.

 

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM

Action Plan Discussion, Campus Center

Rick Rendon, Empower Peace

 

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Dinner, Campus Center

 

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Women Making Change, Campus Center

Meet women who are making positive changes in their community and country.

- Christina Bain, Facilitator, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy

- Stacy Malone, Esq., Victims Rights Law Center

- Karen McLaughlin, W2W Chair, Policy Advisor, Program on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, Harvard University

- Mary Mwende Alex, Global Giving Back Circle

- Trinh Nguyen, Boston Housing Authority

- Rose Pavlov, Ivy Child

 

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Cultural Presentations! Campus Center

 

Tuesday, July 10, 2012          Leadership and Conflict Negotiation

 

7:15 AM – 8:00 AM

Breakfast, Campus Center

 

8:15 AM – 9:00 AM

Travel to Harvard University

1651 Massachusetts Avenue, Wasserstein Building, Room 1015

 

9:15 AM – 11:30 AM

The Art of Negotiation, Harvard Law School

Susan Hackley, Managing Director, Program on Negotiation

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. You will learn skills and strategies you can put to use right away.

 

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Lunch at Harvard University

 

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Self-Guided Tour of Harvard Yard

 

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Human Rights, A New Agenda, Alumni Hall, Lesley University

 

Charles Clements, Executive Director, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

 

Sharmila Murthy, Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

 

Felisa Tibbitts, Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

 

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Travel to Ambassador Swanee Hunt’s Home

Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA

 

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Ambassador Swanee Hunt Reception

 

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Travel to Wheelock College

 

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Dinner, Campus Center

 

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Harvard Kennedy School, Edward E. Mason Program

Mason Fellows come from all across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Eastern and Central Europe, as well as the former Soviet Union. Mason Fellows are experienced professionals with a proven trajectory in positions of leadership, high-level decision making, and a strong commitment to public service. Representatives from the 2012 Mason Fellows Program will share their thoughts about leadership, motivation and continuing education.

 

Wednesday, July 11, 2012                                 Art of Understanding

 

7:30 AM – 8:45 AM

Breakfast, Campus Center

 

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

“How To Start A Revolution” Movie Presentation, Campus Center

 Jamila Raqib, Executive Director, Albert Einstein Institute

 

How to Start a Revolution is the remarkable untold story of Nobel Peace Prize nominee Gene Sharp, the world's leading expert on non-violent revolution. This film from Ruaridh Arrow reveals how Gene's work has given a new generation of revolutionary leaders the weapons needed to overthrow dictators. It shows how his 198 steps to non-violent regime change have inspired uprisings from Serbia to Ukraine and from Egypt to Syria and how his work has spread across the globe in an unstoppable wave of profound democratic change. How To Start A Revolution is the story of the power of people to change their world, the modern revolution and the man behind it all.

 

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Keynote Speaker, Campus Center

Nasser Weddady, Director of Civil Rights Outreach, American Islamic Congress

 

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

Lunch, Campus Center

 

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

The Power of Purpose, Campus Center

Malia West, W2W Alumnae

The focus of this workshop is to help the girls develop a strategy for identifying their talents and discover how those talents can be used to develop marketable skills. The girls will learn how to develop a personal success plan that charts a course for the development of skills that will not only be vital to their personal success but also to their service in their community.

 

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Break, Campus Center

 

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Understanding the Media, Campus Center

Jane Christo, Edward R. Murrow Center at The Fletcher School

 

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Women In Politics, Campus Center

Priti Rao, Executive Director, Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus

This workshop and discussion will focus on the role women play in government and the importance of supporting women in the political process. In addition, Ms. Rao will discuss some of the fundamentals of putting together your action plan.

 

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Dinner, Campus Center

 

6:15 PM – 7:00 PM

Travel to the Museum of Fine Arts

The Museum of Fine Arts is less than a mile from campus. We will be walking to the Museum. Please wear comfortable shoes.

 

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Museum of Fine Arts

 

8:30 PM – 9:15 PM

Travel to Wheelock College

 

Thursday, July 12, 2012                                           Back to the Basics

 

7:30 AM – 8:45 AM

Breakfast, Campus Center

 

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Conference Review, Campus Center

Rick Rendon & Tricia Raynard

 

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

Charlie Rose, Campus Center

Senior Vice President and Dean, City Year

City Year unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service, giving them the skills and opportunities to change the world. As tutors, mentors and role models, these diverse young leaders help children stay in school and on track, and transform schools and communities across the United States, as well as through international affiliates in Johannesburg, South Africa and London, England.

 

10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Issue Network and Social Media Workshop, Campus Center

Christopher (Rusty) Tunnard, MA, MALD, PhD, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

The map of the W2W 2012 issue networks will be unveiled and discussed.  People who share interests will be able to work together to come up with a common understanding and a broad-based action plan, including innovative ways to use social media to establish and promote effective and efficient organizations and create successful awareness campaigns.  The power of this collective, networked thinking can be put to use in your individual action plans.

 

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM

Lunch, Campus Center

 

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

The Basics of Public Speaking, Campus Center

Marianne Adams, M.Ed., Instructor, Wheelock College

 

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Action Plan Development, Campus Center

 

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Dinner, Campus Center

 

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Travel to WGBH-TV

 

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Al Arabiya Television Program at WGBH

(Live to tape program featuring W2W participants)

 

7:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Travel to Wheelock College

 

Friday, July 13, 2012          Action Plan Presentations

 

7:30 AM – 8:45 AM

Breakfast, Campus Center

 

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Conference Review, Campus Center

Rick Rendon & Tricia Raynard

 

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

Kerry Healey, Campus Center

Co-Chair, Political Parity, Former Massachusetts Lt. Governor

 

10:00 AM – 11:30

AM Action Plan Development, Campus Center

 

11:30 AM – 12:30

PM Lunch, Campus Center

 

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Travel to Massachusetts State House

 

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Women2Women Action Plan Presentations, Massachusetts State House

 Delegates will present their action plans to a panel of local leaders. Presentations will be five minutes in length. Panelists will offer feedback based on the presentations and knowledge of the issues.

 

3:00 PM – 5:30 PM

W2W Video Production! Massachusetts State House

 

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Travel to Wheelock College

 

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Dinner, Campus Center

 

8:30 PM – 10:00 PM

Fairhaven – Live Concert, Wheelock Theater

 

Saturday, July 14, 2012          TOURIST DAY!

 

6:00 AM

Yes, You read it correctly. We are leaving Wheelock College at 6:00 AM. Trust us. It’s worth it.

 

Here’s what we can tell you….

- You are going to love it.

- You will be served breakfast, lunch and dinner.

- You will need comfortable shoes.

- You will return to Wheelock College very very late in the day.

- We’re not sure when we are going to tell you where you are going.

 

Bagged breakfast and lunch will be provided

 

Sunday, July 15, 2012            Travel Day

 

5:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Travel to Logan Airport for Departure

 

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast, Campus Center

 

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Brunch, Campus Center

 

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Dinner, Campus Center