10 Years of IVAW: 2014 National Convention
Join us August 8-10th for our National Convention and to celebrate 10 powerful years of IVAW. Convention will be held at Woodbine Ecology Center in Sedalia, CO.
The Colorado Chapter stepped up to host this years convention and have already done a lot of prep-work including finding us a beautiful mountain retreat to gather.
The facilities will be camping and several indoor beds that will be available based on need.
Cost is sliding scale $25-$75 with an optional $100 sponsor a Vet registration price.
We will support members in fundraising for travel expenses as well as offereing travel scholarships.
If you are a new member who will be meeting others for the first time or old school IVAW looking for a family reunion, this convention will be an amazing opportunity. You don't want to miss this one.
We are currently seeking in-kind donations of the following items:
Supply Needs For Convention:
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30 sleeping bags/sleeping mats.
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20 tents. (people will be encouraged to bring their own)
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Nalgene/Metal water-bottles 100 for engraving to sell to members.
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Food donations-Breakfast and Lunch for saturday and sunday
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Compostable plates and plasticware 3000
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Medical kits for first aid station
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2 large Water buffalo
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35 twin bed linens 35 pillows
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Bus/transit options from airport
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2 way radios
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Projector(2) Screen (2)
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Outdoor speakers
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Batteries (D, AA, AAA)
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Tarps
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Screened Shelters
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Non-toxic insect repellent
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Sun-block/sun-screen
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Outdoor activities, sports equipment
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Child and youth activities, games, and toys
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Art supplies
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BBQ Grills and Supplies
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Solar Showers
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Mosquito Netting
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Ponchos
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Bungee Cords
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wading pool/sprinkler
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freeze pops/popsicles
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sippy cups/straws/cups with lids
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sunscreen
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baby wipes/diapers
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glow-stick necklaces
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kid-friendly food/beverages/snacks
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age-appropriate, politically appropriate books (for kids)
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games
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puzzles
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board games
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cards
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You must register to attend convention, this event is mostly camping with some beds available based on need. You will receive additional emails to gather information about food, housing, childcare needs, and any other important info that can help make your attendance at convention a great experience.
If you are working at convention or need a scholarship contact Maggie Martin at maggiemartin@ivaw.org for the discount code. Scholarships are limited and will be based on how many people register at the "sponsor a vet" price. If you want to sponsor a specific person you can also write to Maggie.
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER!
Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. Please try to plan travel to arrive Friday between noon and 4:00pm and Sunday to leave beween 2:00pm and 6:00pm (or as near as possible)
Contact: Maggie Martin maggiemartin@ivaw.org with questions
IVAW 2014 Convention Program
Friday August 8th
10:00 am Convention Crew Gathers for Site Set-Up
12:00 -5:00pm Arrivals, Open House, All Day BBQ
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12:00 Noon-4:00pm BBQ
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Outdoor Activities
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Child and youth activities
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Sports
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Member and Guest tabling, Merchandise
-UTH/Coffee Strong
-Warrior Writers
-Fort Hood Report and VOT
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Camp Set-Up
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Register for Volunteer Shifts
2:30 Service starts: The Tea Project with Aaron Hughes (back deck near pond)
5:00-5:50 Opening Circle (Outside or in A-frame) (Matt and Robin)
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Welcome Activity
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Purpose of gathering
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Logistics
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Community Agreements
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Introductions (staff and BOD too)
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Take Care of Questions and Pending Needs
6:00-7:30 Opening Presentation (A-Frame)
10 Years of IVAW (Siri and Matt planning presentation)
7:30-8:30 Second Supper (BBQ Leftovers)(Dining Room)
8:10-8:30 Our Hosts at Woodbine tell us about the center and their work (Amanda introduce)
8:30-10:00 Open mic for members and supporters(music/poetry)
11:00pm-8:00am Quiet Time
Saturday August 9th
8:30-10:00 Breakfast
9:00am-9:45 Morning Hike or Huddle
10:15-11:00 am Morning Circle (Outside)
Intros of any new arrivals
Welcome of new members and people who are at their first IVAW event, welcome kids.
Team Building Exercise related to powerful moments in IVAW’s History
11:15-12:30 Breakout Session 1
12:30-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:00 Guest Speaker: Erica Chenoweth: Why Civil Resistance Works
3:00-3:30 Brain Break
3:30-4:45 Breakout Session 2
3:30-4:45 IVAW Member Session 1 (Led by Sara Beining and Shawna Foster)
4:45-5:00 Break
4:45-6:45 Kids Sing-Along and Performance By Emily Yates
5:00-6:15 Brandon Bryant leads discussion on drones
6:45-8:15 Dinner
8:00-9:00 International Speakers, with discussion (Matt H. to introduce)
9:00-10:30 Music-SOLE, Jonny 5
Sunday August 10th
8:30-10:00 Breakfast
9:00-9:45 Morning Hike or Huddle
-Board of Directors share organizational info and answer questions
10:00-10:30 Morning Opening (Inside main meeting space)
10:30-12:00 IVAW Member Session 2 (Maggie Martin)
10:30-12:00 Breakout Session 3
12:00-1:30 Lunch
2:00-3:15 Closing Circle (appreciations?)
Tear-down, clean up, eat, relax…
Breakouts, workshops, tables, etc.
Friday
Tea Project (Aaron Hughes)
Tea is not only a favored drink but a shared moment that transcends cultural divides and systems of oppression. That is not meant as a clichéd utopian statement, but as a reminder of a shared humanity that is so often overlooked.
Aaron will serve fellow convention attendees tea in the Iraqi tradition and share and listen to stories of tea. He’ll also interview IVAW members about their experiences of having tea in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Coffee Strong and Under the Hood table
Various groups tableing
Saturday 9:00-9:45
Morning Hike and Huddles
Post Traumatic Stress & Trauma: Healing in Relationships Together. A radical mental health workshop highlighting the events of trauma and violence both on individuals and their supports but also vicarious trauma on partners, communities, and friends. Amanda Spitfire (offered again Sunday from 10:30-12:00)
Saturday 11:15-12:30
Breakout Session 1
Looking Back/Moving Forward (A-Frame)
Kelly Dougherty, Garett Reppenhagen, and Aaron Hughes, longtime members, and Nan Levinson, longtime ally and author (War Is Not a Game, chronicling the birth and burgeoning of IVAW) will take a look at IVAW’s first decade and lead a discussion about what’s been accomplished, what’s worked, and what’s next.
Militarism and PTSD in Puerto Rico (Library)
Dr. Sonia Santiago, (Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Alliant International University, San Diego, CA) is a mental health specialist and founder of Madres Contra La Guerra (Mother’s Against the War); an anti-war advocacy group composed mainly of mothers of deployed soldiers and veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and/or Iraq. She has given talks on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other Mental Health problems among Military Men and Women after experiencing combat, and authored a paper for the University of Puerto Rico: Journal of the School of Public Administration on Stress Management Techniques for Families of War Victims. She is the screenwriter and developer of the film Madres Contra la Guerra, and hosts a weekly TV and radio program in Puerto Rico.
Saturday 3:30-4:45
Breakout Session 2
Veterans and Cannabis 101
T.J. Thompson (IVAW, Veterans For Medical Cannabis Access) Game Room
Exercises in Mindfulness
Zaena D. Flores (Be Balanced, Inc) Library
IVAW Members Session 1 A-Frame
Sunday 9:00-9:45
Morning Hike and Huddles
Sunday 10:30-12:00
Breakout Session 3
MDMA assisted psychotherapy for treatment resistant PTSD a personal story
Virgil Huston (IVAW)
Post Traumatic Stress & Trauma: Healing in Relationships Together. A radical mental health workshop highlighting the events of trauma and violence both on individuals and their supports but also vicarious trauma on partners, communities, and friends. Amanda Spitfire (Also offered Saturday 9:00-9:45am)
IVAW Members Session 2
Breakouts, workshops, tables, etc.
Friday
Tea Project (Aaron Hughes)
Tea is not only a favored drink but a shared moment that transcends cultural divides and systems of oppression. That is not meant as a clichéd utopian statement, but as a reminder of a shared humanity that is so often overlooked.
Aaron will serve fellow convention attendees tea in the Iraqi tradition and share and listen to stories of tea. He’ll also interview IVAW members about their experiences of having tea in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Coffee Strong and Under the Hood table
Various groups tableing
Saturday 9:00-9:45
Morning Hike and Huddles
Post Traumatic Stress & Trauma: Healing in Relationships Together. A radical mental health workshop highlighting the events of trauma and violence both on individuals and their supports but also vicarious trauma on partners, communities, and friends. Amanda Spitfire (offered again Sunday from 10:30-12:00)
Saturday 11:15-12:30
Breakout Session 1
Looking Back/Moving Forward (A-Frame)
Kelly Dougherty, Garett Reppenhagen, and Aaron Hughes, longtime members, and Nan Levinson, longtime ally and author (War Is Not a Game, chronicling the birth and burgeoning of IVAW) will take a look at IVAW’s first decade and lead a discussion about what’s been accomplished, what’s worked, and what’s next.
Militarism and PTSD in Puerto Rico (Library)
Dr. Sonia Santiago, (Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Alliant International University, San Diego, CA) is a mental health specialist and founder of Madres Contra La Guerra (Mother’s Against the War); an anti-war advocacy group composed mainly of mothers of deployed soldiers and veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and/or Iraq. She has given talks on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other Mental Health problems among Military Men and Women after experiencing combat, and authored a paper for the University of Puerto Rico: Journal of the School of Public Administration on Stress Management Techniques for Families of War Victims. She is the screenwriter and developer of the film Madres Contra la Guerra, and hosts a weekly TV and radio program in Puerto Rico.
Saturday 3:30-4:45
Breakout Session 2
Veterans and Cannabis 101
T.J. Thompson (IVAW, Veterans For Medical Cannabis Access) Game Room
Exercises in Mindfulness
Zaena D. Flores (Be Balanced, Inc) Library
IVAW Members Session 1 A-Frame
Sunday 9:00-9:45
Morning Hike and Huddles
Sunday 10:30-12:00
Breakout Session 3
MDMA assisted psychotherapy for treatment resistant PTSD a personal story
Virgil Huston (IVAW)
Post Traumatic Stress & Trauma: Healing in Relationships Together. A radical mental health workshop highlighting the events of trauma and violence both on individuals and their supports but also vicarious trauma on partners, communities, and friends. Amanda Spitfire (Also offered Saturday 9:00-9:45am)
IVAW Members Session 2
Housing is predominently camping. There are some indoor beds available to folks who need them. We are also looking for loans and donations of camping equipment if you need to borrow gear. Convention Location, Woodbine Ecology Center: http://www.woodbinecenter.org/
Hotels:
DAYS INN & SUITES CASTLE ROCKPhone: 1-303-814-5825
4691 Castleton Way, I-25, Castle Rock, CO 80109 US
Phone: 1-303-688-0880
1020 Park Street, Castle Rock, CO 80109-1524 US
We encourage people to drive and to carpool to get the most folks to convention at the lowest cost possible. The convention location is about an hour outside of Denver so folks flying in and out are asked to really aim for Friday afternoon flights in and Sunday evening flights out to limit the number of airport shuttles needed.
Travel scholarships will be available as well as support for members to raise funds for their own travel. Make sure you fill out the convention logistics form you receive when you register for convention.
Here is the form to apply for a travel stipend:
https://docs.google.com/a/ivaw.org/forms/d/1DSfLFAsZuZtZtO-5GwdsPCBWTTA4...
Comprehensive child and youth activities will be planned for this years convention. Members are encouraged to bring children and partners to this convention. (please mention all family members in registration).
For questions about child-care and youth activities contact Shawna Foster at fostershawna@gmail.com
