We are delighted that we will welcome four Summer Fellows tomorrow! Here's a view of their week.
Office of
Public Witness
2014 Summer
Orientation
Monday, June 2 – Thursday, June 5, 2014
100 Maryland Avenue NW, Ste. 410, Washington, DC
Monday, June 3 OPW
Orientation
Leslie Woods, Rep. for Domestic Poverty &
Environmental Issues, coordinator of Summer
Fellowship program
9:00-9:30am Gathering, Coffee, etc.
9:30-10:00am Introductions and Ice Breaker
10:00-10:30am Our Mission and Ministry
PC(USA) 101
10:30-11:30am Conversation with OPW Staff J. Herbert Nelson,
Catherine Gordon, and Leslie Woods
Social
Witness Policy and how we work in community
11:30am-11:40am Break
11:40am-12:10pm Office Tour (copier, phone, kitchen,
mail, etc.)
12:10-12:30pm Administrative matters and Office Paperwork
Employment
Forms
Learning
Contract
Weekly
Report
How
to Access Your Email
12:30-1:30pm Lunch (Senate Cafeteria)
1:30-5:00pm Capitol Hill Scavenger Hunt
There is no need to return to the
office after
you’ve completed your tasks. Have fun!
PC(USA)
Summer Fellowship
Briefing
Days Agenda: June 3-5, 2014
Tuesday, June 3 Briefing
Day 1
9:00-10:00am Environmental Issues
Tricia Bruckbauer, Eco-Justice Fellow,
Creation Justice Ministries
10:00-11:00am Federal Budget 101
Amelia Kegan, Policy Analyst, Bread for
the World
11:00-11:15am Break
11:15am-12:15pm Hunger and Nutrition Policy
(Domestic)
Christine Ashley, Policy Analyst, Bread
for the World
12:15-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-2:30pm Worker Justice
Thom Shellabarger, Interfaith Worker
Justice
2:30-3:30pm Global drone warfare and the law that allows
it
Elizabeth Beavers, Legislative Associate
Militarism &
Civil Liberties
Friends Committee on National
Legislation
3:30-3:45pm Break
3:45-4:45pm Social Media as an Advocacy Tool, Best
Practices
Jessie Palatucci, Online Communications
Specialist,
United Church of Christ
Wednesday, June 4 Briefing
Day 2
9:00-9:30am Gathering and Debrief
9:30-10:30am Immigration and Refugee Policies
Jen Smyers, Associate Director
Immigration & Refugee Policy
Church World Service
10:30-11:30am Middle East Peace (Israel/Palestine)
Catherine Gordon, Rep. for
International Issues
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office
of Public Witness
11:30-12:30pm Lunch (please bring your lunch)
Note:
UM Building Chapel downstairs 12:10-12:40
12:30-1:30pm Criminal Justice Reform and Mass Incarceration
Bill Mefford and Kara Gotsch
General Board of Church and Society
United Methodist Church
1:30-2:30pm Cuba
Emily Chow, Program Associate
Latin
America Working Group
2:30-2:45pm Break
2:45-3:45pm Addressing Global Poverty through Foreign Aid
and Food Aid Reform
Marty Shupack, Advocacy Director
Church World Service
3:45-4:45pm Campaign Finance and other Political Reforms
Jason Miller, Director of Campaigns and
Development
Franciscan Action Network
Thursday, June 5 Briefing
Day 3
9:00am Start of the Work Day
9:30-11:00am Why and How the Church does Public Witness
J. Herbert Nelson, Director for Public
Witness,
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office
of Public Witness
11:00-11:15am Break
11:15am-12:00pm How a Bill Becomes a Law:
Legislative Process
Leslie Woods, Rep. for
Domestic Poverty & Environmental Issues
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Office of Public Witness
Have a Great Summer!
