Candlelight Conference 2006 - Making Peace Possible

Saturday, April 1, 2006
12:30 - 6:00 p.m.


Unitarian Universalist Church West
13001 W. North Ave, Brookfield, WI

Keynote Address - 12:30 p.m.
KATHY KELLY, co-founder of Voices in the Wilderness and three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee

Workshops Session 1 – 1:30 to 2:20 p.m.

  • Stop Torture Now
    Mark Chmiel, Professor of Theology, St. Louis University & Kathy Kelly
  • Power – What It Is and How Grassroots Groups Can Create It
    Rudy Lopez, National Field Director, Wellstone Action
  • Women as Peacemakers
    Aili Mari Tripp, Assoc. Dean, International Studies, UW-Madison
  • Peace: World Social Forum 2006
    George Martin, Program Director, Peace Action Wisconsin
  • Issues That Matter
    Jim Sullivan, Alderman, City of Wauwatosa

Workshops Session 2 – 2:30 to 3:20 p.m.

  • Interfaith Partners in Peace - What I Have Learned
    Daniel Gomez-Ibanez, Executive Director, International Committee of the Peace Council.
  • One Soldier’s View
    Azael Brodhead, Iraq War Veteran
  • War is Abnormal
    Daniel Maguire, Professor of Theology, Marquette University
  • Progress on Reforming the United Nations
    Sam Romano, President, United Nations Association – Wisconsin Division.
  • Putting Peace on the Ballot: Wisconsin’s Bring Our Troops Home Referendum Movement
    Steve Burns, Program Coordinator, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice.

Workshops Session 3 – 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.

  • Your Voice Too: Participate in a series of short discussions with other participants to foster cross pollination of ideas around the question: How can we work together locally to take effective action for peace?
  • Repeat – Stop Torture Now
  • Repeat – Putting Peace on the Ballot

Light Supper and Social, 5:00 -6:00 p.m.
If you plan to join us, please let us know by pre-registering, $5 per person.

Major Sponsors:
Candlelight Coalition
The Social Action Committee of Unitarian Universalist Church West

Conference Co-Sponsors:
Catholic Worker of Waukesha
Grassroots of Waukesha County (GROW)
Milwaukee Citizens for Global Solutions
Peace Action Wisconsin
Peace Studies Program at UW-M
Plowshare Center
Social Justice Committee of Unitarian Church North
St. Pius X Congregation
Underwood Memorial Baptist Church
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice