2020 SCHEDULE
Friday August 14 - Sunday, August 16
For the 20th Gathering, under the special conditions of the Pandemic, a small number of us will convene at the farm on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday:
Friday night: Bring your own food. Quiche provided from Sandy's Cafe. Coffee, wine and other drinks provided. Links on Saturday and Sunday conversations by zoom will be posted here by Friday.
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Saturday:
10 am: Welcome and Discussion with Dorothy Tod on the Bagavad-Gita. Face-to-face.
11 am: Charlotte Dennett: What really happened in Beirut? Charlotte was borne in Beirut. Face-to-face & Zoom (see Zoom instructions above).
12 pm: lunch - Salad from garden. Discussion of the recent Reparations Resolution passed unanimously by the Burlington City Council, plus Cancel Culture, how long will the shutdown last?, etc. Face-to-face.
2 pm: Zoom conversation with new resident of Rochester who has recently written a book about why she resigned from serving in the State Department in the South Sudan. Elizabeth Shackelford was a U.S. diplomat until December 2017 when she resigned in protest of the administration. She served in Somalia, South Sudan, Poland, and Washington, DC. Elizabeth is a fellow with the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and author of "The Dissent Channel: American Diplomacy in a Dishonest Age," published in May 2020.
4 pm: Report from Marguerite on the Vt suffrage project, and the New England campaign to restrict toxic chemicals from our airports. Face-to-face & Zoom (smaller WILPF group - link not published publicly).
6:30 pm: Dinner. Stay Saturday night if you'd like.
Sunday:
11 am: Conversation with Sameena Nazir from Pakistan. Zoom.
$25 for the weekend. Bring food for yourself, and/or others.