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| (scenes from 20th anniversary celebration in March 2007) Save the date!2012 marks the 25-year anniversary of our partnership, and we’ll be celebrating the weekend of October 20-21, 2012. Saturday October 20th Forums
| Time | Activity | 8:30 – 9:00 am | Registration and Breakfast | 9:00 – 10:00 am | Opening Session & Keynote PresentationSpeakers:
Paula Worby. Associate Director, Multi Cultural Institute (Berkely CA) and has worked over 10 years with the UN High Commision for Refugees in Guatemala. Jim Wallace. Founder of Cambridge Sister City project (with San Jose las Flores, El Salvador). Ross Lohr. Director of Netwon Tanzania Collaborative. Clark Taylor. Founder of the partnership between Santa Maria Tzeja, Guatemala and the Needham Congregational Church. | 10:15 – 11:30 am | Breakout Series #1
(THEME 1) Building a Transnational Community Celebrating 25 years of partnership from the perspective of a remote village in Guatemala. (THEME 2) Promoting Peace and Justice External Threats and the Response of an informed and educated community (THEME 3) Experiencing Santa Maria Tzeja, Guatemala A virtual visit to the village | 11:30 – 11:45 am | Break | 11:45 – 1:00 pm | Breakout Series #2
(THEME 1) Building a Transnational Community Celebrating 25 years of partnership from the perspective of the Needham Church. (THEME 2) Promoting Peace and Justice Standing in Solidarity (THEME 3) Exeriencing Santa Maria Tzeja, Guatemala Learn about Mayan markets and crafts | 1:00 – 1:45 pm | Lunch | 1:45 – 3:00 | Breakout Series #3
(THEME 1) Building a Transnational Community Anticipating the next 25 years in a maturing transnational relationship (THEME 2) Promoting Peace and Justice Immigrants by choice? (THEME 3) Experiencing Santa Maria Tzeja, Guatemala Rehearse for the Despidida! | 7 to 9 pm | The Despidida! An event for the whole family.
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| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Registration and Breakfast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:00 – 10:00 am | Opening Session & Keynote PresentationSpeakers:
Paula Worby. Associate Director, Multi Cultural Institute (Berkely CA) and has worked over 10 years with the UN High Commision for Refugees in Guatemala. Jim Wallace. Founder of Cambridge Sister City project (with San Jose las Flores, El Salvador). Ross Lohr. Director of Netwon Tanzania Collaborative. Clark Taylor. Founder of the partnership between Santa Maria Tzeja, Guatemala and the Needham Congregational Church. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:15 – 11:30 am | Breakout Series #1
(THEME 1) Building a Transnational Community Celebrating 25 years of partnership from the perspective of a remote village in Guatemala. (THEME 2) Promoting Peace and Justice External Threats and the Response of an informed and educated community (THEME 3) Experiencing Santa Maria Tzeja, Guatemala A virtual visit to the village | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:30 – 11:45 am | Break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:45 – 1:00 pm | Breakout Series #2
(THEME 1) Building a Transnational Community Celebrating 25 years of partnership from the perspective of the Needham Church. (THEME 2) Promoting Peace and Justice Standing in Solidarity (THEME 3) Exeriencing Santa Maria Tzeja, Guatemala Learn about Mayan markets and crafts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:00 – 1:45 pm | Lunch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:45 – 3:00 | Breakout Series #3
(THEME 1) Building a Transnational Community Anticipating the next 25 years in a maturing transnational relationship (THEME 2) Promoting Peace and Justice Immigrants by choice? (THEME 3) Experiencing Santa Maria Tzeja, Guatemala Rehearse for the Despidida! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 to 9 pm | The Despidida! An event for the whole family.
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