Join CODEPINK TN coordinators Elizabeth Barger and Ashley Offt, CODEPINK national organizer Rae Abileah, and women from throughout the Southeast for an unforgettable weekend of sisterhood, storytelling, learning singing, strategizing, and taking action for a more peaceful world!

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October 8-10, 2010: Let's get together on The Farm in Summertown, TN to organize as CODEPINK in the Southeast! People from The Farm have been involved with CODEPINK since the beginning fast in front of the White House in 2003, so it is exciting for us to welcome women for peace and CODEPINK supporters to join us October 8-10, 2010 to organize, relax, rejuvenate, and plan actions for a peaceful & pink future.

Our Goals

• Foster sisterhood and community
• Plan creative actions in the Southeast that will truly make a difference
• Learn from and inspire each other
• Take action together on Sunday, 10/10/10 in solidarity with the Global Work Party to counter climate change
  

Tentative Schedule

• Friday afternoon
  Check in and get settled
  Supper around 6PM
  Evening meet and greet and story sharing
  Music with Ashley Offt
  
  
• Saturday morning
  Yoga, early morning nature walks, and breakfast at 8AM
  Orientation -
  CODEPINK history and principles
  Discussion of goals
  Inspiring allies to action
  Outdoor activities
  
  
• Saturday afternoon
  Lunch
  Talk by Lynn Grassmeyer who will have just returned from Palestine
  Workshops including:
  Media Workshop - (podcasting, videotaping, electronic op-eds)
  How To Build An Action Workshop with Rae Abileah
  Writing Radical Poetry Workshop
  Tuneshop - (CODEPINK peace songs & musical revolution workshop)
  Action - letter-writing
  
  
• Saturday evening
  Supper joined by women who will participate in the Walk for Palestine on Saturday morning
  Women's Circle
  Singing around the campfire
  
  
• Sunday morning
  Optional Yoga, mediation
  Brunch
  Movement strategy group discussion on fall organizing to end war
  Action - 10-10-10 Global Work Party to combat climate change - tree planting action
  (see www.350.org for global day of action details)
  
  

Ongoing throughout the weekend:
"CODEPINK Story Corps" - inspired by the national StoryCorps project we will convene a space for women from the Southeast to record our stories of activism, the impact of war on our communities, our personal narratives, and the places from which we draw hope and inspiration. Each woman will leave the weekend with a CD compilation of the stories!

Accommodations

• Retreat participants will be housed in the beautiful Farm dorm and inn in shared rooms.
  
  
• Background on The Farm
  "The Farm is an intentional community of families and friends living on three square miles in southern middle Tennessee. We started The Farm in 1971 with the goal of establishing a strongly cohesive, outwardly-directed community. We want, by action and example, to have a positive effect on the world. Over the last 35 years, The Farm has become well known for many things, from natural childbirth and midwifery to healthy diet and vegetarian cuisine, creative arts and alternative technologies to its partnerships and assistance to native cultures. We choose to live in community where we share our lives and fortunes, good times and hard times. We feel that we can be stronger and more useful together than we could be separately." More...
  
  See you there!

Cost & Scholarships

• Price for retreat (includes two nights lodging, all meals, entertainment, programming, supplies) is only $100.
• Kids under the age of 18 are half-price and must be accompanied by an adult.
• Kids under 5 and babies are free.
• Scholarship funds are available. If you have a financial need for a partial scholarship, please contact Ashley.