J Street Conference "Driving Change, Securing Peace" Oct. 25-8 in DC

Rabbis for Human Rights-North America, is a co-sponsor of the J Street conference, Driving Change, Securing Peace, to be held in Washington D.C. from October 25-28. All RHR-NA donors are entitled to a 20% discount on conference registration. We hope that hundreds of our donors and supporters will attend this important conference. To register with the RHR-NA discount, click here. For more information about the conference, click here. Please let our office know that you are registering. J Street's first national conference will bring together numerous organizations and hundreds of individuals committed to peace and security for Israel and the Middle East. Conference attendees will include policy makers and academics, community leaders, grassroots organizers and netroots activists, and Israeli and Arab thinkers and leaders, all focused on promoting U.S. diplomatic leadership to achieve peace and security. There will also be a special track for college students. The Conference will feature conversation and debate about the impact of the region's conflicts on politics in America, as well as provide a showcase for the wide range of exciting work that is being done here and in the Middle East. Featured Sessions

• The Role of the US in the Middle East: Is Time Running Out for a Two-State Solution?
• Congressional Panel: Progressive Politics and Israel
• Palestinian Perspectives on the Prospects for Peace
• What does it mean to be “Pro-Israel?”
• Taking a regional approach to Middle East conflicts
• Using art to broaden the conversation on Israel
• 21st Century Israeli Activism
• Covering the Middle East: Journalists discuss the
• conflict
• How can Jews, Muslims and Christians work together for a two-state solution?
• Joining Forces: The American progressive movement and the pro-Israel, pro-peace movement
• How the netroots is changing politics
• Shifting the conversation on Israel: Engaging your community

Plus: Film, live performances, art and culture