GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY TRAINING & LOBBY DAY

March 6 - 7, 2011
Cesar Chavez School for Public Policy · Washington, DC

 

Transportation and Lodging Information:
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GAT Registrants are responsible for their own transportation to Washington DC and for arranging their own lodging.

If you are flying to DC, be aware that National Airport (DCA) is significantly more convenient via public transportation than either Dulles International Airport (IAD) or Baltimore Washington Airport (BWI). Both Dulles and Baltimore airports do have public transportation options, but they are on the outskirts of the DC metropolitan area and require more travel time to and from flights.

Local transportation information and affordable lodging options are listed below.

 

Local Transportation and Parking

All official events will take place in Capitol Hill neighborhoods of Washington DC.
Official Event Locations:

Sunday, March 6

Training Location:
Cesar Chavez School for Public Policy
709 12th St. SE
Washington, DC 20003

Social Event and Fundraiser:
Mi Vecindad
Cuban, Salvadoran, Mexican and Pan-Latin Cuisine
1129 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington DC
(1 block from training site - Click here for directions)

METRO: Cesar Chavez School for Public Policy and Mi Vecindad Restaurant are accessible by Metrorail from Eastern Market Station (Orange/Blue Lines). Click here for a map of location and directions to/from Eastern Market Station. NOTE: Parking is limited at the school and nearby streets. Participants are encouraged to travel via metro. For metro directions and times, check www.wmata.com.


Monday, March 7

Meeting Location and Evaluation:
The Methodist Building Meeting Room
100 Maryland Avenue NE (Capitol Hill)
Washington, DC 20002

METRO: The Methodist Building is accessible by Metrorail from Union Station (Red Line). Click here for a map of location and directions from Union Station. For metro directions and times, check www.wmata.com.


PARKING: Both event locations have limited street parking available. Participants are encouraged to take the Washington DC Metro to all events, and/or park and metro to the locations. The closest DC Metro parking lots to Cesar Chavez School are at Minnesota Avenue Station (Orange Line) or Capitol Heights Station (Blue Line). DC Metro Station parking lots are free on weekends.



Conference-Rate Hotel: Holiday Inn National Airport/Crystal City

PLEASE RESERVE BY FEBRUARY 25: We have negotiated a conference-rate with the Holiday Inn National Airport in Crystal City, Virginia (just outside DC). The hotel operates a shuttle service to the Crystal City Metrorail station which will take you into DC in just a few minutes (click here for directions via metro). 

The rate of $130 per night is for up to 2 people and includes one hot breakfast ($15 for additional person), unlimited in room internet access, shuttle service to Ronald Reagan National Airport and to the Crystal City Metro.

Call 703-684-7200 or visit online at www.hinationalairport.com for reservations. Be sure and ask for the "Interfaith Peace-Builders accommodation rate."

 

Affordable lodging options in the DC area

Students and youth registered for the Campus Organizing Conference may have access to reserved accommodations. Click here for more information.

Hostelling International Washington, DC
1009 11th Street, NW Washington, DC
(202) 737-2333
Dormitory style, affordable accommodations in clean, spacious, air-conditioned rooms.

Jubilee Hostel
4300 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC
(202) 829-9400
Provides low-cost Christian hospitality to youth, church, college, cultural, and advocacy organizations visiting Washington, DC.

Washington International Student-Center
3504 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC
(800) 567-4150, (202) 667-7681
Dormitory style accommodations in the heart of Adams Morgan, near shopping, restaurants and nightlife.

William Penn House
515 East Capitol St SE, Washington, DC
(202) 543-5560
This is a Quaker seminar and hospitality center with shared accommodations located on Capitol Hill.

(This list is for your information only. Listing does not constitute endorsement from IFPB or the USC)

MORE LODGING OPTIONS:

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This event is sponsored by:
Interfaith Peace-Builders and the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation

Endorsed by:
American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Christian Peacemaker Teams - Palestine, CODEPINK: Women for Peace, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, Friends of Sabeel - North America, Friends of Tent of Nations - North America, the Islamic Circle of North America, ICNA Council for Social Justice, the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions - USA, Jewish Voice for Peace, the Middle East Research and Information Project, the National Peace Foundation, Students for Justice in Palestine (American University), and the Washington Peace Center


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