Institute for Policy Studies’ 50th anniversary celebration
IPS 50th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion
Ideas Into Action Festival, Gala, Dinner and Idea Slam with activists such as Harry Belafonte, Barbara Ehrenreich, Katrina vanden Heuvel, and YOU! Join us in celebrating 50 years of turning ideas into action for peace, justice, and the environment!
The Institute for Policy Studies invites you to IPS’s 50th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion highlighting bold, progressive social movements over the last five decades. From October 11th-13th, 2013, we will host a weekend of events in Washington, DC honoring activists and activism and envisioning a plan for a bold, progressive future. The 50th Anniversary Celebration will open dialog for activists to envision “The Next 50 Years” of our movements. All events will be intergenerational with an emphasis on the next generation of public scholars.
We will begin with a welcome and opening reception to celebrate all IPSers on Friday, October 11th, 2013 at the Liaison Hotel. This will be a great opportunity for old friends to reconnect and for the extended group of the IPS family and friends to come together. The Ideas Into Action Festival on Saturday, October 12, and Sunday, October 13 will feature fast-paced, inclusive dialogue with notable activists, interactive workshops, forums, artistic expressions, and more. Activities will be ongoing both inside and outside forum rooms. The Ideas Into Action Festival will be a “pay-what-you-can” event and will feature two-days of dynamic conversation on the past, present, and future of social movements. The Festival will conclude with an innovative “Idea Slam” at noon on Sunday, October 13, which will provide a chance for new and experienced activists to present their ideas to change the world in brief, entertaining bursts — and win cash prizes! That evening, we will gather for a ticketed sustainable dinner at Busboys and Poets will offer a chance for activists to celebrate, reminisce, party, and develop our progressive community. The celebration will culminate with an interactive gala at the historic Washington DC Union Station on Sunday evening with over 600 people, including notable progressives from major social movements of the past 50 years and rising young activists and public scholars of today.
50th Anniversary Events & Dates:
IPS Welcome Reception
Friday, October 11, from 6-8 pm
Free!
Ideas Into Action Festival (Pay-What-You-Can)
Saturday, October 12, 8:30 am through Sunday, October 13, 11:30 am
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Idea Slam
Sunday, October 13, from 12-2 pm
Free!
IPS Sustainable Dinner
Sunday, October 13 from 6-8 pm
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50th Anniversary Gala at Union Station
Sunday, October 13 from 8-11:30 pm
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IPS has reserved a block of rooms exclusively for you at the Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel, located at 415 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001. We have secured a special group rate of only $179.00 if you reserve your room before September 23 by reserving here, by calling 1-866-233-4642 or emailing reservations@affinia.com and using the group code “IPS13”.
Other ways to get connected now:
- Facebook: Please also stay abreast by joining our IPS Community: Celebrating 50 Years on Facebook.
- IPS Community List: Have a friend in the IPS family who you would like to add to our IPS Community List? Or want to add yourself? Just go to the IPS Alumni Outreach page and fill in name, address, e-mail, etc, and we’ll send them a message!
- IPS Memory Wall: Do you have an IPS memory that you want to share online and have displayed during the celebratory weekend? What to give your two cents and your role in the movement? Please visit or IPS Memory Wall and share your memory with us.
- IPS Historical Timeline: We’ve been a part of a lot of historical moments in 50 years. View the IPS Timeline to see highlights.
- IPS Connections: If you would like to help with planning and preparation or know of IPSers and friend of IPS we should be contacting, please email Rachel Queirolo, IPS Development Associate, at rachel@ips-dc.org or call 202-787-5237 .
Together, we can bring together the IPS community for a truly amazing weekend!