Dr James Gordon- Founder of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington DC; clinical professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine; served as Chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine.  Dr Gordon has been successfully treating patients with depression using drug free approaches for several decades.

“Unstuck: Guide to a Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression”

Key words: depression, mind-body medicine

Drew Curtis- founder of Fark.com, now the second largest independent news source on the internet.

“It’s Not News, It’s Fark: How Mass Media Tries to Pass Off Crap as News”

http://www.fark.com/

Dr Lester Brown- Updates on the current environmental crisis- the US government & military are the largest polluters; ideas for cutting CO2 emissions by 80% by 2020.

Earth Policy Institute - “Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization”  http://www.earth-policy.org/

Les Jamieson- researcher, focusing on the alternative data & the discrepencies in the official reporting about 911 since Nov 2001; Coordinater for the New York City 911 Ballot Initiative, which will enable the residents of New York City to call for the establishment of a new, independent investigation on 911 that would be impartial and fact driven.

http://www.ny911truth.org/

Vincent Bugliosi- preeminent prosecuting attorney & author; best known for prosecuting Charles Manson & other defendents accused of the Tate-LaBianca murders.  His latest book “The Presecution of George W. Bush for Murder”  presents detailed evidence to pin 1^st degree murder charges on Bush, Cheney, Rice & Rowe for the murder of over 4000 American soldiers killed so far in Iraq;  chronicling the lies & deceptions leading to the invasion of Iraq, and revealing Bush’s inherent malicious character, the stupidity & lack of courage of the media- and citizens. 

“Helter Skelter” [Manson case], “Outrage” [OJ Simpson case]

 1^st hour

Prof Rick Shenkman- Emmy Award winning investigative journalit, Associate Professor of History @ George Mason Univ.  “Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter” ;

“Legends, Lies and Cherished Myths of American History”; “The Dumbing Down of America”-op-ed , Boston Globe

Testimonials- retreat participants share their experiences.

2^nd hour

Dr Daniel Siegel-Mindfulness, inner peace.

“The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being” 

“The Developing Mind:How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are” http://drdansiegel.com/ 

Gary- In the News: the flooding in Iowa--as in NewOrleans--the result of a landscape radically altered by humans with no consideration of the consequences; More challenges to health freedom—in Canada: proposed legislation  (C 5-1) would severely restrict access to dietary supplements, except by prescription. 

Environment: top of seas warming 50% faster than expected;  Rain Forest regeneration. 

Society: Myth of the American melting pot.

Paul Alexander- veteran journalist, former reporter for The New York Times.  A look at the legacy of Karl Rove & what his influence has done to the country. “Machiavelli’s Shadow: The Rise and Fall of Karl Rove”  “Man of the People: The Life of John McCain” 

Vaccine Panel

More and more states are pushing legislation to mandate vaccinations, more vaccinations, disallowing all exemptions. Serious challenges remain to the necessity, safety, & efficacy of most vaccines, most recently Gardasil. Our panel shares their concerns and their experiences.

Dr Lawrence Palevsky- pediatrician; Pres. American Holistic Medical Association; Holistic Pediatric Association.   

http://www.holisticchildhealth.com/; http://www.holisticmedicine.org/; http://www.hpakids.org/

Sue Collins, co-founder- New Jersey Coalition for Vaccination Choice.  

http://njvaccinationchoice.org/

Mayer Eisenstein MD JD MPH  “Don’t Vaccinate! Before You Educate”

http://www.homefirst.com/

Dr Guy Sorman- renowned French intellectual, economist, philosopher, political journalist. “Empire of Lies:The Truth About China in the 21^stCentury”- based on his year long travels through China, raising questions of China’s human rights records, with frightening first-hand accounts of her repressive regime not being presented by the US media or government.

Gary- John McCain’s ‘inner circle’; ranks of the uninsured on the rise; vitamin supplementation benefits Tuberculosos treatment; the financial melt-down on Wall Street.