Join us in an all-day teach-in on Afghanistan, Islam, the Middle East, and how this “war on terrorism” will affect those of us living and struggling in the US.
[Please note that the final plenary has been moved up
to 5:15 from 6:30. Also check out the additional speakers we’ve confirmed!
In addition to pasting it below I’ve attached the text-only flyer. You can
download a poster size flyer from www.sustain-campaign.org]
Sunday,
November 4 @ 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
American University’s Ward Building (near
corner of Massachusetts & Nebraska Ave, NW – Tenleytown Metro)
Workshops and timetable:
| 10:00 - 11:30 | Political and Economic Overview |
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| 11:45 - 1:00 |
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| 1:15 - 3:30 | Palestine Under Siege War Abroad, Racism and Poverty at Home | |
| 3:45-5:00 | Iraq: The Next Target? |
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5:15 - 7:00
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Building a Movement for Global Peace and Justice |
SPEAKERS : Roger Newell – Black Radical Congress*;
Mara Verheyden-Hilliard – Partnership for Civil Justice; Faisal Alam – Al
Fatiha Foundation; Rangina Hamidi – Afghanistani Youth Activist; Erik Gustafson
– Education and Peace in Iraq Center; Peta Lindsay – HS Student Organizer,
ANSWER Coalition; Ibrahim Ali – Professor, University of MD*; Vanessa Dixon
– Health Care Now Coalition; Younes Benab – Professor, Strayer University*;
Saul Solorzano – Executive Director of CARECEN; Mark Lance – Professor, Georgetown
University*; Rania Masri – Iraq Action Coalition*; Bilal El-Amine – Editor,
Left Turn magazine; Bassam Haddad – SUSTAIN Campaign; Jane English – Black
Radical Congress; David Schwartzman – DC Statehood Green Party*
Sponsors: DC SUSTAIN Campaign, Left Turn, Al Fatiha
Foundation, DC Statehood Green Party, Washington Peace Center
For more info: sustain@onebox.com
or 202 777 2641 x9779
*For identification purposes only