Sunday, July 18, 2010

7/24, Albany, NY: WNU co-editor speaks at national antiwar conference

David L. Wilson, Weekly News Update co-editor, will be speaking at two workshops at:

National Conference to Bring the Troops Home Now!
July 23–25, 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Albany, New York

1. The Truth of US Occupation of Haiti
SATURDAY, JULY 24, 10:15 AM

Nellie Bailey - Harlem Tenants Council, just returned from Haiti
Marty Goodman - active in Haiti solidarity for 20 years
Ray Laforest - Haitian American labor leader (AFSCME) and Haitian community organizer, elected member of Pacifica National Board
Tony Savino - Award-winning photographer will present an eye-opening and critical slideshow on earthquake relief
David Wilson - US-based immigrant rights activist who was in Haiti during the earthquake

2. Immigration Reform & the Militarization of the US/Mexico Border
SATURDAY, JULY 24, 4:30 PM

Lynda Cruz - Derechos Humanos, Tucson, AZ
Teresa Gutierrez - Co-director, May 1 Coalition NYC
Monami Maulik - Executive Director, DRUM- Desis Rising Up & Moving
Rafael Sananez -Vamos Unidos, NYC
David Wilson - co-author of The Politics of Immigration, co-editor of Weekly News Update on the Americas, published by Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater New York

Registration/information: http://nationalpeaceconference.org/Home_Page.html

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