From: "IAC Buffalo" To: "WNY Activists" Subject: [BAN-Announce] Schedule & Workshop details for May 17-18 Conference in NYC Date: Thursday, May 08, 2003 10:43 PM In the last week, hundreds of new registrations for the May 17-18 conference have come in from organizers and activists from all over the country. It is important for everyone planning to attend the conference to pre-register now if you can. Following is the schedule for the upcoming conference, including a list of the issue-oriented workshops and organizing breakout sessions, as well as additional logistical information. [see TRANSPORTATION below for Buffalo/WNY info] NATIONAL CONFERENCE AGAINST WAR, COLONIAL OCCUPATION & IMPERIALISM Saturday, May 17 - Sunday, May 18 @ 40 Irving Place b/w 16th and 17th Sts. (1 block east of Union Square) New York City $10 requested donation SCHEDULE (subject to change): SATURDAY, MAY 17 What is the Bush administration planning? 10:30 am - 1:00 pm: Opening Plenary Featuring a multi-media presentation on imperialism 's strategy in the Middle East and South/Central Asia, an assessment of the rise of a global movement, the War at Home, and Cuba: The Next Target? 1:00 - 2:00 pm: Lunch break 2:00 - 3:30 pm: Workshops (see description) 3:45 - 5:15 pm: Workshops (see description) Where is the movement going? 5:30 - 7:30 pm: Plenary Featuring a proposals for an Action Plan for the coming period and distinguished speakers from several sectors of the movement. SUNDAY, MAY 18 9:30 - 10:00 am: Plenary 10:15 am - 12:00 pm: Discussion groups Breakdown groups to discuss where the movement is going 12:00 - 12:45 pm: Lunch break 1:00 - 3:00 pm: Closing plenary Including reports from the breakdown discussion groups. WORKSHOP TOPICS WILL INCLUDE: - The U.S. in the Middle East: A Historical, Geo-Political and Strategic Analysis - War and intervention in Asia: From the Philippines to Korea to Afghanistan and the Caspian Sea - Latin America: Resistance to U.S. Hegemony - The war at home: fightback against cutbacks, racism, attacks on women's rights - Defending workers ' and union rights - Introduction to core concepts: What do we mean by imperialism, neo-liberalism, self-determination - Patriot Act (I and II) and the assault on civil liberties and immigrant rights - The strategy of empire: From invasions to elections - Palestine: In the context of Empire and the global anti-war movement - Driving forces behind U.S. foreign policy - Who profits from war? - Intensifying U.S. aggression against Cuba - "National Security Strategy of the USA:" Blueprint for Global Domination - From the U.S. to Zimbabwe: Fighting for reparations is an anti-war issue - Battling the Giant Squid - Breaking Through the Strangle hold of the Corporate Media - Organizing among doctors and nurses - Exposing the Military Recruiters Myths - Queers for peace and justice - U.S./NATO expansion in Eurasia - The crime of the occupation in Iraq ----------------------- * ONLINE REGISTRATION * An online registration form is now available for those interested in attending the conference. If you and/or your group plan to attend, please fill out the form at http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/m3/index.html#reg * TRANSPORTATION FROM ACROSS THE U.S. * Organizers and activists will be attending the National Conference from across the East Coast, South, Midwest and West Coast. People are coming by bus, van, car, train and plane. THERE WILL NOT BE GROUP TRANSPORTATION FROM BUFFALO/WNY since not enough people have committed to traveling in a group. IF YOU ARE GOING BY CAR and will have room for others, PLEASE EMAIL buffalo@internationalANSWER RIGHT AWAY. * LOGISTICAL INFORMATION * The logistics page for the conference is now available at http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/m3/logistics.html This page contains information about HOUSING for the conference, directions and public transportation in New York and more. Please check this page regularly for more information. ----------------------- FOR MORE INFORMATION: A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition Act Now to Stop War & End Racism http://www.InternationalANSWER.org info@internationalanswer.org New York 212-633-6646 Buffalo/WNY 716-604-9515