BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//69.73.141.125//NONSGML iCalcreator 2.2.6// VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:860-834-1312 Email:neseac@seac.org DESCRIPTION:Mission:\n\nAcross the country youth and students are standing up and fighting back for their planet and their communities. This gatheri ng seeks to empower grassroots organizersby supplying the tools to create lasting social change. We need to equip ourselves with the gear to disman tle systems of oppression and construct a world rooted in justice.\n\nThe Agenda:\n\nWorkshops will focus on skills for creating change and campaign s that you can run on your campus.\n\nThere will also be trainings focusin g on how we can combat racism\, sexism\, heterosexism\, and classism. \n\ nFinally\, there'll be lots of time for building connections with other ac tivists from around the Northeast\, making new friends\, sharing experienc es\, and strategizing about how we can build a strong regional network tha t can effect lasting change.\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031109 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031107 GEO:41.556500;-72.658200 LOCATION:Wesleyan University\, Middletown\, Connecticut\, 06459\, United St ates SUMMARY:Northeast SEAC Regional Activist Training UID:20081120T000508EST-o3iXMiVUvE@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.seac.org/ne/nerat.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:617-352-9235 Email:bugreens@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Campus Greens from across the Northeast will converge at Boston University on Saturday\, October 4th and Sunday\, October 5th for two day s of workshops\, speakers\, parties\, and strategy sessions. \n\n\n\nCONFI RMED: Maine State Representative John Eder will give a seminar on how to r un for office and win! \n\n\n\nCONFIRMED: Boston City Councilor Felix Arro yo will give the Saturday keynote! \n\n\n\nHousing and transportation opti ons available. \n\n\n\nFor more information on the conference\, contact Ka rlo Silbiger at 617.352.9235 o\;r\;k\;s\;i\;l\; 8\;i\;g\;e\;r\;@\;j\;u\;n\;o\;.\; 9\;o\;m\;\n or Brian Sandberg at 413.582.1271 or b\;r\; 5\;a\;n\;@\;c\;a\;m\;p\;u\;s\;g\;r \;e\;e\;n\;s\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n. Geographica l Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031005 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART:20031004T090000 GEO:42.345100;-71.107700 LOCATION:Boston University\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02215\, United States SUMMARY:2003 Campus Greens Northeast Regional Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-hUXA3NVMbM@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.geocities.com/bugreens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:812-339-8710 Email:coordinators@getupconference.org DESCRIPTION:Grassroots Educational Training (GET UP!) is holding its second weekend long conference November 8th and 9th\, concentrating on the skill s of organizing for progressive social change. The purpose of GET UP! is to help share the immense amount of knowledge about grassroots organizing that exists in all of our communities\, introduce individuals with less ex perience with grassroots organizing to many of the different aspects and s kills involved\, and help groups and individuals network. \n\nThe weekend will include about twenty-eight workshops on topics such as consensus\, fu ndraising\, power-mapping\, research\, and more intensive courses for thos e with more organizing experience or those that attended the first confere nce.\n\nPlease visit our website at http://www.getupconference for more in formation or email us at c\;o\;o\;r\;d\;i\;n\;& #97\;t\;o\;r\;s\;@\;g\;e\;t\;u\;p\; c\;o\;n\;f\;e\;r\;e\;n\;c\;e\;.\; o\;r\;g\;\n with any questions. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031109 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031108 GEO:39.078800;-86.435100 LOCATION:909 E. 2nd St.\, Bloomington\, Indiana\, 47401\, United States SUMMARY:GET UP!: Grassroots Educational Training Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-p6hRVwHvVU@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.getupconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ssc.southeast@eudoramail.com DESCRIPTION:Learn about important things coming up\, such as the Free Trade Area of the Americas ministerial in Miami and what you can do to prepare for the 2004 elections. The conference will be held in Uwharrie National Forest in North Carolina\, and we will spend time hiking and enjoying autu mn. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031019 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031017 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Sierra Student Coalition Southeastern Regional Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-uisKCDRjRM@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.ssc.org/networks/southeast/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:608-256-8662 Email:ktprosen@wisc.edu\,jess_mari@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:University of Wisconsin-Madison\, in conjunction with student g roup Stop the War!\, is hosting a Midwest Youth Activist Conference from O ct. 3rd to Oct. 5th. Free housing will be provided. The conference will address a variety of progressive concerns including\, but not limited to c ivil liberties violations\, corporate media\, the war and occupation of Ir aq\, history of activism (personal experiences and lessons from 60s activi sts)\, activism 101\, Palestinian-Israeli conflict\, the war on drugs\, th e military-industrial complex\, a history of U.S. imperialism\, a history of U.S. occupations\, popular progressive pedagogy\, veterans' stories\, t he prison-industrial complex\, environmental assaults by corporate America \, affirmative action\, gay rights and issues of globalization. What can we as students do to affect these issues?\n\nThis conference would be a gr eat opportunity to network and for a progressive alliance/structure among midwest schools. The conference will be followed on Sunday by a call for a demonstration against the occupation of Iraq.\n\nThe tentative schedule is as follows (this is tentative\, but just to give everyone a rough outli ne):\n\nFriday\, October 3rd: 5-7 pm: registration and housing assignmen ts\n\n7:30 p.m.: keynote speaker (t.b.a.)\n\n9:00 p.m. - whenever: party \, opportunity for students from different universities to meet and network\n\nSaturday\, October 4t h: 10-11:30 a.m.: 1st workshop (there will be between 3 and 5 workshops that participants can choose from)\n\n11:30-12:30: lunch\n1:00-2:30: 2nd workshop\n3:00-4:30: 3rd workshop\n4:30-6:00: dinne r\n6:00-7:30: 4th workshop\n8:00: panel discussion\n9: 30: movies\, live music and party\n\nSunday\, Oct. 5th:\n10: 00 - 11:30: 1st workshop\n12:00: rally against the occupation!\n\nCurre ntly\, we do not plan on charging a registration fee\, however it is the j ob of each campus to organize transportation and any other needs that aris e. If someone has a disability which needs to be accomodated for\, please e-mail.\n\nPlease respond with the number of people that may be intereste d and a contact phone number and e-mail. Also respond with other topics t hat you would like to see addressed or other general ideas about the confe rence. If you or someone you know are particularly knowledgeable about on e of the topics\, please email us.\n\nThanks\n\nMembers of UW-Madison grou p Stop the War! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031005 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031003 GEO:43.118700;-89.312600 LOCATION:Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53714\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Youth Activist Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-k4Mw3PPN4g@69.73.141.125 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:541-343-8548 Email:kokomojo@castleisp.com\, DESCRIPTION:OCT 9 - 12\, at University of Oregon Campus in Eugene\, Oregon\ ; \n\n3rd Annunal PEACE\, JUSTICE AND MEDIA CONFERENCE\, National Speakers \; Workshops\; San Francisco Mime Troupe\; Poets for Peace and Peace Forum \; Free Weekend Children's Program\, opening keynote speaker is populist j ournalist Jim Hightower\, info Justice Not War Coalition 541-343-8548 or w ww.justicenotwarcoalition.org \nor Jen Knowlton at 541-484-6671\, or Micha el Carrigan at 541-342-1953 or David Zupan at 541 484-9167.\n Geographica l Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031012 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031009 GEO:44.117900;-123.074000 LOCATION:Eugene\, Oregon\, 97401\, United States SUMMARY:Peace\, Justice\, and Media Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-d3SA8OZJGf@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.efn.org/~jnotwar/mediaconference.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:312-738-6209 Email:slap_chicago@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Grassroots Organizing Weekend. A training on learning how to be an effective organizer. Organized by the Chicago Student Labor Action Pro ject. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031019 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031017 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60637\, United States SUMMARY:Chicago: Grassroots Organizing Weekend UID:20081120T000508EST-8mudRZOcVb@69.73.141.125 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-242-3002 Email:scale_ny@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Join hundreds of students and teachers from throughout the regi on and beyond\nfor organizing trainings\, issue-based workshops\, speakers \, networking\, and\nmore! Newcomers to the issue and experienced organiz ers all welcome.\nTravel scholarships\, housing\, and fundraising assistan ce available--call or\nemail for details. \n\n(Sponsors include SCALE\, C AUSE\, CLEA\, WNYSAP\, USAS\, Broad Meadows Middle\nSchool\, and the NLC)\ n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031026 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031025 GEO:40.727700;-73.980400 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10009\, United States SUMMARY:2nd Annual Northeast Regional High School Anti-Sweatshop Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-wBMzgWivvW@69.73.141.125 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:mika_nagasaki@brown.edu DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 24\n6pm – 8pm\n\nArrivals and Registration\nDi nner\nRoom Assignments\nSaturday\, October 25\n9am – 9.45am\n\nBreakfast a nd Welcome\n10am – 11.15am\n\nWorkshop 1\n11.30am – 12.45pm\n\nWorkshop 2\ n1pm - 2pm\n\nLunch\n2.15pm – 5.30pm\n\nWorkshop 3 / Hiking / TBA\n6pm\n\n Dinner\n7.30pm\n\nKeynote address by\nRoss Gelbspan\, author of The Heat I s On\n9pm\n\nParty\nSunday\, October 26\n9.30am\n\nBreakfast and Thank You 's\n10am\n\nGoodbye for non-ILEC schools\nILEC annual planning meeting\nNo on\n\nGoodbye Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031026 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031024 GEO:41.826700;-71.397700 LOCATION:Brown University\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, 02912\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Northeast Environmental Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-jIebP3brRZ@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.brown.edu/Students/BEC/nec2003.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:517-282-9561 Email:dmitch@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:NO WAY FTAA!\nEducation and Mobilization Against the FTAA\n\nTh e conference is just days away\, have you regisered? If not please do so. For further information about workshops\, directions\, housing\,\nschedu les\, to register or anything relating to the conference\, check out\nthe conference website.\n\nWorkshops include:\n- FTAA 101-Global Exchange\n-In troduction to Global Economy-United for a Fair Economy\n-Whats up on the g round in Miami- Miami Southwestern Alliance\n-NAFTA and its effects on lab or-AFL-CIO\n-Womyn\, Globalization and the FTAA\n-Intellectual Property Ri ghts\n-Indigenous Peoples and the FTAA\n-'Artistic Resistance' of the FTAA \n-Anarchism and the Anti-Capitalist Movement-Night-Vision Anarchist\nColl ective\n-Street Health\n- NAFTA times 10-Labor Notes\n-Activist Self Defen se\n-Surviving Radical Demos\n-Connecting the FTAA\, CAFTA\, NAFTA\, IMF a nd World Bank\n-Padded Bloc-Pittsburgh Organizing Group\n-Direct Action\n- Environment and the FTAA\n-Non Violent Civil Disobedience\n-Indymedia and Corporate Globalization- Michigan IMC\n-Chapter 11 of NAFTA\n-CAFTA\n\nCon ference is being hosted by:\nStudents for Economic Justice www.msu.edu/~se j\nDirect Action! www.direct-action.net\nStudents for Peace and Justice\nT he Real Food Group\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031026 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031024 GEO:42.728300;-84.488200 LOCATION:Michigan State University\, East Lansing\, Michigan\, 48824\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:No to FTAA Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-ZjTC6xBKUv@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.msu.edu/~sej/ftaa.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:508-752-1952 Email:cconnor@clark.edu DESCRIPTION:*Report Back from Miami and Columbus\, GA (FTAA and SOA protest s) \n*Discuss Repression\, especially targeted repression towards people o f color \n*Continued oppression in our movement\, how do we deal with it? \n*Strategy discussion: what are some next steps? \n\nSponsored by the Wor cester Global Action Network Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031206 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Jefferson Building\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast FTAA/SOA Report Back and Strategy Session UID:20081120T000508EST-RHRn7n7Opb@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.wogan.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:301-565-4050 x322 Email:span@peace-action.org DESCRIPTION:From November 10-18\, 2003\, the Student Peace Action Network ( SPAN)\nSpeaking Tour\, 'The Real Face of War'\, will be visiting high scho ols and colleges in New Jersey\, New York\, Pennsylvania\, Maryland\, Dela ware\, and Washington\, DC. The SPAN tour will feature Nagasaki survivor M s. Kazuko Yamashina\, Veterans for Peace\, and 9/11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows.\nThis is the second annual SPAN speaking tour of its kind\, and this year we aim to reach thousands of youth in the Mid-Atlantic region o f the country with our message of peace. We invite all students\, youth\, parents\, teachers\, veterans\, peace activists and community members to a ttend this special event.\n\nHere’\;s the schedule:\n\nTuesday\, Nove mber 11\, 4:00pm-6:30pm\nAmerican Friends Service Committee National Offic e\nRufus Jones Room\n1501 Cherry Street\nPhiladelphia\, PA 19102\n\nWednes day\, November 12\, 6:30pm-8:00pm\nLong Island University\n4th floor loung e-Humanities Bldg\n1 University Plaza\nBrooklyn\, NY\n\nThursday\, Novembe r 13\, 5pm-7:30pm\nTowson University\n8000 York Road\nTowson\, MD 21252\n\ nMonday\, November 17 \, 7pm\nCaesar Rodney High School Auditorium\n239 Ol d North Road\nCamden\, DE 19934\n\nTuesday\, November 18\, 4pm-6pm\nGeorge town University\n37th and O Streets\, NW\nWashington\, DC 20057\n\nFor mor e information\, please contact 301-565-4050 x322 or\ns\;p\;a\;& #110\;@\;p\;e\;a\;c\;e\;-\;a\;c\;t\; 5\;o\;n\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n\n Geographical Scope: Regi onal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031118 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031110 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:SPAN's The Real Face of War Speaking Tour UID:20081120T000508EST-4iv1eN41EO@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.studentpeaceaction.org/act.html#SPEAKINGTOUR END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:emy643@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:United Students Against Sweatshops Midwest Regional conference featuring workshops\, anti-oppression\, campaign strategy\, speakers\, and more! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031109 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031107 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Purdue University\, Purdue\, Indiana\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest USAS Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-HzZDdvKGIF@69.73.141.125 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:mblgtacc@iastate.edu DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040215 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040213 GEO:42.036000;-93.465200 LOCATION:Iowa State University\, Ames\, Iowa\, 50011\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-kU4BSFe0XU@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.mblgtacc.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:nhautonomists@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: Register now for New Haven FTAA Consulta. See below for exact\nschedule times. Website now includes ride board and directions.\nR egistration deadline of Tue\, Oct 28 approaching soon\, so register now. I f you pre-register\, you get free entry to the Saturday night music show\, which features radical artists such as Dead Prez!\n\nNEXT STOP\, MIAMI!\n Autonomous Festival For Humanity and Against the FTAA Northeast FTAA Consu lta\n\nWhen: Oct 31 - Nov 2\, 2003\n\nWhere: New Haven\, CT\n\nWhy: Becaus e we are everywhere. There is a new left on the rise\, a left that seeks t o change the world without taking power\, a left that is almost invisible to the gaze of the corporate media and that has been pushed to the periphe ry of events such as the World Social Forum: the autonomous left. We seek to make the invisible visible. We are part of a network of solidarity arou nd a caravan of representatives from autonomous social movements in Brazil and Argentina. We are here to build connections and solidarity between lo cal and global movements for justice\, and to learn from their examples. C ome learn about the consequences of the neoliberal\nagenda (the new coloni alism)\, the positive alternatives that have emerged to challenge corporat e globalization (the most inspiring popular movement since the Zapatistas) \, and network\, train\, plan\, and strategize for the\nFree Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Ministerial in Miami (Nov 17 to 21).\n\nWe can shut i t down!\n\nHow: Food and housing will be provided. All housing will be wit h students and community members\, and all food will be vegan/vegetarian. We are requesting a sliding scale $5 to $10 donation to cover food costs. Please send registration form (at very end) to the listed email address\n\ nLogistics\nlike ride board and directions are up on the website: http://w ww.gpjo.org/yale.htm\n\nSchedule:\nFri\, Oct 31\n5 - 9 pm Registration\, D wight Hall Chapel\, 67 High St\n7 - 8 pm Dinner\, Dwight Hall Chapel\, 67 High St\n9 midnight Radical films / Party at 189 Mansfield St\n\nSat\, No v 1\nAll day events at Dwight hall\, 67 High St\nAll day screening of inde pendent films: Mardi Gras: Made in China\,\nKilometer Zero: WTO in Cancun\ , and Women and Prisons in Ecuador\nAll day tabling with publications such as Hemisphere Unbound by\nhttp://www.ftaaresistance.org \, We are Everywh ere by\nhttp://www.weareeverywhere.org \, medic street guides\, and UFPJ l iterature\nby http://www.unitedforpeace.org\n9 - 10 am Breakfast / Registr ation\, Dwight Hall Chapel\, 67 High St\n10 - 11:20 am Introduction to Glo balization\; Biotechnology and\nGlobalization\; Theater of the Oppressed W orkshop\; Medic Training\n11:30 12:50 pm Alternative Economics Panel\; arg entina autonomistaprojects que se vayan tod@s\, a cardboard piece\; Critic al Resistance\nInteractive Workshop\; Organizing 101\n1 2 pm Lunch / Gend er Caucus\n2 3:20 pm Autonomous Social Movements Caravan from Brazil and Argentina\n3:30 - 4:50 pm Prison Industrial Complex Panel\; Labor and Glo balization\;\nWorld War III Illustrated Interactive Workshop\; How to Buil d a Collective\nWorkshop\n5 -6:20 pm Indymedia Panel\; The Radical Spoken Word\; Planetary\nAlternatives Network Discussion\; Direct action trainin g\n6:30 - 7:30 pm Dinner / People of Color Caucus\n8 pm - late Music featu ring: Cipher (http://www.afropunk.com\, http://\nwww.cipheronline.com)\; R icanstruction (http://www.ricanstruction.net)\;\nDarren Deicide Kramer (ht tp://www.everreviledrecords.com)\; Lenelle Moise\n(http://www.lenellemoise .com)\; Hashim Allah of the Blackout Arts Collective(http://blackoutartsco llective.com)\; LO\; Totus Cru\; Dead Prez (http://\nwww.deadprez.com)\; a nd more\n\nSun\, Nov 2\nAll events at Dwight Hall\, 67 High St\n9 -10 am B reakfast\n10 - 11:20 am Affinity Group and Consensus Training\; Training o n 'effective\nmegaphone communication strategies in the defence of free as sembly'\;\nConsulta Agenda Working Group\n11:30 - 12:50 pm Consulta Agenda (open to change): Update on what to expect\nin Miami\; Update on previous consultas and virtual spokescouncils\n1 - 2 pm Lunch / Informal Music wit h Brad Will and others\n2 - 5 pm Consulta Agenda (open to change): Mass ac tion framework\; Support:\nlegal\, food\, medic\; Regional transportation coordination\; [Local Solidarity\nAction Planning]\n\nParticipants include :\n-Abe Walker\, Labor Notes (http://www.labornotes.org)\n-Alessandro Camp os\, psychologist\, in the struggle antimanicomial\, and\nwith Acao Local por Justica Global (Local Action for Global Justice)\,\nBrazil\n-Barbara F air\, People Against Injustice\n-Brad Will\, contributor to We are Everywh ere\n-Carlos Aramayo\, Bolivian labor activist\n-Dan Firger\, Rainforest A ction Network and Global Exchange Stop the FTAA\nRoadshow\n-David Graeber and Stevphen Shukaitis\, Planetary Alternatives Network\n-David Redmon\, f ilmmaker\n-Dyan Neary\, filmmaker\n-Doyle Canning\, Institute for Social E cology\n-Graciela Monteagudo\, argentina autonomista project (http://\nwww .autonomista.org)\n-Hipa Dzutsi'wa Top'Tiro\, of the Xavante\, and co-foun der of the self-\nsufficient and autonomous village Udzo'Uhu (http://www.w ara.org.br)\n-Immanuel Wallerstein\, founder of World Systems Theory\n-Jen nifer Bair\, Professor of globalization and gender studies\n-John Farris\, Poet with Bullet Space\n-Jonathan Wilson\, Critical Resistance\n-Justin R uben\, activist and skills trainer\n-Kaitlin Nichols\, Genetic Engineering Action Network (http://\nwww.geaction.org\, http://www.seac.org)\n-Mark W eisbrot\, Center for Economic and Policy Research\n-Matt McLaughlin\, Hart ford Independent Media Center\n-Moose\, How to Build a Collective workshop \n-Neka Jara\, Solano Unemployed Workers Movement\, Argentina (http://\nww w.solano.mtd.org.ar)\n-Rafael Mutis and Kat Lo\, Theater of the Oppressed\ n-Robert Krause\, activist and skills trainer\n-Sandro Mezzadra\, editor o f Italian autonomous magazine Derive Approdi\n-Seth Tobocman\, Artist of W orld War III Illustrated\n-Vermin Love\, Street Protest Trainer\n-and more \n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031102 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031031 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New Haven\, Connecticut\, United States SUMMARY:Stop the FTAA Conference - New Haven UID:20081120T000508EST-WJ6kev2Irx@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.gpjo.org/yale.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:203-773-4991 Email:conference@climatecampaign.org DESCRIPTION:The major student energy/climate conference of the year! We aim to have 400+ students from the Northeastern U.S. and Southeastern Canada. \n\nCome to:\n-Meet and exchange ideas with hundreds of other students doi ng climate/energy work.\n-Strengthen the student climate networks in your state with state strategy break-out sessions.\n-Become involved with the 8 student networks working on climate issues\n-Get Trained in: basic organi zing skills\, campus sustainability\, legislative climate advocacy. \n-Hav e Fun! We will have time for music\, frisbee\, photo shows\, and lots more .\n\nThe Conference is sponsored by The Climate Campaign\, a coalition of 8 student networks: ECO-Northeast\, EnviroCitizen\, Free the Planet\, Gree npeace\, Sierra Student Coalition\, Student Environmental Action Coalition \, SustainUS\, The Student PIRGs\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040222 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040220 GEO:42.380400;-71.132900 LOCATION:Harvard University\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United State s SUMMARY:Northeast Climate Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-uvUBF2MU2o@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.climatecampaign.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:330-287-3000 x5822 Email:mreisland@wooster.edu DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040229 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040227 GEO:40.830700;-81.895400 LOCATION:College Of Wooster\, Wooster\, Ohio\, 44691\, United States SUMMARY:Region 9 SEAC Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-cP2xTKKs8I@69.73.141.125 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:309-454-1836 Email:info@nukereality.org DESCRIPTION:The mission of the Nuclear Reality Conference (NRC) is to promo te environmental justice and to protect public health and safety by educat ing citizens about the many dangers inherent to the nuclear power industry \, while simultaneously offering information about available clean energy solutions.\n\nFor additional information\, please visit our website: http: //www.nukereality.org\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040222 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040220 GEO:40.530400;-88.798900 LOCATION:Illinois State University\, Normal\, Illinois\, 61761\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Nuclear Reality Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-vSXWdDWdVl@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.nukereality.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:860-649-7386 Email:tc@ourtruecolors.org DESCRIPTION:This is a 2 day GLBTQIA (Gay\, Lesbian\, Bisexual\, Transgender \, Questioning\, Intersex and Ally) issues conference. True Colors Confer ence is the largest GLBTQIA conference of its kind in the nation. We proje ct that more than 2000 people will attend this year. The conference is fi lled with youth\, young adult\, and professional workshops. Its a lot of f un and an amazing experience. COME AND JOIN US and SHOW YOUR TRUE COLORS. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040327 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART:20040326T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Central Connecticut State University\, New Britain\, Connecticut\, United States SUMMARY:True Colors GLBTQIA Conference : Opening Doors\, Opening Minds UID:20081120T000508EST-auraT4LkUJ@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.ourtruecolors.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:503-984-1196 Email:wou_mecha@yahoo.com\, rudysplash@hotmail.c om DESCRIPTION:FEB 6\, 7\, & 8\, at Western Oregon University\; REGIONAL MECHA CONFERENCE with the theme 'Our Culture\, Our Identity\, and Our Issues'. info Rodolfo 'Rudy' Rodriguez 503-984- 1196 or 503-838-8247 or w\; 1\;u\;_\;m\;e\;c\;h\;a\;@\;y\;a\;h\ ;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n or r\;u\;d\;y\ ;s\;p\;l\;a\;s\;h\;@\;h\;o\;t\;m \;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n Geographical Scope: R egional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040208 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040206 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Monmouth\, Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:Northwest Regional MEChA Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-31GSEjlK5s@69.73.141.125 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:617-427-3598 Email:laura@envirocitizen.org DESCRIPTION:Road Trip with EnviroCitizen: Bird-dog the presidential candida tes!\n\nGive politicians a piece of your mind. This January\, join EnviroC itizen to travel to New Hampshire and move clean energy and climate justic e forward on the national agenda! In the days before the New Hampshire pri mary\, follow the candidates for president\, go to their events\, ask them questions\, and join us to get some serious media attention around clean energy and climate justice issues. New Hampshire will be the focal point o f the country this January -- let’\;s use this opportunity to pressur e politicians to commit to prioritizing these issues\, and let’\;s st art to see some change!\nFind out more and sign up online at: http://www.e nvirocitizen.org/bird-dogging/index.html\n\nWHEN: January 23rd-27th \nWHER E: New Hampshire -- Wherever the candidates are! -- We have Hotel rooms fo r you to stay at right near Concord. Yes- free housing!\n\nWHY: Move clean energy and climate justice issues forward on the national agenda and make some serious change.…\;and have a goooood time!\n\nHOW: Sign up onli ne at: http://www.envirocitizen.org/bird-dogging/index.html\nWe will have transportation for you leaving from the Boston area. We may be able to swi ng by other locations on the way up. If you are coming from somewhere else we will help you arrange carpools. So please let us know what your transp ortation needs are so we can plan!\n\nGET YOUR GROUP INVOLVED! The more pe ople\, the more fun\, and the larger the impact. Get your whole group to c ome along. Contact me (Laura) to come to your campus and give your group t he scoop in person. Make it a training tour stop and have me train on medi a\, messaging\, and bird dogging!\n\nQuestions or ideas? \nWant to volunte er?? \nJust contact Laura at l\;a\;u\;r\;a\;@\;e\ ;n\;v\;i\;r\;o\;c\;i\;t\;i\;z\; 1\;n\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n or 617-427-3598\nSign up online at : http://www.envirocitizen.org/bird-dogging/index.html\n\n\nlaura inkeles\ nnortheast organizer\nenvirocitizen\nwww.envirocitizen.org\n617-427-3598\n \n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040127 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040123 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New Hampshire\, United States SUMMARY:EnviroCitizen Bird-Dogs the Pres Candidates: Clean Energy and Clima te Justice UID:20081120T000508EST-INjJFrxF7p@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.envirocitizen.org/region/ne/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:860-826-5958 Email:gauvreau@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Central Connecticut State University\, Semesters Meeting Room\, \nStudent Center\n\nHear trade unionists and military family members deter mined to end the Occupation and to defend labor rights in Iraq and the U.S .. \nSpeakers List:\nDavid Bacon-Labor Journalist\nClarence Thomas-Longsho reman's Union \nBoth participated in an international labor fact-finding mission to Iraq in October on behalf of US Labor Against War. They will pr esent with a slideshow based on their experience.\n\nCharles Richardson an d Nancy Lessin\, Co-founders of national Military Families Speak Out.\n\nA speaker from CT United for Peace\n\nGreetings from local unions and spons oring groups. \n\n*if your group would like to join the sponsors' list th en please call Chris at(860)826-5958 or email to g\;a\;u\;v \;r\;e\;a\;u\;@\;a\;o\;l\;.\;c\;o\; m\;\n\n\nGet ready for March 20\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART:20040204T193000 GEO:41.666000;-72.778400 LOCATION:CCSU Student Center\, 1615 Stanley St.\, New Britain\, Connecticut \, 06050\, United States SUMMARY:Rally to Stop the War Against Working People at Home and Abroad UID:20081120T000508EST-jd6FIdV160@69.73.141.125 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:919-619-5964 Email:energy@unc.edu DESCRIPTION:Come together for three days of skills workshops\, and amazing speakers and panels. Network with other students organizing for clean ene rgy and get the skills you need to organize in your community\, share succ ess stories and have fun! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:168 Hamilton Rd.\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27517\, United S tates SUMMARY:Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-O7bJFrjNON@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.duke.edu/web/env_alliance/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-696-7911 Email:regionals@defendanimals.org DESCRIPTION:PETA2 & Student Animal Rights Alliance presents:\n \nDemand Lib eration\nRegional Student Animal Rights Action Conferences http://www.Dema ndLiberation.com\n\nFeb. 14\, 2004 - New York City\nFeb. 22\, 2004 - Chica go\nMar. 6\, 2004 - Berkeley\n\nWant to meet and organize with other youn g activists in your region?\n\nThis Spring 2004 semester\, PETA2 and the S tudent Animal Rights Alliance are going cross-country in a series of regio nal action conferences - 'Demand Liberation' - to unite hundreds of young activists to take a leading role in the animal rights movement.\n\nCome t o New York\, Chicago\, or Berkeley to join PETA2\, Student Animal Rights A lliance\, and hundreds of other young activists across the country to plan and organize in national and local campaigns to end animal exploitation!\ n\nRegistration is now open for all three of the 'Demand Liberation' regio nal student animal rights action conferences. The registration fee is just $5 with pre-registration –\; yummy vegan lunch and snacks are also i ncluded!\n\nVisit http://www.DemandLiberation.com for more info.\n\n------ ------------------------------------\nStudent Animal Rights Alliance\nPO B ox 932\, New York\, NY 10013-0864\n212-696-7911 i\;n\;f\; 1\;@\;d\;e\;f\;e\;n\;d\;a\;n\;i\; 09\;a\;l\;s\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n\nwww.defendanimals.o rg\n\nEvery living\, feeling creature deserves\nthe right to live free fro m torture\,\nmutilation\, slaughter\, and exploitation.\n- Defend Animal R ights - \n------------------------------------------\n Geographical Scope : Regional DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040214 GEO:40.722100;-74.003500 LOCATION:Student Animal Rights Alliance\, P.O. Box 932\, New York\, New Yor k\, 10013\, United States SUMMARY:Demand Liberation - NY Regional Student Animal Rights Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-NAi3ZuL2ih@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.DemandLiberation.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-696-7911 Email:regionals@defendanimals.org DESCRIPTION:PETA2 & Student Animal Rights Alliance presents:\n \nDemand Lib eration\nRegional Student Animal Rights Action Conferences http://www.Dema ndLiberation.com\n\nFeb. 14\, 2004 - New York City\nFeb. 22\, 2004 - Chica go\nMar. 6\, 2004 - Berkeley\n\nWant to meet and organize with other youn g activists in your region?\n\nThis Spring 2004 semester\, PETA2 and the S tudent Animal Rights Alliance are going cross-country in a series of regio nal action conferences - 'Demand Liberation' - to unite hundreds of young activists to take a leading role in the animal rights movement.\n\nCome t o New York\, Chicago\, or Berkeley to join PETA2\, Student Animal Rights A lliance\, and hundreds of other young activists across the country to plan and organize in national and local campaigns to end animal exploitation!\ n\nRegistration is now open for all three of the 'Demand Liberation' regio nal student animal rights action conferences. The registration fee is just $5 with pre-registration –\; yummy vegan lunch and snacks are also i ncluded!\n\nVisit http://www.DemandLiberation.com for more info.\n\n------ ------------------------------------\nStudent Animal Rights Alliance\nPO B ox 932\, New York\, NY 10013-0864\n212-696-7911 i\;n\;f\;o \;@\;d\;e\;f\;e\;n\;d\;a\;n\;i\; 9\;a\;l\;s\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n\nwww.defendanimals.or g\n\nEvery living\, feeling creature deserves\nthe right to live free from torture\,\nmutilation\, slaughter\, and exploitation.\n- Defend Animal Ri ghts - \n------------------------------------------\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040222 GEO:40.722100;-74.003500 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Demand Liberation Chicago Regional Student Animal Rights Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-uuVcMmPSVc@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.DemandLiberation.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-696-7911 Email:regionals@defendanimals.org DESCRIPTION:\nPETA2 & Student Animal Rights Alliance presents:\n \nDemand L iberation\nRegional Student Animal Rights Action Conferences http://www.De mandLiberation.com\n\nFeb. 14\, 2004 - New York City\nFeb. 22\, 2004 - Chi cago\nMar. 6\, 2004 - Berkeley\n\nWant to meet and organize with other yo ung activists in your region?\n\nThis Spring 2004 semester\, PETA2 and the Student Animal Rights Alliance are going cross-country in a series of reg ional action conferences - 'Demand Liberation' - to unite hundreds of you ng activists to take a leading role in the animal rights movement.\n\nCome to New York\, Chicago\, or Berkeley to join PETA2\, Student Animal Rights Alliance\, and hundreds of other young activists across the country to pl an and organize in national and local campaigns to end animal exploitation !\n\nRegistration is now open for all three of the 'Demand Liberation' reg ional student animal rights action conferences. The registration fee is ju st $5 with pre-registration –\; yummy vegan lunch and snacks are also included!\n\nVisit http://www.DemandLiberation.com for more info.\n\n---- --------------------------------------\nStudent Animal Rights Alliance\nPO Box 932\, New York\, NY 10013-0864\n212-696-7911 i\;n\;f\;&# 111\;@\;d\;e\;f\;e\;n\;d\;a\;n\;i\;& #109\;a\;l\;s\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n\nwww.defendanimals .org\n\nEvery living\, feeling creature deserves\nthe right to live free f rom torture\,\nmutilation\, slaughter\, and exploitation.\n- Defend Animal Rights - \n------------------------------------------\n Geographical Sco pe: Regional DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040306 GEO:40.722100;-74.003500 LOCATION:Berkeley\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Demand Liberation CA Regional Student Animal Rights Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-bhKBa5rNox@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.DemandLiberation.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:sgac@listhost.uchicago.edu DESCRIPTION:These trainings are geared toward next year's leaders of SGAC\, SCCS\, and GJ chapters. They are based on the Midwest Academy School of O rganizing's week-long trainings and will cover the information and skills that chapters need to plan and carry out sustained advocacy campaigns spec ific to their chapter and their legislators. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:University Of Chicago\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60637\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Global Justice Training UID:20081120T000508EST-CzVt4NwdrS@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.fightglobalaids.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:cmeals1@swarthmore.edu\, pl57@georgetown.edu DESCRIPTION:Mid-Atlantic USAS conference! For affiliates and other schools in Pennsylvania\, New Jersey\, Delaware\, Maryland\, D.C.\, Virginia\, and West Virginia. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040321 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040319 GEO:39.897200;-75.344100 LOCATION:Swarthmore College\, 500 College Avenue\, Swarthmore\, Pennsylvani a\, 19081\, United States SUMMARY:Mid-Atlantic Regional USAS Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-jmgn0chLsw@69.73.141.125 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:207-777-6781 Email:markie@takingitback.net DESCRIPTION:A weekend of network and fun! Weather Underground\, the Provid ence Puppet Posse\, Ethan Miller/Kate Boverman\, The Insurectionists\, Rad ical Cheerleader Convergence\, and tons of workshops and discussion!!! \n \nPlease check the website for more information! Geographical Scope: Regi onal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040306 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040305 GEO:44.086300;-70.169300 LOCATION:Bates College\, Lewiston\, Maine\, 04240\, United States SUMMARY:DIY Workshop Weekend UID:20081120T000508EST-T4VoMuBM1l@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.takingitback.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A regional conference of lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, and transge nder\npan-Asian Pacific Americans to network\, organize\, agitate\, educat e\, and build capacity.\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040307 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040305 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Queer Asian Pacific Legacy Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-SeSV3kvloR@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.queerasianpacificlegacy.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Freedom from Fear: The Freedom of Peace\n\n26-27 March 2004 \n\ n2004 Annual Student Peace Conference \nKroc Institute for International P eace Studies \nUniversity of Notre Dame \n\nIn the future days\, which we seek to make secure\, we look forward to a world founded upon four essenti al human freedoms…\;The fourth is freedom from fear…\;That is no vision of a distant millennium. It is a definite basis for a kind of worl d attainable in our own time and generation. \n\n~Franklin D. Roosevelt \n \nCall for Presentations \n\nThe University of Notre Dame's annual Student Peace Conference will take place on March 26-27\, 2004. The conference is officially sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studie s\, and is planned and directed entirely by undergraduate students of the University.\n\nAdapted from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Message to Congress in January 1941\, this year's conference theme is 'Freedom fro m Fear: The Freedom of Peace.' The conference will attract participants fr om all over the United States and abroad. The two-day conference will feat ure seminars\, lectures\, artistic performances and exhibits\, and a keyno te speaker. \n\nWe welcome undergraduate and graduate peace visionaries of all majors to submit proposals regarding potential presentations. We enco urage presentations of peace in all forms\, and from all disciplines and p erspectives.\n\nThe Peace Conference Committee invites papers\, panel prop osals\, performances\, audio-visual presentations\, interactive sessions o r workshops and other programs broadly exploring the envisioning of peace as liberation from fear. The presentations may be completed research\, res earch in-progress or case studies\, especially those reflecting innovative practice. You will have approximately 10 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion.\n\nSubmission themes could focus on\, but are not limited to:\n\n*World Religions and Peace-building\n*Changing Scholarly an d Popular Conceptions of War and Peace *Peace in Contemporary Literature\n *War and the Politics of Memory\n*Strengths and Weaknesses of the Existing Peace Movement\n*The Role of International Organizations in Peace-buildin g\n*Role of Youth in War and Peace\n*Issues of War and Peace in Comparativ e Perspective\n*Effects of Propaganda\n*The Role of the Mediator\n*NGOs an d International Dialogue\n*Peace despite Economic Condition\n*Rebuilding a fter War \n\nSubmission Guidelines \n\nSubmissions may be made via e-mail to Nadia Stefko (n\;s\;t\;e\;f\;k\;o\;@\;&# 110\;d\;.\;e\;d\;u\;\n) marked 'Attn: Peace Conference. ' Submissions will be acknowledged within 3 days. Notification of acceptan ce of proposals will be sent as soon as the reviewing process is completed \, not later than March 6\, 2004. \n\nEach submission should include a sep arate title page\, contact information and a brief 250-300 word summary of the presentation. \n\nDeadline \n\nTHE DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS IS Monday F ebruary 23\, 2004!!! \n\nRegistration \nRegistration forms are available o nline at http://www.nd.edu/~mmurph11/confreg2004.html. Geographical Scope : Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040327 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040326 GEO:41.596800;-86.293000 LOCATION:Notre Dame\, Indiana\, 46556\, United States SUMMARY:2004 Notre Dame Annual Student Peace Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-tU7E4EFXUA@69.73.141.125 URL:http://kroc.nd.edu/events/freedomfromfear.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:As part of its ongoing efforts to further the study of human ri ghts at the University of Washington and to promote scholarly inquiry in t he interdisciplinary law and society tradition\, the Comparative Law and S ociety Studies Center plans to sponsor a human rights speaker series begin ning spring 2003 and culminating during spring\, 2004\, with an internatio nal conference on the series theme\, Human Rights “From the Bottom Up”. \n \nRecent years have seen burgeoning interest in human rights on US univers ity campuses and a growth in the scholarly literature relating to human ri ghts themes. At the same time\, however\, existing approaches to the subje ct are often dominated by a “top-down” political/institutional approach wh ich explores human rights issues through analyses of the functioning\, or lack thereof\, of elite-centered legal and political institutions in vario us contexts. This abundant literature has advanced our understanding of ma ny human rights quandaries\, and indeed has been very influential in polic y circles\, helping to lend support for international initiatives aimed at furthering the rule of law. However\, some scholars have begun to point to the need for a more contextualized\, “bottom up” understanding of human rights from the perspective of the individuals and communities in whom ri ghts are vested – and particularly of those in marginalized communities\, whose rights are most frequently violated.\n\n\nAs the leading center for law and society studies in the U.S. with a significant commitment to compa rative/international research\, featuring the only cluster of human rights scholars within in an interdisciplinary law and society program\, CLASS c onsiders itself uniquely poised to address these issues. Our scholarship p oses such questions as: What are the sources of violence that infuse cultu re in specific settings\, such as in post-colonial societies? How are rig hts and justice imagined by victims\, rather than defined by exogenous pol itical and legal elites? How important are factors of trust and legitimacy \, and how can these be constructed in societies with high levels of viole nce or ethnic exclusion? What is the working relationship between interna tional human rights groups and indigenous populations\, and how much does this matter struggles for change? How are global human rights directives a bsorbed and reconfigured in specific and localized communities? These are just some of the types of questions concerning human rights\, emphasizing culture and agency “on the ground\,” that we consider. Research and discus sion of these important issues may shed light on what remains a puzzling q uestion after the work of so many top-down theorists: how do we understand disjunctions between the formal adoption of liberal democratic legal norm s and the widespread continued violation of individuals’ most basic rights ? Are so many splendid Constitutions dead-letter promises?\n\n\nSponsored by: The Comparative Law and Society Studies (CLASS) Center\, Simpson Cente r for the Humanities at the University of Washington\, and the Bartley Dob b Endowment for the Study and Prevention of Violence. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040403 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:47.432300;-121.803000 LOCATION:University Of Washington\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98195\, United S tates SUMMARY:Human Rights from the Bottom Up Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-1A6T4X1cR1@69.73.141.125 URL:http://depts.washington.edu/class/conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Midwest Asian American Students Union (MAASU) 2004 Spring C onference will be held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on April 1st - 3rd. MAASU was created by students in 1990 as a support network to prov ide resources and unite the scattered populations of Asian Pacific Islande rs American (APIAs) across the Midwest. In the past thirteen years\, MAASU has grown to include many member schools and is continually developing ne w contacts. By exploring progressive issues\, such as APIA studies program s\, organizational development\, and APIA cultural centers\, MAASU has bec ome one of the primary advocacy resources for APIA students in the region. . \n\nThe goal of the MAASU Spring Conference is promote leadership\, assi st and encourage social change\, unite all communities against all forms o f oppression\, and address the educational needs among APIA students. Past MAASU Spring Conference boasts an average attendance between 500-700 stud ents from various colleges across the Midwest and is one of the oldest Pan -Asian conferences in the nation. This year's MAASU Spring Conferences is a FREE event (for students attending MAASU member schools) and paid for by the Asian Pacific American Council (APAC) and the University of Wisconsin -Madison. \n\nThe theme of this year's Spring Conference is 'Creative Dest ruction.' Creative Destruction was originally coined in Joseph Schumpeter' s 1942 work\, Capitalism\, Socialism\, and Democracy to explain a 'process of industrial mutation that incessantly revolutionizes the economic struc ture from within\, incessantly destroying the old one\, incessantly creati ng a new one.' Although Schumpeter's idea of creative was meant to describ e and revolutionize economic\, the idea of Creative Destruction for the 20 03 MAASU Spring Conference is to create a forum for APIA to speak on socia l injustices and inequalities and to help encourage the fostering of activ ism. \n\nThe MAASU Spring Conference workshops seek to go beyond APIA 101 issues. Following under the theme Creative Destruction\, the workshop sess ions are designed to develop a new generation of APIA activists. The works hop sessions will help participants understand identity issues\, engage in the history of APIA culture and movements\, explore contemporary issues\, and finally find new ways to work towards social change. Each of the work shop sessions will focus on Pan-Asian coalition building\, identity\, hist ory\, contemporary issues\, expression\, and activism. We strongly encoura ge your participation in this exciting conference. \n\nSincerely\, \n\nMAA SU Committee Core \nUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Geographical Scope: R egional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040403 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040401 GEO:43.077800;-89.413300 LOCATION:Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Asian American Students Union 2004 Spring Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-3F11dCTvPx@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.maasu.org/spring.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:860-349-6925 Email:katjecita@aol.com DESCRIPTION:IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION ON HONDURAS \nRights Action Speaking Tour \nThe Honduran struggle against privitization\, mega-dams\, deforesta tion and harmful mining\, in the context of the unjust global economic ord er.\n \nWHEN: March 21 - April 3\, 2004\nWHERE: New England / New York \ nWHO: Gilberto Flores\, a community development activist from Honduras\, \nand Kath Golub\, a Connecticut-based activist who recently collaborated with Rights Action in Guatemala and Honduras.\n \nINTERESTED IN HOSTING EV ENTS:\nContact Kath Golub\,k\;a\;t\;j\;e\;c\;i\; t\;a\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;&# 109\;\n\, 860-349-6925\n \nGILBERTO and KATH will speak about the Honduras 's political situation in the past and present\, in the context of globali zation and the unjust global order\, and about community based efforts of Hondurans to fight for and defend their right to healthy\, sustainable com munity development. They will also speak about how North Americans can wor k on and support struggles for global justice.\n \nGILBERTO FLORES is a co mmunity activist from the municipality of \nGualaco\, Olancho\, Honduras. He is a member of CEPAVEG\, a community-based organization in Gualaco and La Venta\, which was created to oppose the\nconstruction of a hydroelectr ic dam on the Babilonia river in the \nregion. \n \nThe dam\, being built with international funding (from the Central American Development Bank of Economic Integration) falls within the buffer zone of the Sierra de Agalta national park and will have disastrous consequences on both the park`s bi odiversity and local community well-being. The construction process has b een plagued with legal irregularities and repression. \n \nGilberto is al so a member of the Environmentalist Movement of Olancho (MAO)\, which figh ts against issues such as deforestation\, repression and impunity. As a r esult of his activism\, Gilberto\, along with many others\, has been haras sed and intimidated by local authorities and other individuals suspected t o be linked to the logging industry. \n \nGilberto's name was circulated on a death list which included an activist assassinated in 2001. Carlos F lores\, cousin of Gilberto and also an opponent of the dam\, was gunned do wn outside his home by the Dam construction company`s security guards in J une 2001.\n \nKATH GOLUB is a student activist from Connecticut who recent ly spent \nThree months with Rights Action in Guatemala and Honduras. She has been\nresearching biosphere and water management projects in the east ern\nGuatemalan biosphere Sierra de las Minas and has traveled throughout\ nHonduras speaking with organizers about their struggles against the impac ts of neoliberalism. While her organizing and studies concentrate on the effects of US foreign policy and corporate-driven globalization\, she is s pecifically interested in exposing the connections between dam constructio n\, privatization\, and exploitation of natural resources in Latin America \, and US policy and the Northern culture of consumption.\n \nTHIS EDUCATI ONAL SPEAKING TOUR is being co-hosted by Rights Action\n[www.rightsaction. org] and the Central CT State University Progressive Students Alliance Ge ographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040403 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040321 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Impacts of Globalization on Honduras - Speaking Tour UID:20081120T000508EST-cUWsNXUvWc@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.rightsaction.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:917-468-2783 Email:studentglobalconscience@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Goals: The purpose of the Conference is to educate students on issues surrounding free trade agreements\, globalization and the bridges b etween movements. With this consciousness we will create a concrete netwo rk between students of all the student organizations in the northeast regi on. At the conference\, people will be thinking\, discussing\, skills sha ring\, training\, learning\, and strategizing on issues and campaigns rela ting to the process of globalization. \n\n\nREGISTRATION: \nThere is a reg istration fee of $20 that will be collected at arrival. However\, we would not want anyone to be turned away due to lack of funds. If $20 is too mu ch we offer a sliding scale email Pilar at p\;e\;m\;2\; 1\;@\;c\;o\;r\;n\;e\;l\;l\;.\;e\; 0\;u\;\n and let her know you need a reduced rate. Registration is im portant because then we would know how much food and housing spaces to get . To register visit our website at www.cnylabor.org/nrsc or go directly to http://globaljusticenow.org/index.php?module=phatform&PHAT_MAN_OP=view&PH PWS_MAN_ITEMS[]=6\n\n\nHOUSING: \nHousing space will be in houses\, church es and community organization space. Please indicate any special needs or requests you have when registering.\n\nFOOD: \nBreakfast and fair trade co ffee will be provided on Saturday and Sunday. In addition\, lunch will be provided on Sunday and dinner will be provided on Saturday and Sunday from local restaurants. On Saturday we will provide everyone the opportunity to go explore downtown Ithaca and support the local economy by purchasing food.\n\n\n\n\nENTERTAINMENT: \nIncludes the new film\, 'The Fourth World War' to be shown on Friday night at Cornell Cinema and a concert on Saturd ay night including Drop Beat Not Bombs\, Location (local punk band) and Sp ace Dawg (local blues rock band).\n\n\n\nFOR GENERAL QUESTIONS:\n--email & #115\;t\;u\;d\;e\;n\;t\;g\;l\;o\;b\ ;a\;l\;c\;o\;n\;s\;c\;i\;e\;n\;c\; e\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\ n\n\nFOR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS:\n--email Tomer at T\;M\;9\;9\; 4\;c\;o\;r\;n\;e\;l\;l\;.\;e\;d\; 17\;\n with regard to designing the network \nor becoming a network delega te for your school \n--email Glynis at G\;A\;R\;3\;7\;@\ ;c\;o\;r\;n\;e\;l\;l\;.\;e\;d\;u \;\n with regard to housing or transportation\n--email Tina at C\;I\ ;L\;4\;@\;c\;o\;r\;n\;e\;l\;l\;.\;& #101\;d\;u\;\n with regard to workshops and education\n\nJOIN OUR PLANNING LISTSERV:\nNEplanning@yahoogroups.com\n\n\nMORE? Check out the we bsite at www.cnylabor.org/nrsc\, the website will have updates all week.\n \n\nSpeakers and Organizations\n\nStewart Acuff\, Director of Organizing f or the AFL-CIO\,\nMedea Benjamin\, Director of Global Exchange \nAnna Lapp e\nNjoki Njoroge Njehû\, Director of 50 Years is enough\nMichael Parenti \ nLori Wallach\nStudent Action with Farm workers\nThe Ruckus Society\nTrain ers: John Sellers and Nadine Bloch\n\nHere is a tentative list of workshop s.\n\nDirty Metals: Mining’\;s Impact on Communities and the Environm ent\nGlobal Warming and Climate Control\nFair Trade 101\nGlobalization 101 \nAIDS advocacy\nAgricultural subsidies \nMilitarism and the Environment\n The nuclear questions\, a working class view \nFarm workers\nChanging Trad e Policies lead to Itinerant Apparel Industry\nThe Free Trade Agenda- NAFT A FTAA and CAFTA \nIndigenous movements\nCorporate responsibility: Bhopal India\nRaising the minimum wage and The Living wage movement\nGlobal Warmi ng \nRacism and the Ideology of Slavery\nRadical cheer leading\nArts of pr otests\nNon- Violent Direct Action \nArt as Activism\nDream Act\nSweatshop s and the Workers rights Consortium \nCintas\nCoca-Cola Awareness\nBlue &# 8211\; Green Purchasing task force \nRNC\nTree Free Campaign\nImpacting El ections\nGrassroots organizing 101\nGroup dynamic trainings\nCoalition bui lding\nMedia strategy\n\n\nPLUS MANY MORE!!!\n\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040405 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:42.402800;-76.484000 LOCATION:Cornell University\, Ithaca\, New York\, 14850\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast Regional Students' Conference for a Global Conscience UID:20081120T000508EST-O2Kciscx4l@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.cnylabor.org/nrsc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:mkochka@cisunix.unh.edu DESCRIPTION:Solarfest May Day is a celebration of activism and workers righ ts. We will be powering the two music stages wil solar energy. There will be a ton of bands (local and national) and a ton of activist groups\, sust ainable technology providers\, and sustainable vendors. There will be work shops and networking opportunities as welll...ITS ALL FREE!!!! Email me fo r more info or if you want in on the action! Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040501 GEO:43.165800;-70.962800 LOCATION:University Of New Hampshire\, Durham\, New Hampshire\, 03824\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:SolarFest May Day Celebration UID:20081120T000508EST-eJUZxPwFlx@69.73.141.125 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:800-664-8647 Email:kelly@studentsagainsthunger.org DESCRIPTION:On Feb 28-29\, over 200 students\, community leaders\, and camp us staff will come together at the UC Berkeley to take part in a weekend o f workshops\, diverse panel discussions\, informative issue briefings\, ne w programming ideas\, networking opportunities\, and inspiring speakers on the issues of hunger and homelessness. If you want to make an impact in your community and work to permanently end hunger and homelessness\, this Summit is the place to start! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040229 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040228 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UC Berkeley\, Berkeley\, California\, United States SUMMARY:West Coast Student Summit on Hunger and Homelessness UID:20081120T000508EST-kauvu3wgbr@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.studentsagainsthunger.org/summit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Visions in Feminism was started in 2000 by an independent grass roots group of activists\, with the intent to create a low-cost\, accessib le conference for people of all races\, ages\, genders and experiences to come together to discuss some of the most complex issues facing modern fem inism. We held our first conference on May 6\, 2001. In the last three yea rs we have worked to create an event that addresses social\, political and cultural implications of feminism and develops tools to create an ongoing network of dialogue and action. Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040508 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Maryland\, College Park\, Maryland\, United States SUMMARY:Visions in Feminism UID:20081120T000508EST-dzuuW4rNM8@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.visionsinfeminism.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:513-236-9731 (cell) Email:ncc@seac.org DESCRIPTION:Antioch College and the Student Environmental Action coalition are hosting a networking bonfire! First\, hear a workshop on bridging race and class in your organizing in preparation for working on community and environmental justice struggles. Then\, sit around a fire\, chat with fell ow activists\, eat veggie dogs\, and get ideas for networking! Bring campi ng gear as we will be sleeping under the stars on Antioch's beautiful rest ored prarie (in the designated areas\, of course). The next day\, April 3n d\, a van will be going to Cincy Global Conference at the University of Ci ncinnati. Go to the conference\, or stick around in Yellow Springs and hik e in the Glen Helen Nature Preserve. Contact Kate Zaidan at n\;c\;& #99\;@\;s\;e\;a\;c\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n or call . Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040403 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:39.760500;-83.883600 LOCATION:Antioch College\, 795 Livermore St\, Yellow Springs\, Ohio\, 45387 \, United States SUMMARY:Ohio Regional Activist Bonfire/Campout UID:20081120T000508EST-snuJHHOhkS@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.seac.org/ohio END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:860-869-9668 Email:fourfingerpress@bboy.com DESCRIPTION:FRIDAY @ ARTSPACE in Hartford\nANARCHY AND ACTION: TAKING BACK OUR COMMUINITY\nA panel discussion on the principles of Anarchy\nSATURDAY @ UHART\nA DAY OF ORGANIZING AND SKILL SHARING\nview the website for more info\nSUNDAY: ESTABLISHING A NETWORK Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040229 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040227 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Hartford\, West Hartford\, Connecticut\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Northeast Gathering for Autonomy UID:20081120T000508EST-zkT13O2ehA@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.NortheastAutonomy.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:309-452-2006 Email:jkwilso2@ilstu.edu DESCRIPTION:A conference about the today's controversies about the US meat industry\, framed by Upton Sinclair's famous novel. Speakers include Howar d Lyman (the Mad Cowboy)\, Carol Adams\, and more. Geographical Scope: Re gional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040402 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART:20040331T190000 GEO:40.530400;-88.798900 LOCATION:Illinois State University\, Normal\, Illinois\, 61761\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:The Jungle\, 100 Years Later: A Conference on the Meat Industry UID:20081120T000508EST-ML8kKK7si5@69.73.141.125 URL:http://jungle.pabn.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:603-862-2343 Email:kelseyb@cisunix.unh.edu DESCRIPTION:A series of workshops focused on various issues concerning food ending with a concert. Examples of topics include: Genetic Engineering\, Wild Edibles\, Organic Gardening\, Animal Rights\, History of Staple Foods etc. Also\, Free Vegan Food from Susty's Radical Vegan Cafe and Open Mic at 6 pm.\n\nLearn\, Listen\, Eat :) Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART:20041120T110000 GEO:43.165800;-70.962800 LOCATION:University Of New Hampshire\, Durham\, New Hampshire\, 03824\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:Food Fest! UID:20081120T000508EST-bZ9dZGCXbJ@69.73.141.125 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:smithrj@lfc.edu DESCRIPTION:Student Labor Week of Action\nAnti-Oppression Training\n\nApril 2nd-4th\nLake Forest IL\n\nJoin Midwest student labor activists for a wee kend of learning and discussing \nthe ways in which identity and oppressio n (racism\, sexism\, homophobia\, etc.) \nplay out in the context of our o rganizing. \n\nFree food and housing will be provided. Transportation to a nd from Lake Forest \nis on your own. There is no cost for the training.\n \nRegister Soon! Space is limited. To Register email Becky at s\;m \;i\;t\;h\;r\;j\;@\;l\;f\;c\;.\;e \;d\;u\;\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Lake Forest\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Student Anti-Oppression Training UID:20081120T000508EST-a4pELUKSLP@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.chicagoslap.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:413-559-5416 Email:clpp@hampshire.edu DESCRIPTION:REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM – The 18th annual activist conference\, “F rom Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for Reproduct ive Freedom\,” is scheduled for April 2-4\, 2004 at Hampshire College in A mherst\, Massachusetts. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hampshire College\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:Annual Activist Conference for Reproductive Freedom UID:20081120T000508EST-A5B8eiVlmn@69.73.141.125 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:312-348-9380 Email:midwestsocailists@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 3…\;\n***2004 Midwest Socialist Conferenc e***\n\nRESISTING U.S. EMPIRE**fighting for a better world\n\nJoin hundred s of socialists\, activists\, students and trade unionists to discuss the pivotal debates in the reviving opposition and how the capitalist system i tself can be challenged to create a society based on human need\, real dem ocracy and equality.\n\n2004 MIDWEST SOCIALIST CONFERENCE SESSION INFORMAT ION\n\nOPENING SESSION (10:30)\n\nIs a revolution possible in the U.S.?\nW ar\, poverty and racism dominate the political landscape\, and many people who want real change aren’\;t sure if it is possible. SHARON SMITH w ill make the case that a revolution is possible and necessary to win a fun damentally different and better society.\n\nWORKSHOPS SESSION 1 (1:00)\n\n Separate is not equal—\;the fight for gay marriage\nSince the Massach usetts court decision on gay marriage and weddings in San Francisco\, the right has swung into action. But gay rights activists have also organized& #8212\;from Iowa to Oregon\, New York and Chicago—\;even though some in the gay and lesbian community question whether or not the right to marr y is important. Others see the Democrats and the courts as the solution. K EEANGA-YAMAHTTA TAYLOR argues that gays and lesbians should have the right to marry and that we need to organize to fight for this right nationwide. \n\nIn Defense of Leninism\nFrom day one of the 1917 Russian Revolution\, the right wing has attacked Lenin and his ideas for building a political p arty to lead a working class revolution. With the rise and fall of Stalini sm\, much of the left abandoned Lenin’\;s ideas and even joined the r ight in attacking his theories\, strategies\, and actions. KIRSTIN ROBERTS offers a defense of Lenin and argues that Leninism is the way forward in building a new left today.\n\nHow can we rebuild the labor movement?\nDuri ng the current recovery\, corporations have escalated their assault on uni onized and non-unionized workers. To boost profits\, they are closing plan ts\, laying off workers\, busting unions\, and demanding concessionary con tracts that cut wages and benefits to the bone. This workshop will assess the state of the labor movement and argue for long-term strategies to turn back the bosses offensive.\n\nFrom Vietnam to Iraq: U.S. soldiers against war\nThousands of U.S. soldiers are now being told to put their lives on the line for a colonial occupation of Iraq for US control over middle-east ern oil. As in Vietnam\, the U.S. government is only too happy to use immi grants\, minorities and workers as cannon fodder. JOE ALLEN describes the roots and impact of the Vietnam soldiers’\; rebellion\, and how worki ng class troops and families in today’\;s military are beginning to s peak out against a war for empire.\n\nFrom Civil Rights to Black Power: Le ssons for Fighting Racism\nStudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee chair Stokely Carmichael coined the phrase 'Black Power' in 1966\, after being arrested 27 times for civil disobedience. SAM JORDAN will discuss what Bla ck Power meant to the civil rights movement\, the radical transformation o f the 1960s struggle\, and the lessons we can learn for the fight against racism today.\n\nSocialists in movements—\;building a United Front\nB uilding mass movements requires unity in action. But as the struggle devel ops it confronts questions and debates about ideas\, demands\, strategies and tactics. During the fight against fascism in the 1930s\, Leon Trotsky developed the idea of the United Front as a way for socialists to build in dependent organization\, intervene in movements to influence the outcome o f debates and at the same time fight for unity in action. DENNIS KOSUTH wi ll look at this approach as a guide for socialists today.\n\nWORKSHOPS SES SION 2 (3:00)\n\nFighting the racist criminal injustice system\nOne in eve ry 8 Black men between the ages of 20 and 34 is currently behind bars̵ 2\;seven times the rate for white men the same age. More than 2 million pe ople are either in jail or prison in the United States. But people are beg inning to fight back against the racist criminal injustice system—\;f rom protests in California to stop the execution of Kevin Cooper\, to peop le standing up to police torture and brutality on the South Side of Chicag o. Come hear about the fight against the racist criminal injustice system from activists working on the front lines of the struggle.\n\nNo restricti ons! How can we defend abortion rights?\nWith a 'pro-choice ' president in office in the 1990s\, abortion actually became less affordable and more r estricted. Today\, outraged by the increasing attacks on a woman’\;s right to control her own body\, activists are planning a mass pro-choice r ally in April. ELIZABETH LALASZ talks about what’\;s behind the attac ks\, how we can we keep abortion legal and make it accessible for all wome n.\n\nAnybody but Bush?—\;The politics of lesser evilism\nMost people \, including those on the left\, believe that our top priority should be t o get rid of Bush in the 2004 election. They’\;re advocating a vote f or any Democrat\, no matter how bad their politics\, as a lesser evil. Thi s approach has moved politics further and further to the right. ADAM TURL will argue that the strategy of voting for the Democrats may get Bush out of office\, but that it will fundamentally weaken the fight against war\, poverty and racism.\n\nOccupation & Resistance from Iraq to Palestine\nIn the wake of its conquest of Iraq\, the US plans in conjunction with its re gional sheriff\, Israel\, to attack and bully more countries and install c lient states so it can control the world ’\;s energy supplies. And Ir aqis\, as in Palestine\, far from welcoming their would-be colonial maste rs\, have fought the U.S. occupation from its inception. Socialist Worker reporters NICOLE COLSON and ERIC RUDER will argue that the occupations of Palestine and Iraq are part of U.S. imperialism’\;s plans to dominate the Middle East—\;and that antiwar activists in the U.S. should supp ort self-determination and the right of Iraqis and Palestinians to resist. \n\nRecovery for whom? The Wal-Martization of America\nBush claims his $1 trillion tax cut for the rich pulled the U.S. out of recession and toward a strong economy. But the price of the recovery has been high—\;mount ing job losses\, slashed wages and benefits. MATT NICHTER looks at the bas is of the new boom\, explains why it cannot overcome the problems in the w orld economy\, and the impact on class struggle in America.\n\nU.S. Coup i n Haiti—\;regime change by another name\nThe U.S. has ousted Haiti 217\;s President Jean-Bertrand Aristide\, adding another victim to the lon g list of democratically elected foreign leaders overthrown by the U.S. Ho urs after Aristide left the capital\, U.S. Marines poured into Port-au-Pri nce\, becoming effective occupiers of yet another country. But the mainstr eam media has painted this new occupation as 'humanitarian' and coup leade rs as rag-tag democratic rebels. KATHERINE DWYER takes on the lies about t he U.S. coup\, the real history of U.S. bullying and regime change in Hait i and how activists should respond.\n\nCLOSING SESSION (6:30)\n\nThe strug gle for socialism: A world to win\nAnother world is not only possible\, bu t necessary. What kind of world are we fighting for and how should we orga nize ourselves to win it? AHMED SHAWKI will discuss the tasks facing our m ovement\, and why a socialist society based on human need is the best alte rnative to the horror and destruction of a world driven by profit.\n\nREGI STRATION: $5\n\nSaturday\, April 3\nUniv. of Illinois—\;Chicago\nChic ago Circle Center\, 750 S. Halsted\n\n\nMORE INFORMATION:\nFor more inform ation please call 312-458-9380 or\ne-mail m\;i\;d\;w\; 1\;s\;t\;s\;o\;c\;i\;a\;l\;i\;s\; 16\;s\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\; 9\;\n\nChild care available on request.\n\nINTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST ORGANIZ ATION\npublisher of Socialist Worker newspaper\nwww.socialistworker.org\n\ n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040403 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:750 S. Halsted\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60640\, United States SUMMARY:2004 Midwest Socialist Conference * Resisting US Empire UID:20081120T000508EST-ur7eZVMhbt@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.socialistworker.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:415-398-4404 Email:dfirger@ran.org DESCRIPTION:Cosponsored by: Rainforest Action Network (RAN)\, Genetic Engin eering Action Network (GEAN)\, Student Environmental\nAction Coalition (SE AC)\, and Envirocitizen\n\nAPPLICATIONS OPEN NOW! Apply Online: www.ran.or g/training/\n\nIf you have questions or are interested in hosting a worksh op please contact: Dan Firger\, 415 398 4404\, dfirger@ran.org\n\n\nAfte r Rainforest Action Network's recent victory against Citigroup\, we're in great shape to begin tackling the rest of the banking sector and cut off t he flow of investment to destructive projects once and for all. But succe ssful campaigns only happen with the support and participation of well-tra ined\, well-informed activists. That's why we're proud to announce a two day 'Strategic Action Training' in Boston\, MA from March 26-28.\n\nThe tr aining is being co-hosted by SEAC and GEAN\, and will feature speakers and trainers from other groups in the Boston area. The Strategic Action Train ing Program enables individuals and organizations to become more effective social change activists. For years\, RAN has been at the forefront of the radical ecology and environmental movement\, using strategic non-violent direct action to win protection for the world's endangered forests and the cultures and creatures that call these places home.\n\nRAN is committed t o giving activists the tools they need to build their local environmental movement\, and manage safe\, effective and media-savvy campaigns against t he world's largest corporations.\n\n\nTraining workshops include:\n\n* Mar ket Campaign Strategies\n\n* Media Work\n\n* Volunteer Recruitment and Org anizing\n\n* Non-violent direct action basics\n\n* Blockade Training\n\n* Creative Action Planning\, such as Street Theatre\n\n* Grassroots Fundrais ing\n\n* Activist communication\n\n* Organizing Protests\n\n* Movement Bui lding\n\n* Campaign Strategy and Powermapping\n\n* Running Fun and Effecti ve Meetings\n\nA two-day program costs $30.00. Scholarships are available\ , and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. For further informatio n please\ncontact Dan Firger at 415 398 4404\, dfirger@ran.org\n Please forward this email on to people who might be interested in participating.\ n\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040328 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040326 GEO:42.351000;-71.059400 LOCATION:Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02111\, United States SUMMARY:Boston Strategic Action Training UID:20081120T000508EST-87XAtsVHPh@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.ran.org/training/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@njsolidarity.org DESCRIPTION:*~please forward widely!!~*\n\nIntifada Records and SKR Product ions\nPresent:\n\n'The Truth'\n\nA HIP HOP SHOW UNLIKE ANY OTHER!\n\nHIP H OP ARTISTS AND POETS HITTING YOU WITH EMOTION AND THOUGHTS ON THE STRUGGLE IN PALESTINE AND AROUND THE WORLD! \n\nCOME GAIN SOME KNOWLEDGE AND EXPER IENCE ART\, CREATIVITY AND EXPRESSION FOR JUSTICE AND LIBERATION! \n\nFree for EVERYONE!!!\n\nThursday\, March 11th\n8PM - 11PM\nCollege Hall\nLivin gston Student Center\nLivingston Campus \nRutgers University-New Brunswick \n\nFeaturing performances by: \nAli\, Napoleon\, Kontrast\, Soul Purpose\ , Lord Sin\, Salat\, \nJihad\, Dj Infamous\, Reef Ali\, Don Revo\, DraciN\ , \nAbdul Rahman\, Malik Ali\, Proteus\, Trisecta\, Nina Velez\, \nplus ma ny more!!!\n\nSponsored by: New Jersey Solidarity\nwww.njsolidarity.org\n& #105\;n\;f\;o\;@\;n\;j\;s\;o\;l\;i\ ;d\;a\;r\;i\;t\;y\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n\n\ n*~Contact us for DIRECTIONS and all other questions!~*\n\n\n Geographica l Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART:20040311T200000 GEO:40.513900;-74.445100 LOCATION:College Hall\, Livingston Student Ctr.\, 84 Joyce Kilmer\, Piscata way\, New Jersey\, 08903\, United States SUMMARY:THE TRUTH: Hip-Hop for Palestine UID:20081120T000508EST-odsjbtCWOv@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.njsolidarity.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:310-568-3380 Email:tradeconf@radicalgrace.net DESCRIPTION:WHO: Student leaders interested in taking a leadership role in \nprotecting the environment\, fighting poverty and promoting labor rights \, food security\, access to medicines\, good jobs and democratic particip ation.\n \nWHAT: Student Leadership Trade Justice Convergence to build our Action\, Skills and Knowledge to Make Trade Fair and Stop the Central Ame rican Free Trade Agreement. Sponsored by Oxfam America\, Global Justice\, Sierra Student Coalition\, United Students Against Sweatshops and United Students for Fair Trade. \n \nWHY: On February 20th\, 2004 Bush issued hi s intent to sign a Free Trade Agreement with Central America (CAFTA)\, thr eatening to push millions further into poverty\, undermine rural developme nt\, indigenous rights\, workers' rights\, environmental rights\, access t o essential medicines\, family farms\, democracy\, women\, essential servi ces\, health care\, and education. Congress will vote on the agreement as soon as June of 2004. By urging our representatives to Vote NO on CAFTA w e can play a crucial \nrule in helping to protect the livelihoods of milli ons. We have no choice but to act! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040328 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART:20040327T090000 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:1 LMU Drive\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90045\, United States SUMMARY:Southern California Regional Trade Justice Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-u2aedVEJ4M@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.tradeconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:917-921-2978 Email:canecconference@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:The East Coast regional conference of the Campus Antiwar Networ k. Join students from around the regions for workshops and discussions on how to take this movement forward. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040403 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hunter College\, New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Antiwar Network East Coast Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-UMfhH6F93F@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.campusantiwar.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:831-459-5356 Email:convergence@usft.org DESCRIPTION:If you live in the states of Arizona\, Nevada\, New Mexico\, Te xas\, Colorado\, Utah\, or Wyoming\, then sign up for the 2004 USFT Southw est Regional Conference. \n\nThe Southwest Regional USFT Fair Trade Confe rence will strengthen the work students are currently doing on our their o wn coffee and other Fair Trade campaigns\, expand the Fair Trade student m ovement to other campuses and create an infrastructure for students and un iversities in the Southwest to coordinate their efforts and collaborate wi th one another. \n\nUnited Students for Fair Trade (USFT) is a national or ganization which coordinates student Fair Trade campaigns from Alaska to F lorida. USFT will collaborate with Trinity University in hosting a two day conference that will establish a regional group to coordinate and educate campuses on Fair Trade work. This two-day conference will bring together students already involved in Fair Trade organizing as well as new students who hope to learn about Fair Trade and bring campaigns to their universit ies.\n\nGoals of Conference \n\nTo educate students and staff on the benef its of Fair Trade and how we can support producers by buying Fair Trade \n To create a Southwestern Regional Group of United Students for Fair Trade \nTo give students the skills\, information and support to create Fair Tra de campaigns on their campus \n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART:20040401T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Trinity University\, San Antonio\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:United Students for Fair Trade Southwest Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-zVuPdw8v2P@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.usft.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:202-345-2734 Email:mdixon@oxfamamerica.org DESCRIPTION:We have a historic opportunity to shape a new global trade agen da which puts the needs of people first!\n\n...only one thing is missing . ..\n...you!\n\nJoin the Movement for Trade Justice\, and help defeat CAFTA !\n\nAttend the West Coast Trade Justice Convergence: Organizing to STOP C AFTA Training\n\nVisit www.tradeconference.org and register now to help Ma ke Trade Fair and Stop CAFTA! \n \nWHERE and WHEN: Los Angeles\, CA March 27\n \nWHO: Students and others interested in taking a leadership role in protecting the environment\, fighting poverty and promoting labor rights\ , food security\, access to medicines\, good jobs and democratic participa tion.\n \nWHAT: Trade Justice Convergence to build our Action\, Skills and \nKnowledge to Make Trade Fair and Stop the Central American Free Trade Ag reement. Sponsored by Oxfam America\, Global Justice\, Sierra Student Coa lition\, United Students Against Sweatshops and United Students for Fair T rade. \n \nWHY: On February 20th\, 2004 Bush issued his intent to sign a Free Trade Agreement with Central America (CAFTA)\, threatening to push mi llions further into poverty\, undermine rural development\, indigenous rig hts\,\nworkers' rights\, environmental rights\, access to essential medici nes\, family farms\, democracy\, women\, essential services\, health care\ , and\neducation. Congress will vote on the agreement as soon as June of 2 004. By urging our representatives to Vote NO on CAFTA we can play a cruci al\nrule in helping to protect the livelihoods of millions. We have no ch oice but to act! \n \nHOW: Visit www.tradeconference.org to register now. \n\nIn Solidarity\,\n\nMichelle Dixon\, Oxfam America\n\n**Limited finan cial aid is available. For more information on financial aid and how to ap ply e-mail m\;d\;i\;x\;o\;n\;@\;o\;x\;& #102\;a\;m\;a\;m\;e\;r\;i\;c\;a\;.\; 11\;r\;g\;\n.\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART:20040327T090000 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:Loyola Marymount University\, 1 LMU Drive\, Los Angeles\, Californ ia\, 90045\, United States SUMMARY:West Coast Trade Justice Convergence UID:20081120T000508EST-3vUGAcSXU0@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.tradeconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:703-615-3837 Email:pl57@georgetown.edu\, DESCRIPTION:This is a regional conference for United Students Against Sweat shops. We will address issues such as living wage campaigns\, ways to get your campus to sell sweatshop free apparel\, and campus labor policies. There will also be a electoral politics training for the first 40 people w ho sign up. Led by the USSA\, this will focus how to win grassroots campa igns of all kinds by focusing on messaging\, organizing skills\, and strat egy building. \n\nRegistration is $5-$15. Housing and some meals provide d. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040418 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040416 GEO:39.897200;-75.344100 LOCATION:Swarthmore College\, Swarthmore\, Pennsylvania\, 19081\, United St ates SUMMARY:USAS Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference - Swarthmore UID:20081120T000508EST-WfengNHs44@69.73.141.125 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-854-8041 Email:aapf@law.columbia.edu DESCRIPTION:Affirmative Action is at a critical juncture. The landmark vict ory in the University of Michigan case Grutter v Bollinger not only reaffi rmed the value of affirmative action\, it also broadened its scope in many significant ways. Yet\, while supporters of affirmative action have reaso n to be hopeful\, the Grutter decision remains vulnerable to a host of cou nter-initiatives that seek to limit\, if not completely eliminate\, affirm ative action in higher education and beyond . \n\nAs we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education\, it appears that advocates of racial equity may have to accomplish infinitely more in half the time\, g iven Justice O’Connor’s intimation that reasonable equity in educational o pportunities will be realized within 25 years. This will require an enorm ous collaborative effort\, beginning now\, among the many stakeholders who defended affirmative action in Grutter.\n\nToward this end\, we invite yo u to attend the “Strategy Summit on Affirmative Action: Reclaiming the Hig h Ground 50 Years after Brown\,” at Columbia University Law School\, April 22nd-23rd\, 2004. \n\nFree and Open to the Public. Registration Required. \n\nFor more information and to register visit www.aapf.org or call 212-85 4-8041.\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040424 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040422 GEO:40.812200;-73.953200 LOCATION:Columbia University Law School\, Jerome Greene Hall\, 435 West 116 th Street\, New York\, New York\, 10027\, United States SUMMARY:Strategy Summit on Affirmative Action UID:20081120T000508EST-bbfSUVUpv6@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.aapf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:kelty@grinnell.edu DESCRIPTION:Hoedown in the Heartland: Reloaded\nApril 16th-April 18th\, Gri nnell College\, Grinnell\, IA\n\nThis April\, join some of the nation's le ading environmental and\nprogressive trainers and organizers for the secon d annual Hoedown\nin the Heartland. With the Midwest shaping up to be the\ nbattleground region for 2004\, students from across the Heartland\nhave a giant opportunity to ensure we have Regime Change here at\nhome. The Hoed own\, organized in memory of Greg Schrieber\, one of\nthe nation's leading student activists\, will bring together\ntrainers from such organizations as ForestEthics\, Greenpeace\,\nGreencorps\, Project Democracy\, the Apol lo Alliance and many more.\n\nBut the Hoedown is more than just a training conference. It?s also\na time to meet amazing activists from all over the Midwest. With\nthis in mind\, this year?s Hoedown promises to continue th e\ntradition of throwing the best activist party in the Midwest.\n\nPlus t his year you'll get to listen to singer-song writer Brenda\nWeiler\, free of charge.\n\nDon't miss this incredible event.\n Geographical Scope: Reg ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040418 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040416 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Grinnell\, Iowa\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Environmental Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-0u3TPVfwXt@69.73.141.125 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:218-724-5386 Email:mpirg@d.umn.edu DESCRIPTION:PLEASE JOIN US\n\nThe summit is a weekend full of amazing works hops and panels\, a 'call to consiousness' rally and march\, and art and m usic all over town to celebrate the role of creative expression in activis m. We're connecting peace\, labor\, human rights\, the environment\, and democracy to the best in youth culture. Bridging the gaps with 40+ worksh ops and presentations\, 20+ bands\, and 1 powerful march - to build a move ment that will take down the man.\n\nPower to the People Geographical Sco pe: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040425 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040423 GEO:46.800400;-92.094600 LOCATION:Duluth\, Minnesota\, 55805\, United States SUMMARY:Free Democracy Summit UID:20081120T000508EST-MV4LiCRu4K@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.freedemocracysummit.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:916-716-981 Email:can_wc_conf_2004@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:West Coast Regional Conference of the Campus Antiwar Network(CA N)\nApril 24th\, Evans Hall\, University of California\, Berkeley\nto regi ster\, contact: c\;a\;n\;_\;w\;c\;_\;c\;o\;& #110\;f\;_\;2\;0\;0\;4\;@\;h\;o\;t\; 9\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\n\nKeynote Speaker:\nK hury Paterson-Smith: A member of the Campus Antiwar Network and student at the Rochester Institute of Techology. He recently visited Iraq with the U FPJ delegation.\n-----------------------------------------------------\nSa ve the date! West Coast CAN is proud to announce the second regional confe rence happening this April at UC Berkeley. We want as many students from t he West Coat\nas possible to come out and plan the future of our movement! \n\nWith Bush's popularity ratings at an all time low\, with intensifying resistance to the occupation in\nIraq\, and with deepening demoralization within the ranks of the military\, the US government has found itself in a quagmire. The antiwar movement has been vindicated on every count\, inclu ding the WMD lies\, and we have a broad audience for our ideas. Also the I sraeli government\, while recieving support from the Bush Administration\, has continued to tighten its grip on the Palestinian people.\n \nOn March 20\, one year after the war in Iraq began\, close to two million people a cross the world expressed\nfrustration with the Bush administration and th e devestation in middle east by taking to the streets in protest of the oc cupations of Iraq and Palestine. \n\nNow more than ever we need to organiz e so that the millions of students who opose these brutal\noccupations can have a voice in the world and so that together we CAN help end all unjust occupations.\n\n--------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------\n\nThe West C ost CAN Conference will take place at a critical time for our movement\, a nd it's important\nthat we discuss our strategies for successfully organiz ing in this period:\n\nWhat are the challenges and opportunities facing ou r movement right now?\n\nWhat does CAN think about the important political debates in the antiwar movement - occupation\,\nself-determination\, the UN\, presidential elections\, Palestine and Haiti?\n\nWhat will CAN on the West Coast do as part of a national student organization to strengthen ou r\nresistance to the US occupation of Iraq and Palestine?\n \nWhat will we do to end the occupation of Iraq and to bring the troops home?\n\nAll ant iwar organizations are invited to participate.\nWe welcome antiwar organiz ations and supporters to help make this conference an important event for the entire movement! Also Campus-based antiwar and anti-occupation organiz ations are invited to affiliate with CAN and to send two delegates per cam pus to vote at the conference\, plus all other students that wish to take part in disscusions and workshops.\n\n------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------\nThe conference will be from 9 am to 6 pm on Saturday A pril 24th at UC Berkeley.\n\nProposed Agenda to be approved by all delegat es is as follows:\n\n9:00-10:00am - Registration\n10:00-10:30am - Greeting s/agenda vote/Keynote\n10:30-11:15am - State of the movement discussion\n1 1:30-12:30pm - Workshop Session I\n12:30-1:30pm - Lunch break\n1:30-2:30pm - Workshop Session II\n2:30-2:45pm - Break\n2:45-3:45pm - Presentation of Proposals/ Discussion\n3:45-4:00pm - Break\n4:00-5:00pm - Workshop Sessio n III\n5:00-6:00pm - Voting session\nFollowed by dinner/party\n\nThe propo sed workshop sessions are as follows:\nWorkshop Session I:\nA. Debate on I raq (Pro-UN\, Pro-phased removal\,\nPro-'out now!' speakers)\nB. Debate on Elections 2004\n(Democrat/Green/Independent)\nWorkshop Session II:\nA. Ha iti\nB. Palestine and the history of Zionism\nC. Vietnam and the anti-war movement of the sixties\nWorkshop Session III:\nHow to organize CAN w/ bre akouts for different focus\ngroups (Literature\, Media\, Events\, Strategi es\, etc)\n\nIf you want to find out more about CAN check out\ncampusantiw ar.net. Please send this email out to all\nthe antiwar organizations and s upporters that you know\n- in particular to any campus antiwar group that might\nnot yet be a part of CAN.\n\nTo register\, to propose workshops or speakers\, to\noffer your help in planning the conference\, or ask\nquesti ons\, email the conference address:\nc\;a\;n\;_\;w\;c\ ;_\;c\;o\;n\;f\;_\;2\;0\;0\;4\;@\; 4\;o\;t\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\n \nCAN Points of Unity:\nWe stand opposed to all US wars of aggression.\nW e stand opposed to the occupation of Iraq.\nWe support the right of the Ir aqi people to\nself-determination.\nWe demand the immediate withdrawal of all troops from\nIraq.\nWe demand that the US government pay reparations t o\nthe Iraqi people.\nWe stand opposed to the oppression of the Palestinia n\npeople and the occupation\nof the West Bank and Gaza Strip.\nWe stand o pposed to racist scapegoating and all\nattacks on civil liberties.\nWe dem and money for education\, jobs and healthcare\,\nnot war and occupation! Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART:20040424T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Evans Hall\, UC Berkeley\, Berkeley\, California\, United States SUMMARY:West Coast Regional Conference of the Campus Antiwar Network (CAN) UID:20081120T000508EST-MhddfmeUg6@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.campusantiwar.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Greenpeace and The Climate Campaign will be powering up events at 16 campuses throughout the northeast with Greenpeace's Rolling Sunligth solar demonstration truck. \n\nThe complete tour schedule can be found a t www.cleanenergynow.org\n\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040512 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040423 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Northeast Rolling Sunlight Tour UID:20081120T000508EST-iVDeGu988I@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.cleanenergynow.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:608-262-1420 Email:info@havenscenter.org DESCRIPTION:RadFest is an annual weekend conference for progressive activis ts and academics organized by the Havens Center each spring on the weekend following Memorial Day. Also known as the Midwest Social Forum\, the cent ral goal of the conference is to provide an opportunity for progressive ac tivists\, organizers\, and intellectuals to come together to discuss issue s\, strengthen networks\, and devise strategies for progressive social\, e conomic and political change. The conference has grown significantly in re cent years\, becoming an important annual gathering for progressives. Last year\, for example\, approximately 425 people attended the conference\, w hich included nearly 40 workshops and panels addressing a wide array of so cial\, political\, and economic topics (for last year's program\, click he re). This year\, there will be a larger program and we expect a considerab ly larger turnout.The conference will take place on the weekend of June 4- 6\, 2004 at the George Williams – Lake Geneva Campus of Aurora University –240 acres of rolling\, wooded hillside located on the shores of Lake Gene va\, about 50 miles southwest of Milwaukee\, 70 miles southeast ofMadison\ , and 80 miles northwest of Chicago. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040606 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART:20040604T160000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:William Lake Campus Of Aurora University\, Williams Lake\, Wiscons in\, United States SUMMARY:RadFest - Midwest Social Forum UID:20081120T000508EST-kV5W5HDNUV@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.havenscenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:jhd2001@columbia.edu DESCRIPTION:The Climate Campaign\, the Ivy League Environmental Coalition\, and the Green Umbrella at Columbia University/Barnard College invite you to join us in pursuit of a cleaner\, healthier\, more sensible world!\n\nR egister NOW at www.nec.coolerweb.com\n\nSpeakers include:\n**Michael Gerra rd - Chair\, ABA Environment\, Energy\, and Resources Section\; Partner\, Arnold and Porter\, LLP\n**Ben Packard - Director of Environmental Affairs \, Starbucks Corp.\n**Michael Oppenheimer - Former Chief Scientist\, Envir onmental Defense\; Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and Internat ional Affairs\, Princeton University \n**Nsedu Obot Witherspoon\, Chair\, APHA Environmental Section\; Executive Director\, Children's Enviornmental Health Network\n**Mitch Bernard\, Legal Director\, NRDC\n**and many more! !\n\n**Please note that we do not have any funds to cover transportation\, but we will be providing hosted housing (sleeping bag required)\, as well as most meals (although you will need to bring your own non-disposable di shware)** Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041017 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART:20041015T170000 GEO:40.812200;-73.953200 LOCATION:Lerner Hall\, Columbia University\, New York\, New York\, 10027\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast Environmental Conference 2004 UID:20081120T000508EST-lpLrrT4vIl@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.nec.coolerweb.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:630-347-9721 Email:mark@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:The gathering will include introductions to all facets of USAS\ , campaign workshops focusing on education and strategy\, anti-oppression trainings\, speakers from the BJ&B factory in the Dominican Republic\, ski ll building workshops\, and lots of fun people\, parties and whatnot.\n\nR egistration is *free*\, as will food and crash housing\, but if your schoo l will give you money to attend\, please use that. Travel scholarships wil l be available if need be. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041114 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART:20041112T190000 GEO:40.133700;-88.182100 LOCATION:1406 W. Green\, Urbana\, Illinois\, 61801\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest United Students Against Sweatshops Gathering UID:20081120T000508EST-p74Awss9EW@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/register.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:732-319-0966 Email:phillynemagathering@resist.ca DESCRIPTION:Calling all anarchists\, autonomistas\, anti-authoritarians\, a nd Zapatistas!\nClear your calendars!\n\nNORTH EAST MUTUAL AID GATHERING H ITS PHILLY\n\nSchedule\n\nFriday July 9\nPotluck Picnic and Movies in Clar k Park\n43rd and Baltimore Ave\n6:30 PM\n\nSaturday July 10\nOrganizing Me eting\nPhiladelphia Ethical Society\n1906 S. Rittenhouse Square\nBreakfast and Registration 9:30am\nMeeting 10am\n\nSunday July 11\nWorkshops and Fo llowup\nLAVA Space\n4134 Lancaster Ave.\n11am\n\ninfo\, housing\, want to help? email: p\;h\;i\;l\;l\;y\;n\;e\;m \;a\;g\;a\;t\;h\;e\;r\;i\;n\;g\;@ \;r\;e\;s\;i\;s\;t\;.\;c\;a\;\n or\n732.3 19.0966\n\nsite for the philly gathering: http://defenestrator.org/nema/\n \n\n\nAbout NEMA\nNorth East Mutual Aid is an informal network of anti-cap italist\nanti-authoritarians. Our purpose is to open lines of communicatio n so that existing groups and individuals throughout the Northeast can bet ter coordinate support for each other in our local actions and struggles.\ n\nA call for a national anticapitalist\, antiauthoritarian network was pu t out on the internet. The aim was for a continental network in the style of\nthe People's Global Action (PGA). Regional networks got started and\ne ndorsed the PGA hallmarks.\n\nOut of that came SEANet (south east anarchis t network) and NEMA (north\neast mutual aid).\n\nA large meeting took plac e at the National Conference on Organized\nResistance in DC\, which was fo llowed by others in Hartford and NYC\, the latter 2 being where NEMA took on its currently recognizable form. At the NYC meeting we agreed to take o n the People's Global Action Hallmarks\, which tie us in to a global anti- capitalist direct action network (see www.agp.org). As it stands\, NEMA ho lds a lot of potential to take up some of the slack and continue the hands on learning process left off by\nanti-authoritarian anti-capitalists sinc e the disappearance of activist\nformations like DAN (Direct Action Networ k) and PDAG (Philadelphia Direct Action Group who co-ordinated the direct action element at the RNC protests before last election) as well as the op portunity for working with\nan inspiring global network of anti-capitalist s.\n\nCurrently people involved in NEMA are involved in a variety of diffe rent projects including\n\nfor more background info\, check out these link s:\n\nDraft Proposal for a Continental Anti-Authoritarian Anti-Capitalist\ nNetwork - the first document many of us saw and discussed about\nintitati ng part of what is now NEMA: \n\nThe People Global Action Hallmarks which we adopted at the NYC meeting.\n(The general PGA site is here:\nhttp://www .nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/agp/en/index.html) Geographical Scope: Regiona l DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040711 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040709 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast Mutual Aid Gathering UID:20081120T000508EST-ZxEBvuGvbU@69.73.141.125 URL:http://defenestrator.org/nema/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:510-684-7072 Email:lggwwt@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Education not Incarceration (www.ednotinc.org)\nPre-Conference to the NEA Representative Assembly\nWorkshops Explore Shrinking Education Funding\nand Rising Prison Budgets\n\n\nDATE & TIME\nThursday\, July 1\, 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.\n\nLOCATION\nPaul Robeson Center\nat the All Souls Church\ n1500 Harvard St. NW\n(Near Columbia Heights stop on the\nGreen Line of th e Metro subway)\n\nThis event is hosted by\nNEA Peace & Justice Caucus\n\n This exciting pre-conference to the NEA Representative\nAssembly has attra cted some of the top thinkers and\nadvocates in the education and justice policy\ncommunity.\n\nThis powerful pre-conference will make the clear\nco nnection between prison issues and education issues.\nIt will provide netw orking and support for people\nlooking to build Education Not Incarceratio n\ncoalitions through their local. Speakers include Vinny\nSchiraldi\, Exe cutive Director of the Justice Policy\nInstitute and Cameron E. Miles\, Co mmunity Outreach\nDirector of the Maryland Juvenile Justice Coalition\nand other special guests.\n\nCheck out these workshops:\n\nWHY ARE WE CLOSING SCHOOLS INSTEAD OF PRISONS?\nMartin Eisen\, Washington DC teacher\nRepres entative from Critical Resistance\n\n\nTEARING DOWN BARRIERS TO RE-ENTRY\n Ryan S. King\, Assoc. Researcher\, The Sentencing\nProject\nNkechi Taifa\, Senior Policy Analyst\, Open Society\nInstitute\n\nCRIMINALIZATION VS. EM POWERMENT OF YOUTH\nPaul Weckstein\, Co-Director\, Center for Law and\nEdu cation\nLiz Ryan\, Advocacy Director\, Youth Law Center\n\nZERO TOLERANCE FOR ZERO TOLERANCE\nPOLICIES AND MILITARY RECRUITMENT\nMonique L. Dixon\, Senior Attorney\, Advancement Project\nWalisha Clay\, Chapter/Training Pro grams Director\,\nFamilies Against Mandatory Minimums\nAndy Griggs\, Pacif ic Regional Coordinator\, NEA Peace\nand Justice Caucus\n\n\nTO REGISTER:\ nE-mail Lisa Gutierrez Guzman at l\;g\;g\;w\;w\;t\ ;@\;h\;o\;t\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\; m\;\n\nyour name\, local\, e-mail\, phone #\, address and grade\nlevel / position you teach. Questions\, call Mary's\nCell Phone: 510.684.7072\n \n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART:20040701T130000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:DC Education Not Incarceration NEA Pre-Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-oHv8vwGP49@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.ednotinc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:An annual grassroots meeting of pro-woman activists devoted to networking\, organizing\, educating\, and agitating\, to empower women and girls in the South. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040812 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040808 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Memphis\, Tennessee\, United States SUMMARY:Southern Girls Convention 2004 UID:20081120T000508EST-vpAznsZUz5@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.southerngirlsconvention.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:207-721-5751 Email:mboyle2@bowdoin.edu DESCRIPTION:NO REGISTRATION FEE. FREE HOUSING WILL BE PROVIDED! \n\nAugust 10th-18th at Columbia University in New York City\, The Climate Campaign is bringing together the best northeast student organizers to build the en ergy/climate movement for the coming year. Come for as much or as little as you can! During these 9 days\, we will have: \n\nSkills and Issue Trai nings: New York Times editors\, professional activists\, foundation direct ors\, climate scientists\, energy advocates and more.\nCampaign Planning S essions: refining state network goals with other state leaders\, planning state summits for the fall\, doing outreach to new groups\, building the c oalition and more.\nFun Activities in New York: free concerts in central park\, poetry slams\, an arts festival downtown\, communal cooking\, frisb ee/soccer/lounging in the park\, and more. \n\nWe did this summer training and strategy session last summer and it was really successful. The stude nts that came learned valuable skills\, had a lot of fun and became state and regional leaders in the campaign. Space is limited\, so Register ASAP ! All students who want to work on these issues and build the movement are welcome!\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040818 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040810 GEO:40.808100;-73.965700 LOCATION:100 William St.\, NYC\, New York\, 10024\, United States SUMMARY:Climate Campaign Northeast Summer Training UID:20081120T000508EST-3vEimaxiik@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.climatecampaign.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:602-373-3210 Email:lnavran@progressleaders.org DESCRIPTION:CPL aims to meet the needs of progressive\, non-profit organiza tions around the country who are looking for trained field organizers. We will train you to work as a field organizer for a progressive non-profit organization\, and will hold a job fair following the training to pair you up with an organization. All jobs will be full time\, paid positions and will last until election day. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040802 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040731 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:405 Hilgard Ave (UCLA Campus)\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90095\, United States SUMMARY:Center FOr Progressive Leadership Campaign Training and Job Fair UID:20081120T000508EST-9U7R7kjNXM@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.progressleaders.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Northwest Social Forum (NWSF) will build relationships of m utual support among activists\, organizations\, and communities in the Nor thwest as we share our visions of a just and sustainable world and find co llective solutions to the daunting social and environmental challenges of our time. \nWe aim to bring together activists\, organizers\, and citizens from Alaska\, British Columbia\, Idaho\, Montana\, Oregon\, and Washingto n who are working on issues of social justice\, economic inequality\, and environmental degradation. The first Northwest Social Forum event will tak e place October 15-17 at Seattle Center. \n\nModeled on the four World Soc ial Forums that have taken place in Brazil and India and on the burgeoning number of regional social forums\, the NWSF will host plenary sessions an d open space workshops where participants can share ideas\, struggles\, an d successes. It will also celebrate and demonstrate that 'another world is possible' with cultural events and exhibits.\nThe first Northwest Social Forum event on October 15-17\, 2004 will include a variety of open space w orkshops based on the following themes: \n\nGlobalization\, Economic Justi ce\, & New Economic Models\nProtecting the Public Good \nPeace\, Justice\, & Militarism \nEnvironment & Environmental Justice \nIndigenous Wisdom \n Human Rights\, Racial Justice\, Gender Justice\, Indigenous & Immigrant Ri ghts\nArt\, Culture\, & Resistance\nSoon it will be possible to register f or attendance online. \n\nTo be alerted by email once online registration is active\, please join any email group that interests you.\n\n\n Geograp hical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041017 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041015 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Seattle Center\, Seattle\, Washington\, United States SUMMARY:Northwest Social Forum UID:20081120T000508EST-84XMpV4xe0@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.nwsocialforum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-449-1065 Email:jmartin@progressleaders.org DESCRIPTION:This summer\, the Center for Progressive Leadership will suppor t the greatest mobilization of progressive political activists this countr y has ever seen. \n\nProgressive non-profit organizations around the count ry are looking for trained field organizers to help them identify\, educat e and mobilize voters supportive of their issues. \n\nCPL aims to meet tha t need through targeted Voter Mobilization Training and Job Fair programs for individuals prepared to travel and work full time as a Field Organizer managing a 60-day push to Election Day. \n\nGet the Training You Need:\n- Developing a strategy to communicate with voters about progressive issues. \n-Recruiting and managing volunteers to implement your strategy. \n-Comm unicating with voters door-to-door\, on the phones and online. \n-Identify ing\, educating and mobilizing voters for Election Day! \n\nFor the Job Yo u Want: \n-We will help place you in full time\, paid field organizing pos itions with key progressive organizations running direct voter outreach ca mpaigns. \n\nEach training will conclude with a Campaign Job Fair where yo u will learn about paid opportunities to work full time as a Field Organiz er on a progressive field campaign. Opportunities last from August-Novembe r -- trainees should be prepared to travel to live in the regions where th ey will be organizing. \n\nAvailable Trainings:\n-Sat\, July 31 - Mon\, Au g 2: UCLA (Los Angeles\, CA) \n-Sat\, Aug 7 - Mon\, Aug 9: CA State Univ. at Hayward (near Oakland\, CA) \n-Sat\, Aug 14 - Mon\, Aug 16: Temple Univ ersity (Philadelphia\, PA) \n\n$95 training fee includes housing\, materia ls and meals. \nLimited scholarships available based on demonstrated need. \n\nRegister online for our Summer 2004 Voter Mobilization Training and J ob Fair: http://www.progressleaders.org/leadershipprograms/apply.htm \n\nF or more information: \n-Download the Voter Mobilization Training Flyer (pd f) \nhttp://www.progressleaders.org/leadershipprograms/CPL%20Voter%20Mobil ization%20Training.pdf \n\n-Download the training FAQ (pdf) \nhttp://www.p rogressleaders.org/leadershipprograms/CPL%20Voter%20Mobilization%20Trainin g%20-%20FAQ.pdf \n\n-Email f\;i\;e\;l\;d\;t\;r \;a\;i\;n\;i\;n\;g\;@\;p\;r\;o\; 3\;r\;e\;s\;s\;l\;e\;a\;d\;e\;r\;&# 115\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n \n\n-Call 202-449-1065 and ask to speak with Jessie Martin. \n\n\nThe following organizations have jobs available for trained organizers. More organizations are being added daily - check back often! \n\nAcorn \nClean Water Action \nDemocraticGAIN \nLeague of Co nservation Voters \nNAACP National Voter Fund \nNational Coalition for Bla ck Civic Participation \nNational Hip Hop Civic Engagement Project \nNew V oters Project\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040816 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART:20040814T220000 GEO:39.977500;-75.141300 LOCATION:Temple U\, 1801 North Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19122\, United States SUMMARY:Progressive Voter Mobilization Training and Job Fair - Philadelphia UID:20081120T000508EST-9FAURt5r1s@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.progressleaders.org/vmt04 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:925-443-7148 Email:tara@trivalleycares.org DESCRIPTION:*BOOKS NOT BOMBS* \n\nPlease join us for a Rally and March to t he Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab! \n\nTELL THEM TO CLEAN UP THEIR MESS. \n \nOn the 59th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of the Japanese citi es Hiroshima and Nagasaki\, we will gather at Livermore Nuclear Weapons La b. \n\nThis year\, $28 million is requested to develop the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator at Livermore and Los Alamos labs. Yet\, two schools will close in Livermore in order to save $1 million. All over California teache rs are laid off and educational programs are being cut while $6.6 billion is requested for nuclear weapons work - more than during the Cold War! An analysis of the U.S. nuclear weapons budget can be downloaded at: http://w ww.trivalleycares.org/FY2005_Nuclear_Weapons_Budget_Request.pdf \n\nWe are demanding: \n\n*The Abolition of All Nuclear Weapons!* Nuclear weapons ar e the ultimate weapon of terror and their elimination begins with our oppo sition to them right here in the San Francisco Bay Area! In 2004 the Mayor s of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Abolition 2000 have launched a worldwide e mergency campaign to abolish nuclear weapons: http://www.abolition2000.org /groups/mayors/\; \n\n*Books Not Bombs!* Stop all cuts to public education . Don't raise tuition. Invest in education\, not weapons of mass destructi on. More information on the Books Not Bombs campaign http://www.nyspc.net \n\n*A *Healthy Environment!* Clean-up nuclear weapons sites! Stop buildin g up the US nuclear arsenal. Livermore Lab has already leaked over 1 milli on curies of air-borne radiation in the Bay Area biosphere. In the next fe w years Livermore Lab proposes to store and work with even larger quantiti es of radioactive materials. \n\n*Jobs For Peace!* Expand jobs in civilian sciences\, end government-sponsored violence\; and \n\n*Universities for Peace!* The Livermore and the Los Alamos weapons laboratories are managed by the University of California. Every nuclear warhead in the US arsenal w as designed by a University of California employee. UC should stop providi ng a fig leaf of respectability for the creation of nuclear weapons. http: //www.fiatpax.net \n\nTRANSPORTATION \n\nBART: Free shuttles from Dublin/P leasanton BART provided by ALAMEDA \nCOUNTY PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY. \n\nD RIVING: Directions to Jackson Elementary: I-580\, exit on Vasco Rd go \nSo uth (continue past Livermore nuclear weapons lab)\; Turn right on East \nA ve\; Turn Right on Loyola\; Left on Jackson Ave\; Jackson school is on lef t. \n\nBRING A BOOK! Show your support for education. If you can't come\, mail a book (at book rate) to: WSLF\, 1504 Franklin Street\, #202\, Oaklan d\, CA 94612. Books will be donated to the Buenas Vidas Youth Ranch\, a Sa fe Home for Boys\, in Livermore. \n\nPEACE CAMP: Sunday\, August 8\, there will be a peace camp at Del Valle (15 minute drive from the Lab). RSVP st rongly recommended (space is limited): Will Parrish w\;i\;l\;& #108\;p\;a\;r\;r\;i\;s\;h\;@\;y\;a\;& #104\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n or call Will at (925) 443 -7148. Camping is $5 per person\, children 12 and under are free\; make ch ecks payable to Livermore Conversion Project. Mail checks to 2582 Old Firs t St.\, Livermore\, CA 94551: Attention Will. Please write for 'peace camp ' in memo line. \n\nNONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION: We are calling for nonviolen t direct action on Monday\, August 9. Meet at 7:30 AM at William Payne Par k\, 5800 Patterson Pass Rd. Take I-580\, exit on Vasco Rd\; go South 2 mil es. August 9 is the anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing. We are calling fo r this action in honor of Father Bill O'Donnell\, who was raised in Liverm ore. See Nonviolence Guidelines below. \n\nPEACE RIBBONS: Nevada County Pe ace Center is displaying quilted and painted panels at the rally and carry ing them to the Lab. Many panels are part of a historic collection that wa s part of the Ribbon Around the Pentagon project from the 1980's. You can visit http://www.theribboninternational.org if you would like to mail a pa nel to the Books Not Bombs action send them to 13929 Quaillan Way\, Nevada City\, CA 95959. For more info contact Nettie: l\;e\;l\;d \;r\;e\;d\;g\;e\;@\;i\;s\;p\;w\; 01\;s\;t\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\n\nSPEAKERS AND MUSICIANS C onfirmed: Father Roy Bourgeois\, founder of the School of the Americas Wat ch\; Cesar Cruz\, Fast4Education\; Fariba\; Clan Dyken\; Miguel Molina\, L a Onda Bajita. \n\nNATIONAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS ACTION: In July and August ove r 35 events will occur across the nation demanding a precautionary approac h to nuclear weapons\, marking the Hiroshima\, Nagasaki and Trinity Test a nniversary. The days will conclude on August 9 with a national call in day to President Bush and Democratic nominee\, Senator Kerry demanding: real clean-up\, not the continued build up of the US arsenal. For more info on the National Nuclear Weapons Days of Action and a national calendar of eve nts: http://www.besafenet.com \n\nSPONSORS AND ENDORSERS: Bay Area Nuclear Waste Coalition\; Berkeley Citizens Action\; Berkeley Fellowship of Unita rians\, Social Justice Committee\; Berkeley Friends Church\; Berkeley Soci ety of Friends\, Peace Committee\; Buddhist Peace Fellowship\, East Bay Ch apter\; East Bay Sanctuary Covenant\; El Cerrito Democratic Club\; First C ongregational Church\; Fresno Center for Nonviolence\; Global Exchange\; G randmothers for Peace\, Hayward Chapter\; Grandmothers for Peace\, Interna tional Office\; Green Party of Alameda County\; Humanist Hall\; Lawyers' C ommittee on Nuclear Policy\; Livermore Conversion Project\; Marin Interfai th Task Force on the Americas\; Middle East Children's Alliance\; Modesto Peace/Life Center\; Monterey Peace and Justice Center\; Nevada Desert Expe rience\; New Fellowship Church\; Northern California District of the Commu nist Party USA\; Pax Christi Fremont\; Peace and Freedom Party\; Peace Cen ter of Nevada County\; Peace Coalition of Monterey County\; Peninsula Peac e and Justice Center\; Physicians for Social Responsibility\, Bay Area Cha pter\; Sacramento Area Peace Action\; Salinas Action League\; San José Pea ce Center\; Sisters of St. Dominic\, San Rafael\; St. Joseph the Worker Ch urch\; Tri-Valley CAREs\; United for Peace & Justice\, Bay Area\; Veteran' s for Peace\, San Francisco\; Veterans for Peace\, Humboldt Bay Chapter 05 6\; War Resisters League - West\; Western States Legal Foundation\; WILPF Berkeley-East Bay\; and Women for Peace \n \nContact Sherry: (510) 663-806 5 to sponsor or endorse with your financial contributibution. \n\nNONVIOLE NCE GUIDELINES: Nonviolence has always been a core value of the anti-nucle ar movement. Perhaps that is because nuclear weapons represent the ultimat e form of violence. The atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima killed some 2 00\,000 people. Most of the 30\,000 nuclear weapons in the world today hav e much larger explosive yields than that first nuclear weapon. Nonviolence is more than the absence of violence. Many of us believe that the active practice of nonviolence is a direct challenge to the violent policies of o ur governments. As we extend our hands to people new to our movement\, we invite you to join us in our nonviolent direct action. \n\nWhile participa nts in this action are not required to embrace the philosophy of nonviolen ce\, in order to create an atmosphere that is welcoming and safe for all p articipants\, including newcomers\, children and families\, the organizers ask you abide by the following practical guidelines to keep the rally and march peaceful and safe. \n\n1. We will use no violence\, physical or ver bal\, towards any person. We consider speech or acts that are racist\, hom ophobic\, sexist or against persons with disabilities to be violent. \n2. We will carry no weapons. \n3. We will not bring or use any alcohol or ill egal drugs. 4. We will not destroy property 5. We will respect the rights of all people. \n6. We will accept the legal consequences of our actions a s we continue our struggle in the courts. \n\nSPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory\, managed by the University of Cali fornia (UC) is one of the two principal U.S. nuclear weapons design labora tories and as such\, is one of the highest security facilities in the coun try. It is believed that over 1\,500 pounds of plutonium is stored on site \, protected by guards who have been given 'shoot to kill' orders in the c ase of unauthorized intruders. In these times of heightened security\, cro ssing the facility boundaries or climbing on or over the Lab fences carrie s an elevated risk of injury or death. In addition\, UC police over the pa st 20 years have consistently demonstrated a zero tolerance policy for peo ple who go limp at the time of arrest. If you choose to risk arrest and go limp\, be aware that you risk extreme pain and possible injury. If past p ractice holds\, in general those who choose to risk arrest and cooperate w ith their arresting officers will not be subjected to pain holds or injury .Additional Information: \n\n*Additional Information*: \n\n- on Low-Yield Earth-Penetrating 'bunker buster' Nuclear Weapons: http://www.fas.org/fasp ir/2001/v54n1/weapons.htm \n\n- on Depleted Uranium Munitions: http://www. phoenix.liu.edu/%7Elawrence/gl/duproject/cwpaper.htm \n\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART:20040808T130000 GEO:37.680200;-121.922000 LOCATION:Jackson Elementary School\,\, 554 Jackson Ave.\,\, Livermore\, Ca lifornia\, 94551\, United States SUMMARY:Rally and March 'Books not Bombs' to the Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab! UID:20081120T000508EST-6IiWajg8XS@69.73.141.125 URL:http://www.trivalleycares.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:atc@bard.edu DESCRIPTION:We have organized this conference to bring together college act ivists from around the region to gather and figure out how to create or im prove our networking systems in an effort to strengthen our community and make us more effective in our struggles. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040926 DTSTAMP:20081120T050508Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040924 GEO:42.035400;-73.909200 LOCATION:Bard College\, Annandale-on-Hudson\, New York\, 12504\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Northeast Regional College Activist Training Conference UID:20081120T000508EST-IWgKtECBZr@69.73.141.125 URL:http://inside.bard.edu/community/projects/atc END:VEVENT BEGI