Abayomi Azikiwe (l), editor of the Pan-African News Wire, along with Nellie Hester Bailey of the Harlem Tenants Council and Ana Edwards of the Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice and Equality speaking at the National Peace Conference in Albany.
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CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 6, 2010
ST. MARK’S CHURCH, NYC
Welcome, Purpose of Conference, and Overview of Schedule – Joe Lombardo, Co-Chair UNAC
Greetings from Lynne Stewart – Ralph Poynter, Coordinator, Lynne Stewart Defense Committee
Update on Mumia Abu Jamal – Suzanne Ross, Chair New York Free Mumia Coalition
Keynotes:
Malik Mujahid, Founder, Muslim Peace Coalition , USA
Shaheena Parveen, DRUM (Desis Rising Up and Moving); mother of imprisoned youth, Siraj Matin
Panel I: Building an Antiwar Movement that Integrates Palestine , Iraq , Afghanistan , Pakistan & Iran
Co-Chairs:
Ana Edwards, Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality (VA)
Sara Flounders, International Action Center
Panelists:
Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Nada Khader, Exec. Dir. WESPAC , NY
Hanadi Doleh, Al-Awda NY : Palestine Right to Return Coalition; US Palestinian Community Network
Adaner Usmani, Action for Progressive Pakistan
Mark Johnson, Fellowship of Reconciliation
Andy Pollack, UNAC Palestine Solidarity Caucus
Discussion
Panel II: Defending Our Movement: Fighting the Attacks on Muslim Americans & Immigrants
Co-Chairs:
Pete Shell, Thomas Merton Center
Shaik Ubaid, Muslim Peace Coalition , USA
Panelists:
Seemi Ahmed, Muslim Peace Coalition
Shoshi Chowdhury, DRUM, Desis Rising Up and Moving
Teresa Gutierrez, May 1st Coalition
Clementina Garcia, Vamos Unidos
Steve Downs, Project SALAM
Abayomi Azikiwe, Mich. Emergency Committee against War & Injustice
Discussion
Special Point: Imam Khalid Griggs, Muslim Peace Coalition , USA
Chris Gauvreau, CT United for Peace & New England United
Performance: Raging Grannies
Greetings from Targets of FBI Raids & Government Repression
Pardiss Kebriaei, Center for Constitutional Rights
Steff Yorick and others, National Committee to Stop FBI Repression
Panel III: Bringing the War Dollars Home: Impact of the Wars on Black & Working Class
Communities
Co-Chairs:
Marilyn Levin, Co-Chair UNAC & Co-Coordinator, National Assembly
Larry Holmes, Bail Out the People Movement
Panelists:
Marvin Holland, Transport Workers Union , NYC
Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report
Marty Nathan, Bring the War $$ Home Campaign, Northampton , MA ; Alliance for Peace & Justice
Michael McPhearson, United for Peace & Justice; Veterans for Peace, Military Families Speak Out
Rachel Smolker, Biofuel Watch; Energy Justice Network
Brian Jones, public school teacher, NYC
Larry Hamm, Peoples Organization for Progress, Newark , NJ
Elaine Brower, World Can’t Wait; mother of veteran
Discussion
Organizing Session: Implementation of UNAC Action Program Culminating in April 9th Mobilizations
Co-Chairs: Chris Gauvreau, CT United for Peace & New England United
Ray LaForest, International Support Haiti Network
Plans for Building April 9 – Sara Flounders, International Action Center
Joe Lombardo, Co-Chair UNAC
Campaigns:
Teach-Ins - Chris Gauvreau, CT United for Peace, New England United
Environmental Outreach – Maggie Zhou, MA Coalition for Healthy Communities
Bring Our War $$ Home – Gary Higginbottom , Maine BOW$$H Campaign
Islamophobia & Pre-Emptive Attacks on Muslims – Pardiss Kebriaei, Center for Constitutional Rights
Palestine Solidarity – Randa, Students for Justice in Palestine , Columbia Univ.
Defending Iran – Phil Wilayto , Campaign Against Sanctions & Military Intervention in Iran
End Torture – Matt Daloisio, Witness Against Torture
Closing Remarks: Marilyn Levin, Co-Chair, UNAC & Co-Coordinator National Assembly
Discussants:
Phil Wilayto, Campaign Against Sanctions & Military Intervention in Iran
Suzanne Adely, Al-Awda NY : Palestine Right to Return Coalition; US Palestinian Community Network
Brenda Stokely, NY Labor Against the War (tentative)
Ana Luis Caballos, Immigrant Communities in Action
Debra Sweet, World Can’t Wait
Maurice Lacey, Harlem Men of Color Group; People’s Institute for Survival
Mark Torres, Coalition for Public Education, NYC
Marty Goodman, Transport Workers Union , NYC
Lucy Pagoada , Honduras USA Resistencia
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