[VTJP] VT Says No to War Conference

[Ashley Smith]

***Please Copy and Forward Widely*** Vermont Says NO to War!   Media Contact: Craig Chevrier (802)598-7269 [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Advance Release   Vermont Says NO to War Conference at the University of Vermont, September 9 & 10 Featuring keynote speaker Michael Parenti and speakers National President of Veterans for Peace David Cline and South African Poet and Anti-Apartheid Dissident Dennis Brutus BURLINGTON, VT -- On September 10, 2005, peace, social justice, and political activists from across Vermont will converge on Burlington for the "Vermont Says NO to War Conference for Peace and Against War, Occupation & Empire" at the University of Vermont.  Keynote speaker Michael Parenti, author of Terrorism Trap and Superpatriotism, speaks on "Empires: Past and Present" as the Inaugural Event of the Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series on Friday, September 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the CC Theater in Billings Student Center at the University of Vermont.   Other details:   *  Free of charge and open to the public   *  Keynote address on Friday evening and all plenary sessions to take place in CC Theater.   *  Speakers, panelists and workshop leaders include: Michael Parenti, Author, Lecturer, and former UVM professor and Viet Nam War critic dismissed by Trustees in 1972 David Cline, National President, Veterans For Peace, and on-site supporter of Iraq war mother and protestor Cindy Sheehan Elaine Hagopian, Syrian-American sociologist, author of Civil Rights in Peril Victor Paredes, brother of conscientious objector Pablo Paredes Dennis Brutus, poet, Global Justice Activist, former South African political prisoner jailed on Robin Island with Nelson Mandela Ahmed Shawki, editor International Socialist Review, author of forthcoming Socialism and Black Liberation Krishna Ahooja Patel,  international President, Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom Monique Dols,Coordinating Committee Representative, Campus Anti-War Network Jerry Colby, President National Writers Union, Member of US Labor Against War Joseph Turcotte, Member of Iraq Veterans Against the War Bread & Puppet Theater Nilda Medina-Diaz, nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 Wanda Colon, organizer against the U.S. Navy presence in Vieques, Puerto Rico For information and interviews about the conference, or to arrange pre-conference interviews with sponsor organizations and/or the distinguished conference speakers, contact spokesperson Craig Chevrier at 802-598-7269 or [EMAIL PROTECTED].   Individuals seeking general information about the conference should contact the Peace & Justice Center at 802-863-2345.   About Vermont Says NO to War The Vermont Says NO to War committee was formed in early 2005 by representatives of several anti-war, social justice, and political organizations.  The committee now comprises members of the co-sponsors of the Vermont Says NO to War conference: Alternatives to Recruitment, American Friends Service Committee, Brattleboro Area Peace & Justice Group, Global Justice Ecology Project, Green Mountain Veterans for Peace, International Socialist Organization, Johnson State Anti-War Coalition, Military Families Speak Out, North Country Coalition for Justice and Peace, Peace & Justice Center, PeaceVermont, UVM Students Against War, Vermont Green Party, Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series. SPONSORED LINKS Palestinian American politics Dvd region free Region free dvd player YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "VTJP" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.