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Nicaragua:
25 years ago, WFP was born in
Jalapa,
Nicaragua.
Learn from those who still struggle for justice.
Colombia:
Witness the strength of a society resolved to bring peace to war-torn
Colombia and forge
a new future.
Guatemala:
Demonstrate your ongoing solidarity with the people of this fascinating,
beautiful country
Mexico:
Stand with Mexicans facing the consequences of failed trade policy,
state repression, and mass emigration.
Venezuela:
Move beyond the rhetoric
to experience the reality Venezuelans are living today.
Each delegation will be in country June 12-20 and then will travel
directly to
Washington,
D.C. to participate in the
Grassroots Conference. For more information on delegations, contact Ken
Crowley, 202-547-6112,
ken@witnessforpeace.org
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Learn, Organize, and Celebrate Together!
June 21-23, 2008
The
WFP National Grassroots Conference will bring activists from all over
the
U.S. to
Washington to examine the critical
issues facing
Latin America and to learn skills to
carry the movement forward.
Workshop Topics:
Free Trade & Labor Rights * The Drug War in
Colombia * The Roots
of Migration * The Trade and Travel Ban on
Cuba
Skill-Building Trainings:
lobbying * media outreach * faith community
organizing * working with political candidates * building a strategic
campaign
25th
Anniversary Celebration Dinner
(Saturday, June 21)
Tentative conference schedule
Lobby Day
(Monday, June 23): Educate your Representatives
about the impacts of
U.S. policies toward
Latin America.
Please call their offices in advance to schedule
the meeting, and let us know when you have.
For more information on the Conference, contact Tanya Snyder,
202-547-6112,
tanya@witnessforpeace.org. *Note: the conference
will be held at Georgetown University, and the celebration will be held
at All Souls Unitarian Church, 1500 Harvard Street NW, Washington D.C.
The cost of the conference is $60 and includes the entrance to the
celebration, which alone is $25.* |
