uh oh, they got headbands!

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Fri Apr 14 17:21:47 PDT 2000


>For those who may not have already heard, as the Mobilization for Global
>Justice ("Seattle, the Sequel") brings thousands to Washington, D.C. to
>protest the World Bank, IMF, "star wars" missile defense system,
>militarization of space and other global issues, a coalition of student
>and community groups are holding a 3-day conference in Santa Barbara on
>Communities Confronting Capitalist Globalization...
>
>    ****PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY ****
>
>Communities confronting capitalist globalization: Linking human,
>environmental, and social issues
>
>April 14,15,16- Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
>Corwin Pavilion-University of California, Santa Barbara
>Cost of Conference: FREE
>
>--Contact Information--
>805-893-5165
>e-mail: globalization2k at disinfo.net
>
>--Main Organizing Groups
>Campus Labor Action Coalition (CLAC)
>Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist League (RAIL)
>Increase the Peace/ Rainforest Alliance (ITP)
>Asian Sisters (& Brothers) for Ideas in Action Now! (ASIAN!)
>
>--Conference Schedule--
>
>--April 14- Friday-1st Day of Conference
>6:00-6:50       Corwin Pavilion/                Registration
>                 University Center
>
>7:00-7:15                                       Introduction from
>                                                 Globalization Coalition
>
>7:15-8:15                                       Dr. Amory Star-Keynote
>
>8:15-8:25                                       Break
>
>8:25-9:15                                       --Panel--
>                                                 -Ramona Africa
>                                                 -Dr. Dar Zhutayev
>                                                 -Dr. Amory Star
>
>9:15-9:45                                       Question & Answers from
>                                                 Audience and Panelists
>9:45-10:00                                      Closing
>10:00-?         Multi Cultural Center (MCC)     Coffee Night
>
>--April 15- Saturday-2nd Day of Conference
>
>9:00-9:30       MCC/ Friendship Court           Continental Breakfast/
>                                                 Registration
>
>9:30-9:35       Corwin Pavilion/UCen            Welcome
>
>9:35-10:20      Corwin Pavilion/UCen            Jose Maria Sison -Phone
>                                                 Conferencing/Video/Q&A
>
>10:30-11:50     UCen Conference Rooms           Session I
>
>--Workshop I- Global 101: Introduction to Globalization
>Presented by: Globalization Coalition: Revolutionary Anti Imperialist
>League (RAIL), Asian Sisters (& Brothers) for Ideas in Action Now!
>(ASIAN!), Campus Labor Action Coalition (CLAC), Increase the Peace
>Rainforest Alliance (ITP)
>
>--Workshop II- Asian Women Migrant Workers
>Presented by: Tara Munson and Alison Satake
>Asian Sisters (& Brothers) for Ideas in Action Now! (ASIAN!)
>
>--Workshop III- Native Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement
>Presented by: Ku'ulei Minchew
>Pacific Politics Organization (PPO)
>
>--Workshop IV- Ona Move: MOVE, Mumia and the Movement
>Presented by: Ramona Africa and Raymond Africa
>MOVE organization
>
>12:00-1:15      MCC and Friendship Court        Lunch provided by:
>Bhakti
>                                                 Yoga Club
>
>1:15-2:30       Corwin Pavilion/UCen            Dr. Dar Zhutayev-Keynote
>
>2:40-4:00       Ucen Conference Rooms           Session II
>
>--Workshop I- Peasant Struggle in the Philippines
>Presented by: Pesante
>
>--Workshop II- The Holocaust Continues: The IMF/World Bank Impact on
>                Africa and African Peoples Worldwide
>Presented by: Dedon Kimathi and Matef Harmachis
>All-African Peoples Revolutionary Party (AAPRP)
>
>--Workshop III- How Global Institutions Work: IMF, WB, WTO
>Presented by: Dr. Ralph Armbruster-Sandoval
>Campus Labor Action Coalition (CLAC)
>
>--Workshop IV- Zapatismo versus Neoliberalism: the Politics, Strategy
>and
>                Principles of the Zapatista Movement and its implications
>for
>                People of Color Resistance in the U.S.
>Presented by: Melissa Burch
>Estacion Libre
>
>4:10-5:30       UCen Conference Rooms           Session III
>
>--Workshop I-The Big Stick: Collin in the US Militarism Central Role in
>Globalization
>Presented by: Steve Jessup and Justin Regele
>Revolutionary Anti Imperialist League (RAIL)
>
>--Workshop II- Issues Regarding Genetically Engineered Food on a Local
>and
>International Level
>Presented by: Ending Destructive Genetic Engineering (EDGE)
>
>--Workshop III- School of the Americas, School of the Assassins
>Presented by: Honor y Orgullo Latino Americano (HOLA)
>
>--Workshop IV-The Politics and Economics of Social Control: Mumia
>               Abu-Jamal, Political Prisoners, and the Prison Industrial
>               Complex
>Presented by: Diane Fujino, Eve Goldberg, Matef Harmachis, Lynn Hendred,
>
>               and Jay Stemmle
>Santa Barbara Mumia Coalition
>
>5:40-5:50       Corwin Pavilion/UCen            IMF/World Bank Update
>
>5:50-6pm        Corwin Pavilion/UCen            Closing
>
>7pm             University Religious Center/    World Hunger Banquet
>with
>                 Dinner                          Hillel
>
>7pm-10pm        MCC and Friendship Court        Open Expression of Art
>
>9-12am          Storke Plaza                    Bands- Sangre Pasado
>                                                        and...
>
>--April 16- Sunday-3rd Day of Conference
>
>8:30-9:00       MCC and Friendship Court        Continental Breakfast
>
>9:00-9:10       Corwin Pavilion/UCen            Introduction
>
>9:10-10:25      Corwin Pavilion/UCen            The National Autonomous
>                                                 University of Mexico
>(UNAM)
>                                                 Student Activist
>
>10:35-11:55     Ucen Conference Rooms           Session IV
>--Workshop I- Resisting Imperialism in Puerto Rico: US Militarizaion of
>               Vieques
>Presented by: Zulma Oliveras and Denise Alvarado
>Vieques Solidarity Coalition and Comite '98 por un Puerto Rico Libre
>
>--Workshop II- Local Alternative Institutions to the Global Economy
>Presented by: Tony Samara and Marcelino Sepulveda
>Santa Barbara Community Currency and Isla Vista Food Cooperative
>
>--Workshop III- Globalization Affecting Our Laborers
>Presented by: Campus Labor Action Coalition (CLAC)
>
>--Workshop IV- Direct Action and Protesting
>Presented by: Increase the Peace Rainforest Alliance (ITP)
>
>12:00-1:15      MCC/Friendship Court            Lunch provided by Bhakti
>
>                                                 Yoga Club
>
>1:15-1:35       Corwin Pavilion/UCen            Live IMF/World Bank
>Phone
>                                                 Conference Call from
>                                                 Washington DC
>
>1:35-2:55       Corwin Pavilion                 Ramona Africa-Keynote
>
>3:05-3:35       University Center               Small Group Dialogues
>
>3:45-4:30       Corwin Pavilion                 Big Dialogue
>
>4:30-4:45       Corwin Pavilion                 Closing/ Evaluations
>
>Again any questions, comments, concerns, or special needs please contact
>
>us at 805-893-5165 or e-mail: globalization2k at disinfo.net
>
>See you this weekend April 14,15, and 16 in Santa Barbara!!
>
>--Globalization Coalition
>Revolutionary Anti Imperialist League (RAIL)
>Campus Labor Action Coaltion (CLAC)
>Increase the Peace Rainforest Alliance (ITP)
>Asian Sisters (& Brothers) for Ideas in Action Now! (ASIAN!)
>



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