National A.N.S.W.E.R. Conference Against War, Colonial Occupation and Imperialism May 17-18 in NYC

National A.N.S.W.E.R. Conference Against War, Colonial Occupation and Imperialism May 17-18, 2003, in NYC

Activists and organizers will be traveling from across the East Coast, Midwest, South and West Coast to attend the May 17-18 National Conference Against War, Colonial Occupation & Imperialism. (The date has been changed from what was announced at the April 12 demonstration -- please note new date.)

(Activists from the West Coast are encouraged to go to New York for this conference, and internet plane tickets are currently cheap! If you would like to speak with someone in San Francisco about coordinating travel arrangements, etc., please call 415-821-6545.)

This is an extremely important meeting for organizers and activists. It will include analysis, assessment, evaluation and strategizing, both in workshops and in full plenary sessions. This will be the first opportunity for the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition and its affiliate organizers to meet since our conference that was held in New York City a year ago (June 1, 2002). Activists and organizers with the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition have been at the forefront of the struggle against the Bush administration's ultra-militaristic foreign policy as well as its assault on civil rights and civil liberties at home.

The invasion and occupation of Iraq has created a U.S. military dictatorship in a country that possesses 10 percent of the world's oil supply. This occupation is meeting widespread resistance throughout Iraq.

A.N.S.W.E.R. and others around the country and the world have been at the center of a new worldwide movement against endless war and imperialist conquest. This global movement showed its power even after the seizure of Baghdad when demonstrations took place on April 12 in over 60 countries in response to a call issued by A.N.S.W.E.R. and other international coalitions.

Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld are aggressively pursuing a design for World Empire. We believe they will fail not because some other force possesses superior military power to stop them, but instead because of the worldwide resistance that will intensify in the months and years to come.

The purpose of the upcoming May 17-18 conference is to provide the evaluation, analysis, political program and action plan for this coming struggle.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE AGAINST WAR, COLONIAL OCCUPATION & IMPERIALISM

MAY 17-18 New York City

Where is Bush going? What's next for our movement?

Join anti-war organizers and activists from around the country for

Strategy
Analysis
Evaluation and assessment
Plenaries and workshops

Including:

US plans for war and occupation: Iraq, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Palestine
The US and Iraq in historical perspective
The US, Israel and the Palestinian National Liberation Movement
"National security strategy of the USA:" Blueprint for Global Domination
Fighting for national liberation and the right to sovereignty from the Philippines to Zimbabwe to Colombia
Why working people of all nationalities - in the US and around the world - have nothing to gain from Bush's war for empire

Buses will be organized from Washington DC to New York City for the two-day conference. Detailed information to follow.

A flyer (half sheet, available in English and Spanish) for the conference is available at: http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/resources/index.html

Updated flyers will be available soon.

For transportation from Baltimore to the Conference, please call (410) 235-7040
Please make plans as soon as possible as housing and other arrangements
must be made. Thank you.

Schedule & Workshop details for May 17-18 Conference in NYC

In the last week, hundreds of new registrations for the
May 17-18 conference have come in from organizers and
activists from all over the country. It is important for
everyone planning to attend the conference to pre-register
now if you can. Following is the schedule for the upcoming
conference, including a list of the issue-oriented
workshops and organizing breakout sessions, as well as
additional logistical information.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE AGAINST WAR, COLONIAL OCCUPATION &
IMPERIALISM

Updated Schedule

Saturday, May 17 - Sunday, May 18
@ 40 Irving Place
b/w 16th and 17th Sts.
(1 block east of Union Square)
New York City

$10 requested donation

SCHEDULE (subject to change):

SATURDAY, MAY 17

What is the Bush administration planning?
10:30 am - 1:00 pm: Opening Plenary
Featuring a multi-media presentation on imperialism 's
strategy in the Middle East and South/Central Asia, an
assessment of the rise of a global movement, the War at
Home, and Cuba: The Next Target?

1:00 - 2:00 pm: Lunch break

2:00 - 3:30 pm: Workshops (see description)

3:45 - 5:15 pm: Workshops (see description)

Where is the movement going?
5:30 - 7:30 pm: Plenary
Featuring a proposals for an Action Plan for the coming
period and distinguished speakers from several sectors of
the movement.

SUNDAY, MAY 18

9:30 - 10:00 am: Plenary

10:15 am - 12:00 pm: Discussion groups
Breakdown groups to discuss where the movement is going

12:00 - 12:45 pm: Lunch break

1:00 - 3:00 pm: Closing plenary
Including reports from the breakdown discussion groups.

WORKSHOP TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:
- The U.S. in the Middle East: A Historical, Geo-Political
and Strategic Analysis
- War and intervention in Asia: From the Philippines to
Korea to Afghanistan and the Caspian Sea
- Latin America: Resistance to U.S. Hegemony
- The war at home: fightback against cutbacks, racism,
attacks on women's rights
- Defending workers ' and union rights
- Introduction to core concepts: What do we mean by
imperialism, neo-liberalism, self-determination
- Patriot Act (I and II) and the assault on civil
liberties and immigrant rights
- The strategy of empire: From invasions to elections
- Palestine: In the context of Empire and the global
anti-war movement
- Driving forces behind U.S. foreign policy - Who profits
from war?
- Intensifying U.S. aggression against Cuba
- "National Security Strategy of the USA:" Blueprint for
Global Domination
- From the U.S. to Zimbabwe: Fighting for reparations is
an anti-war issue
- Battling the Giant Squid - Breaking Through the Strangle
hold of the Corporate Media
- Organizing among doctors and nurses
- Exposing the Military Recruiters Myths
- Queers for peace and justice
- U.S./NATO expansion in Eurasia
- The crime of the occupation in Iraq

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* ONLINE REGISTRATION *

An online registration form is now available for those
interested in attending the conference. If you and/or your
group plan to attend, please fill out the form at
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/m3/index.html#reg

* TRANSPORTATION FROM ACROSS THE U.S. *

Organizers and activists will be attending the National
Conference from across the East Coast, South, Midwest and
West Coast. People are coming by bus, van, car, train and
plane. To get in touch with people organizing from your
area, go to
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/m3/may17transp.html

* LOGISTICAL INFORMATION *

The logistics page for the conference is now available at
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/m3/logistics.html

This page contains information about HOUSING for the
conference, directions and public transportation in New
York and more. Please check this page regularly for more
information.

* DOWNLOADABLE FLYER *

A NEW downloadable flyer (with schedule information) is
available at
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/resources/index.html