January 11, 2007

Black NJ Organizes Against the War [Part 3]

The two other posts under this heading should have given you the general idea of the conference. This simply let's those thinking of attending know what to expect.


PEOPLE'S PEACE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE


8:00 - 9:00 A.M. REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:45 - 9:00 A.M. ROLL CALL OF SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS

9:00 - 10:00 MORNING GENERAL SESSION

10:00 - 12:00 P.M. WORKSHOPS:
THE WAR & OUR RIGHTS

THE IMPACT OF THE WAR ON OUR COMMUNITIES I

THE IMPACT OF THE WAR ON OUR COMMUNITIES II

HOW DO WE END THE WAR IN IRAQ

HOW DO WE STOP THE WAR IN OUR STREETS

THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS IN ENDING THE WAR

BUILDING THE ANTI-WAR STUDENT MOVEMENT

PREVENTING FUTURE U.S. WARS OF AGGRESSION


12:00 - 12:30 P.M. LUNCH SERVED


12:30 - 1:30 P.M. MIDDAY GENERAL SESSION

1:30 - 2:30 P.M. PLENARY SESSION: RESOLUTIONS FOR ACTION

2:30 - 3:30 P.M. AFTERNOON GENERAL SESSION

3:30 - 4:30 P.M. SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE WAR

4:30 - 5:00 P.M. CLOSING REMARKS

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

First off, let me take a quick minute to point out that as of today, Thursday, January 11, the list of sponsoring organizations has grown from 94 to 97.

Readers of "Fire on the Mountain" may also be interested to know some of the history of POP's anti-war activities, which probably began three years ago when our annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event in Newark began with a sit-in at the intersection of Broad & Market. This crossroads is the historic center of downtown Newark, NJ. It is also interesting to note that this was quite probably the first ever municipal sit-in in Newark's history.

The People's Organization for Progress has held counter-recruitment activities in East Orange, Elizabeth, Newark and a variety of other locations throughout the state. But our Plainfield branch pickets the so-called "Military Career Center" on Front Street as a regular monthly campaign.