[van-announce] Resistance to War and Colonialism: June 26

[harsha at resist.ca]

Closing panel of the Envisioning Peoples Struggles Conference
Sunday June 26 @ noon
Lore Krill Co-op 65 West Cordova


"Resistance to War and Colonialism"

Speakers:
* Alfredo Porras (Columbian Trade union leader, Coca Cola Union): Struggle
of unions in Columbia against globalization and repression. Alfredo Porras
was a Coca Cola worker in Colombia for 20 years, serving as a union leader
and key negotiator of collective agreements. He has been targetted,
arrested and had an assassination attempt on his life; and finally, he
fled as a political refugee to Canada. Alfredo will speak about the
struggle of unions in Colombia, particularly the Coca Cola Union, and the
violation against its members and workers. He will also speak about the
price workers pay for globalization and the tragic toll paid by families
and communities.

and...

* Clement Apaak (PhD Candidate at SFU): The democratic experiment in Ghana
* Palestine Community Center: Occupation of Palestine
* Anthony Fenton (author & activist with Haiti Solidarity BC): Role of
US/Canada in the occupation of Haiti
* Lisa Yazdi (Iranian activist and Masters student): US hegemony in Iran &
the Iranian elections
* Dustin Johnson (International Indigenous Youth Conference Secretariat):
Resistance to colonialism in Canada


For more information see the Conference website at:
http://users.resist.ca/~eps2005
or email eps2005 at resist.ca
phone: 778-552-2099


** IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION **
Pre-registration has exceeded what we expected, and due to limited space,
we might not be able to accommodate everyone who wishes to attend some of
the Saturday panels in particular. To ensure you are able to attend the
panels you would like, we strongly encourage registering. Those who have
registered will be given priority if we reach capacity, although we will
take into account various accessibility issues around the registration
process for some participants. The conference is by donation (suggested
donation 10-20$ for the entire conference including food and all the film
festival). No one turned away for lack of $.