Voices from the RNC Protest Organizing Conference

The Colombia Action Network was represented at the conference to plan for September 1st and participated in a discussion about how to have Latin America represented in the march on the Republican National Convention. We'll keep you in the loop on the Latin America solidarity contingent and the CAN's plans as we get closer to the convention. In the mean time you can listen to parts of the main plenary speeches. It was truly an amazing conference and shows that the organizing for the RNC will create a significant demonstration.

Sí Se Puede,
Meredith
for the Colombia Action Network

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Voices from the RNC protest organizing conference: Listen to some of the key speeches

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Minneapolis, MN - Activists from around the country gathered here Feb. 9-10 for an organizing conference to plan the anti-war protests at the Republican National Convention.

The conference brought together more than 60 organizations and included the major centers of the anti-war movement, including United for Peace and Justice, International ANSWER and the Troops Out Now Coalition. Also present was Carlos Montes of Latinos Against the War.

The event was organized by the Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War.

Podcasts available

Jess Sundin
Audio,
speaking for the Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War. Sundin is a founding member of the Twin Cites based Anti-War Committee. She has participated in or coordinated solidarity trips to Iraq, El Salvador and Colombia.

Leslie Cagan
Audio,
coordinator of United for Peace and Justice, an anti-war coalition with more than 1400 member groups.

Sara Flounders
Audio,
representing the Troops Out Now Coalition. She is also co-director of the International Action Center.

John Beacham
Audio,
representing International ANSWER, a coalition of hundreds of
organizations with organizing centers in scores of cites and towns across the country.