Save the Date! May 22-25, 2008 -
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION CHECK-IN
Check-in for the conference will be held in the
Note to Participants:
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All participants along with workshop and paper presenters need to register, either on-line at the Radford University website or on arrival, and reserve their dorm rooms. If coming in a group, any number of persons can fit in one dorm room. If desired, participants can purchase daily meal tickets which include three buffet meals.
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ON SITE REGISTRATION
On-site registration will open at 9;00 am Thursday morning, May 22nd in the Lobby of the
Conference Program
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Time Event Location
9:00 am - 5:00 pm REGISTRATION Bonnie Hurlburt Lobby
(Directions below)
2:00 - 5:00 pm DROP IN SOCIAL Food Court Adjacent to
Bonnie Hurlburt Lobby
7:00 pm INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC: Leonard McGann,
Native American flutist
WELCOMING REMARKS: Garda Ghista, Bonnie Hurlburt Aud
Gary Corseri, Clark Webb, Glen Martin
7:30 pm CONFERENCE KEYNOTE: Lynne Stewart Bonnie Hurlburt Aud
Introduction by Garda Ghista
8:30 pm SPEAKER INTRODUCTIONS: Each presenter & Bonnie Hurlburt Aud
panelist will introduce themselves, with a
snapshot description of the topics they will be
presenting.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Time Major Session Title Location
9:00 - 10:45 am END OF EMPIRE McGuffy 203
Keynote: William Blum
Moderator: David Swanson
Panelists: Kathy Kelly, Dahlia Wasfi,
Richard Cook, Mike Whitney
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11:00 am - 12:45 pm HOMELESSNESS AND SURVIVING DEPRESSION Cook 107
Keynote: Ralph Poynter
Moderator: Donna Smith
Panelists: Danny Schechter, Carina Ruhlandt,
Keith McHenry, Jesse Johnson
11:00 am - 12:45 pm DOMESTIC VIOLENCE McGuffy 203
Keynote: Rachel MacKnight
Moderator: Susan Thomas
Panelists: Judge Philip Trompeter, Pamela Gold,
Conni St. John, Susheela Varky, Alice Lovelace
11:00 am - 12:45 pm
Keynote: Adam Kokesh
Moderator: Adam Kokesh
Panelists: Geoff Millard, Ray Curry, James Morriss,
James Gilligan, Jason Hurd
11:00 - 12:45 pm FACING FUNDAMENTALISM Russell 033
Keynote: Jim Fetzer
Moderator: Glen Martin
Panelists: Michael Rivage-Seul, Kirk MacGregor,
Philip Rockstroh, Carl Gunther, Mazin Qumziyeh
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm LUNCH Campus Cafeterias
2:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Keynote: Natali Fani
Moderator: William Blum
Panelist: Clark Webb
2:00 pm - 3:45 pm TAKING BACK THE MEDIA Cook 107
Keynote: Danny Schechter
Moderator: Meria Heller
Panelists: Steve Alten, George Wallace, Gary Corseri,
Robert Jensen, David Rubinson, Philip Rockstroh
2:00 pm - 3:45 pm INDIGENOUS PEOPLE SPEAK OUT Russell 007
Keynote: Sharon Bryant
Moderator: Sharon Bryant
Panelists: Rev. B. Lloyd, Jesse Johnson
2:00 pm - 3:45 pm MONETARY POLICY Russell 033
Keynote: JW Smith
Moderator: Glen Martin
Panelists: Robert Blain, Ellen Brown, Richard Cook,
Geraldine Perry, William Krehm
2:00 pm - 3:45 pm BUILDING A MOVEMENT AGAINST MILITARISM
Keynote: Gareth Porter
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4:00 pm - 5:45 pm ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION McGuffy 203
Keynote: Mike Whitney
Moderator: Alice Lovelace
Panelists: Charles Sullivan, Max Kantar,
Ellen Brown, David Schweickart, Danny Schechter,
David Swanson
4:00 pm - 5:45 pm 9/11 TRUTH Cook 107
Keynote: William Woodward
Moderator: Meria Heller
Panelists: Steve Alten, Jesse Johnson, Jim Fetzer
4:00 pm - 5:45 pm
Keynote: Mazin Qumziyeh
Moderator: Dahlia Wasfi
Panelists: Tim Gatto, Kathy Kelly, Fareed Bitar,
William Woodward
4:00 pm - 5:45 pm IMMIGRANT RIGHTS Russell 033
Keynote: Jeff May
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6:30 pm - 8:00 pm BANQUET Muse
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm CULTURAL PROGRAM Muse
Fareed Bitar, Brant Lyon, Mirian Stanley,
Diana Guiterez-Hernandez, George Wallace,
Adam Engel, Gary Corseri, Phil Rockstroh,
Kathy Kelly, Alice Lovelace, and surprises...
DOCUMENTARIES
POISON DUST Russell 007
"You thought they came home safely from the war.
They didn't. Poison DUst is the story of DU in the
current Gulf War. Vets, anti-war organizers,
environmentalists and health care providers will find
this wake-up call to today's GI's invaluable."
EARTHLINGS Russell 033
"This is the single most powerful and informative
movie about society's treatment of animals. A
must see for anyone who cares enough to know."
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Time Major Session Title Location
9:00 am - 10:45 am RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE Cook 107
Keynote: Donna Smith
Moderator: Donna Smith
Panelists: Stephen Landau, Eric Stoner,
Reggie Cervantes, Geraldine Perry
9:00 am - 10:45 am TRIAL AND INDICTMENT OF BUSH ET AL Russell 007
Moderator: David Swanson, William Woodward,
Gareth Porter, Lynne Stewart, Cathy Garger,
Jesse Johnson
9:00 am - 10:45 am FIGHT FOR ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY Hurlburt Aud
Keynote: Mike Whitney
Moderator: Richard Cook
Panelists: David Schweickart, JW Smith,
Ravipratap Singh, Tammy Belinski,
Jason Schreiner, Ian MacPherson
9:00 am - 10:45 am FOOD NOT BOMBS: PREPARING FOR FOOD
Keynote: Keith McHenry
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11:00 am - 12:45 pm VICTIMS OF OPPRESSION SPEAK OUT Hurlburt Aud
Keynote: Father Roy Bourgeois
Moderator: Kathy Kelly
Panelists: Cindy Sheehan, Kianoosh Sanjari
11:00 am - 12:45 pm WHY COOPERATIVES? LOCALIZATION Russell 007
Keynote: David Schweickart
Moderator: Alice Lovelace
Panelists: Carl Gunther, Ian MacPherson,
Ravipratap Singh, Ronald Logan
11:00 am - 12:45 pm CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER CRISIS Russell 007
Keynote: Mitchel Cohen
Moderator: Meria Heller
Panelists: Bryan Farrell, Tammy Belinski,
Jesse Johnson, Susan Livingston
11:00 am - 12:45 pm NO MORE INCOME TAX Russell 113
Panelists: Richard Cook, Ellen Brown
1:00 pm - 2:00 LUNCH Cafeterias
2:00 pm - 3:45 pm REVOLUTION Hurlburt Aud
Keynote: Cindy Sheehan
Moderator: David Swanson
Panelists: Mitchel Cohen, Donna Smith,
Kevin Zeese
11:00 am - 12:45 pm ANIMAL RIGHTS Russell 033
Keynote: Melissa Ilene Karpel
Moderator: Susan Thomas
Panelists: Erin Williams, Freeman Wicklund,
Karen Davis, Alwyn Moss
2:00 pm - 3:45 pm SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES Russell 033
Keynote: Michael Richards
Moderator: Keith McHenry
Panelists: Carl Gunther, Gordon Soderberg
Dawn Shiner, Bryan Farrell, Chris Greene,
Guy Prouty, Ian MacPherson
2:00 pm - 3:45 pm ENDING POVERTY THE
Keynote: Lindy Davies
Moderator: Rita Rowan
Panelists: JW Smith, Mike Curtis, Carl Shaw, Art Costa
Wyn Achenbaum
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4:00 pm - 5:45 pm CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS Hurlburt Aud
Keynote: David Swanson
Moderator: David Swanson
Panelists: Lynne Stewart , Tammy Belinski,
Tim Gatto, William Woodward, Keith McHenry,
Jesse Johnson, Kevin Zeese
4:00 pm - 5:45 pm PREVENT UNWANTED PRESIDENCIES:
ELECTION FRAUD Russell 007
Keynote: Bob Fitrakis
Moderator: Meria Heller
Panelists: Richard Phillips, Jeannie Dean,
Marj Kreech, Jesse Johnson
4:00 pm- 5:45 pm THE SORROWS OF RACE, GENDER AND CLASS Russell 033
Keynote: Robert Jensen
Moderator: Dahlia Wasfi
Panelists: Mazin Qumziyeh
4:00 pm - 5:45 pm CIVILIAN DEMOCRATIC EARTH FEDERATION Russell 113
Keynote: Glen Martin
Moderator: Glen Moderator
Panelists: Bob Blain, Chuck Wollery, Eugenia Almand,
Lucy Webster, Roger Kotila
Paper and Workshop Presentations
Friday, May 23rd, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Economic Democracy Dr. David Schweickart Cook 129
Anthrax Letters: FBI Acknowledges Barry Kissin Cook 313
Inside Job - and the Demise of the
Sacred Military-Industrial Paradigm
Collapse of Empire Dr. Guy Prouty Cook 318
A brief economic history of the
the problems incurred and the
solutions using Prout
Social and Spiritual Rehabilitation Dr. Steven Landau Cook 230
Through Yoga
Money Owned and Owed Geraldine Perry
Law of Rent, Cause of Recessions Mike Curtis Cook 229
International Trade, Development Lindy Davies
and Sustainability in a Global
Economy
Why Cities Matter: War & Peace Moderator: Rita Rowan Whitt 204
and LVT; One Solution for Many Presenters: Art Costa, Carl Shaw,
Problems Wyn Achenbaum
The International Monetary Fund Dr. Nozar Hashemzadeh Whitt 108
and the World Bank: Part of the Dr. .Charles L. Vehorn
Problem or Part of the Solution?
Morality, Religion, and Politics Dr. Jim Fetzer Whitt 208
Real-Life Case History of Building Michael Richards
a Sustainable Neighbourhood
as a Proven Sustainable Village
Language at the Heart of Social Susan Livingston Cook 311
Change
The Source of Population Submission: Max Kantar Cook 317
A Brief Examination of Social Control
in the U.S.
Friday, May 23, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Planning for a Sustainable Moderator: Dr. Guy Prouty Cook 318
Economy Presenters: Ronald Logan, Jason Schreiner
Keep Money Flowing Chris Leask Cook 319
for Global Economic Justice
Ecological Crises and Fascism Mitchel Cohen Whitt 108
Yoga - A Social and Spiritual Dr. Steven Landau Cook 230
Transformation
Law of Rent, Cause of Recessions Mike Curtis Cook 229
International Trade, Development Lindy Davies Cook 317
and Sustainability in a Global
Economy
Why Cities Matter: War & Peace Moderator: Rita Rowan Cook 311
And LVT: One Solution for Many Presenters: Art Costa, Carl Shaw,
Problems Wyn Achenbaum
Spiritual Practices on the Path Rev. Pamela Anne Bro, Ph.D.
to Peace
Depleted Uranium Cathy Garger Cook 129
One World Economic/ Police Geraldine Perry Whitt 204
State order
Saturday, May 24, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Regenerative Potential of Moderator: Chris Leask Cook 318
Civilizational Collapse Presenters: Dr. Guy Prouty, Ron Logan,
Jason Schreiner
Five Things Ordinary
Can Do to Stop Election Fraud Marj Creech, Jeannie Dean
Law of Rent, Cause of Recessions Mike Curtis Cook 229
International Trade, Development Lindy Davies Cook 317
and Sustainability in a Global
Economy
Why Cities Matter: War & Peace Moderator: Rita Rowan Whitt 108
And LVT: One Solution for Many Presenters: Art Costa, Carl Shaw,
Problems Wyn Achenbaum
Spiritual Practices on the Path Rev. Pamela Anne Bro, Ph.D. Whitt 208
to Peace
A Lack of Safe Harbors: The Jean-Luis Turcott Cook 230
Link Between Environmental
Destruction and Extreme Poverty
Decentralized Management of Dr. Ravipratap Singh
Local Natural Resources - a
Policy Perspective in Indian Setting
Online Grassroots Action: Andrew Lehman Cook 129
Coordination Within States
and Across State Lines
One Global Community.com Roger Drowne, EC Whitt 204
Health Care Reform Bob Griss Cook 313
How Do We Renounce War and Ellen Thomas Cook 311
Abolish Nuclear Weapons?
Saturday, May 24, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
PROUT: A Decentralized and Ron Logan Cook 318
Sustainable Paradigm of
Development
The Power of Boycotts and Mazin Qumziyeh Cook 129
Divestments in Challenging
Oppression
Power of Mind, Body and Spirit Dr. Steven Landau Cook 230
Through Yoga
The Radiant Message of the Diane Wittner
Backbone Campaign: Progressives
Have the Leaders and Ideas to
Run the Country
Truth in Recruiting Iraq Vets Against the War Whitt 204
Was 9/11 an 'Inside Job'?" Jim Fetzer Cook 313
The Permaculture Secret: Dawn Shiner Cook 229
Integrating with Nature's
Collaborative Patterns!
Poster Session: Cooperative Chris Greene Cook 317
Community: immediate socialism
and human liberation from the
bottom up
Cooperatives in the Emerging Dr. Ravipratap Singh Whitt 108
Economic Order: A Case of the
Indian Cooperative Movement
Smarter and More Fun Ways to Dr .Gary Krane Cook 319
Organize
Money Owned and Owed Geraldine Perry Whitt 208
Basic Income Guarantee Steven Shafarman Cook 311
Our Food, Our World: Freeman Wickland Whitt 204
Going Vegan 101
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6:30 - 8:00 pm BANQUET Muse
7:00 pm VOICE OF JUSTICE AWARDS Muse
8:00 - 10:00 pm CULTURAL PROGRAM Muse
Fareed Bitar, Brant Lyon, Mirian Stanley,
Diana Guiterez-Hernandez, George Wallace,
Adam Engel, Gary Corseri, Phil Rockstroh,
Kathy Kelly, Alice Lovelace, and surprises
DOCUMENTARIES
Uncounted: The New Math of American Russell 007
Elections
"UNCOUNTED is an explosive new documentary
that shows how the election fraud that changed
the outcome of the 2004 election led to even
greater fraud in 2006 - and now looms as an unbridled
threat to the outcome of the 2008 election. Noted
computer programmers, statisticians, journalists,
and experienced election officials provide the irrefutable
proof. UNCOUNTED is about the spine-chilling
disregard for the right to vote in
Contaminated Forever: The Deadly Aftermath of
Depleted Uranium Munitions Russell 033
"Exposes the terrible consequences of the use
of depleted uranium weapons (DU), including
interviews with the afflicted, whistleblowers, and
efforts to stop DU weapons production. DU weapons
were used in the Balkans,
are used in
dust afflicting all - soldiers and civilians."
In Debt We Trust Russell 113
"This Emmy-winning, hard-hitting documentary
Investigates why so many Americans are being
strangled by debt. It is a journalistic confrontation
with the 'powerful emergence of a debt-and-credit
industrial complex.' Economics is called "the dismal
science," yet this film is anything but; it talks about
how we can fight back.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
9:00 am - 12:00 noon COLLECTIVE BRAINSTORMING FOR SOLUTIONS Muse
12:00 noon CLOSING CEREMONY Muse
6:00 - 8:00 pm COLLECTIVE DINNER Selu Conservancy
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Speakers and Presenters
Wyn Achenbaum (Tax Reform activist; webster for wealthandwant.com)
Eugenia Almand (Executive Director, Institute on World Problems and Deputy Secretary, Provisional World Parliament)
Steve Alten (Ph.D., New York Times best-selling American novelist and author of "The Shell Game")
Tammy Belinkski (J.D., environmental defense attorney with Wildlaw, Vice Chair of Virginia Forest Watch)
Fareed Bitar ("THE FATOOSH" Ensemble of Eclectic, Activist & Spiritual Music, with Fareed Bitar (Palestinian-American), Miriam Stanley (Jewish-American), Diana Gitesha Hernandez (Puerto Rican Jazz-Spiritualist) and Brant Lyon (Anglo-American Protestant).
Robert Blain (delegate to the Provisional World Parliament)
William Blum (Blogger of "The Anti-Empire Report; author of "
Father Roy Bourgeois (Founder / Director, SOA Watch)
Rev. Pamela Anne Bro (Ph.D. Living Waters Sanctuary)
Ellen Brown (attorney and author of eleven books, including "Web of Debt")
Reggie Cervantes (WTC Survivor Rescue Worker; nurse in Michael Moore's "Sicko")
Sharon Bryant (leader, Moniker tribe,
Mitchel Cohen (Co-editor of "Green Politix", the national newspaper of the Green Party)
Richard Cook (former federal government analyst, whistleblower, leading scholar of monetary theory and economic reform, and author of "Challenger Revealed: An Insider's Account of How the Reagan Administration Caused the Greatest Tragedy of the Space Age")
Gary Corseri (Ph.D., poet, teacher, dramatist, novelist, editor, journalist, activist)
Art Costa (Activist/community organizer, urban economist, teacher, social thinker and writer)
Marj Creech (ElectionDefenseAlliance.org Coordinator, organizer of citizen exit polls)
Ray Curry (
Mike Curtis (long-time teacher: Henry George theory; Trustee: Single Tax Village of Arden)
Lindy Davies (Writer, educator, Program Director, Henry George Institute)
Karen Davis (Ph.D., President, United Poultry Concerns, www.upc-online.org)
Jeannie Dean (Election investigation videographer in
Adele and Bob DellaValle-Rauth (Co-coordinators Pax Christi Virginia)
William E. Douglas (Columnist & Author of "The Amateur Parent-A Book on Life, Death, War & Peace")
Roger Drowne (EC, poet, author who works for One Global Community)
Adam Engel (Poet and web author)
Natali Fani (Associate Director of the
Bryan Farrell (journalist and activist)
Jim Fetzer (Ph.D., Radio Co-host, American philosopher and Distinguished McKnight University Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota Duluth, author of numerous books including "American Assassination: The Strange Death of Senator Paul Wellstone" and "Render Unto Darwin: Philosophical Aspects of the Christian Right's Crusade Against Science")
Bob Fitrakis (Ph.D., Editor of Columbus FreePress.org, election fraud attorney, professor, speaker)
Cathy Garger (Freelance writer, anti-war activist, and anti-Depleted Uranium activist)
Timothy V. Gatto (Former Chairman Liberal Party of
Garda Ghista (freelance journalist, author of "The Gujarat Genocide: A Case Study in Fundamentalist Cleansing" and Founding President, World Prout Assembly)
James Gilligan (member of Iraq Veterans Against the War)
Pamela Gold (advocate for women's rights)
Bob Griss (Executive Director of the
Carl Gunther (Writer promoting integrity vs. top-down control)
Chris Greene (organic farmer and founder, Cooperative Community)
Nozar Hashemzadeh (Ph.D. Professor of Economics,
Meria Heller (Producer/Host of the Meria Show, Entering its 9th Year on the Net)
Robert Jensen (Ph.D., professor;
Jesse Johnson (Green Party candidate for President, Mountain Party candidate for Governor of WV, and environmental activist fighting Mountaintop Removal mining)
Max Kantar (Freelance writer and public advocate)
Melissa Ilene Karpel (PETA senior campaign coordinator)
Kathy Kelly (Co-ordinator of Voices in the Wilderness & Voices for Creative Non-Violence; author of "Other Lands Have Dreams: From Baghdad to Pekin Prison")
Barry Kissin (attorney; ran as a "progressive" candidate for Congress in 2006)
Adam Kokesh (IVAW Board Member and co-organizer of Winter Soldier)
Roger Kotila (President of the Democratic World Federalists)
Gary Krane (Ph.D. Founder, FairElections (www.FairElections.us)
William Krehm (Chairman, Committee on Monetary and Economic Reform)
Steven Landau (M.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing, Clinical Preceptor, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University)
Chris Leask (Prout Research Institute)
Andrew Lehman (Peace, Justice and Environment Project)
Reverend B. Lloyd (public advocate for the Moniker Indians in
Ronald Logan (author of 'PROUT: A New Paradigm of Development; Associate Director, Prout Institute)
Alice Lovelace (Poet, playwright, essayist, Author of "Remembering my Birth; This is for Family; The Kitchen Survival Almanac"; Editor of CRUS: a conversation in words and images
Kirk McGregory (Ph.D. Professor of Peace Studies, Radford Univerity)
Rachel MacKnight (advocate for women's rights)
Ian MacPherson (Ph.D., Director, British Columbia Institute for Co-operative Studies,
Glen Martin (Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy,
Jeff May (Virginia Immigrant People's Coalition (VIP Coalition)
Leonard McGann (Native American flute player)
Keith McHenry (Co-founder of the global movement Food Not Bombs and a coordinator of the national food relief effort for the survivors of Katrina)
Geoff Millard (
James Morris (
Alwyn Moss (Animal rights advocate)
Geraldine Perry (Librarian/researcher turned natural health and small farm advocate, author of The Two Faces of Money)
Mazin Qumsiyeh (Ph.D. former director of cytogenetic servies at Yale School of Medicine, author of "Sharing the
Richard Hayes Phillips (Ph.D. author of "Witness to a Crime" - Proof of the stolen '04 Election in
Gareth Porter (Journalist for I.P.S.; Huffington Post blogger; author, "Perils of Dominance")
Ralph Poynter (Community activist, Harlem and
Guy Prouty (Ph.D., Professor of anthropology,
Michael Richards (founder of Sustainable Ecological Economic Development (S.E.E.D.) author of "Sustainable Operating Systems/The Post Petrol Paradigm")
Mike Rivage-Seul (Ph.D., Professor and Director of the Peace and Social Justice Studies program at
Philip Rockstroh (poet, lyricist, philosopher and bard)
Rita Rowan (Henry George institute)
David Rubinson (Political activist and co-founder, Stop-LossCongress.org, Music and film producer: Produced music for "Apocalypse Now," produced the film "Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness")
Carina Ruhlandt (New River Community Action and
Kiannoosh Sanjari (Iranian blogger and political refugee)
Danny Schechter (television producer, independent filmmaker, blogger, media critic, author of ""Embedded: Weapons of Mass Deception: How the Media Failed to Cover the Iraq War" and producer of "In Debt We Trust."
Jason Schreiner (Professor of philosophy,
David Schweickart (Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy,
Steven Shafarman (president of Citizen Policies Advocates and author of Peaceful, Positive Revolution: Economic Security for Every American)
Carl Shaw (Henry George Institute)
Cindy Sheehan (Writer and activist; anti-war leader known as the "Peace Mom")
Dawn Shiner (MSc, EcoSocial Regeneration Permaculture Designer & Educator, Exec Director, Dancing Green, Inc. Integrated Systems for Sustainability and Beyond)
Ravipratap Singh (Ph.D., Professor, Faculty of Commerce,
Donna Smith (in Michael Moore's SICKO; full-time advocate for universal health care)
J.W. Smith (Ph.D., Director, Institute for Economic Democracy; author of "Economic Democracy: The Political Struggle of the Twenty-first Century" and "Money: A Mirror Image of the Economy")
Gordon Soderberg (founding member of New Orleans Voices for Peace)
Lynne Stewart (J.D., 30-year veteran civil rights and criminal defense lawyer. Now fighting
Eric Stoner (New York-based writer for the Nation and other prominent blogs and journals)
Charles Sullivan (nature photographer, freelance writer, naturalist and environmental educator; warrior for social justice)
Daniel Sunjata (Tony Award Nominated Actor, who stars as the Firefighter, Franco Rivera, on FOX's hit TV show "Rescue Me," and outspoken activist and public advocate)
David Swanson (Creator of ImpeachCheney.org, Washington Director of Democrats.com, Co-founder of the AfterDowningStreet.org coalition, Board member of Progressive Democrats of America, the Backbone Campaign, and Voters for Peace. Former Press Secretary for Dennis Kucinich's 2004 presidential campaign. Website is www.davidswanson.org.
Susan Thomas (Ph.D. Professor of Political Science and Women's Studies,
Philip Trompeter (
Jean-Luis Turcott (writer and public advocate for the homeless)
Susheela Varkey (
Charles Vehorn (Ph.D. Professor of Economics,
George Wallace (Poet; editor, poetrybay.com; essayist, "John Reed and the Poetry of Protest and Praise"; activist)
Dahlia Wasfi (M.D., Iraqi American M.D. and anti-war activist)
Lucy Webster (Program Coordinator, Global Education Associates, Former Political Affairs Officer, UN Office of Disarmament)
Mike Whitney (Progressive economics web journalist)
Freeman Wicklund (Founder, Mercy for Animals)
Erin Williams (U.S. Humane Society and author)
Diane Wittner (Diane Wittner, Director of the Cheapeake Citizens organization.)
Chuck Wollery (advocate for world government)
William Woodward (Ph.D., Professor of psychology; Co-editor of "B. F. Skinner and behaviorism in American culture," Quaker peace activist)
Kevin Zeese (Green candidate for
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Cindy Sheehan, William Blum, Kathy Kelly, Mike Whitney, Alice Lovelace, David Swanson, Gareth Porter, Daniel Sunjata, Lynne Stewart, Bob Fitrakis, Gary Corseri, Mitchel Cohen, Fareed Bitar, Robert Jensen, Kevin Zeese, Jesse Johnson, Richard Cook, Mitchel Cohen, Adam Kokesh and IVAW, Ellen Brown, Father Roy Bourgeois and many more leaders and luminaries will join thousands of people from across the country and from other lands as well, for a conference to lay the foundations for building a new world now.
Major Session topics include End of Empire, Right to Health Care, Facing Fundamentalism, Economic Exploitation, Fight for Economic Democracy, Palestine, Cooperatives and Localization, Venezuela: Bolivarian Revolution, Civil Liberties / Constitutional Rights, Sustainability, Animal Rights, Climate Change and Water Crisis, Domestic Violence, Taking Back the Media, Iraq Vets Against War, Homelessness and Survival during Economic Depression, Monetary Theory, Civilian Democratic Earth Federation, Victims of Oppression Speak Out and more...
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