From the United National AntiWar Coalition:
Sunday, May 20, Chicago. SAY NO to the WAR and POVERTY AGENDA. Noon rally at Petrillo Bandshell (corner of Jackson and Columbus), then march to McCormick Place. (people’s Summit on May 12 & 13)
| Join Jesse Jackson, SEIU Health Care Illinois/Indiana (HCII), UNAC, Chicago Teachers Union, Kathy Kelly of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, National Nurses United, United Electrical Workers Western Region, Malik Mujahid of the Muslim Peace Coalition, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Veterans for Peace, Glen Ford of Black Agenda Report, Derrick O’Keefe of the Canadian Peace Alliance, Reiner Braun of the No to War, No to NATO Network, Germany, Occupy Chicago, CANG8(Coalition Against NATO and the G8 War and Poverty Agenda) and many others to oppose the NATO and G8 war and poverty agenda.Mass demonstration on Sunday, May 20, the opening day of the NATO summit
9 am, march with veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars who will return their medals to NATO. the march will start at Grant Park. Speakers will include: Jesse Jackson – Operation PUSH Malalai Joya – former member of Afghan Parliament Reiner Braun – No to War, No to NATO Network, Germany Kathy Kelly – Voices for Creative Nonviolence Vijay Prashad – author of Arab Spring, Libyan Winter and more People Summit, Saturday, May 12 and Sunday May 13 at Occupy Chicago. There will be plenary and workshop sessions and panels. Speakers will include: Malalai Joya – former member of Afghan Parliament Reiner Braun – No to War, No to NATO Network, Germany Malik Mujahid – Muslim Peace Coalition Kathy Kelly – Voices for Creative Nonviolence Col. Ann Wright – Quit army in protest of Iraq War Medea Benjamin – Code Pink Mumia Abu Jamal (message) and more for more information on the Peoples’ Summit, click here Click here to hear Jesse Jackson speaking about his support for the May 20 NATO demonstration. |
Click here for the Facebook UNAC group.
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