SOA/LASC Anti-Militarism Conference at a Glance
Below is the full conference schedule including plenary speakers and workshops for the School of the Americas/Latin America Solidarity conference on Anti Militarism in Washington, D.C. from April 8-11. Check back at The CRISPAZ Blog each day during the conference for updates from CRISPAZ Executive Director Dennis O'Connor, who will be attending the conference as CRISPAZ's representative.
Some workshop titles may change. Visit www.lasolidarity before the conference to see any last minute changes. Addresses and directions to all locations are also posted on the LASC web page.
Conference Schedule
Friday, April 8
3-5pm Special delegate reception hosted by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (RSVP required to Chuck@AFGJ.org)
6-9pm Opening Plenary, American University Ward Circle Bldg.
Live Music
Plenary Speakers
Chuck Kaufman is National Co-Coordinator of the Alliance for Global Justice.
Perla de la Rosa is an activist in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
Jesús Emilio Tuberquia is a co-founder and the legal representative of the Peace Community of
San José de Apartadó, Colombia.
Gerardo Torres is responsible for relations with the people of the United States and Canada for
the National Front of Popular Resistance of Honduras.
Pierre Labossiere is co-founder of the Haiti Action Committee.
Saturday, April 9
8:30-10am, Registration, tabling American University Ward Circle Bldg.
10-11am Welcome Plenary
11-12:30pm Workshops 1
1. From SouthCom to San Diego's Naval Port: Being part of the Larger Movement Against Militarization, Ray del Papa (SOA Watch) and Susana Pimiento (FOR)
2. When Threats and Economic Blackmail Fail, US Sponsored Coups Follow: Gerardo Torres, Pierre Lebossiere, Lisa Sullivan, (FNRP, Haiti Action Committee, and SOAW
3. Megaprojects and the Militarization of Mexico; a quest for land and resources: Carolina Dutton and Jose Placencia (Chiapas Support Committee)
4. Cuban Sovereignty and the struggle to free the Cuban Five: Banbose Shango, Nalda Vigezzi, Juan Jacomino and Alicia Jrapko, International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5 and the National Network on Cuba
5. The School of the Americas and the Movement to Shut it Down!, Hendrik Voss, SOA Watch
6. Community Building as Resistance and an Alternative to Neoliberalism: Tony Nelson and Luz Rivera, Mexico Solidarity Network
7. Confronting Media Disinformation: Greg Wilpert, Mike Fox, Alex Main, James Suggett, Venezuelanalysis.com, CEPR
8. The Ecological Effects of a Wars and A Militarized World (and possibilities from Bolivarian Central and South America): Beth Adams, MSW(BU)
9. Costa Rica: How Militarization Threatens the Tradition of Peace: Roberto Zamora, Nicole Sault, Centro de Amigos Para la Paz
10. Invest in Caring Not Killing – Women Organizing against Militarization: Global Women's Strike, Phoebe Jones, Jazmin Banks, Amanda Clark, Margaret Prescod
11. FBI Repression from Latin America to Your Front Door: Committee to Stop FBI Repression
12. Spies and Guns for Hire / A U.S. Shadow Military: The Increased Role of Blackwater and Other Mercenary Companies in U.S. Foreign Policy: Dan Kenney
12:30-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-3:00pm Workshops 2
1. Militarization and Counter-Militarization of the American Education System: Anthony Ramierez, Jesse Graves, Ya-Ya Network (Youth Activists-Youth Allies)
2. U.S. Trade Union solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Cuba: Dan Kovalik (United Steelworkers) and others
3. Making Space for Peace: Protective Accompaniment as a Means of Confronting Militarization in Latin America: Peace Brigades International, Emily Nelson and Katherine Hughes-Fraitekh
4. Activist Education: Deconstructing Militarism & Training to Build Our Movement: Jamie Way and Becca Polk, AFGJ and SOA Watch
5. Venezuela: A Major Reason for the Increase in US Militarization in Latin America Lisa Sullivan (SOA Watch- Venezuela), Charlie Hardy
6. Honduras: The Popular Struggle for Democracy: Gerardo Torres
7. Film: Return to El Salvador and Q&A with filmmaker Jamie Moffet
8. Film: The Covert US War Against Cuba: Bernie Dwyer, director of Mission Against Terror: Case of the Cuban 5, Philip Agee, Cuba and the CIA, Radio Havana Radio
9. "Secure Communities" - Secure for Whom?!: What the Program means and what to do about it!: Diana Bohn & others
10. From Fear to Understanding: How can we better address Fear in our communities?: Joe Nangle, Marie Dennis
11. The Crisis in Ciudad Juarez and US Militarization in Mexico with Perla de la Rosa
12. Haiti’s Grassroots resisting Military and Non-Profit Occupation: Haiti Action, Women of Color in the Global Women’s Strike, Pierre Labossiere, Margaret Prescod, James Jordan
3:00-3:30pm Break/Music
3:30-5:00 Workshops 3
1. Research for Anti-Militarism Campaigns: John Lindsay-Poland, FOR
2. Grassroots Congressional Lobbying to Close the SOA and Resist Militarization, Alison Snow, SOA Watch
3. Serving God in a Culture of Militarism: E. Daniel Riehl
4. Using Human Rights Law in International Solidarity Work: Laura Raymond, Anjana Samant, Laura Carey, Legal Fellow, Tamara Brown, Center for Constitutional Rights and Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti
5. Film, “We must Kill the Bandits” by Kevin Pina
6. Supporting Refuseniks and Their Families Internationally: Eric Gjertsen (Payday men’s network), Sam Weinstein (Utility Workers Union of America)
7. Prisoners of Empire: How the US Uses Jails for Repression at Home and Abroad: Camilo Matos, Jasmine Kramer, Stan Smith, James Jordan, Phoebe Jones, Helen Jaccard, Alliance for Global Justice, Boricua Human Rights Network, Global Women's Strike, Payday, Veterans for Peace
8. Changing the Security Discourse; Moving the Money From the Pentagon to the People: Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal Foundation/New Priorities Network, Blasé Bonpane, Office of the Americas, Judith LeBlanc, Peace Action/New Priorities Network
9. The Drug War and the Merida Initiative – Laura Carlsen, Americas Program and Daniel Brito Drug Policy Alliance
10. Film, "Quien Dijo Miedo," a Katia Lara film, presented by Gerardo Torres, FNRP
11. Mesoamerica Resiste!, Beehive Collective
12. Adios Uribe: Jeremy John and Charity Ryerson
5:15-6:30 Plenary
Plenary Speakers
Mark Weisbrot is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
Margaret Prescod is author of “Black Women Bringing it All Back Home” and hosts “Sojourner
Truth” on Pacifica Radio’s KPFK.
Dan Kovalik is the Senior Assistant General Counsel to United Steelworkers.
John Lindsay-Poland is Research and Advocacy Director of the national interfaith organization
Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR).
8-11:30pm Concert at St. Stephens Church
Sunday, April 10
9-10am Registration, coffee & tabling
10-11:30am: Workshops 4
1. How to build a strategic, grassroots campaign against US militarism: CISPES
2. Mining and Women's Rights: Criminalization of Peaceful Resistance in Guatemala AND Organizing Against the Repression of Q’eqchi’ Communities in Guatemala: NISGUA
3. Bring Our War $$ Home: Lisa Savage, CODEPINK
4. Language Justice: Building multilingual movements to confront militarization: Josh Diamond, Wayside Center for Popular Education
5. Using Multimedia in Anti-Militarization/Solidarity Work: Michael Fox, Silvia Leindecker, NACLA, Estreito Medios Productions
6. Youth, Student & Academia Strategy Caucus: Jamie Way, Bruce Wilkinson
7. Women’s Strategy Caucus: Barbara Larcom
8. Labor Strategy Caucus: Dan Kovalik, Stan Smith
9. Veterans Strategy Caucus: Helen Jaccard and others
10. Environmental Strategy Caucus: James Jordan
11. Faith-based Strategy Caucus: Daniel Riehl, Dave Kane
11:30-1pm Closing Plenary
Simón Sedillo is a community rights defense organizer in Mexico and film maker.
Laura Carlsen is the director of the Americas Program of the Center for International Policy,
based in Mexico City.
Lisa Sullivan is the SOAW Latin America Coordinator.
2:45pm SOA Watch White House Action gather at Dupont Circle - march to White House
Monday, April 11
8:30-10am Orientation for SOAW White House action - Lobby Day
Place: Parish Hall, Lutheran Church of the Reformation
212 East Capitol Street
Washington, DC 20003
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