Friday:
3:00 – 5:00 PM — Peaceful Anti-U.S. Foreign Military Bases Rally
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5:00 – 7:00 PM — Dinner on your own
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7:00 – 10:00 PM — Public Meeting: International Night
U.S. Foreign Policy and the Strategic Role of Foreign Military Bases
Chair: Leah Bolger
Local Welcoming Remarks: The Rev. C. D. Witherspoon, The Peoples Power Assembly, Baltimore
Opening Remarks: Alfred L. Marder, President, U.S. Peace Council
Keynote Speakers:
— Ajamu Baraka, National Organizer, Black Alliance for Peace
— Ann Wright, Leading Member of Veterans For Peace and CODEPINK
International Speakers:
— Rabindra Adhikari, Member of the Secretariat, World
Peace Council
— Miguel Figueroa, President, Canadian Peace Congress
— John Lannon, Member of the Executive of PANA (Peace and Neutrality Alliance); Founding Member of Shannonwatch, Ireland
— Elsa Rassbach, Member of Coordination Committee, Stop Air Base Ramstein
Cultural Presentation
Saturday:
9:00 – 10:00 AM — Opening Session
History and Economic Costs of U.S. Foreign Military Bases
Chair: Leah Bolger
Keynote Speaker:
— David Vine, Author of Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Overseas Harm America and the World
10:15 – 11:45 AM — Plenary 1: The Environmental and Health Impact of U.S. Foreign Military Bases
Chair: Nancy Price
Speakers:
— Patricia Hynes, Chair, Board of the Traprock Center for Peace and Justice
— Susan Schnall, Co-Coordinator, Vietnam Agent Orange Relief and Responsibility Campaign
— Pat Elder, Member, Coordinating Committee, World Beyond War
— Marie Cruz, New York Solidarity with Vieques; Instructor at Gallatin School of Individualized Study
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11:45 AM – 12:30 PM: Lunch
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12:30 – 2:00 PM: Plenary 2: South America / Guantanamo
Chair: David Swanson
Speakers:
— James Patrick Jordan, Co-Coordinator, Alliance for Global Justice
— Berta Joubert-Ceci, Women’s International Democratic Federation
— Cheryl LaBash, Co-Chair, National Network on Cuba
2:15 – 3:45 PM — Plenary 3: Asia Pacific / Pivot to Asia
Chair: Bruce Gagnon
Speakers:
— Bernadette Ellorin, Chairperson, BAYAN USA
— Will Griffin, Member of Board of Directors, Veterans For Peace
— Hyun Lee, Task Force to Stop THAAD in Korea and Militarism in Asia and the Pacific
4:00 – 5:30 PM — Plenary 4: The Middle East: U.S./NATO Plan
Chair: Henry Lowendorf
Speakers:
— Matthew Hoh, Senior Fellow, Center for International Policy
— Sara Flounders, Co-Director, International Action Center
— Bahman Azad, Organizational Secretary, U.S. Peace Council
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5:30 – 7:00 PM — Dinner on your own
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7:00 – 9:00 PM: Cultural Event
Sunday:
10:00 – 11:30 AM — Plenary 5: Europe / Expansion of NATO
Chair: Ana Rebrii
Speakers:
— Phil Wilayto, Editor, The Virginia Defender
— Ray McGovern, Former CIA Analyst; Founder, Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
— John Lannon, PANA, Shannonwatch, Ireland
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM — Plenary 6: AFRICOM / Invasion of Africa
Chair: Ajamu Baraka
Speakers:
— Margaret Kimberley, Editor, Black Agenda Report
— Maurice Carney, Executive Director, Firends of the Congo
— Netfa Freeman, Organizer, Pan African Community Action (PACA)
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1:15 – 2:00 PM: Lunch
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2:00 –3:30 PM — Plenary 7: Coalition’s Future Plan of Action
Chair: Joe Lombardo
— February 23rd – Guantanamo Anniversary Protest
— International Conference Against U.S. Foreign Military Bases
— Planning other actions for the coming year
3:45 – 4:30 PM — Closing Remarks