[807] in peace2
People's Global Action Tour- Boston Events
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Payal Parekh)
Thu May 24 09:38:12 2001
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 09:37:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: Payal Parekh <parekh@pimms.mit.edu>
To: peace-list@mit.edu
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FYI: In many parts of the world (including India) PGA is leading the fight
against corporate-globalization.
>PLEASE DISTRIBUTE FAR AND WIDE!
>PEOPLE'S GLOBAL ACTION CARAVAN
>
>BOSTON - Monday, May 28th - Wed. May 30th!
>
>Special Guests:
>
>Ruben Hernandez, Process of Black Communities (PCN) of Colombia
>Edilsa Beltran, Grassroots Women's Organization (OFP) of Colombia
>
>Clemente Wilson, Kuna Youth Movement (MJK) of Panama
>Leonilda Zurita, Six Federations of the Cochabamba Tropics of Bolivia
>
>Presentations will focus on community resistance to globalization, racism,
>increasing militarization on indigenous lands and areas which hold key
>natural resources. The tour will educate participants on the US-sponsored
>"Plan Colombia" the real effects of the drug war in Colombia and in the
>United States especially the effects of aerial spraying in Colombian
>rainforests, and the privatization of water in Bolivia.
>
>· Monday May 28th- 4:00pm Kicking off the tour with a welcoming BBQ
>Potluck. Please RSVP call Becky at (617) 629-0134
>
>
>· Tuesday May 29th 2:30-4PM Event at UMass Boston. If you are a student
>or faculty member at UMass Boston, you can contact Ines Maturana at (617)
>287-7762 for more info.
>
>7 PM East Boston at St. Mary's by the Sea (in Spanish with English
>translation). 617-567-0056 63 Moore St. On the corner of Moore and
>Bennington. Directions follow:
>
>Get off at Wood Island T-stop on the Blue Line. When you walk out of the T
>take a right on Bennington. You should pass Harmony St on your right, then
>Moore St. will be next on your right. If you're going the wrong way, you'll
>pass Swift St. If any questions, contact the BEAN office at 617-623 2453.
>
>· Wednesday May 30th 10-11 AM The Roxbury Community School. For more
>info contact Antonio Benson at (617) 635-7734
>
>4:00pm Northeastern Amilcar Cabral Center at the John D.O'Bryant
>African-American Institute at 40 Leon St. For more information contact
>Kelley Ready 617-373-4274
>
>If you have any questions about any of the events, contact the BEAN office
>at (617) 623-2453.
>
>
>These events are sponsored by The Sabate Anarchist Collective,The Boston
>Earth Action Network, and The Boston Global Action Network
>
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