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Ms. Foundation for Women is sponsoring the 11th Institute for Women’s Economic Empowerment September 6-9, 2001 at the Aberdeen Woods Conference Center in Peachtree City, Georgia. Women from around the country will build practical skills on a wide range of economic development and economic justice strategies.
phone: 212-742-2300 ext. 317
web: www.ms.foundation.org/events-institute.html
14-16
Pennsylvania State University’s
Black Caucus is sponsoring a three-day Justice, Now More Than Ever
Rally September 14-16, 2001 to commence the new year denouncing racism
and hatred of any form. It is an attempt to bring to national attention
the racial hate crimes that have plagued the campus. The main rally will
take place Saturday, September 15 and there will be additional workshops
and entertainment events throughout the weekend. Topics will range from
student activism, defending affirmative action, diversity in the classroom
and sexually oriented hate crimes (to name a few). Speakers include Cornel
West and Ramona Africa. For more information and to register, contact:
PSU Black Caucus/Concerned Students
Box 1296, State College, PA 16804-1296
web: www.geocities.com/psurally/
e-mail: psurally@yahoo.com
22-25
The Women
Legislators’ Lobby (WiLL) and Women’s Action for New
Directions (WAND) will host the 2001 WiLL/WAND National Conference
Children Ask the World of Us: Women Building a Secure Future in Washington,
D.C. To register, make check (before 8/20/01 $100, after $150) payable
to:
WiLL Conference
WiLL/WAND
110 Maryland Avenue NE, Suite 205
Washington, DC 20002
If you have questions about how to register, contact
WAND National Field Director Bobbie Wrenn Banks
phone: 404-524-5999
e-mail: membership@wand.org OR
Ann Ober, WiLL Washington Coordinator
phone: 202-843-8505
e-mail: will@wand.org
web: www.wand.org
Sept.
29 - Oct. 4
The U.S.
Network for Global Economic Justice is mobilizing for the Fifty
Years Is Enough convergence in Washington, DC to protest the Joint
Annual General Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the
World Bank from September 28-October 4, 2001. Activists are called upon
to protest and expose the illegitimacy of the institutions and officials
who continue to claim the right to determine the course of the world economy.
For more information, contact:
phone: 202-463-2265
e-mail: wb50years@igc.org
web: www.50years.org
5-7
The National Gulf War Resource Center, Inc. is holding
its 6th Annual Gulf War Veterans Illnesses Conference in Atlanta, Georgia
October 5-7, 2001. The conference will include reserch updates on Gulf
War Illness, claims and benefits, legislative updates and lobbying techniques
and a panel discussion. It will be held at the Holiday Inn Airport North
next to the Atlanta International Airport. Registration cut-off is September
3, 2001. For more information or to register, contact:
National Gulf War Resource Center
8605 Cameron Street, Suite 400, Silver Spring, MD 20910
phone: 800-882-1316 ext. 119 or 301-585-4000 ext. 162 or ext. 119; fax:
301-585-3180
web: www.ngwrc.org
26-28
Students United for a Responsible Global Environment (SURGE) is
sponsoring the GloCal Awareness Conference 2001 connecting global
and local issues through workshops on many different issues October 26-28,
2001. These include the death penalty, AIDS in Africa, prison industrial
complex, animal rights, queer rights, alternative living and more. For
more information, visit the SURGE website:
web: www.surgenetwork.org
e-mail: surgenc@yahoo.com
7-12
The National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force Foundation will be holding its annual Creating
Change Conference Wednesday, November 7, 2001 - Monday, November 12,
2001 at the Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee, WI. Creating change is designed
for activists and leaders in GBLT organizations, elected and appointed
officials, advocates and agents for change. Direct questions and correspondence
to:
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
1700 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC 20009_2624
phone: 202-332_6483; fax: 202-332_0207; tty: 202/332_6219
web:www.ngltf.org
8-10
2001: A
Peace Odyssey
Hofstra Cultural Center, The Peace History Society.
To be held at Hofstra University, Hempstead, Long Island, NY, this three-day
international conference will reflect on peace and war in the 20th century
and explore the challenges of peacemaking in the future. Some presentation
topics include land mines, nuclear disarmament, child soldiers, conscientious
objection, youth and peace, peace education, war and peace in the media,
globalization, and the environment. Contact
Athelene A. Collins-Price, Conference Coordinator
Hofstra Cultural Center, 200 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549-2000
phone: 516-463-5669; fax: 516-462-4793
e-mail: hofculctr@hofstra.edu
web: www.hofstra.edu/peaceodyssey
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