<p>August 3, 2007 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Several hundred activists and organizers from the Boston area attended the historic United States Social Forum in Atlanta, GA. This report back features six speakers, several cultural performances and a group discussion on what Atlanta '07 means for us and the future of our progressive social change movement.
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<p>Confirmed speakers and artists include:<br> <br>Dorotea Manuela (BMDC, Rosa Parks Human Rights Day Committee) - Facilitator<br>Mallory Hanora (Reflect & Strengthen) - presentation<br>Sue Gracey (WILPF) - presentation
<br>Avelyn Pires (Project Think Different) - presentation<br>Carlos Moreno (Roxbury Environmental Empowerment Program) - presentation<br>Gretchen Chalmus (WILD, Painters Local 1952) - presentation <br>Sergio Reyes (BMDC) - performance
<br>John MacLean (IWW) - presentation<br>Taina Vargas (3rd Sunday Batey, e5) - photo exhibit</p>
<p>Organizations involved in this report back include Reflect & Strengthen (R&S), the Women's Institute for Leadership Development (WILD), Women's International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF), Boston May Day Coalition (BMDC), Boston Organizing Committee for the World Social Forum, United for a Fair Economy, National Network of Abortion Funds, Mass Global Action.
<br clear="all"><br>----------------------------------------------------------<br>Suren Moodliar<br>Telephones: 617-482-6300 (wk); 617-482-7300 (fax); 617-968-0880 (cell)<br>Projects: encuentro 5 & fair employment<br>
Address: 33 Harrison Ave, 5th floor, Boston, MA 02111<br>Websites: <a href="http://www.massglobalaction.org">www.massglobalaction.org</a>; <a href="http://www.fairjobs.org">www.fairjobs.org</a>; <a href="http://www.encuentro5.org">
www.encuentro5.org</a><br><br>Visit: <a href="http://www.reclaimingtheivorytower.org">www.reclaimingtheivorytower.org</a> for a handbook on organizing and strategizing! </p>