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<DIV>Don’t miss New England United's big regional conference this
weekend!<BR><B>END THE WARS ABROAD AND AT HOME<BR>CHARTING A PATH FOR 2008<BR>A
New England-Wide Conference<BR> <BR>April 25-26, 2008<BR>Tufts University -
Medford, MA<BR></B><BR>Sponsored by New England United and the Tufts Peace and
Justice Studies Program<BR> <BR><B>Friday, April 25, 7:00 - 10:00
PM </B>FORUM Pearson Chemical Lab 104<BR> <BR>MAX ELBAUM:
Where We Stand Today in the Middle East and at Home: US Foreign Policy and
Military Spending </DIV>
<DIV>STEPHEN ZUNES: The Political and military lay of the land in the Countries
of the Middle East (</DIV>
<DIV>ELLEN FRANK: The U.S. domestic crisis and the war (</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Saturday, April 26, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM<BR></B><BR>(8:30-9:00)
REGISTRATION Barnum Hall 008<BR>(9:00-9:30) WELCOME AND
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DAY Barnum Hall 008<BR>(9:45-11:00) EDUCATIONAL
AND ISSUE WORKSHOPS <BR>(11:15-12:30) PANEL - MAJOR
ORGANIZING STRATEGIES Barnum Hall 008<BR> <BR>1. Cutting the Manpower
supply for illegal wars -- WAYNE SMITH </DIV>
<DIV>2. Pressuring or Changing Congress and the Presidency -- TIM
CARPENTER </DIV>
<DIV>3. Building a Mass Movement/Organizing Mass Actions -- ASHLEY
SMITH </DIV>
<DIV>4. Broadening the Movement to End the War -- KIM FOLTZ <BR></DIV>
<DIV>(12:30-1:30) LUNCH Campus Center<BR> <BR>(1:30-2:45)
ACTION CAMPAIGN WORKSHOPS </DIV>
<DIV>Proposals for New England-Wide Action Campaigns for 2008 discussed in
preparation for consideration by the Conference Plenary<BR> <BR>(3:00-4:30)
PLENARY Barnum Hall 008<BR>Discuss and vote on NEU action campaigns
for 2008 and form ongoing working groups<BR> <BR>WORKSHOPS (Olin
Hall)<BR> <BR>Morning: Educational and Issue Workshops (tentative
list)<BR> <BR>1. European No Bases Campaign -- Andrea Licata 2. Lessons of
the Fight Against the War in Vietnam -- Jeff Mackler 3. Torture, Rendition,
Guantanamo-- National Lawyers Guild 4. The "Surge"/Out Now -- Max Elbaum 5. Why
the US Supports the Israeli Occupation -- Stephen Zunes/Omar Baddar 6.
Immigration Crisis - Sergio Reyes 7. The War on Terror -- Bryan
Koulouris 8. Film showing, Finding Our Voices -- Beth
Adams <BR></DIV>
<DIV>Afternoon Workshops - NEU Action Campaigns (tentative list)<BR> <BR>1.
>From Every Village Green<BR>2. National Assembly/Mass Action<BR>3. GI Resistance
and Counter-Recruiting<BR>4. People's Campaign for the Constitution</DIV>
<DIV>5. Electoral/Legislative Action</DIV>
<DIV>6. Palestine & Antiwar Movement</DIV>
<DIV>7. Broadening the Movement to End the War</DIV>
<DIV>8. Impeachment</DIV>
<DIV>9. 9/11 Truth <BR> <BR>Suggested Donations: $10 each day -- $5
each day for students, seniors, unemployed<BR> <BR>Contact:
Email: NEUconferenceinfo@yahoo.com Phone: 617-497-5273<BR> <BR><I>NEW
ENGLAND UNITED is a coalition of peace, antiwar, and social justice activists
from all six New England states that brought 10,000 people to Boston last
October 27 for the largest march and rally since before the war started in 2003.
NEU decided to continue our successful regional work. This conference will plan
unified actions for 2008.<BR> <BR></I></DIV></SPAN></FONT></BODY></HTML>