Friday, April 25, 7:00 – 10:00 PM
FORUM Pearson Chemical Lab 104
Where We Stand Today in the Middle East and at Home:
US Foreign Policy and Military Spending Max Elbaum, editor War Times; columnist "Washington's Wars and Occupations
Impact on the Countries of the Middle East Stephen Zunes, Middle East editor for Foreign Policy in Focus; Professor of Politics, University of San Francisco; chair, Middle East Studies program
The Domestic Crisis and the War TBA
and PERFORMERS TBA


Saturday, April 26, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
CONFERENCE AGENDA
(8:30-9:00) REGISTRATION Barnum Hall

(9:00-9:30) WELCOME Barnum Hall 008

(9:45-11:00) EDUCATIONAL AND ISSUE WORKSHOPS

(11:15-12:30) PANEL – MAJOR ORGANIZING STRATEGIES
1. Cutting the Supply of Manpower for
Illegal Wars Wayne Smith
2. Pressuring or Changing Congress and the
Presidency Tim Carpenter
3. Building a Mass Movement/Organizing
Mass Actions Ashley Smith
4. Broadening the Movement to End the War Kim Foltz

(12:30-1:30) LUNCH

(1:30-2:45) ACTION CAMPAIGN WORKSHOPS
Proposals for New England-Wide Action Campaigns for 2008 discussed in preparation for consideration by the Conference Plenary

(3:00-4:30) PLENARY
Discuss and vote on NEU action campaigns for 2008 and form ongoing working groups

WORKSHOPS (Olin Hall)

Morning Issue Workshops – Educational/Issue (tentative list)
1. European No Bases Campaign Andrea Licata
2. Lessons of the Fight Against the
War in Vietnam Jeff Mackler
3. Torture, Rendition, Human Rights National Lawyers Guild
4. Surge/Out Now Max Elbaum
5. Why the US Supports the Israeli
Occupation Stephen Zunes/Omar Baddar
6. Immigration Crisis/War on Terror
7. Pakistan and Afghanistan:
The Looming Crisis
8. Climate Change: No War/No Warming
9. Contributions of Nonviolent Struggle in
Movements for Justice & Peace
10.The Role of Students in Today’s Anti-
War Movement

Afternoon Workshops – NEU Action Campaigns (to date)
1. From Every Village Green
2. National Assembly/Mass Action
3. GI Resistance and Counter-Recruiting
4. People’s Campaign for the Constitution
5. Electoral Action

$10 each day ($5 for students, seniors, unemployed) suggested donation

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.

Proposals for New England United action campaigns invited. Deadline for submission is April 23 – See form on website.

Go to WWW.NEWENGLANDUNITED.ORG for latest conference, housing, and registration information

Email: NEUconferenceinfo @yahoo.com Phone: 617-497-5273
Co-Sponsored by Tufts Peace & Justice Studies Program & New England United