Guess Who’s Coming to the US Social Forum?
Submitted by will cordery on May 30, 2007 - 12:31pm.
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Guess Who’s Coming to the US Social Forum? · The South by Southwest Freedom Caravan—spanning more than 5 states—will bring nearly 1,000 people from New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia; led by Southwest Workers Union, Southwest Organizing Project, the People’s Institute for Survival & Beyond, The People’s Hurricane Relief Fund, and Southern Echo! Several community organizations in Mississippi, including the Mississippi Workers Center and Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance (MIRA) are organizing more than 4 buses from across the state! · SisterSong: Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective plans to mobilize more than 1,000 women of color to participate in the World Court of Women and other gender-focused programs at the USSF! · Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative is bringing more than 200 members in their Delegation from Mississippi and Alabama! · Over 100 organizations from across the Northeast have already registered for the US Social Forum! · Jobs with Justice coalitions from around the country will come to celebrate their 20th Anniversary at the USSF! · Hundreds of organizations are meeting locally in Los Angeles, the Bay Area, South Florida, Alaska, Hawaii and more! Online Fundraising Project Donate now: You can make your donations online via PayPal or send a check to Project South/USSF, 9 Gammon Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30315. Please Donate and Repost this email. From June 27 through July 1, 2007, one of the most important political events in recent history will take place in Atlanta, Georgia. The United States Social Forum (USSF) will bring together generations of movement organizers and activists who realize that it is crucial that we come together to define a truly alternative political vision for the United States – a vision that unites us in a common cause against the exploitation of our labor, the poisoning of our environment, the militarization of our borders, the theft of our lands, and the invasion of other nations. If Another World is Possible, Another U.S. is Necessary! Together, we can build a Broad-based and Self-funded movement! We can do it with your help. We have a $900,000 budget for the USSF, much of that will come from registrations in the coming months. But in order to meet some of our immediate needs, we need your support now! We need to secure venues, pay staff, print brochures and programs; the small, often overlooked details that will make the USSF an inspiring and empowering event. Give a thousand dollars. Give a hundred dollars. Then please pass this on to every friend, family member, and freedom fighter you know! This event is owned and operated by movement builders across the United States! Other than a committed core of foundations that understand the importance of building a grassroots movement in the U.S., we are relying on the power of organizers, workers, activists and grassroots movement building to provide the resources that will make this event a reality. From the Mississippi Delta to the villages of Alaska to inner cities East and West to the banks of the Rio Grande to the shores of the Pacific and Caribbean Islands - this event begins and ends with us. We are the ones we have been waiting for! Register Today:http://www.ussf2007.org/en/register In Solidarity, If you have any questions, please contact: |