[stop-imf] END CORPORATE RULE TEACH-IN

[Robert Weissman]

Registration is now available for the Washington, DC teach-in, "End
Corporate Rule: Global Struggles Against the IMF and World Bank," taking
place September 25-27, 2002 -- just before the annual meetings of the
IMF and World Bank. Essential Action is one of the co-sponsors.
 
To register on the web, go to
http://www.50years.org/sept2002/teachin.html.  



Tentative Schedule of Events:
Opening Plenary
Wednesday, September 25 
5 pm (doors open for registration); Event begins at 7 pm
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church – 1313 New York Ave., N.W. (metro:
Metro Center) 

Plenaries and Open Discussion Fora 
Thursday, September 26
9 am – 5 pm 
National Baptist Memorial Church – 1501 Columbia Road, N.W. (at 16th
Street and Columbia Road; metro: Columbia Heights) 

Plenaries and Workshops 
Friday, September 27
9 am – 6 pm 
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church – 1313 New York Ave., N.W. (metro:
Metro Center)

Closing Plenary Session
Admission fee for just the Closing Session: $10.00 
Friday, September 27
7 pm – 10 pm
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church – 1313 New York Ave., N.W. (metro:
Metro Center) 

Ralph Nader, Consumer Advocate (U.S.)
Maude Barlow,Council of Canadians (Canada)
Mohau Pheko, Gender and Trade Network in Africa (South Africa)
Oscar Olivera, La Coordinadora (Coalition in Defense of Water and Life) (Bolivia)
Naomi Klein*, author & columnist (Canada) *tentative confirmation 
 

END CORPORATE RULE PRESENTERS
Chie Abad, Global Exchange (Philippines)
Nancy Alexander, Citizen’s Network on Essential Services (U.S.)
Soren Ambrose, New Voices on Globalization (U.S.)
Rudolf Amenga-Etego, ISODEC/Anti-Privatization Network (Ghana)
Sarah Anderson and John Cavanagh, Institute for Policy Studies (U.S.)
Fred Azcarate, Jobs with Justice (U.S.)
Maude Barlow, Council of Canadians (Canada) 
Dennis Brutus, Jubilee South Africa (South Africa)
Camille Chalmers, PAPDA (Haiti)
Marie Clarke, Jubilee USA Network (U.S.)
Nora Cortiñas, Madres de la Plaza del Mayo (Argentina)
Kevin Danaher, Global Exchange (U.S.)
Demba Dembele, Forum for African Alternatives (Senegal)
Marie Dennis, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns (U.S.)
Naomi Klein*, author & columnist (Canada) *tentative confirmation 
Sarath Fernando, Movement for National Land and Agricultural Reform (Sri Lanka)
Gigi Francisco, Asia Gender and Trade Network/DAWN (Philippines)
Shalmali Guttal*, Focus on the Global South (Thailand) *tentative confirmation
Onesimo Hidalgo, CIEPAC (Mexico)
Carola Kinasha, Tanzania Association of NGOs (Tanzania)
Mzonke Mayekiso and Sarah Mtembu, National Association of Residents and
Civics Organisations (South Africa)
Ralph Nader, Consumer Advocate (U.S.)
Njoki Njoroge Njehu, 50 Years Is Enough Network (Kenya/U.S.)
Bishop Peter Njenga, Diocese of Mt. Kenya South, Anglican Church of Kenya
Oscar Olivera, Committee in Defense of Water and Life (Cochabamba, Bolivia)
Odour Ong'wen, EcoNews Africa (Kenya)
Asume Osuoka, Environmental Rights Action (Nigeria)
Mohau Pheko, Gender and Trade Network in Africa (South Africa)
Shelley Rao, Jubilee South (Fiji)
Celine Tan, Third World Network (Malaysia)
Rob Weissman, Multinational Monitor (U.S.)
Daphne Wysham, Sustainable Energy and Economy Network (U.S.)
 
Teach-In / Conference Registration 
for Sept 25-27
Please Register Early!
All events are open to the public, but space is limited. 
Conference fees:
o before September 15 - $30.00
o after September 15 - $45.00
o Opening Plenary Only $5.00
o Daily Rate - $15
o Low-income/Student - $20.00 / Daily Rate $10.00
o Closing Plenary Only $10.00
The registration fee will cover costs and scholarships for those
who cannot afford to pay and for partners from the Global South.