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Title:
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IAC Mtg: Bombs, Bases and Self-Determination
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START DATE:
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7/22/2006
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START TIME:
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4:00 PM
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Duration:
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2 Hours
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Location:
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downtown, central, hollywood, northeast
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Location Details:
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5274 W Pico Blvd, Rm 203, L.A.
(about 6 blocks west of La Brea on Pico)
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Event Topic:
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U.S. Militarism
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Event Type:
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presentation
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Contact Name:
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Scott Scheffer
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Contact Email:
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scott@wwpublish.com
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Contact Phone:
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323 936-7266
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DESCRIPTION:
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Bring the Troops Home Now! Stop Pentagon Destruction of People's Land - in the Mideast, Asia, Latin America, and Shoshone Land in Nevada! Come and hear Larry Smith (Lumbee Nation) Host of American Indian Airwaves on KPFK The U.S. has conducted 900 tests of nuclear weapons on land they stole from the Western Shoshone people in Nevada making much of their territory uninhabitable for thousands of years. They plan to test the largest conventional detonation ever - according to the Amer. Federation of Scientists - as a test run for attacking Iran . Hwa Young Lee Chairwoman, Korea Truth Commission - U.S. At Pyeongtaek, S Korea, rice farmers are protesting against forcible eviction from their land for U.S. military base expansion. The U.S. military wants to make Pyeongtaek a key part of the so-called U.S. Missile Defense System in East Asia. Hear about the years of protest, and an update on U.S. military threats against North Korea! Lawrence Reyes Puerto Rican Alliance The people of Puerto Rico struggled for decades and threw the U.S. Navy off the beautiful island of Vieques. A center of fishing and touristry in the past, it has been badly damaged. Now the struggle is to get the Navy to take responsibility for the cleanup. Hear some of the history of the Vieques struggle and the great victory. Also: An update on the struggle to defend Puerto Rican freedom fighter Antonio Camacho after his arrest by the FBI!
for more information call 323 936-7266
childcare available - snacks and refreshments
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