FORUM

3 PM Roosevelt University: Gage Gallery, 18 South Michigan, Chicago

AMJAD ALI, Representative of the Iraqi Freedom Congress and organizer of the 2009 historic First International Labor Conference in Erbil, Iraq

Conference observers from the US:

MICHAEL ZWEIG, American Federation of Teachers (AFT)Local 2190, US Labor Against the War

AARON HUGHES, Iraq Veterans Against the War

Moderated by MARGARITA KLEIN of Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, Workers United

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ACTION

After the forum, take action in solidarity with Iraqi trade unionists.

Silet march from Roosevelt, let by Amjad Ali, to the Iraqi Union Memorial at Haymarket Square, DesPlaines and Randolph.

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PARTY and FUNDRAISER

8 - 12 PM UE Hall, 37 South Ashland (Ashland and Monroe)

With the Rust Belt Ramblers and Bill Reedy Band

Meet and converse with Amjad Ali and the other delegates from the Conference

Donation of $5 requested. Help raise funds for the brothers and sisters in the Iraqi labor movement. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

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ORGANIZERS: DemilitarizedU, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Chicago Labor for Peace Prosperity and Justice, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out, Mansfield Institute for Social Justice, the Sociological Society, Labor Beat / Labor Express, Veterans for Peace and more