An exciting group of presenters will be at the People’s Congress of Resistance. They will join with the hundreds of other activists and organizers from around the country at the inaugural event taking place Sept. 16-17 at the Blackburn Center at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
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Here are some of the presenters:
- Robert King, former Black Panther and political prisoner of the Angola 3
- Eddie Conway, former Black Panther and political prisoner
- Jang Jinsook, Director of Policy and Planning, New People's Party of South Korea
- Jennicet Gutierrez, Community Organizer, Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement
- Carlos Ron, Charge d'Affaires, Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Antonio Tizapa, father of Jorge Antonio Tizapa Legideño, one of the 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa, Mexico
- Cindy Sheehan, author/activist
- Dominic Moulden, Resource Organizer, ONE DC
- Prof. Jodi Dean, author and educator
- Malik Rahim, Common Ground Relief, former Black Panther
- Dr. Anthony Monteiro, Saturday Free School, W.E.B. DuBois scholar
- Gloria La Riva, Party for Socialism and Liberation
- Prof. Jared Ball, Morgan State Univ., iMixWhatiLike
- Dennis Banks, co-founder and National Field Director of American Indian Movement (AIM)
- Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Constitutional Rights Attorney, Exec. Dir, Partnership for Civil Justice Fund
- George Ciccariello-Maher, Professor, Drexel University
- Abby Martin, journalist, The Empire Files
- Rosa Clemente, organizer, Green Party Vice-Presidential Candidate in 2008
- Dr. Carol Paris, President, Physicians for a National Health Program
- Pam Africa, Minister of Confrontation, MOVE; Chairwoman, International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal
- Lucy Ceballos Félix, reproductive justice leader in Texas
- Nasim Chatha, Alliance for Global Justice
- Delonte Wilkins, Organizer, Black Workers Center
- Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK
- Betty Davis, New Abolitionist Movement
- Juan Jose Gutierrez, Coordinator, Full Rights for Immigrants Coalition
- Mahdi Bray, Executive Director, American Muslim Alliance
- Anoa J. Changa, Deputy Director, MPACT
- Eugene Puryear, Stop Police Terror Project DC
- Kevin Zeese, Co-Director, Popular Resistance
- Ana Edwards, Chair, Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project, Richmond, VA
- Laura Hanna, Debt Collective
- Ann Larson, Debt Collective
- Ben Norton, journalist and writer
- Ralph Poynter, New Abolitionist Movement
- Peta Lindsay, site representative for Los Angeles Leadership Academy United, CTA/NEA*
- Dr. Margaret Flowers, Co-Director, Popular Resistance
- Dr. Simona Perry, oil and pipeline activist, Georgia
- Ray McGovern, Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, Veterans for Peace
- Hyun Lee, Solidarity Committee for Democracy and Peace in Korea, Task Force to Stop THAAD in Korea and Militarism in Asia and the Pacific
- Mike Prysner, Iraq anti-war veteran organizer
- Gabriel Bryant, Sankofa Community Empowerment; Campaign to Bring Mumia Home
- Berthony Dupont, Haiti Liberte
- Karina Garcia, Justice Center en El Barrio
- Jonathan Hutto, Coordinator, Prince George’s People’s Coalition
- Yasmina Mrabet, Housing Organizer, ONE DC
- Marion Gray Hopkins, mother of Gary Hopkins Jr., murdered by MPD
- Ang Hicks, aunt of of Shantel Davis, murdered by NYPD
- Natasha Duncan, sister of Shantel Davis, murdered by NYPD
- Hertencia Petersen, aunt of Akai Gurley, murdered by NYPD
- Nicholas Heyward Sr., father of Nicholas Heyward Jr., murdered by NYPD
- Zaquanna Albert, girlfriend of Delrawn Smalls, murdered by NYPD officer
- Neal Sweeney, Vice President, UAW Local 5810
- Jim Lafferty, Executive Director Emeritus, National Lawyers Guild, Los Angeles
- Joe Lombardo, United National Antiwar Coalition
- Vaughn Bennett, Dahlgreen Courts Tenants Association
- Minnie Elliott, Brookland Manor Residents Association
- Phil Wilayto, Editor, The Virginia Defender; admin comm., UNAC
- Brian Becker, National Coordinator, ANSWER Coalition
*- organization listed for identification purposes only
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