[Peace-discuss] CACC_Core: Amit Srivastava speaking at Allen Hall and IMC

[lori serb]

Hi all,

I wanted to let you know about speaking events with Amit Srivasatava 
that I  promoted on WEFT this past week where I played a phone 
interview I did with Amit Srivastava. I will also rebroadcast my 
phone interview with Amit Srivastava on Friday morning (11/4) at 
6:30AM and at 7:30AM during: Dog is My Co-Pilot on 90.1FM.

Lori Serb


>  Coalition Against Coke Contracts
>
>  Invites you to two public talks by Amit Srivastava
>
>  "Coca-Cola's Human Rights Abuse in India: Why UIUC should cut
>  the Contract"
>
>  Venue: Allen Hall, South Rec. Room (1005 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana)
>  When: Thursday, November 3, 2005, 5:00 pm
>
>  Venue: Urbana Independent Media Center (202 S. Broadway, Urbana)
>  When: Friday, November 4, 2005, 6:00 pm
>
>  About Amit Srivastava:
>
>  Amit Srivastava is the Coordinator of India Resource Center
>  and the Director of Global Resistance. Amit coordinated the
>  Climate Justice Initiative and International Programs at
>  CorpWatch from 1997-2002. Prior to CorpWatch, he worked as
>  Community Organizer with the Asian Immigrant Women Advocates
>  (AIWA) in California, working with low-income, Chinese
>  immigrant women working in the garment industry. He has also
>  served as the National Organizer and Training Director with
>  the Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC), the largest
>  student environmental organization in the US at the time.
>
>
>  About Coalition Against Coke Contracts (CACC)
>
>  Coalition Against Coke Contracts (CACC), is a broad coalition
>  of campus and community groups in Champaign-Urbana that has
>  mobilized to demand that the University cut its contract with
>  Coke and divest from Coke since it has repeatedly violated
>  labor rights in Columbia, and is responsible for severe
>  environmental abuse in India.
>
>  http://caccuc.blogspot.com or email: cokeactiongroup at riseup.net
>
>
>  This event is free and open to all