[Peace] Jeremy Scahill, Kathy Kelly, Diane Wilson event / April 24-27 Stop Blackwater Conference in Stockton Illinois / 4 hours from Urbana

[Karen Medina]

We should start planning for car-pools to attend the
STOP Blackwater Conference
Apr 24, 2009 through Apr 27, 2009
Stockton, Illinois (4 hours from Urbana -- Total Estimated Distance:
236.01 miles)

"Close Down Blackwater In Illinois"
A Catholic Worker and Clearwater Conference
With Keynote by Jeremy Scahill
Author of the NY Times Bestseller "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's
Most Powerful Mercenary Army." He is also a journalist with "The
Nation" and with Democracy NOW!

We will also be joined by Kathy Kelly, co-coordinator or Voices for
Creative Nonviolence and Diane Wilson, co-founder of CodePink and
Texas Jail Project.org, along with Col. Ann Wright will be joining us
for the conference on Saturday April 25th.

Workshops and Discussion Sessions will be held throughout the day long
conference which begins at 8:30 am at the Unitarian Universalist
Church of Stockton* 219 N. Pearl St. Stockton IL.

Music in the evening will include - internationally known singer and
song writer, Anne Feeney, David Stocker of Rockford and other area
musicians.

This is part of a 3-day Regional Catholic Worker Retreat

For conference schedule visit:
NoPrivateArmies.org or DesMoinesCatholicWorker.org

*The Unitarian Universalist is renting its space for this conference
which does not imply endorsement.