DUE TO THE RECENT TRAGEDY IN OUR COUNTRY, THE FOCUS OF THE FORUM WILL FOCUS ON THE INCREASINGLY URGENT NEED FOR THE POOR TO UNITE FOR PEACE AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE.

The Kensington Welfare Rights Union, Stand For Our Neighbors, US - El Salvador Sister Cities, the Continental Cry of the Excluded, LIFT and CRIPDES invite you to:

POOR PEOPLE'S FORUM: LINKING THE POOR ACROSS THE AMERICAS

A Showing of "Battle for Broad" about last summer's Republican National
Convention and a discussion of the current tragedy and why there's an ever-growing need for the poor to unite.

Friday September 28th
Washington D.C. (see details below)

The event will feature speakers representing the poor from across the
hemisphere (list below), and will begin with a screening of the film "Battle
for Broad" about the KWRU/ Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign's
massive non-violent March for Economic Human Rights on opening day of the
Republican National Convention last year in Philadelphia.

Confirmed Speakers:

* Cheri Honkala, Director, Kensington Welfare Rights Union; National
Spokesperson, Poor people's Economic Human Rights Campaign (USA)

* Osmin Salinas, Association of Rurual Communities for the Development of
El Salvador; CRIPDES (El Salvador)

* Stand By Our Neighbors, Washington DC (USA)

* Jo Grey, Low Income Families Together, LIFT (Canada)

* Monica Santana, Continental Cry of the Excluded (Hemispheric) and National
Coalition for Dignity and Amnesty for Undocumented Immigrants (USA)

To be Confirmed: Landless Workers Movement, MST (Brazil) Coalition of Immokalee Workers.

Location:
Friday, September 28th
7 PM
Multicultural Services Division
1536 U Street, NW
WASHINGTON D.C.

Refreshments served. A free will donation will be accepted.