Campus Antiwar Network National Conference, Chicago, Oct. 10-12

The Campus Antiwar Network is hosting their annual National Conference at DePaul University in Chicago, IL October 10-12, and all interested parties are invited and encouraged to attend. The weekend will highlight workshops, discussions, debates, skillshares, and other conversations on the pressing issues of our time. Afterparties and social gatherings every night! Come build the student and youth movement for peace!

The proposed agenda for the Campus Antiwar Network National Conference is as follows:

Friday October 10, 2008

Registration and Housing Party
8pm - midnight

Saturday October 11, 2008

Registration 9:00am - 10am, DePaul University

Welcome from Conference Organizers
10am - 10:30am

Discussion and Vote on Agenda
10:30 – 11am

US Involvement in the Middle East, plenary discussion
11:00am- 12:30

Lunch 12:30-1:30pm

Building a Student Antiwar Movement
1:30pm – 3pm

Educational and Strategy Workshops, 3pm-4:30

Educational:
1. Afghanistan
2. Palestine
3. Colombia
4. Iraqi Refugee Crisis
5. Torture
6. Divide and Conquer:

Organizational/Strategy:
1. Education Cuts, Military Recruitment and the Economic War on Students: How do we fight back?
2. Publicity, Media and CAN Newsletter
3. RNC reportback
4. How to Start a CAN chapter
5. Students and Vets
3pm- 4:30 pm

Break 4:30pm - 5pm

Breakout Sessions 5pm - 6:30 pm
Website, CAN newsletter, etc

Dinner on Your Own

Eyewitness of Empire 8pm – 10pm
Plenary

Saturday Evening Party

Sunday October 12, 2008

Presentation of Proposals 10am - 11am

Discussion and Vote 11am – 1pm

Lunch - Pizza 1pm - 2pm

Discussion and Vote 2pm – 4pm

For registration and other details, contact national (at) campusantiwar.net or Kathryn Weber at kathrynweberus (at) gmail.com
See also:
http://www.campusantiwar.net
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=30512907180