Speakers
Thursday, August 28
Clyde Bellecourt - Clyde is one of the founders of the American Indian Movement (AIM). He was born on the White Earth Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota.
Kelly Dougherty - An Iraq Veteran, Kelly was one of the founding members of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW). She currently serves as the Executive Director of IVAW.
Father Roy Bourgeois - Father Roy served two years in the Navy before entering seminary and becoming a Catholic Priest. He lived and worked in Bolivia for five years before being arrested and forced to leave the country. In 1980, four US churchwomen were raped and killed by Salvadoran soldiers trained at the School of Americas in Fort Benning, GA. Since then, he has spent over ten years organizing the School of Americas Watch.
Friday, August 29
David Gonzalez - David is the Local 10 President of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
Rick Hanson - Rick's son, Eric, was killed in Iraq during his second deployment. Rick lives in Minnesota and is a member of Military Families Speak Out (MFSO)
Becky Lourey - Becky's son Matt died from injuries he received in Iraq. She has also served as a Minnesota State Senator.
Scott Ritter - A veteran of the U.S. Army and Marines, Scott has since served as the chief UN weapons inspector from 1991 to 1998.
Clyde Bellecourt - Clyde is one of the founders of the American Indian Movement (AIM). He was born on the White Earth Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota.Kelly Dougherty - An Iraq Veteran, Kelly was one of the founding members of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW). She currently serves as the Executive Director of IVAW.
Father Roy Bourgeois - Father Roy served two years in the Navy before entering seminary and becoming a Catholic Priest. He lived and worked in Bolivia for five years before being arrested and forced to leave the country. In 1980, four US churchwomen were raped and killed by Salvadoran soldiers trained at the School of Americas in Fort Benning, GA. Since then, he has spent over ten years organizing the School of Americas Watch.
Friday, August 29
David Gonzalez - David is the Local 10 President of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
Rick Hanson - Rick's son, Eric, was killed in Iraq during his second deployment. Rick lives in Minnesota and is a member of Military Families Speak Out (MFSO)
Becky Lourey - Becky's son Matt died from injuries he received in Iraq. She has also served as a Minnesota State Senator.
Scott Ritter - A veteran of the U.S. Army and Marines, Scott has since served as the chief UN weapons inspector from 1991 to 1998.
Saturday, August 30James Yee - Former U.S. Army Muslim Chaplin, James ministered to Muslim detainees held at Guantanamo Bay.
