2009 Speakers Include
Opening plenary - Thursday 11 am (Hoff Theater, U-MD Student
Union)
Ellen Barfield, emcee (VFP chapter 116 - Baltimore,
MD)
The Honorable Donna Edwards (invited) US Rep (D.-
MD
Mike Ferner, VFP president
Raed
Jarrar, American Friends Service Committee
Camilo Mejia,
national chair, Iraq Veterans Against the War
Veterans Meet the
Community - Friday 7pm (Plymouth United Methodist Church, NW,
DC)
Cameron Barron, emcee (VFP chapter 016 - Washington,
DC)
Chantelle Bateman, President, DC chapter, Iraq Veterans
Against the War
Rev. Graylon Hagler, pastor, Plymouth
United
Linda Leaks/Parisa Nourzi, Empowerment
DC
Michael McPhearson, Executive Director,
VFP
Rev. Lennox Yearwood, President, Hip Hop
Caucus
Banquet - Saturday 7pm, Grand Ballroom, U-MD Student
Union)
Mike Ferner, emcee, VFP president
Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies
Bill Fletcher,
blackcommentator.com
ChrisToensing, Executive Director, Middle
East Research and Information Project
