VFP National Convention, August 5 - 9, 2009
University of Maryland, College Park Campus

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

Convention Contacts

The 2009 VFP Convention is being co-hosted by:
VFP 016 - Delwin Anderson Memorial Chapter, Washington D.C.
VFP 105 - Phil Berrigan Memorial Chapter, Baltimore, MD

For more information contact
Ellen Barfield at ellene4pj@yahoo.com
Patrick McCann at unityact2@aol.com

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