Retreat 2010 Continuing the Struggle: Solidarity with Honduras

Witness for Peace Mid-Atlantic Annual Retreat

Join together with activists and organizers from around the Mid-Atlantic this May 14 - 16 for what promises to be an exciting and powerful weekend of change-making. 

Stay through Monday, May 17th, for a day of lobbying and direct actions in support of the TRADE Act to reverse U.S. free trade policies and HR 2567 to cut funding to the School of the Americas/WHINSEC.

Our keynote speaker is Rodolfo Pastor, former assistant head of the Honduran embassy in Washington, DC, and member of the DC-based Hondurans for Democracy. His experience and perspective on solidarity efforts will help us as we strategize the year ahead for WFPMA, and respond to the deadly impacts of US policy in Latin America.

We'll have speakers on other hot topics, as well as skill-building workshops on multicultural organizing and arts-and-activism.  And we invite you to stay in the Washington, DC area through Monday, May 17th to participate in a Lobby & Action Day.  If you are staying for Monday's activities and need help finding a free place to stay, please let us know.

Registration -- only a few days left!:
Click here to get the registration form.  Your $110 retreat and conference fee includes all your food (vegetarian options provided), lodging, training, and fun for the weekend.

If you are unable to afford the full fee, please call or email me.  We have received donations (and are soliciting more -- a great way to support this organizing if you are unable to attend) for scholarships for people of low-income who would like to attend, and would be happy to work with you on a sliding scale rate or a scholarship. The registration deadline is April 15.

For more information, click here.