Coalition Against NATO/G8 War & Poverty Agenda announces speakers and cultural performers to participate in rally against NATO summit

Coalition Against NATO/G8 War & Poverty Agenda (CANG8) announces speakers and cultural performers that will join CANG8 on stage for the rally against the NATO summit.

 

Sunday, May 20^th

Petrillo Band Shell, Columbus Drive and Jackson Drive, Grant Park, Chicago 

 

Performers

10:30 – Tom Morello

11:00 – Rebel Diaz

11:30 – Anti-Eviction Campaign and Southside Together Organized for Power performers:  Fearless Leading by the Youth; Frank Mu; and Mic Terrist 

Noon:  Speakers

 

Rev. Jesse Jackson – Rainbow PUSH Coalition

Ann Wright – retired colonel, US Army

Armando Robles  – United Electrical workers

Carlos Montes – Committee to Stop FBI Repression

Chicago Teachers Union

Hatem Abudayyeh – US Palestinian Community Network

Inge H̦ger РMember of European Parliament

Iraq Veterans Against the War

Jean Ross – National Nurses United

Kathy Kelly – Voices for Creative Nonviolence

Malik Mujahid – Muslim Peace Coalition

Medea Benjamin – Code Pink

Mumia Abu Jamal

Vijay Prashad – author

Abayomi Azikiwe – Pan African News Wire

Ahmed Shawki – Egypt Solidarity Campaign

Alison Bodine – Mobilization Against War and Occupation, Vancouver

Angela Walker – Amalgamated Transit Union

Bernadette Ellorin – BAYAN

Bruce Dixon – Black Agenda Report

Chris Gavreau – United National Antiwar Coalition

Coalition to March on the RNC

Crystal Vance Guerra – Occupy El Barrio

Dave Schneider – Students for a Democratic Society

Gay Liberation Network

Jes Cook – UIC Graduate Employees Organization

Kari Fulton – Environmental Justice Network

Kathleen Desautels – 8th Day Center for Justice

Larry Holmes – International Action Center, NYC

Leah Bolger – Vets for Peace

Luis Gutierrez-Esparza – No to War-No to NATO, Mexico

Malalai Joya – former member of Afghan parliament

Maria Pizarro – immigrant rights activist

Martin Unzueta – Chicago Community and Workers Rights

Meredith Aby – Twin Cities Anti War Committee

Michelle Morales – National Boricua Human Rights Network

N’Dana Carter – Southside Together Organizing for Power

Newland Smith – Interfaith Committee CANG8

Reiner Braun – No to War-No to NATO, Germany

Rick Rozoff – Stop NATO

Said Umar Khan – Pakistan Federation of America

Sarah Finkl – Pilsen Environmental Rights & Reform Organization

Stan Willis- National Coalition of Black Lawyers

Tania Unzueta – Immigrant Youth Justice League

Zoe Sigman – Occupy Chicago 

MCs

Andy Thayer – Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism

Gihad Ali – US Palestinian Community Network

Joe Iosbaker – United National Antiwar Coalition

Joe Lombardo – United National Antiwar Coalition

Keeanga Taylor – Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign

Pat Hunt – Chicago Area Code Pink