August 12 in Olympia, Wa: Building Popular Power - From Washington to El Salvador

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We will be kicking off the 14th National CISPES Convention with a great public event before we chart our own solidarity path for the next two years!

Friday, August 11, 2011

Please join us for the  "Building Popular Power" Convention fundraiser and kick-off event, with speakers, dinner and dancing.

Labor Council Building
906 Columbia St. SW
Olympia, WA 98501

Featuring:
Marielos de Leon - maquila organizer and leader of the Salvadoran Union Front (see below for bio)
Margarito Nolasco - Coordinator of the National Youth Secretariat of the FMLN, El Salvador’s governing leftist party

 

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