ANSWER Coalition encourages its supporters to attend this educational conference taking place in Los Angeles.
THIS SATURDAY Southern California Regional SOCIALISM CONFERENCE The People Can Fight Back!
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Saturday, Nov. 21 10am - 5pm Los Angeles City College 855 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles Chemistry Building, Room 3 (Vermont & Willow Brook Ave) Map & Directions Public Transportation Metro: Vermont/Santa Monica * Doors open at 9am |
Don't miss this Saturday's regional Socialism Conference in Los Angeles. Discuss how to build a movement against war, racism, bigotry and poverty. The keynote speaker will be ANSWER Coalition's National Coordinator Brian Becker.
This conference will be an important opportunity for political activists to meet, analyze, discuss and propose solutions. A radical reorganization of society is necessary to meet the needs of the people.
There will be speakers, workshops and discussion. Special workshops will be led by Students Fight Back and UTLA union teachers, by March Forward! anti-war veterans, by ANSWER activists and others. A workshop on Latin America will be conducted in Spanish.
Scroll down to get detailed logistical info on the Socialism Conference in LA. Here's what's below:
-Register for the Conference -Featured Speakers -Conference Topics -Conference Schedule -LACC Campus Map -How to Get to LACC & Parking -Food, Childcare & Disabled Participants
Register for the Nov. 21 Conference Today
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You can also call 323-810-3380, email la@socialismandliberation.org or register at the Conference. If you want to build a fight back movement against racism, bigotry and capitalist exploitation, join us for the Conference in LA and bring interested friends and family. Be part of the struggle for socialism!
Featured Speakers at the Conference Include
* Brian Becker, National Coordinator, ANSWER Coalition; PSL * Gloria La Riva, Coordinator, National Committee to Free the Cuban Five * Muna Coobtee, Free Palestine Alliance; PSL * Juan Jose Gutierrez, Director, Latino Movement USA * Suyapa Portillio, Coalition for Peace and Democracy in Honduras * Carlos Alvarez,2010 Candidate for Governor of California * Michael Prysner, Iraq war veteran; co-coordinator March Forward! * Jacqueline Villagomez, teacher; United Teachers Los Angeles member * Ian Thompson, Editor, "Palestine, Israel and the U.S. Empire" * Peta Lindsay, Howard University graduate; PSL * Corazon Esguerra, LACC student organizer * Ryan Endicott, Iraq Veterans Against the War * April Fitzsimmons, Veterans for Peace * Preston Wood, Coordinator, ANSWER Coalition Los Angeles * Marylou Cabral, 2010 Candidate for California Secretary of State * Stevie Merino, Students Fight Back, Cerritos College * Jollene Levid, GABRIELA Network * Tamara Khoury, Students Fight Back, Cal State Fullerton * FMLN-LA Representative * Alliance Philippines Representative
Conference Topics Include
* What is socialism? Is it possible in the U.S.? * Fight the capitalists' anti-worker agenda * Is a revolutionary party necessary for working class victory? * Stop police brutality and racist oppression * Health care for all, not for profit * Fight layoffs, evictions, foreclosures, education cuts and union busting * Stop imperialist war, racism, sexism and homophobia * Prop. 8: What can defeat anti-LGBT bigotry? * Win full rights for all immigrants * Students, teachers fight for education rights * Socialism in Cuba and Latin American revolution
Conference Schedule
9am: Doors open for registration (Chemistry Building, LACC)
10am-12:15pm: Opening Plenary - Capitalism Must Go! Featuring Brian Becker, National Coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition, and others.
12:15pm-1pm: Lunch (provided) and short program
1pm-2:20pm: Workshop Session I (a) Socialism: What it is and why we need it (b) Revolution in Latin America (Conducted in Spanish) (c) Veterans and the struggle against U.S. imperialism (Led by March Forward!)
2:30pm-3:50pm: Workshop Session II (a) Fighting against racism, immigrant bashing and sexism (b) Education is a right: How to reverse budget cuts and tuition hikes (Led by UTLA members and Students Fight Back) (c) Prop. 8: What's next in the struggle for equality?
4pm-5pm: Socialism is Possible in the United States (see topics above) Featuring Gloria La Riva, Coordinator, National Committee to Free the Cuban Five, and others.
LACC Campus Map
The Conference will take place on the LACC campus in the Chemistry Building, which is located on the northwest corner of the campus, just off Willow Brook Ave. The map below has the easiest entry points to LACC's campus. There is construction going on, but we'll have signs out to point you in the right direction. If you get lost, look at a campus directory for the Chemistry Building (circled in yellow below) or call 323-810-3380.

How to Get to LACC & Parking
By Metro & Bus
The easiest way to get to LACC is by Metro or Bus. The Metro Red Line stop at Vermont/Santa Monica is a 2 minute walk from the campus (see maps below). There is a Metro exit at Santa Monica Blvd. If you exit there, walk south toward Willow Brook Ave. You can also exit the Metro even closer to LACC at the corner of Vermont and Willow Brook Ave. If you exit there, walk west on Willow Brook or south on Vermont and follow the signs toward the Conference.
Buses frequently go to LACC. For bus directions from your starting location in the City of Los Angeles, click below to use the trip planner feature. Just enter your starting location and input and 855 N. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA as your ending location, and you will receive detailed public transit directions: http://www.mta.net/around/. This will tell you exactly what buses or rail lines to take, how long your trip will take and how much it will cost.
Driving Directions
LACC is just off the Vermont Ave. 101 Freeway exit. Click here for a map of the Conference location and driving directions. Or use the following basic directions to drive to the Conference:
From San Diego take: 5 North to the 101 North Exit Vermont Ave. (6A) Right on Vermont Ave. LACC will be on your left in .5 miles * Park on the street and walk to the Chemistry Building
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From Downtown LA take: 110 North to 101 North Exit Vermont Ave. (6A) Right on Vermont Ave. LACC will be on your left in .5 miles * Park on the street and walk
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From Long Beach take: 405 North to 710 North 710 North to 5 North 5 North to 101 North Exit Vermont Ave. (6A) Right on Vermont Ave. LACC will be on your left in .5 miles * Park on the street and walk |
From San Fernando Valley/Burbank take: 101 South Exit Vermont Ave. (6A) Left at Rosewood Ave. Left at Vermont Ave. LACC will be on your left in .5 miles * Park on the street and walk |
From Ventura County take: 101 South Exit Vermont Ave. (6A) Left at Rosewood Ave. Left at Vermont Ave. LACC will be on your left in .5 miles * Park on the street and walk
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From Orange County area take: 5 North to the 101 North Exit Vermont Ave. (6A) Right on Vermont Ave. LACC will be on your left in .5 miles * Park on the street and walk |
From San Bernardino County area take: 10 West to 101 North Exit Vermont Ave. (6A) Right on Vermont Ave. LACC will be on your left in .5 miles * Park on the street and walk
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From Riverside County area take: 91 West to 5 North to 101 North Exit Vermont Ave. (6A) Right on Vermont Ave. LACC will be on your left in .5 miles * Park on the street and walk
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Parking in the Area
There is plenty of street parking on streets adjacent to LACC, both east and west of Vermont Ave.
West of Vermont: The best streets to park on west of Vermont are Willow Brook Ave and all streets that intersect with Willow Brook. This includes Heliotrope Dr. and Edgemont St. The closest entry point to the Chemistry Building is on Willow Brook Ave.
East of Vermont: There is street parking on every street East of Vermont and south of Santa Monica Blvd. These streets are just a 2-5 minute walk to the LACC campus.

Food, Childcare & Disabled Participants
Lunch will be provided at the Conference as part of the registration fee.
Professional childcare will be provided at the Conference for the children of registrants. Please let us know how many children you are bringing who need supervision and their ages because space is limited. Childcare will be free.
Disabled Participants: Everyone who wants to should be able to enjoy the Socialism Conference. Participants with disabilities can drive or take the Metro or Buses to get to the event. LACC is fully disabled accessible, including restrooms, so participation in the event is ensured.
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$7-10 donation requested ($5 for students). No one turned away for lack of funds. Spanish translation provided. Lunch provided. Childcare available. Please call to reserve. Call 323-810-3380 or email la@socialismandliberation.org for more Conference info.

Los Angeles & Around the Country... Anti-War Movement Hits the Streets on 8th Anniversary of Afghanistan War
Within days of ordering the invasion of Afghanistan, George W. Bush predicted an easy victory: "People often ask me, 'how long will this last?' It may happen tomorrow, it may happen a month from now, it may take a year or two, but we will prevail." Another fine example of Bush's "deep understanding" of the countries he ordered invaded.
Although there were no Afghans on the planes that struck on September 11, tens of thousands are now dead from the invasion and occupation. So too are nearly 1,500 troops from the U.S./NATO forces. If the Generals get their way those numbers will shoot way up in a war and occupation that will last for years to come. People in Afghanistan, including those who despise the reactionary policies of the Taliban, view the foreign military intervention as a colonial-type occupation.
At home, anti-war protests are spreading. Dozens of actions took place on Wednesday the 8th anniversary of the invasion Bush ordered. They demanded an immediate end to the war. That position is emerging as a majority sentiment according to recent polls.
Wednesday's demonstrations took place in more cities than ever since the start of the invasion of Afghanistan (Oct. 7, 2001). The ANSWER Coalition has initiated a mass national March on Washington (along with coordinated actions in L.A. and San Francisco) for Saturday, March 20. Many organizations are working together to build the spring action.
We can’t do it without your help. Please make an urgently needed donation today to help build these demonstrations.
Los Angeles
 In Los Angeles, over 300 people came out to protest the war on Afghanistan. Longtime progressives in the anti-war movement and new activists alike chanted outside the Westwood Federal Building. "Hey Obama, yes we can, troops out of Afghanistan!" rang out loudly as passing cars honked in support.
Vietnam veteran and author Ron Kovic addressed the crowd: "It's so important that we are out here tonight to oppose this terrible war. Keep fighting. We will continue to build this movement."
The ANSWER Coalition initiated the action, which was endorsed by dozens of organizations. It was covered widely in the English and Spanish-language media. Below are links to great news stories about the L.A. protest:
ABC News Video KTLA News Video
Press TV Video (Opens with Windows Media Player or similar program). You can also find it here.
Chicago
In Chicago on Oct. 7, over 300 people came out to a protest on Michigan Ave. to demand an immediate end to the war on Afghanistan. Youth and students were the biggest contingent at the action.
Protesters joined together in loud and vibrant chants of "Money for Jobs, Health Care and Education, Not War and Occupation!" The protest was initiated by ANSWER Chicago and endorsed by dozens of organizations.
San Francisco
More than 250 people joined a spirited after-work picket line and rally at the new Federal Building in San Francisco.
A large number of anti-war and community organizations, along with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, called for the immediate, unconditional end of the occupation and war in Afghanistan. They pointed out that, in addition to the growing loss of human life, the financial cost of the Afghanistan occupation will rise to nearly $200 billion this year alone.
The protest was initiated by the ANSWER Coalition and endorsed by many organizations.
... and elsewhere around the country
Demonstrations also took place in cities across the country, including Boulder, Colorado; Dunedin, Jacksonville and North Miami, Florida; Bloomington, Indiana; Lafayette, Louisiana; Boston, Massachusetts; Kalamazoo, Michigan; Twin Cities and St. Cloud, Minnesota; Princeton and Trenton, New Jersey; New York City and Rochester, New York; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Knoxville, Tennessee; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington.
ANSWER in the Natinoal News: TIME Magazine "A Brief History Of Anti-War Movements in the U.S."
Yesterday, TIME Magazine published the following article: "Oct. 7 marks the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan — a war that has slouched from campaign to crusade to near-quagmire as the U.S. has rethought and redefined its strategy in the War on Terror. According to a recent CBS/New York Times poll, 53% of Americans now say that things are going badly for the U.S. in Afghanistan. And few are saying that as vehemently those who have picked the anniversary as their day to demonstrate. Student organizations on 25 college campuses, along with members of anti-war groups like the coalition Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) and Veterans for Peace, are holding rallies on Oct. 7; others have already descended on Washington. On Oct. 5, 61 people were arrested in a demonstration in the capital, including Cindy Sheehan, the one-time face of the Iraq anti-war movement, who chained herself to the fence of the White House. ..." Read more


Join ANSWER in the Struggle to Overturn Prop. 8! LGBT Equality Now! Keep the Struggle in the Streets!
Click Here to Volunteer to Overturn Prop. 8
The California Supreme Court upheld the bigoted Prop 8, denying same-sex couples the same rights granted to heterosexual couples. The decision is an outrage, plain and simple. No tiny, elite body of wealthy men and women should be able to decide the rights of millions of LGBT people, who suffer systematic discrimination. Let's be clear, with Prop. 8, the "people" have not spoken. The rich, right-wing religious institutions and other homophobes have tried to push an entire community back into the closet. Now, the California Supreme Court has joined them. As the politicians and courts capitulate to reaction and sell out the LGBT community, what’s needed is an independent, unified civil rights movement.
Despite these temporary setbacks, we can fight back and win! The wave of same-sex marriage victories the country shows that the clock will not be turned back on this struggle. We will soon be victorious in California and everywhere. But we can't do it alone. We need to stand together with all working people--gay and straight; women and men; Black, Latino, Asian, Arab, Native, white and everyone--because the struggle must grow as big and united as possible.
Prop 8 will only be overturned through mass opposition in the streets. The demonstrations today are a step in that direction, but we can’t stop here or wait for another referendum. We must stay in the streets if we are going to win. An injury to the LGBT community is an injury to all!
Click Here to Volunteer to Overturn Prop. 8
The ANSWER Coalition has played a key role in the fight to overturn Prop. 8. ANSWER organized the largest pro-LGBT protest in L.A. history on Nov. 8, 2008, just days after the bigoted ballot measure passed. It's time to march once again. No matter what the outcome is, we'll march for equality until discrimination and bigotry are defeated in California and throughout the U.S. Help us raise the level struggle for equality in the streets of Southern California. Let’s build a united people’s movement against war, racism, homophobia and sexism. An injury to one is an injury to all!
For more info call 213-251-1025 or email answerla@answerla.org.

ANSWER Coalition Report Tens of Thousands March on May Day In LA, Thousands Demand ‘Legalization now!’
Tens of thousands of immigrants and supporters came out to march on May Day in Los Angeles and around the country. Large marches happened in L.A., Chicago, Northern California, and New York City. Braving the swine flu scare, which included media fear mongering, families skipped work and school to hit the streets for immigrant rights.
In Los Angeles, the epicenter of the immigrant rights struggle, there were at least four marches on May 1. The largest and most spirited demonstration by far also came first in the day. Organized by the Full Rights for Immigrants Coalition, the march gathered at 12 noon and stepped off shortly thereafter with many thousands of people chanting “What do we want? Legalization! When? Now!” in Spanish and English. A national news broadcast on Unavision reported that over 15,000 people marched with the coalition.
The march began with the ceremonial releasing of 100 doves by coalition leaders, including representatives from Latino Movement USA, Hermandad Mexicana Nacional, ANSWER Coalition, Laborers’ International Union of North America, United Teachers Los Angeles, Alliance of Guatemalans, Alliance of Hondurans, Alliance for Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines, Consejo de Federaciones Mexicanas en Norteamérica and others. A photo of this ceremony was prominently featured in the Los Angeles Times on May 2 (see the photo below).
Shortly thereafter, nearly 1,000 students who walked out of nearby high schools joined the march, chanting loudly, “¡Obama ecucha, estamos en la lucha! (Obama, listen—we are in the struggle!)
With the crowd swelling, the march made its way up Broadway, the main commercial artery in downtown Los Angeles. Shoppers and passersby joined the action along the route. Workers in buildings lining the street opened windows and waved flags in support of the march below.
A brief program at the march’s conclusion hit on the themes of the day: winning legalization for all the undocumented workers and families in the U.S.; stopping the racist ICE raids terrorizing immigrants; and winning better workers rights for all. Rally co-chairs Juan Jose Gutierrez, Latino Movement USA, and Raul Murillo, Hermandad Mexicana Nacional, voiced the demands of the energetic and determined crowd: “President Obama made a solemn pledge to bring comprehensive immigration reform in his first 100 days in office. He has not done that. We must continue to struggle to win legalization for everyone. We will not stop marching until we prevail,” said Gutierrez.
The ANSWER Coalition had two speakers at the rally: ANSWER L.A. coordinator Preston Wood, and youth coordinator Carlos Alvarez. ANSWER fully mobilized for this action and had a large contingent in the march.
Wood was the second speaker at the rally, following UTLA president A.J. Duffy. Wood told the crowd:
“We are here to demand justice, dignity and equality for everyone. We want legalization, but we can’t stop there—we demand an end to exploitation and discrimination of all forms. We need more workers’ rights, more union jobs, and access to affordable health care, education and housing for all. This is not out of reach. Our labor creates all the wealth in society—we deserve to reap the benefits.
“Sisters and brothers, if we keep the struggle alive, we will win. No politician will ever talk about what we need if we just sit quietly at home. This has always been true: from the labor movement to the Civil Rights movement and the immigrant rights movement today.
“Whether you are Latino, Asian, Arab, African American or white—we are united here in struggle. Winning equality for undocumented workers is a necessary step toward achieving justice for everyone. Let’s keep fighting!”
The May 1 protest was a major undertaking. We can't continue our immigrant rights work without the support of the large number of people who stand for full equality now. Please click this link right now to make a generous donation.

On March 21, 2009, the 6th Anniversary of the Iraq War... More than 10,000 March on Pentagon Over 4,000 Protest in Los Angeles Demonstrators Confront the U.S. War Machine!
In Washington, D.C., 10,000 marched on the Pentagon on March 21. As the Associated Press noted, a "throng of war protesters swelled Saturday as they marched across the Memorial Bridge." The protesters marched on the Pentagon and what followed was a dramatic direct action at Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and KBR, corporations that demonstrators labeled "merchants of death."
The predominantly young crowd continued to grow as the day proceeded. They marched through the Pentagon north Parking Lot and then into downtown Crystal City, where the leading war corporations' headquarters are located.
The march was led by a contingent of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. James Circello, an Iraq war veteran and member of the Veterans and Service Members Task Force of the ANSWER Coalition, said, “We refuse to accept the new administration’s attempts to rewrite the history of the occupation of Iraq into that of a humanitarian mission." There was a significant delegation from members of the Arab and Muslim communities and many students participated.
At least 4,000 demonstrated in San Francisco, where police carried out violent attacks on demonstrators and arrested numerous people.
4,000 March in Los Angeles
“The Obama administration has continued the Bush plan on Iraq. But I’ve got something to say to the President: he must end the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan immediately. And the government must begin taking care of veterans and all people right here in the United States. There are too many homeless; there are too many unemployed. Being in the streets today is the most important place to be.” --Ron Kovic
Kovic, Vietnam veteran and author of “Born on the Fourth of July” delivered a rousing, yet solemn speech to 4,000 protesters in Los Angeles on the sixth anniversary of the war. Kovic spoke at the end of the day as veterans and students delivered 40 coffins draped with Iraqi, Afghani, Palestinian and U.S. flags to the doorstep of the Hollywood military recruitment center.
March 21 was a historic protest for LA because it was a militant, veteran- and youth-led action that culminated in a series of dramatic actions targeting the U.S. war machine. The surging energy of the crowd was palpable throughout the day.
A rally with community leaders; anti-war, union and student activists, kicked-off the action. “Today is a new beginning for the anti-war movement,” said Michael Prysner, Iraq war veteran and member of the Veterans and Service Members Task Force of the ANSWER Coalition. "We are initiating a new period of struggle against the racist policies of the U.S. war machine.”
Other speakers included Hamid Khan, South Asian Network; Jollene Levid, GABRIELA Network; Christine Araquel, Alliance for Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines; Blase Bonpane, Office of the Americas; David Clennon, Screen Actors Guild; Chloe Osmer, National Assembly to End the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; Muna Coobtee, ANSWER Coalition and Free Palestine Alliance; Mahmud Ahmad, Al-Awda, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition; Shakeel Syed, Islamic Shura Council of Southern California; Ryan Endicott, Iraq Veterans Against the War; Tina Richards, Veterans for Peace; Marylou Cabral, Cal State Long Beach student and leader of Youth & Student ANSWER; Carlos Alvarez, Party for Socialism and Liberation; Jim Lafferty, National Lawyers Guild; Sidney Ross-Risden, Global Women's Strike; Sarah Knop, International Socialist Organization, and others. Rebels to the Grain performed political hip-hop and The People's Party played political music along the march route. The rally was chaired by Tamara Khoury, a Palestinian student and ANSWER organizer at Cal State Fullerton, and Peta Lindsay of ANSWER, who also led chants during the march.
After the rally, protesters marched behind a procession of mock coffins through Hollywood chanting "Occupation is a crime, from Iraq to Palestine!" and "Money for jobs and education, not for war and occupation!"
After winding past the CNN building and the LGBT center, the march stepped onto Hollywood Blvd. and continued to Highland, the busiest area in Los Angeles. The march stopped in front of the famous Kodak Theatre where ANSWER organizers led a symbolic “die-in” to dramatize the affect of imperialist wars on innocent people. Thousands lay down in the middle of the street as the sound of bombs and air raid sirens blared over loudspeakers. Thousands of bystanders watched the action with rapt attention on the sidewalks nearby. As people stood up, they chanted "Stop the wars" louder and louder, with their fists held high in the air.
Then, the crowd successfully delivered mock coffins to the recruitment station, where veterans and organizers faced off with a line of police. A brief closing rally featured Ron Kovic; Muna Coobtee, Free Palestine Alliance; and veterans and military families. The action highlighted the terrible costs of the war machine on innocent people abroad and working-class troops in the U.S.
People from all over Southern California mobilized for March 21. “I’m a student who can barely afford to stay in school, and I’m so mad about the war and tuition hikes. This was the most powerful action I have ever been a part of. It makes me want to do more—everything I can, to stop this system,” said Yasmin Abdullah, a Lebanese American student at Los Angeles Valley College.
Another protester, Miguel Herrera, a retail worker from East Los Angeles, said March 21 was his first protest. Herrera said that, at first, he didn’t think people would demonstrate after Obama got elected, but “now that we are out here together in the thousands, I’m so glad to be here. It really shows me that people can make a difference by coming together in common struggle.”
March 21 was a vibrant action which showed that the struggle for justice continues. "The people united, can stop the wars!"
Below are more photos from March 21 in LA. For hundreds more, click on ANSWER-LA's Flickr page here.

For more info call 213-251-1025 or email answerla@answerla.org.
 Demonstrators pass Highland Ave, filling the entire block. (Photo: Travis Wilkerson)
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 Thousands of people march down Hollywood Blvd. (Photo: Kelly Wine)
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 Ron Kovic outside the Hollywood military recruitment center. (Photo: Bethany Malmgren) |
 Protesters march with coffins draped with Iraqi, Palestinian, Afghani and U.S. flags. (Photo: Travis Wilkerson) |
 Close-up photo of "die-in" participants. (Photo: Travis Wilkerson) |
 Flag-draped coffins on the doorstep of the recruitment center. (Photo: Travis Wilkerson) |

ANSWER Internships Apply for an Internship in Los Angeles Today!
Click here to fill out an internship application
Apply for an internship with ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) in Los Angeles. Learn valuable organizing skills by helping to build the movement against war, racism and bigotry, and for immigrant rights. Join the struggle for social justice in our communities and all over the world. Fill out the internship application today.
This spring, ANSWER will be continuing to organize forums, film screenings and other activities on issues like immigrant rights, fighting racism, the economic crisis and more. As an intern, you can be an important part of this process.
ANSWER uses a diversity of tactics and strategies to build, sustain, expand and deepen the people's movement that has emerged. In addition to helping build protest marches, interns have the opportunity to gain experience through organizing various ANSWER projects, including:
* ANSWER Meetings, Film Screenings & Forums * Labor, Community and Youth & Student Organizing * The ANSWER Outreach Committee * Coalition Organizing * Internet Organizing * Regional Organizing/Speaking (public speaking) * Website Administration * Research * Office Management
Qualifications
Interns must have passion to work with others to build the social justice movement. No formal experience is required. Experience in multicultural and diverse gender environments is helpful. Bilingual skills are helpful, but not necessary. General knowledge of computers and community organizing experience is helpful. Applicants of all ages are welcome.
Time Requirements
We encourage interns to commit to working with ANSWER 8 to 25 hours a week for a 4 to 6 week minimum. Some of this time will be spent in the ANSWER Office in Koreatown. ANSWER is a volunteer based organization. This internship is unpaid and will start on or around January 2009.
There will be an educational component to the internship. All interns will be able to participate in political classes on various important topics led by experienced ANSWER and community organizers.
About the ANSWER Coalition
ANSWER has been key in organizing the historic anti-war demonstrations since 2001. ANSWER's national steering committee represents groups that have campaigned against U.S. intervention in Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Asia and Africa, and for social and economic justice for workers and poor people in the U.S. ANSWER is the leading anti-imperialist coalition in the U.S. anti-war movement and a major organization in the immigrant rights movement.
ANSWER counts dozens of international affiliates. From the inception of the coalition, our strategy has been to link with movements in other countries, to create, sustain and expand a united front of local, national and international dissent and opposition to the U.S. government and corporate elite's drive for racist war and occupation and more assaults on civil liberties. Building Community Activist Leaders
ANSWER's internship program includes a mentoring system and programs to raise awareness among activists of historical and current political developments, fighting racism and bigotry, the struggle for self-determination for oppressed peoples and how these issues affect our society and impact the overall struggle for peace and social justice.
To apply for the internship program, fill out an application online. After we review your application, an ANSWER organizer will contact you to set up an in-person or telephone interview. We look forward to working with you!
Click here to fill out an internship application
For more info call 213-251-1025 or e-mail answerla@answerla.org.
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