Press Conference
Thursday, October 10, 2002
12:00 P.M. (Noon)

The National Press Club
529 14th Street, NW
First Amendment Room

Contact Page Crosland at (202) 822-5200 x272 to RSVP or for more information

With Congress on the verge of voting, growing numbers of Americans are taking to the streets demanding more information from our nation's leaders and questioning our country's haste for war. Prominent leaders representing broad constituencies -- religious, academic, business, labor, military, diplomatic, legal, women, African American, Latino, and Iraqi-American -- will hold a luncheon press conference at noon Thursday (Oct. 10) to voice their opposition to the impending conflict with Iraq. They echo the views of the many Americans who oppose the war, including those participating in more than 200 protests scheduled nationwide.

Featured Speakers:

Barbara Ehrenreich, author of the best-selling book "Nickel and Dimed"
Rev. Bob Edgar, president, National Council of Churches
Ben Cohen, co-founder, Ben & Jerry's, founder, Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities
Ambassador Jonathan Dean, Union of Concerned Scientists

Other Prominent Speakers:

Robert Borosage, co-director, Campaign for America's Future
Linda Fuller, co-founder, Habitat for Humanity International
Anas (Andy) Shallal, Iraqi-American businessman
Ben McKean, Harvard University
Olga Vivas, action vice president, National Organization for Women
Captain Julia Dyckman (ret), Gulf War veteran and medical expert on Gulf War Syndrome
Jonathan Granoff, president, Global Security Institute
Richard Falk, professor of international law, Princeton University
Bill Fletcher, president, TransAfrica
Michael Klare, professor, Hampshire College

Co-sponsors: Foreign Policy in Focus (a project of the Institute for Policy Studies and the Interhemispheric Resource Center); Middle East Research and Information Project; Fourth Freedom Forum; Global Exchange; National Organization for Women; Global Security Institute, National Council of Churches; Women's Action for New Directions.

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