As the mercenary industry gathers in DC for their annual summit, we will gather in Farragut Square Park to say NO! to mercenaries profiting off of wars and the suffering of the people of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Africa.
U.S. Corporations are making billions off of conflict in Iraq, Afghanistan, and throughout Africa. On October 27, activists and supporters of human rights, peace and justice, sustainable development, and true human security will be speaking out about abuses by private military contractors in these regions, poets and musicians will help us make some noise, and we will shine the spotlight on the mercenaries' meeting in DC during a critical time for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the escalation of U.S. military involvement in Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, and other Africa nations.
As the mercenary industry gathers in DC for their annual summit, we will gather in Farragut Square Park to say NO! to mercenaries profiting off of wars and the suffering of the people of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Africa.
U.S. Corporations are making billions off of conflict in Iraq, Afghanistan, and throughout Africa. On October 27, activists and supporters of human rights, peace and justice, sustainable development, and true human security will be speaking out about abuses by private military contractors in these regions, poets and musicians will help us make some noise, and we will shine the spotlight on the mercenaries' meeting in DC during a critical time for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the escalation of U.S. military involvement in Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, and other Africa nations.
a panel discussion on the private military industry in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa. The panel will be held at the True Reformer Building in Washington DC, (see CCR’s calendar for details) and will be streamed on a live webcast on www.ccrjustice.org starting at 6:30pm EST. Panelists Vince Warren , CCR Executive Director; Jeremy Scahill , Journalist and Author of Blackwater: Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army; Representative Jan Schakowsky , Congressional Representative from the 9th District of Illinois and Emira Woods , Co-Director of Foreign Policy in Focus will be discussing the impact of privatized conflict on human rights, current efforts to secure corporate accountability and redress for the victims of human rights abuses and ways that you can get involved.
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