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Coalition Against Coke Contracts Invites you to two public talks by Amit Srivastava |
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by Tulsi Dharmarajan
Email: tulsid (nospam) yahoo.com (verified) |
01 Nov 2005
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Venue: Allen Hall, South Rec. Room (1005 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana)
When: Thursday, November 3, 2005, 5:00 pm
Venue: Urbana Independent Media Center (202 S. Broadway, Urbana)
When: Friday, November 4, 2005, 6:00 pm
About Amit Srivastava:
Amit Srivastava is the Coordinator of India Resource Center and the Director of Global Resistance. Amit coordinated the Climate Justice Initiative and International Programs at CorpWatch from 1997-2002. Prior to CorpWatch, he worked as Community Organizer with the Asian Immigrant Women Advocates (AIWA) in California, working with low-income, Chinese immigrant women working in the garment industry. He has also served as the National Organizer and Training Director with the Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC), the largest student environmental organization in the US at the time.
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About Coalition Against Coke Contracts (CACC)
Coalition Against Coke Contracts (CACC), is a broad coalition of campus and community groups in Champaign-Urbana that has mobilized to demand that the University cut its contract with Coke and divest from Coke since it has repeatedly violated labor rights in Columbia, and is responsible for severe environmental abuse in India.
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