A Public Forum on
“Free Trade and U.S. Military Interventionism”
1:00-3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 11, 2004

In the Main Auditorium of the
First Unitarian Society of Madison, 900 University Bay Drive

(A response to the coming visit of Oliver North, invited by the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce to keynote their “Business Day”. WMC heralds North as a “leading proponent of free market policies”.)

Welcome and Opening Reflections – Rev Dr Michael Schuler, Parish Minister, First Unitarian Society

Who are the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, and What do They Mean by “Free Markets” – Ed Garvey, Attorney

What is the History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America to Support “Free Markets” and How Did Oliver North Fit into this Picture? – Sister Marge Eilerman, Colombia Support Network

What was the Connection of these Interventions to the Drug Trade, and What Have Been the Consequences for Americans? – Steve Braunginn, Executive Director of the Madison Urban League

Putting a Case History Under the Magnifying Glass: Nicaragua 1979-2000 – Donna Vukelich, who lived through it

A Call to Action

Questions for the Panelists from the Floor