FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2005
CONTACT:Heather Vargas, Citizen
Works
(202) 265-6164
SUMMER SPEAKER SERIES 2005
Are you in DC this summer to make a difference?
Non-profit interns and young activists are cordially invited to participate in Citizen Works' Summer Speaker Series. Hear stories from some of the most effective public-interest leaders in Washington, DC! We promise you won’t want to miss these evening events.
All events begin at 6:00pm sharp! Door prizes all summer long!
First hour: Speaker Presentation and Q&A
Second hour: Peer Networking Reception (Casual)
June 16th
Ralph Nader, Consumer Advocate and Founder of Citizen Works
Carnegie Institution
1530 P Street NW (entrance on P St.)
Near the Dupont Circle station on the Metro's Red line
June 23rd
Charlie Cray, Director, Center for Corporate Policy
Luna Books
1633 P Street NW (3rd Floor)
Near the Dupont Circle station on the Metro's Red line
July 7th
Roberta Baskin, Executive Director, The Center for Public Integrity
Luna Books
1633 P Street NW (3rd Floor)
Near the Dupont Circle station on the Metro's Red line
July 13th
Lori Wallach, Director, Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch
Lori Wallach is the Director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch (GTW). Launched by Wallach in 1995, GTW is a leader in the global citizen movement for fair trade and investment policy. Wallach has represented the progressive critique of corporate globalization before Congressional committees, foreign parliaments, government agencies, national and international conferences and in frequent media appearances. Wallach has contributed to numerous anthologies on globalization and in 2004 co-authored Whose Trade Organization: A Comprehensive Guide to the WTO, released by The New Press and distributed by Norton Books. Current priorities for Wallach include stopping the proposed Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), a six-nation expansion of the failed NAFTA trade model. A graduate of Wellesley College and Harvard Law School, Wallach is also a founding board member of the Citizens Trade Campaign and the International Forum on Globalization.
Institute for Policy Studies
733 15th Street NW, Suite 1020
(15th and New York Ave, just south of H Street)
Near the Dupont Circle station on the Metro's Red line
July 21st
Anna Aurilio, Legislative Director, US PIRG
Luna Books
1633 P Street NW (3rd Floor)
Near the Dupont Circle station on the Metro's Red line
July 28th
John Passacantando, Executive Director, Greenpeace
Mimi’s American Bistro
2120 P Street NW (between 21st St. and Twining Ct.)
Near the Dupont Circle station on the Metro's Red line
Please feel free to bring your organizational materials for display and distribution. Any questions, please contact Heather Vargas.
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