20263: radtimes: C-Span coverage of U.S. delegation that met with Aristide (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: radtimes <resist@best.com>

From: "A.N.S.W.E.R."
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004

C-SPAN TO BROADCAST PRESS CONFERENCE
featuring the U.S. delegation that met with President Aristide, members of
the Congressional Black Caucus and others

On Thursday, March 11 at 12 noon, the U.S. delegation that met with
overthrown Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in the Central African
Club held a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington DC.
The delegation was joined by members of the Congressional Black Caucus, as
well as religious, student and anti-war leaders who have been organizing in
solidarity with the Haitian people.

C-Span covered the press conference. It ran live on C-Span radio, and will
be played on C-Span television. Check the C-Span schedule at
http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/fullschedule.csp
for showtimes (you may need to press "refresh" or "reload" on your browser
to ensure that you have the most updated schedule).

Additional press in attendance included CNN, Pacifica Radio, Associated
Press TV, Denver Post, National Public Radio, UPI, Miami Herald, Final
Call, Inter Press Service and more. Please look for coverage of the
delegation and press conference from these media outlets as well as others
in your local area.

Speakers at the press conference included:
- Congressman John Conyers
- Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
- Kim Ives, journalist, Haiti Progres
- Sara Flounders, International Action Center
- Brian Concannon, acting in the capacity of President Aristide's lawyer
- Peta Lindasy, A.N.S.W.E.R. Youth & Student National Coalition, Howard
University
- Rev. Graylan Hagler, Senior Minister, Plymouth Congregational Church
- Brian Becker, A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, March 20 Demonstration Co-Coordinator
- Sarah Sloan, National Organizer, A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition

The media advisory for this press conference can be viewed at
http://www.internationalanswer.org/news/update/030904haiti.html

Photos from and news coverage of the press conference will be posted soon
at http://www.InternationalANSWER.org

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