Jesse Jackson and Carlos Montes among speakers

Chicago, IL – The Coalition Against NATO/G8 War And Poverty Agenda (CANG8), which is spearheading the massive march on the NATO summit May 20, has announced the speakers and cultural performers who will be on stage during the protest.

“It is a great lineup of speakers that reflects the broad protest we are organizing against the NATO war makers,” says Joe Iosbaker of CANG8.

Among the speakers will be Carlos Montes, the veteran Chicano anti-war activist who will go on trial in Los Angles, May 15. A contingent organized by the Committee to Stop FBI Repression will participate in the march, demanding charges against Montes be dropped.

Cultural performers at the protest will include Tom Morello and Rebel Diaz, as well as the Anti-Eviction Campaign and Southside Together Organized for Power performers Fearless Leading by the Youth; Frank Mu and Mic Terrist.

The speakers list includes; Rev. Jesse Jackson – Rainbow PUSH Coalition Ann Wright – retired colonel, US Army Armando Robles – United Electrical workers Carlos Montes – Committee to Stop FBI Repression Chicago Teachers Union Hatem Abudayyeh – U.S. Palestinian Community Network Inge Höger – Member of European Parliament Iraq Veterans Against the War Jean Ross – National Nurses United Kathy Kelly – Voices for Creative Nonviolence Malik Mujahid – Muslim Peace Coalition Medea Benjamin – Code Pink Mumia Abu Jamal Vijay Prashad – author Abayomi Azikiwe – Pan African News Wire Ahmed Shawki – Egypt Solidarity Campaign Alison Bodine – Mobilization Against War and Occupation, Vancouver Angela Walker – Amalgamated Transit Union Bernadette Ellorin – BAYAN Bruce Dixon – Black Agenda Report Chris Gavreau – United National Antiwar Coalition Coalition to March on the RNC Crystal Vance Guerra – Occupy El Barrio Dave Schneider – Students for a Democratic Society Gay Liberation Network Jes Cook – UIC Graduate Employees Organization Kari Fulton – Environmental Justice Network Kathleen Desautels – 8th Day Center for Justice Larry Holmes – International Action Center, NYC Leah Bolger – Vets for Peace Luis Gutierrez-Esparza – No to War-No to NATO, Mexico Malalai Joya – former member of Afghan parliament Maria Pizarro – immigrant rights activist Martin Unzueta – Chicago Community and Workers Rights Meredith Aby – Twin Cities Anti-War Committee Michelle Morales – National Boricua Human Rights Network N'Dana Carter – Southside Together Organizing for Power Newland Smith – Interfaith Committee CANG8 Reiner Braun – No to War-No to NATO, Germany Rick Rozoff – Stop NATO Said Umar Khan – Pakistan Federation of America Sarah Finkl – Pilsen Environmental Rights & Reform Organization Stan Willis- National Coalition of Black Lawyers Tania Unzueta – Immigrant Youth Justice League Zoe Sigman – Occupy Chicago

The emcees will include: Andy Thayer – Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism Gihad Ali – US Palestinian Community Network Joe Iosbaker – United National Antiwar Coalition Joe Lombardo – United National Antiwar Coalition Keeanga Taylor – Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign Pat Hunt – Chicago Area Code Pink

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