Local democracy in action for a greener, more peaceful world

Presenters

First Name Last Name Title Oganization/Business
Anne Banda Director, Center for Global Health UW-Milwaukee College of Nursing
Peter Bradford Vice-Chair Union of Concerned Scientists
John Burroughs Executive Director Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy
Jackie Cabasso North American Coordinator Mayors for Peace
Iris Christian Food Justice Organizer Freedom Now! Collaborative
Bill Christofferson Chair, No Nukes Task Force Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
David Cieslewicz Mayor City of Madison
Frank Cownie Mayor Des Moines
Anabel Dwyer Board of Directors Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy
Diane Farsetta Carbon Free Nuclear Free Organizer Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
Kai Huschke Campaign Director Envision Spokane
Harvey Jacobs Professor Urban and Regional Planning, UW-Madison
Lisa Jacobson Manager, Wisconsin Homegrown REAP Food Program
Kristen Joiner Executive Director Sustain Dane
Pam Kleiss Director Physicians for Social Responsibility - Wisconsin
Brenda Konkel Former Alderperson Madison Common Council
John LaForge Co-Director Nukewatch
Steve Leeper Director Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation
Alicia Leinberger Seventh Generation Energy
Andrew Lichterman Research Analyst Western States Legal Foundation
Ben Manski Executive Director Liberty Tree
Sarah Manski CEO PosiPair.com
Maureen McCue Doctor Iowa Physicians for Social Responsibility
Michael Menser Assistant Professor Brooklyn College/NYC Solidarity Economy Network
Alfred Meyer President Elect Friends of Chernobyl Centers United States
Iwao Nakanishi Hibakusha (survivor) Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
John Nichols Associate Editor The Capital Times
Justin Nickels Mayor Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Jennifer Nordstrom Director Carbon Free/Nuclear Free Wisconsin
Chamomile Nusz Past Co-Chair Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
Burke O'Neal Director Full Spectrum Solar
Laura Olah Executive Director Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger
Jeff Patterson National President-Elect Physicians for Social Responsibility
John Peck Executive Director Family Farm Defenders
Dave Poklinkoski President IBEW Local 2304
Jacque Pokorney Co-Chair Progressive Dane
Glenn Reynolds Attorney at Law Reynolds & Associates
Wilson Riles Former Alder City of Oakland
Marsha Rummel Alderperson, District 6 Madison Common Council
Michael Shuman Founder Small-Mart.org
Lori Sims Policy Analyst Global Action to Prevent War
Soon TBA Additional speakers to be announced as they are confirmed.
Kabzuag Vaj Executive Director Freedom, Inc.
Michael Vickerman Executive Director RENEW Wisconsin
Shahla Werner Executive Director Sierra Club of Wisconsin - (aka John Muir Chapter)
Liz Wessel Sierra Club, John Muir Chapter

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CONVENERS

Convened by Liberty Tree, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, Western States Legal Foundation, Global Action to Prevent War, and Mayors for Peace in cooperation with Cities for Progress, Nukewatch, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Wisconsin Carbon Free/Nuclear Free, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice.

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BACKGROUND

Cities are assuming an active role in nuclear abolition and climate protection initiatives. Over 900 mayors have signed the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, pledging to work to implement the Kyoto Protocol in their own communities.

Future Cities 2009 follows on a similar, smaller conference hosted by Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie last October. For the details on that event, click here.