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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:red'>Free Minds, Free People<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:red'>Houston, TX<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:red'>June 25 to 28, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:red'><a href="http://www.freemindsfreepeople.org/"><span
style='color:red'>www.freemindsfreepeople.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:maroon'>Free Minds, Free People</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'> is a national conference that
brings together teachers, high school and college students, researchers,
parents and community-based activists/educators from across the country to
build a movement to develop and promote education for liberation. It will take
place in Houston, TX from June 25 to 28, 2009. </span><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'><a
href="http://www.freemindsfreepeople.com/fmfp/registration"><span
style='color:red'>Click here</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'> (</span><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'><a
href="http://www.freemindsfreepeople.org/fmfp/registration"><span
style='color:red'>www.freemindsfreepeople.org/fmfp/registration</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>) for
more information about conference fees, vendor and exhibition tables, the
conference location, transportation and for a link to our online registration
page. You can also pre-order conference t-shirts online for $15 when you
register. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:red'><a
href="http://www.edliberation.org/fmfp/registration/conference-t-shirt"
title="Conference T-Shirt"><span style='color:red'>Click here </span></a></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>for a
sneak peak at the design or check out the images below</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><b><span style='color:maroon'>The deadline for
Early Bird Registration is Monday, June 1, after which registration fees
increase.</span></b></span><b><span style='font-family:"Futura Lt BT","sans-serif";
color:maroon'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<h3><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon;
font-weight:normal'>Education for liberation prepares the most excluded,
under-served members of our society, in particular low-income youth and youth
of color, to fight for a more just world by: <o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<h3><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon;
font-weight:normal'>* Teaching students the causes of inequalities and
injustices in society and how communities have fought against them. <br>
* Helping them develop both the belief in themselves that they can challenge
those injustices and the skills necessary to do that. <br>
* Supporting them in taking action that leads to disenfranchised communities
having more power.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:maroon'>The goal of <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Free
Minds, Free People</span></em> is to provide a forum for sharing knowledge,
experiences and strategies that support the use of education as a tool for
liberation. The conference will feature more than 70 activities on a variety of
topics including educating new teachers, youth participatory action research,
Arne Duncan, science and social justice education, youth organizing, a bike
tour of Houston, quilt-making, hip hop as a tool for liberation and much more. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:maroon'>The lead organizations for <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Free
Minds, Free People</span></em> are The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, the Chicago
Freedom School, the Education for Liberation Network and the SHAPE
Center. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>We
need your help to spread the word! Please share this information with anyone
you know who might enjoy this energizing and educational event. I look forward
to seeing you in Houston. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Tara
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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