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PUSH opens 5-day session in Chicago

Chicago Tribune - July 21, 2002


This year's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition conference, "From Slavery to Freedom: Leveling the Education and Economic Playing Fields," begins Saturday.

Scheduled speakers for the five-day conference include former President Bill Clinton; Faida Mitifu, Democratic Republic of Congo's ambassador to the U.S.; Mildred Trouillot Aristide, Haiti's first lady; Stella Obasanjo, Nigeria's first lady; and Mary Kanya, Swaziland's ambassador to the U.S.

Workshops and speakers will cover topics including the worldwide AIDS epidemic, the death penalty, slave-era insurance policies, African-American coaches, education funding and the hip-hop industry.

Clinton spoke to the group about AIDS in America last year. On Monday he is to speak on international issues associated with AIDS.

The conference runs through Wednesday in the Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E. Wacker Drive.


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