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THE DELEGATION

  • ART MARBURG of Milwaukee Wis., a former union official and a longtime activist for peace and social justice
  • TYLA MATTESON of Richmond, Va.,  a member of the Sierra Club and the Virginia Anti-War Network (VAWN)
  • GEOFF MILLARD, Washington, D.C., president of the D.C. chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War
  • TOM PALUMBO, Norfolk, Va., a member of Veterans for Peace and VAWN
  • PHIL WILAYTO, Richmond, Va., delegation organizer, editor of The Richmond Defender and a founding member of VAWN

Three other delegation members who unfortunately were not able to participate in the journey were:

  • Kouross Esmaeli, an independent filmmaker from New York City
  • Stacy King, a paralegal from Washington, D.C.
  • Linda Schade, executive director of Voters for Peace, Washington, D.C.

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

 

Special thanks to ANA EDWARDS of Richmond and ANN WILLIAMS of Norfolk who provided invaluable technical and media support for the delegation, and to ROSTAM POURZAL, president of the U.S. Branch of the Campaign Against Sanctions & Military Intervention in Iran, without whose help this project would not have happened. 

To learn more about the Delegation's trip to Iran, and/or if you are interested in having a member (or members) of the Delegation speak to your group, please contact: 

Phil Wilayto, Editor

The Richmond Defender

PO Box 23202, Richmond, VA 23223

Ph: 804-644-5834

Fx: 804-332-5225

E-mail: DefendersFJE@hotmail.org

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Delegation greeted with friends and banner upon return to DC, 7/30/07.

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Delegation's first press conference at Busboys & Poets in DC, 7/31/07.

CONTACT US:
 
The Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality
P.O. Box 23202, Richmond, VA 23223
Phone: 804.644.5834
Fax: 804.332.5225