More than 20 proposals have been submitted for The People’s Summit.  venues have been confirmed and civil society organizations, local and tri-national, have contributed to workshop plans around four central themes.  The summit will take place both April 21st and 22nd, however the workshops will take place in the morning and afternoon on Tuesday the 22nd.  The three hour workshops will speak to the ways in which free trade and security policy affect everyday people, especially in relation to increased militarism, privatization, forced immigration and migration, and abuse of the environment.

There will also be workshops and panels discussing how disaster capitalism has affected people in New Orleans and the rest of the gulf coast, drawing parallels between the effects of free trade policy and Katrina profiteering. These workshop proposals are in the process of review, with workshops combined to address similar topics. Groups or organizations, particularly in the Gulf region, who are interested in submitting workshop proposals should contact the local organizer, James Williams at peoplessummit@gmail.com.

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While several proposals address multiple themes the ratio of proposals addressig the four major themes is as follows: 6 proposals discuss the
environment, 2 focus militarization, 7 address privatization, and 4 concern immigration.  More proposals are expected.  Current presenters include the
Peoples Institute for Survival and beyond, The National Network for Immigrant
& Refugee Rights, Holy Cross Neighborhood Association, and Malcolm X Grass
Roots Association among many others.  The sites of workshops on Tuesday will be
Loyola University, Craige Cultural Center, McKenna Museum of African American
Art, and Greater Little Zion Baptist Church.  A more detailed schedual as well as a
complete list of workshops and presenters will be forthcoming in the Program and Sessions section.