War, Peace, Torture

Thaer Halahleh’s letter to his daughter: "My Beloved Lamar…Forgive me"

Submitted by rlehner on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 3:43pm
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The Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs received a letter from hunger striking Palestinian prisoner Thaer Halahleh addressed to his two year old daughter Lamar, most likely passed on by one of Addameer’s lawyers Mona Neddad during her last visit to the Ramle prison hospital on Thursday, May 10.

In the latest installation of prisoner profiles for Al-Akhbar English News, I wrote how Lamar who was born while Thaer was imprisoned only knows her father through pictures and posters.

Observing the Nakba

Submitted by rlehner on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 3:13pm
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It's a day not just for remembrance by Palestinians, it should become important for all persons of goodwill, worldwide.

Women in DC & Kabul Speak Out Against Street Harassment

Submitted by dsigwalt on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 11:00am
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Date: 
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 5:45pm - 7:30pm
Location : 
DC

Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 901 G St. NW

Kabul and DC have a lot in common when it comes to gender-based street harassment. Hear about it from the co-founders of two organizations working to end street harassment: Chai Shenoy of Collective Action for Safe Spaces (DC) and Noorjahan Akbar of Young Women for Change (Kabul).

 

These amazing women will talk about how gender-based street harassment is similar and how it differs in the two cities and they will talk about their activism initiatives. There will be plenty of time to ask questions and chat with them both. 

 

There will be art work on display from both countries and FREE FOOD. 

 

FTAs, Afro-Colombians and The African World

Submitted by dsigwalt on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 10:51am
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Date: 
Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location : 
DC

Location: Institute for Policty Studies, 1112 16th St. NW Ste. 600

Event Info: The passage of the Fee Trade Agreement (FTA) between the governments of Colombia and the United States was predicated on the belief that the human rights situation in Colombian had improved. Yet, reports continue to surface which suggest that for labor organizers, Afro-Colombia, and Indigenous community leaders nothing has changed. In fact, according to many in the Afro-Colombian community, the FTA makes it even more difficult to hold on to their ancestral lands now that these lands are even more valuable for exploitation by US transnational corporations.

Ending the Sin and Crime of Torture

Submitted by ullmank on Sat, 05/19/2012 - 6:56pm
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Date: 
Friday, June 1, 2012 - 7:30pm
Location : 
DC

Location:  Dorothy Day Catholic Worker, 503 Rock Creek Church Rd. NW, Washington, DC, 20010.

Event Details:  Speakers: Meron, Judy and Demissie Abebe

Author Series Program: Fawaz Gerges - "Obama and the Middle East"

Submitted by ullmank on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 8:17pm
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Date: 
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location : 
DC

Location:  UC-Washington Center, 1608 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036

Brookings Institution: The topic of discussion is Missile Defense: Cooperation or Contention?

Submitted by ullmank on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 8:33pm
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Date: 
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 10:00am - 11:30pm
Location : 
DC

Location:  Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW, WDC 20036

Event Details:  The topic of discussion is Missile Defense: Cooperation or Contention? U.S. plans to deploy missile defense systems in Europe have posed major issues for U.S.-Russian and NATO-Russian relations over the past five years. Can the sides work out a cooperative arrangement or will missile defense become, as it was in 2007 and 2008, a contentious issue that negatively affects the broader U.S.-Russia and NATO-Russia relationships?

WIB -- Silent Vigil Mourning all Violence

Submitted by ullmank on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 8:16pm
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Date: 
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Location : 
Other

Location:  Intersection of Martin & Patrick Sts in downtown Frederick.

Event Details:  WIB does a silent vigil mourning all violence the third Wednesday of the month.  The next vigil is Wed., May 16 from 6:30 PM to 7 PM at the intersection of Martin & Patrick Sts in downtown Frederick. 

Wear black, but bring no additional signs

For More Info:  Call 301-834-7581 or wibfrederick@mizmail.com

The House of Catholic Worker - Vigil for Peace in Iraq

Submitted by ullmank on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 8:12pm
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Date: 
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Location : 
DC

Location:  Outside the Phila. Federal Building, 6th & Market Sts.

Event Details:  Each Wednesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the House of Grace Catholic Worker holds a weekly vigil for peace in Iraq.  

For More Info:  Call 215-426-0364

David Swanson "Lifting the Shadow of War."

Submitted by rlehner on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 3:06pm
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Date: 
Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location : 
DC

Location: Wellington Avenue UCC

Event Details: David Swanson will speak and lead a discussion on the topic of “Lifting the Shadow of War.”

Swanson will also sign his books which include: Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union (2009) War Is A Lie (2010) When the World Outlawed War (2011) The Military Industrial Complex at 50 (2012)

Contact: For more information contact gerald@vcnv.org or call 773-559-9784

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