[van-announce] Reminder: Fundraiser for Afghan women this Friday

[Derrick O'Keefe]

****A fundraiser in solidarity with Afghan women****


Friday, June 19

Vancouver Unitarian Sanctuary, 949 W. 49th Ave (at Oak St.)

Doors: 7:00pm
Program: 7:30pm
Reception: 9:00pm, with refreshments and desserts


Suggested $10 donation. No one will be turned away.
***Childcare available on-site.

An
evening of speeches, music and poetry dedicated to raising funds for
the Afghan Women's Mission, which works closely with RAWA
(Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan) to support
health, educational, and other programs for Afghan women.


Featuring: Sonali Kolhatkar, co-director, Afghan Women's Mission,
author of Bleeding Afghanistan: Washington, Warlords and the Propaganda
of Silence and host of Uprising Radio, an hour-long daily program on
Pacifica Radio.


Organized by Vancouver StopWar Coalition

Co-sponsored by: Vancouver Unitarians Social Justice Committee (http://vancouver.unitarians.ca/cms/site/)


For more information on the Afghan Women's Mission: http://afghanwomensmission.org/index.php

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