{"article":{"id":111148,"heading":"NIGHT OF RESISTANCE & SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN & IRAQ","author":"Heather Schreck","created":"2004-05-25 15:03:20","modified":"2004-05-26 04:00:27","last_modified":"Wed, 26 May 2004 11:00:27","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>A Night of Resistance &amp; Solidarity with the People of Afghanistan and Iraq <br><br> May 27th 2004 <br>  <br> 7:30-9:30pm <br>  <br> Immanuel Presbyterian Church <br>  <br> 3300 W. Wilshire Blvd @ Berendo <br>  <br> Los Angeles, CA <br>  <br> Admission: $10 (proceeds going to Afghan Womens Mission &amp; Global Exchange) <br><br> Speakers: <br>  <br> Sonali Kolhatkar is co-director and one of the founders of Afghan Women's Mission.  Her show, Uprising, airs 8am weekday mornings on KPFK.  She speaks frequently about the situation in Afghanistan and has written many articles regarding American foreign policy in Afghanistan. <br><br> Medea Benjamin is founding director of Global Exchange and co-founder of Code Pink.  She is a leading activist in the peace movement and has <br>  <br> struggled for social justice in Asia, the Americas, and Africa for over 20 years.  She has traveled to Iraq many times to organize the Occupation Watch International Center. <br><br> Musical Guests: Gene Owens &amp; James Kirk; Ross Altman <br><br> Spoken Word Artist: Mark Rodriguez <br><br> The Organizations: <br>  <br> Afghan Women's Mission works in solidarity with the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) to help raise funds and <br>  <br> awareness for RAWA's projects (schools, literacy classes, hospitals, orphanages).  Crafts made through RAWA's Income Generation Projects will <br>  <br> be on sale. <br><br> Global Exchange is an international human rights organization dedicated to promoting environmental, political and social justice. <br><br> Endorsed by:  ANSWER; Be the Cause; CAIR; Catalyst for Change; Code Pink; Frank Dorrell; Garment Worker Center; GCC Justice Coalition; LA Greens; Westside Greens; Office of the Americas; War is Not the Answer Vigil <br><br> For more information please call (323) 687-1193 <br><br> <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"onewoman75@hotmail.com","link":"","address":"","phone":"323-687-1193","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"This event is a fundraiser for Afghan Women's Mission and Global Exchange.   Our speaker's, Sonali Kolhatkar and Medea Benjamin wil not only be speaking about the organization and their work, but also about the current situations in Afghanistan and Iraq.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2004\/05\/111148.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}