[News] April 7- Support Afghan Women

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Dear friends,
Please help us to publicize this event which will be extradordinary. Thank 
you, Clinton

Buddhist Peace Fellowship presents:
Liberation from War: Afghan Women Resist

With Sahar Saba
Spokeswoman for RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of the Women of 
Afghanistan
and Melody Ermachild Chavis, author of MEENA, HEROINE OF AFGHANISTAN.
and Samsara an a capella women's trio who unite fierce, extraordinary vocal 
music with passionate struggles for justice.

Wednesday
April 7th, 2004, 7:00 PM

St. Johns Presbyterian Church
2727 College Ave
Berkeley (a few blocks north of Ashby)

Sahar Saba is a spokeswoman for the Revolutionary Association of the Women 
of Afghanistan. Serving on RAWA's foreign affairs committee, Sahar has 
traveled to many countries in the past several years to speak on behalf of 
RAWA. Sahar was born in Kabul; in 1979, her family fled Afghanistan to the 
refugee camps in Pakistan to escape the Soviet invasion, and she was 
educated at one of RAWA's underground schools.

Suggested donation: $20.00 (No one turned away for lack of funds)

For  reservations call (510) 433--9928

All proceeds benefit RAWA and BPF
Co-Sponsored by Northern California RAWA Supporters. 415-273-4681

Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
RAWA was established in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1977 as an independent 
political/social organization of Afghan women fighting for human rights and 
for social justice in Afghanistan. The founders were a number of Afghan 
woman intellectuals, led by Meena, who was assassinated in Quetta, Pakistan 
in 1987 by Afghan agents of the KGB. RAWA's objective is to involve an 
increasing number of Afghan women in social and political activities aimed 
at acquiring women's human rights and contributing to the struggle for the 
establishment of a government based on democratic and secular values in 
Afghanistan. Despite the suffocating political atmosphere, RAWA has been 
involved in widespread activities in different socio-political arenas 
including education, health and income generation as well as political 
agitation. For more information see: <http://www.rawa.org>www.rawa.org

Buddhist Peace Fellowship (BPF)
BPF was founded in 1978 and celebrating its 26th anniversary this year, is 
5,000 members strong. Our openhearted engagement with the world is 
expressed through expanding programs in the U.S., Asia, and around the 
world. Our award-winning journal, Turning Wheel, serves as a beacon for 
activists committed to social and personal transformation. A wide network 
of members, chapters, and affiliates is our true strength. Our aim is to 
help beings liberate themselves -- to bring peace where there is conflict, 
to promote communication and cooperation among sanghas, and to alleviate 
suffering where we can. For more information see: www.bpf.org

Melody Ermachild Chavis is an author and private investigator who works 
against the death penalty.  she traveled to Pakistan and Afghanistan to 
research the first-ever biography of RAWA's founder.

Samsara is an a capella women's trio who unite fierce, extraordinary vocal 
music with passionate struggles for justice. They strive to connect the 
music of struggle, freedom and tradition, creating the new generation of 
the culture of resistance. Samsara's repertoire ranges from traditional 
folksongs, sea songs, worksongs and spirituals with new arrangements, to 
satirical parodies and original music on current topics, all with tight, 
searing, dissonant and bittersweet harmonies and intricate vocal 
percussions. Loren Olds, Rebecca Anders and Susan Appe are activists, 
teachers, musicians and artists, and as Samsara they have been performing 
everywhere from the streets to the Union Halls. Samsara has taught 
workshops on using your voice as resistance‚ across the country and have 
been an active participants in, and organizers of, numerous benefits, 
protests and demonstrations for social, economic and environmental justice.



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