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3/12 Radio Intifada 3pm: Status & State of Women in Iraq, Palestine, & Egypt

Wednesday, 11 March 2009 12:38 swana Radio Intifada
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RADIO INTIFADA

intifada=shaking off - oppression/silence

Voices from Kolkata to Casablanca

Voices of struggle, Voices for change

Thursday, March 12, 2008 3-4pm PST


KPFK/Pacifica Radio 90.7 fm, Los Angeles

Streaming at kpfk.org
available on audio archive for 90 days

IN CELEBRATION of WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH - Part II

The status and state of women in Iraq, Palestine and Egypt

 

Nadje Al-Ali (Iraq), Chair, Centre For Gender Studies, SOAS, University of London, author of What Kind of Liberation?
Women and the Occupation of Iraq

Rita Giacaman (Palestine), Professor,  Institute of Public Health, Bir Zeit University, Ramallah, Palestine

Marie Assad (Egypt), renowned Egyptian feminist, anthropologist, political activist

Produced and hosted by Nile El Wardani, SWANA (South and West Asia and North Africa) Collective of KPFK

SWANA CALENDAR: - In Celebration/Honor of International Women's Day

Saturday, March 14, 2:00 p.m. -Bridging the Divide: Palestinian and Israeli Women Decry the Occupation - with
Hanan Mario, Palestinian feminist and civil engineer, who will share her personal experience of life under both Israeli occupation and fundamentalist government, and offer strategies for peace in the region;  Raya Fidel, Israeli-U.S. feminist, University of Washington Professor and author of Shattered Hopes in Palestine: Which Way Forward for Arabs and Jews?, who  will speak on the impact of the genocide on women and the U.S. government’s responsibility for the conflict.
Solidarity Hall, 2170 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles (off the 10 Freeway at Western Ave., on bus lines #30, 31 & 35). For more information call 323-732-6416, email RadicalWomenLosAngeles@gmail.com or visit www.RadicalWomen.org
Doors open at 1:30 p.m., requested donation $3. Middle Eastern dinner served at 4:30 p.m. for $9 donation

Saturday, March 14,  7pm A Salute to Our Heroes in Gaza - Palestinian American Women's Association Banquet with keynote speaker, Cynthia McKinney, Holiday Inn Select - La Mirada, 14299 Firestone Blvd. 90638 - 6pm Reception, Arabic Dinner @7pm
Tickets $60 (in advance), $70 at the door; Students with i.d. $40.For Tickets or  information:  (949)369-6510 or (909)861-8645 or visit .www.pawasca.org 

Sunday,  March 15, 3-5pp -  Public Teach-in - Gaza 2009: The latest chapter in the ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
with Guest Speaker Mohammed Abed,  Assistant Professor, CSULA, whose recent research focuses on ethical and conceptual issues raised by political violence, especially suicide terrorism, war, torture, and genocide.
This educational event is offered as an alternative to the story told by the mainstream media, and places Israel’s destruction of the Gaza Strip in a historical context, showing how the recent war is not an isolated incident, but part of a long and carefully planned project aimed at eliminating both the history and actuality of the Palestinian people.We will discuss our responsibilities as U.S. citizens and how we can best effect change.
Culver City Veterans’ Memorial Center -4117 Overland Avenue, at southwest corner of Culver and Overland
Abundant parking, enter from Culver Boulevard map
Presented by the Campaign to End Israeli Apartheid-Southern California For more information: Email: info@ceia-sc.org 
Phone: 310.962.9647; Visit us online at www.ceia-sc.org 
 
Weds, 3-18-09, 7pm  Tears for Gaza - an interfaith memorial service - St. Anselm of Canterbury Episcopal Church, Garden Grove 
This solemn observance will commemorate the lives of those killed in the recent Israeli siege of Gaza.  Attendees are asked to wear black “as a sign of mourning over the reckless loss of human lives.”  A fellowship gathering will take place following the memorial service. Participants in the service itself include both clergy and laity from a variety of denominations.  This non-denominational event is sponsored by  Sabeel Orange County; Islamic Society of Orange County; Middle East Task Force of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles; Council on American Islamic Relations;  Progressive Christians Uniting—Orange County Chapter; ImagineAction; St. Anselm of Canterbury Episcopal Church; and Muslims for Progressive Values.