War Costs: Conversation with International Peace Activist Kathy Kelly
Start: Thursday, February 28, 2019• 7:00 PM
Kathy Kelly, long-term peace activist and co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence (www.vcnv.org
), has been invited by Women Against War to speak on the endless wars
in places such as Afghanistan and Yemen at various local venues. Hoor
Arifi, a young Afghani peace activist currently studying at Bennington
College, will join her.
Please come to one or more of these
events to learn about US involvement in current wars and to benefit from
Kathy Kelly’s extensive experience as a peace activist.
All
of the events listed below are free and open to the public. Several
flyers are attached with further details. Women Against War would like
to thank the many cosponsors listed below after each event.
Thursday, February 28, 12:45-1:45 pm: “Speak the Truth about the US Role in the Permanent Warfare State,” Lunch and discussion, Karp 005, Union College, 807 Union St., Schenectady
https://www.union.edu/files/union-marketing-layer/201811/final-unioncampusmap2018092518-2.pdf
Sponsored by Campus Protestant Ministries, Catholic Student Association, Asian and GSWS Programs, History and Political Science Departments, Peace@Union, and Women Against War
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Thursday, February 28, 7-9:00 pm: “War Costs: Conversation with International Peace Activist Kathy Kelly,” First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany, 405 Washington Ave., Albany
Sponsored by The Social Responsibility of UU Church, Women Against War, Women’s Empowerment Conference and March, LLC, Peace Action, and Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace
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Friday, March 1, 7:00 pm:-- Peace Prayer, Convent of Mercy, 634 New Scotland Ave., Albany
Sponsored by Albany Sisters of Mercy and Women Against War
Saturday, March 2, 3-6 pm: “Caring About Yemen” and potluck dinner with
Kathy Kelly and Hoor Arifi. An afternoon of reflection and discussion
about the war in Yemen led by Kathy (Voices for Creative Nonviolence)
and Afghan Youth Peace Volunteer Hoor. This discussion will be framed
and inspired by a series of dramatic readings which will include some
sourced from IMAGINE: YEMEN, an evening of nine new short plays, held in
2018 at Manhattan’s NY Rep Theater. Potluck meal to follow. Bring a
dish to share. Albany Friends Meeting House, 727 Madison Ave., Albany
Sponsored by Women Against War
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Sunday, March 3, 1:30-3:00 pm: “Defying War and Defining Peace: Raising Our Voices to End Wars in Yemen and Afghanistan,” Seminar at Islamic Community Center of the Capital District, 21 Lansing Road N., Schenectady, NY
Sponsored by Islamic Center of the Capital District and Women Against War
If further information is needed, contact Maureen Aumand (aumandmaureen@gmail.com)
