In conjunction with our Women Say No To War campaign, CODEPINK brought five women from Iraq to the US for International Women's Day. These courageous women are now on a tour across the country, and one of them will be coming to YOUR area this week to share her personal story and speak out against the occupation of Iraq.
Eman Ahmad Khamas is a journalist, translator and activist. Married with 2 daughters, she lives in Baghdad. Eman is a member of the Women's Will organization which focuses on defining and defending women's rights, and she regularly publishes articles on women's conditions in Iraq under the occupation. For the past three years she has been documenting crimes committed by US and Iraqi forces. She will speak in Portland, Eugene and Corvallis. Below are the event details:
Sunday, March 19, 2006 @ 2:00pm
Downtown Portland
Waterfront Park
Portland, Oregon
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[email protected] Monday, March 20, 2006 @12:00pm
Federal Building
Portland, Oregon
Press Conference and vigil encouraging Senator Wyden (D-OR) to draft legislation that would end the occupation of Iraq
Monday, March 20, 2006 @ 7:00pm
Sanctuary of First Unitarian
Salmon Street
Portland, Oregon
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[email protected] Tuesday, March 21, 2006 @ 7:30pm
Cambell Senior Center
3rd and High Street
Eugene Oregon
$5-10 suggested donation
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[email protected] Tuesday, March 21, 2006 @ 12:00pm
First United Methodist Church
Monroe at 12 Street
Corvallis, Oregon
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[email protected]All of the above events are FREE, unless otherwise indicated. If you'd like to make a donation to the Iraqi Women Delagates Fund, click here.
Please don't miss this opportunity to hear directly from Iraqi women themselves. We look forward to seeing you in the Oregon area soon!