Noah Merril: In Inside Look at Iraqi Refugees

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Event: Noah Merril: In Inside Look at Iraqi Refugees
Date of Event: Saturday, May 5th, 20007, 7 p.m.
Venue: Yarmouth Friends Meeting, 58 North Main St., South Yarmouth
Contact Person: Chuck Micciche, [phone], [email protected]

Noah Merrril: An Inside Look at Iraqi Refugees

"The refugee crisis in Iraq is now the fastest growing refugee
crisis in the world" (Refugees International, Dec. 2006)

As part of a national speaking tour, Noah Merrill will share the stories of Iraqis forced from
their country by violence and chaos, and describe their struggles to survive in an increasingly hostile environment. He will address the regional economic, environmental, and political implications of the growing refugee crisis, the gathering threat posed to the world by the continuing creation and portrayal of the "Sunni-Shiite" conflict, and will highlight prospects for constructive action to move beyond opposition to US military occupation and toward promoting a lasting, healing peace for Iraq through partnership with Iraqis.

Tax-deductible donations to support the needs of Iraqi families now living as refugees in Jordan will be gratefully accepted.

Merrill recently returned from six weeks of intensive work in Jordan among Iraqi refugees displaced as a result of the ongoing Iraq crisis. During this time, he conducted in-depth formal interviews with Iraqi families, and met informally with many more. He was also involved in direct advocacy and service work on behalf of Iraqis facing acute needs in Jordan. Following the current speaking tour, Merrill plans to return to Jordan to continue this ongoing work.

Noah Merrill is a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). He is a regular contributor to the news and analysis website Electronic Iraq (www.electroniciraq.net), and serves as a project team member. From 2004-2006, Merrill served on the Middle East Task Force of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).