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« Wednesday March 31, 2010 »
Wed
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm

 In this series of talks Afro-Venezuelan leaders will discuss race, social inclussion, legislation and the construction of Venezuela's XXI Century Socialism. On a special event on Saturday April 3rd,they will be joined by Bill Fletcher, former President of Trans Africa Forum and co-author of “Solidarity Divided: The Crisis of Organized Labor and a New Path to Social Justice”.

Guest Speakers:

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

Special Event Hosted by:The University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Women & Work and the Labor Extension Program

UMass Labor Extension Program

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

The continued wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the conflict in the Middle East and the bloated Pentagon budget are sucking billions of taxdollars that should be spent on health, education, jobs and the environment. Yet under Obama, the peace movement has lost its steam. What strategies can be effective to rebuild the peace movement? Where can we find new allies? What are the most effective tactics we can use?

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm

The film View from a Grain of Sand will be screened.

Shot in refugee camps of Pakistan and the war-torn city of Kabul, three remarkable Afghan women lead us through the maze of Afghanistan's complex history, informing this examination of how international interventions, war and the rise of political Islam have stripped Afghan women of their freedom over the last thirty years.

Q&A after with
Rachel Williams of Afghan Women's Mission & UJP
Plus
Maryam Shansab of UJP Afghanistan/Pakistan Task Force

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