Women & War: Finding our Voice, Reclaiming our Legacy

Agape Community’s Annual St. Francis Day

Ban Al-Mahfodh: survivor of two wars in Iraq, ten years of sanctions; Research Coordinator at The William Joiner Center in Boston

Dr. Paula Green: founder, Karuna Center; School for International Training; CONTACT (Conflict Transformation Across Cultures); awarded Unsung Heroes of Compassion by the Dalai Lama

Martha Hennessy: seventh grandchild of Dorothy Day; speaks on nonviolent, direct action against war and injustice

Habinomana Matirde: born in Burundi and fled to Rwanda; now lives in U.S.

Robyn Murray: combat veteran, Iraq; member, Veterans Against the War (IVAW) and Writer Warriors

Maryam Shansab: Afghan-American peace activist; member, United for Justice with Peace, Afghanistan Task Force.

Miyako Taguchi: founder, “Hibakusha Stories from Hiroshima and Nagasaki to Future Generations”; mother is a hibakusha

Cathy Breen: New York City Catholic Worker; visited Iraq with Voices in the Wilderness before, during and after the US-led war on Iraq

Amanda Daloisio: New York City Catholic Worker; works with Witness Against Torture, a group dedicated to closing the prison at Guantanamo and ending torture 

Bag lunch, evening potluck with music provided by local college students.

For more information, contact peace@agapecommunity.org or visit www.agapecommunity.org or call 413-967-9369.