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Rise: Revolutionary Women Reenvisioning Afghanistan
Made in partnership with RAWA, this short documentary was one of the few early Western films about the struggles of Afghan women. In the weeks following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the … Continue reading
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This Is What We Believe In: OC punk label raises funds to help Afghan women
Sept. 11 made punk rock put its militancy where its mouth is: after America entered a permanent yellow alert, criticizing the government wasn’t quite so simple. Heela Naqshband even remembers punk kids wondering if they should turn their flag patches upside-down—which for every not-punk American means right-side up.
But Afghan-born Naqshband and her husband, Shahab Zargari, think progressive kids need to stick to their politics now more than ever. So Naqshband and Zargari—who, with about a half-dozen friends, run a punk label called Geykido Comet Records out of a Fullerton apartment—stepped in to help the sometimes-overlooked victims of the war on terrorism. Their recent compilation CD, Dropping Food on Their Heads Is Not Enough, is a fund-raiser for both the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) and the Afghan Women’s Mission (AWM). Continue reading
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Candle Lighting Worldwide Unites Afghan Earthquake Victims and Supporters
LA-based Afghan Women’s Mission and the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan begin a campaign for worldwide candlelight vigils to raise money for humanitarian aid relief for victims of Afghanistan’s recent devastating earthquakes. Continue reading
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Zoya’s Story
By John Follain and Rita Cristofari “A tale of struggle and suffering…from a courageous freedom fighter…Timely and sobering.” – Kirkus Reviews Though she is only twenty-three, Zoya has witnessed and endured more tragedy and terror than most people experience in … Continue reading
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Berkeley Music to Benefit Afghan Women
Berkeley rockers Green and Arin Simonian and Buffalo guitar poet Alison Pipitone star at a benefit concert for the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan Continue reading
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Afghan Women Supporters March in Global Women’s Strike
A revolutionary Los Angeles contingent of Afghan women’s rights supporters plan to march in the annual Global Women’s Strike, Friday, March 8, 2002 in downtown LA. Continue reading
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Making Peace Possible at Downtown Rally
A peace rally benefiting the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan will take place on March 12th at St. Andrew’s Hall in downtown Detroit.
The march, coordinated by the Green House Peace Project, will begin at 5 pm at the Swords Into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery.
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Appeal for Afghan Women’s Rights Echoes Democratic Roots
On Sunday, March 3, lectures and a play will highlight Afghan women’s struggles for social equality and rights as Neesha Mirchandani of the Afghan Women’s Mission visits the city where modern democracy evolved.
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Women Shaping the World: Voices from Afghanistan, East Timor and Guatemala
Women educators and activists from three parts of the world will discuss their thoughts on women’s issues in their country on Wednesday, March 6th, at 8 pm in, at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena to celebrate International Women’s Day. Continue reading
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Chain of International Violence in Afghanistan, an Interview with RAWA’s Tahmeena Faryal
On November 12, Sonali Kolhatkar, the vice president of the Afghan Women’s Mission, interviewed Tahmeena Faryal, a member of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan during Tahmeena’s visit to the United States. Continue reading
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