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Artwork and Activism for Afghan Women at Atlanta Gallery

A collection of mixed media expressing an artist’s feelings about the Taliban’s oppression of women will be sold to benefit Afghan women beginning with a lecture by activist Eve Ensler and a sneak preview of the art on Tuesday, February 5th, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at 3Ten Haustudio, Atlanta, GA. Continue reading

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Revolutionary Afghan Honored with Music

A medley of musical performers, from classical to rock and roll, will hold a benefit concert for the Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan, on February 2, 2002 at 8:00 at the Birmingham Unitarian Church in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Continue reading

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Bay Area Women Singers to Benefit Afghan Women

A concert of music by women of the Bay Area, called “Women’s Voices Rise Up,” will benefit the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan. Continue reading

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Your Checks Are In Their Mail – L.A. Times

For many Afghan women, their struggle against the Taliban has been paid for out of a coffeehouse in Old Town Pasadena. Step upstairs at the Zona Rosa Cafe, and you’ll enter the de facto office of the Afghan Women’s Mission. The AWM is the money-managing intermediary of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), the much-in-the-news underground human rights group now based in Pakistan Continue reading

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Interview Opportunity: Afghan Activist

Tahmeena Faryal, an activist for the Revolutionary Association of Women in Afghanistan, will speak at locations around Southern California from November 12-16.

Faryal, a resident of Pakistan, speaks out against the fundamentalist Taliban and Northern Alliance. In her talks, she will address the current conditions of the Afghan people, in Afghanistan and in Pakistani refugee camps. She will also discuss women’s status, Afghan attitudes and hopes about US actions in Afghanistan, and non-violent resistance.
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Afghan Activist to Visit So Cal For Numerous Local Events

There will be a series of free and open lectures by Tahmeena Faryal at various campuses and spaces during Nov. 12-15 in Southern California. Continue reading

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The Algebra of Infinite Injustice: A Fundraiser for RAWA

A Fund Raiser for RAWA’s Malalai Hospital In addition to the various free lectures, the Afghan Women’s Mission, in conjunction with Mia Kirshner and Track 16 Art Gallery, present “The Algebra of Infinite Injustice”, an evening of art, music, and … Continue reading

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Afghan Women’s Mission to U.S. Government: Halt Bombing Immediately

The Afghan Women’s Mission calls upon the government of the United States to immediately suspend military air strikes on Afghanistan in order to allow convoys to deliver food and medicines to millions of Afghans before winter sets in. Continue reading

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AWM Participates in Public Forum on Media and Terrorism

Sonali Kolhatkar, Vice President of the Afghan Women’s Mission was a guest speaker for a series of events sponsored by the Pacifica Campaign this weekend. The events took place at University of California at Los Angeles, First Congregational Church in Long Beach, University of California at Irvine and the Unitarian Universalist Church in North Hills, CA. Continue reading

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Corrosion of Conformity to Screen DVD to Benefit Afghan Women

Corrosion of Conformity, Raleigh’s Grammy Award-nominated rock band, will hold a special screening of its Live Volume DVD at the Rialto Theater, 1620 Glenwood Ave. in Raleigh, on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. All box office and merchandise profits from the event – titled Live Volume: The Movie – will go to benefit the Afghan Women’s Mission. Continue reading

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