[act-ma] (Updated) MARCH 25th @ HARVARD: MALALAI JOYA & NOAM CHOMSKY on "The Case for Withdrawal from Afghanistan"

[Keith Rosenthal]

Malalai Joya and Noam Chomsky
The Case for 
Withdrawal from Aghanistan

Friday, March 25, 5:30 pm
Harvard 
University, Radcliffe Quadrangle
Student 
Organization Center at the Hilles Building (SOCH)
59 Shepard Street 
(Shepard/Garden), Harvard Red Line, Directions below

Students FREE, $5 
suggested donation, no one turned away
Rsvp and invite friends on Facebook at 
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=151499161576478

Seating is first come, first 
served

Contact: sarah at haymarketbooks.org

"The bravest woman in 
Afghanistan"
--BBC News

"Joya's life has been singular and 
heroic"
--New York Times Book Review

“Chomsky is a global 
phenomenon…he may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on 
the planet”
--New York Times Book Review

Malalai Joya is the author of 
A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of a Woman Who Dared Raise Her 
Voice

Noam Chomsky is the author of Hopes and Prospects, Gaza in Crisis, 
Hegemony or Survival and many other titles.

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AT A CONSTITUTIONAL 
ASSEMBLY in Kabul in 2003, Malalai Joya stood up and denounced her country’s 
powerful U.S./NATO-backed warlords. She was only 25 years old. Two years later, 
she became the youngest person elected to Afghanistan’s new Parliament. In 2007, 
she was suspended for her persistent criticism of the warlords and drug barons. 
Beloved by her people for daring to speak out against U.S.-backed war criminals 
that dominate the government, Joya has survived at least 4 assassination 
attempts. Having come face-to-face with the brutality of war, Joya has been 
demanding an end to the occupation for years. In her book A Woman Among 
Warlords, just out in paperback, Joya explains the situation of ordinary 
Afghans: “We are caught between two enemies—the Taliban on one side and the 
U.S./NATO forces and their warlord allies on the other." Please join us during 
Joya's rare visit to the U.S., as she is joined by world-renowned linguist and 
political dissident Noam Chomsky, internationally recognized as one of the most 
critically engaged public intellectuals alive today.

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SPONSORED 
by (list in formation): Haymarket Books, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee, 
Harvard College Human Rights Advocates, Harvard GLOW, Harvard International 
Relations on Campus, UJP Afghanistan/Pakistan Task Force, Massachusetts Peace 
Action, United National Antiwar Committee, International Socialist 
Organization

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DIRECTIONS to SOCH Buidling:

Walking 
Directions from Harvard Square: Located on the corner of Garden and Shepard 
Streets, the SOCH is a 10 minute walk. Follow Garden St. past the Sheraton 
Commander hotel. The main entrance is located on the right side of the building 
facing the Radcliffe Quadrangle. 

Parking Information: Lots surrounding 
the SOCH are reserved for Harvard affiliates with designated parking passes. 
Similarly, parking on streets adjacent to the SOCH is for City of Cambridge 
residents only. Visitors may purchase a daily permit online at https://www2.uos.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/permit/purchase.pl

Shuttle Service: Harvard University 
Shuttle Services are available to all members of the Harvard community with 
valid ID. The SOCH is located at the Quad 
stop.

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CONTACT
sarah at haymarketbooks.org

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NATIONAL 
TOUR DATES
http://www.afghanwomensmission.org/

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