Saturday, March 12 · <span class="dtstart"><span class="value-title" title="2011-03-12T14:00:00"> </span>2:00 pm</span> - <span class="dtend"><span class="value-title" title="2011-03-12T17:00:00"> </span>5:00 pm<br>
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<div class="location vcard"><span class="fn org">St. Andrew's Episcopal Church</span><div class="adr"><div class="street-address">79 Denton Street</div><div class="locality">Wellesley, MA<br>
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<b>Afghan Women's Fund, a fundraiser for JFA film project</b><br>
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An opportunity to purchase beautiful hand-made jewelry, garments and
carpet direct from Afghanistan's most gifted craftsmen and women -and do
your part in helping create a stable, self-sufficient society for
Afghans. Then, our troops can leave in peace and with honor! All
proceeds will go toward funding a film project in Afghanistan
documenting poverty, hunger and starvation.<br>
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Afghan Women's Fund and Afghan Marshall Plan present: <br>
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Fahima Vorgetts and Ralph Lopez<br>
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Report from Afghanistan <br>
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Talk and fundraiser, featuring sale of beautiful rugs, arts and crafts from Afghanistan. <br>
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Fahima Vorgetts is the Director of the Afghan Women's Fund. She grew up
in Afghanistan and was forced to flee during the Soviet invasion at the
age of 24. Her organization builds schools for girls in Afghanistan
and holds<br>
literacy classes for women.. She is a winner of a Lifetime Achievement
Award from the Ann Arundel Peace Action Organization. Website:
<a href="http://www.womenforafghanwomen.org">www.womenforafghanwomen.org</a><br>
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Ralph Lopez is founder and co-director of Afghan Marshall Plan, which is
committed to a civilian solution to the war. He and his Afghan
colleague Najim Dost produced and directed the short documentary "Afghan
Peace Plan," which explores the problem of 40% unemployment and its
relation to the insurgency. <br>
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Both speakers are featured in Robert Greenwald's film "Rethink Afghanistan." Slides, short film, refreshments. <br>
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<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>**********~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br>Susan C. Paine Serpa<br>Coordinator, <a href="http://www.JobsForAfghans.org" target="_blank">www.JobsForAfghans.org</a><br>617-599-5195<br><a href="mailto:neimpeach@gmail.com" target="_blank">neimpeach@gmail.com</a><br>