FYI. Amineh
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Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:29:42 -0700
To: arabcenterofwa@...
Subject: [arabcenterofwa] FW: October 2, 2007- Women and the War in Iraq
King County Washington Women Lawyers presents
Women and the War in Iraq
A Public Forum
Venue: The Seattle Art Museum
1300 First Ave. Seattle, WA, 98101
Date: Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Time: 6p.m.- 9:00 p.m. (free admission)
Our Public Forum will include the debut of a short documentary film "Female
Faces of War" with moving interviews of a mother who lost her son in the
war, Doris Kent, an advocate for victims of Military Sexual Trauma, Susan
Avila-Smith, an Iraqi woman who assists war refugees, and an anonymous
female Iraq War veteran. Panelists include nationally recognized speakers
Dr. Bridget Cantrell author of "Down Range to Iraq and Back;" Sara Rich,
M.S.W. and mother of soldier Suzanne Swift; Stacy Bannerman, author of "When
the War Came Home," founder/director of 'The Sanctuary for Veterans and
Families'; Dr. Tracy Simpson, Co-Director of The Women's Trauma and Recovery
Center of the Seattle VA , Lourdes E. Alvarado-Ramos, Deputy Director of
Washington State's Department of Veterans Affairs; Julia Villalobos, Port
Security Specialist 2, Coast Guard (served in Iraq and Kuwait Feb-Aug.
2003); and special appearance by video, Senator Patty Murray (member of the
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee).
Contacts:
To RSVP to the public forum (space is limited): email-
<mailto:womeniniraq@...> womeniniraq@...
To become a sponsor, please contact Tracy Sarich- t
<mailto:sarich@...> sarich@...
If you have any questions, please contact Moni T. Law- moniesq@...
DON'T MISS THIS RARE AND THOUGHT PROVOKING EVENING!