By Emma Rosenthal “I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.” -Jessica Dovey incorrectly attributed to martin luther king jr.* “Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: [...]
Archive for the ‘Afghanistan’ Category
On False Quotes, Real Quotes and Our Collective Rage and Vision
Posted in Afghanistan, Calling out neo-liberalism, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, International Solidarity, Privatization, Racism, U.S. empire on May 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
CONFERENCE “Afghanistan: Obama’s Iraq?”
Posted in Advisory Board, Afghanistan, Cafe Intifada Advisory Board, Calling out neo-liberalism, Calling out the liberal left!, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, International Solidarity, U.S. empire on May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
INTERFAITH COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE CALL TO A CONFERENCE “Afghanistan: Obama’s Iraq?” Sunday, May 3rd – 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM University of Southern California Mark Taper Hall of Humanities – 3501 Trousdale Parkway Keynote Speakers: Sonali Kolhatkar & Tom Hayden Suggested Donation $25 – ($10 Low Income) INFORMATION: icujp@pacbell.net – www.icujp.org – [...]
UMass students for divestment: a global approach
Posted in Afghanistan, Calling out neo-liberalism, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, International Solidarity, Israeli Apartheid, Israeli Offense Forces, Palestine, Privatization, This is what genocide looks like, U.S. empire on April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Exciting times. I was a student at Hampshire College for two years, before transfering to UMASS and graduating in 1981. Those were the days fighting South African apartheid. Towards a Divestment Policy that Makes Global Connections University of Massachusetts/Amherst Calls for Divestiture of Companies that profit from War and Occupation Emma Rosenthal [...]
Trading Afghan Women’s Rights for Political Power
Posted in Advisory Board, Afghan Women's Mission, Afghanistan, Cafe Intifada Advisory Board, Calling out neo-liberalism, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, International Solidarity, U.S. empire, Women's Lives on April 6, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Sonali Kolhatkar serves on the Advisory Board of Cafe Intifada Published on Monday, April 6, 2009 by CommonDreams.org Trading Afghan Women’s Rights for Political Power New Afghan Law Comes as No Surprise: Women’s Rights Have Always Been Traded for Political Power by Sonali Kolhatkar The proposed new Afghan law requiring (among other things), women to [...]
“What You Need to Know About Afghanistan” With Sonali Kolhatkar
Posted in Advisory Board, Afghan Women's Mission, Afghanistan, Cafe Intifada Advisory Board, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, International Solidarity, U.S. empire on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sonali Kolhatkar serves on the Advisory Board of Cafe Intifada. The Orange County Peace Coalition Presents “What You Need to Know About Afghanistan” A Talk by KPFK’ Sonali Kolhatkar www.uprisingradio.org <http://www.uprisingradio.org/> Saturday, March 28th – 10:00 AM to Noon St. Joseph Center – Library Conference Room 480 S. Batavia St., Orange 92868 Sonali Kolhatkar is [...]
IRAQ AND MIDDLE EAST PEACE FORUM hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar
Posted in Afghan Women's Mission, Afghanistan, Cafe Intifada Advisory Board, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Iraq, UTLA, Women's Lives on May 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sonali Kolhatkar serves on the Advisory Board of Cafe Intifada _______________ May 29th, 2008, Thursday 7:30 pm Golden Eagle Building, 3rd Floor Ballroom At Cal State LA! Moderated by SONALI KOLHATKAR of KPFK 90.7 FM and “Afghan Women’s Mission” Speakers Include: RAED JARRAR, an Iraqi political analyst and consultant to American Friends Service Committee’s/Iraq Program currently [...]
Afghan Women’s Mission features three upcoming events in Southern California
Posted in Afghan Women's Mission, Afghanistan, Art and Activism, Cafe Intifada Advisory Board, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, U.S. empire, Uncategorized, Women's Lives on May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
SUNDAY MAY 11 10:30 – 11:30 am A Mother’s Day talk by Afghan Women’s Mission Co-Director, Sonali Kolhatkar about “The Lives of Afghan Women.” Kolhatkar will address how US policy has affected Afghan women, before and during the US occupation of Afghanistan. She will also offer solutions on what Americans can do to end the [...]
Malalai Joya Speaks in Southern California
Posted in Afghan Women's Mission, Afghanistan, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, U.S. empire, Women's Lives on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Afghanistan’s fiercest critic of the warlords, Malalai Joya, returns to the US for a brief visit. She will be addressing students and antiwar activists. In May 2007, Joya was kicked out of Parliament for comparing the warlords to animals in a zoo in a TV interview. Thousands of Afghans protested across the country. Today, Joya [...]
JUSTICE FOR MALALAI JOYA
Posted in Afghan Women's Mission, Afghanistan, Art and Activism, Human Rights, U.S. empire on May 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
<> Malalai Joya——– Original Message ——– Subject: Malalai Joya Needs Your Help Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 02:11:44 -0500 From: Afghan Women’s Mission Reply-To: Afghan Women’s Mission To: emmarosenthal@earthlink.net Dear friends, For the past several years, the Afghan Women’s Mission has been expressing ourmoral and financial solidarity with Afghan Parliamentarian Malalai Joya. AWM has organized [...]
Bleeding Afghanistan: Meet the Authors
Posted in Afghan Women's Mission, Afghanistan, Art and Activism, Cafe Intifada Advisory Board, Human Rights, U.S. empire on May 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Bleeding Afghanistan By Sonali Kolhatkar and Jim Ingalls <> Photo: sonali kolhatkar<> and jim ingalls On May 18th and 19th, Afghan Women’s Mission Co-Directors, Sonali Kolhatkar and James Ingalls will discuss the escalating war in Afghanistan. Recent demonstrations in Herat and Nangarhar in opposition to the US occupation indicate that Afghanistan may be going in the [...]
