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| Thursday, March 14 "Women in Afghanistan" 1-2:30 PM Vanderbilt University Room 101 Garland Building "Meet Medea" Reception 6–8 PM The Nashville Peace and Justice Center 1016 18th Ave. South across from the Scarritt Bennett Center Friday, March 15 "Women in Afghanistan" Noon-1:30 PM Vanderbilt University South Dining Room - Bransomb Quadangle between 24th & 25th Ave S by Memorial Gym "Post 9-11 Travels to Afghanistan and Pakistan" 7-9 PM First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville 1808 Woodmont Blvd., Nashville All events are free and open to the public. |
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| Medea Benjamin is Founding Director of Global Exchange, a non-profit research, education, and action center dedicated to promoting peaceful, productive human ties throughout the world. She has been active in advancing and supporting human rights and social justice struggles around the planet for more than twenty years. Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to gain perspective from one of only a handful of Americans not connected with the military or media who has been to the region since September 11. ~ Learn about her recent trip to Afghanistan with four Americans who lost family members in the September 11th attacks and their outreach to Afghanis who lost loved ones as a result of US bombing of their country. ~ Hear about the findings of the women's delegation she led to Afghanistan and Pakistan to investigate the humanitarian situation among the refugee population, assess the consequences of US bombing, and talk to women's groups about what role they would like to play in a transition government. ~ Consider her reasons for calling upon the US to take moral and financial responsibility for the future of Afghanistan and rebuilding the region. These highly publicized efforts have been applauded by the International community, and have led to the US government being pressured at home and abroad to discuss the harm done to the Afghani people and to compensate the innocent victims. Medea's current focus on Afghanistan is an extension of her life-long commitment to improving conditions for humans and the environment. In 2000, she garnered widespread support as the Green Party candidate for US Senate in California, with platform issues that included living wage, schools-not prisons, and universal healthcare. She has worked to improve labor and environmental practices of US multinational corporations and has spoken out against harmful policies of the World Trade Organization (WTO), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank She continues to strive for fair trade practices that will benefit both producer and consumer. |
| COME MEET AND BE INSPIRED BY A HUMANITARIAN... ACTIVIST...21ST CENTURY LEADER |
| HEAR ABOUT HER VISITS TO AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN SINCE 9-11 |
| LEARN ABOUT HER EFFORTS TO PUT PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT AHEAD OF CORPORATIONS |
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| MEET MEDEA |
| MEDEA BENJAMIN SPEAKS ON AFGHANISTAN, GLOBALIZATION, HUMAN RIGHTS and MORE MARCH 14 & 15, 2002 NASHVILLE, TN |
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| The Nashville Peace and Justice Center is a community based, multi-issue coalition of organizations and individuals in the Middle Tennessee region who promote peacemaking and social justice. We provide conference space for over 300 meetings per year. Graduate and college level internships are available. For more information or to become a member, call 615-321-9066. Located at 1016 18th Ave. S directly across from Scarritt Bennett Center between Grand and Edgehill in the first floor of the stone Cuninggim Building. Events Line: 615-321-9066; Fax: 615-320-8897; Email: nashpeacejustice@aol.com |
| "MEET MEDEA" SPONSORED BY THE NASHVILLE PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER |
| MEDEA IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE |
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