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Global Exchange
Ventura County Supporters
present
A
Recent Visit to Gaza
Wednesday, October 28
7:00 P.M- 8:30
P.M.
Thousand Oaks Library
Laila Al-Marayati, MD,
will share her experiences of her recent visit to Gaza and
will address some of the major political issues that impact
the ongoing situation.
Dr. Al-Marayati is the
chairperson of Kids in Need of Development, Education and
Relief (KinderUSA), a non-profit humanitarian organization
dedicated to helping Palestinian children and their families
in Gaza, the West Bank and
refugee camps in
Lebanon. And on behalf
of KinderUSA, she traveled to the Gaza Strip in
May of this year where she had the opportunity to witness
first hand the degree of destruction caused by the Israeli
offensive in December of 2008. She visited
with numerous Palestinians who continue to suffer under a
regime of collective punishment that targets all
members of society including those most vulnerable,
children. The effects of the ongoing
siege of Gaza combined with the trauma caused by the Israeli
attack have imposed serious challenges on Palestinians living
in Gaza. Yet their resourcefulness and faith help them
survive and endure, hoping against all hope for a better
future.
Dr. Al-Marayati has served on
the US Commission on International Religious Freedom as an
appointee of former President Bill
Clinton. She is a practicing
obstetrician-gynecologist and is the Medical
Director of Women's Health at the Eisner Pediatric and
Family Medical
Center. She serves as the
spokesperson of the Muslim Women's League based
in Los Angeles which seeks to strengthen the role
of Muslim women in society by disseminating
accurate information about Islam and women to Muslims and
non-Muslims alike.
A
question and answer period will follow the
presentation.
The
program is free and open to the public.
GLOBAL
EXCHANGE Ventura County
Supporters
www.globalexchangeventuracountysupporters.org
For further
Information, Contact:
805-498-9401
or
GlobalExchangeVCS@yahoo.com
The
Global Exchange Ventura County Supporters is a group of people
- a
community of conscience -dedicated
to providing local monthly public forums, supporting and
working with other local organizations committed to social and
economic justice, human rights and ecological
sustainability Global Exchange,
headquartered in San Francisco, is an international human
rights organization dedicated to promoting environmental,
political and social justice. Since our founding in 1988,
we have increased the US public's global awareness while
building partnerships worldwide.
Visit: www.globalexchange.org
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