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Women Resisting Militarism and Creating a Culture of Life

6th International Meeting

Sponsored by Women for Genuine Security and PANA Institute Civil Liberty and Faith Project.

COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONSSept. 11-14, 6.30-9.00pm
Donations requested

Internationally recognized women activists will share their experiences, strategies and projects to transform local communities and cultures affected by U.S. militarism. Local groups will talk about organizing across borders to transform U.S. policy and create a culture of justice and peace.

Tuesday Sept. 11   Voices from the Philippines
Filipino Community Center, 35 San Juan Ave, San Francisco
(buses 14, 49; Balboa BART)
hosted by babae, FACES, Gabnet.

Wednesday Sept. 12   Voices from Puerto Rico & Hawaii
La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley (Ashby BART)
hosted by Bay Area Boricuas and others

Thursday Sept. 13 Voices from South Korea
Pacific School For Religion Chapel, 1798 Scenic Ave. Berkeley (Berkeley BART)
hosted by KAWAN, KAUP and PANA Institute

Friday Sept. 14 Voices from Okinawa & Guam
American Friends Service Committee, 65-9th St, San Francisco (Civic Center BART)
hosted by Famoksaiyan, Friends of Okinawa

September 15, 7pm

WITH THESE VOICES: ART & EXPRESSION OF WOMEN IN RESISTANCE
Join women from Guam, Hawaii, Japan, Okinawa, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Korea and the Bay Area in an evening of art and celebration.
San Francisco Women’s Building, 3543 18th Street (Mission/16th St. BART)

THE OPPOSITE OF WAR IS CREATIVITY!

These events are part of the 6th international gathering of a Network that brings together women from Guam, Hawaii, Japan, Okinawa, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and the U.S. to build and sustain a women’s network to promote, model and protect genuine security in the face of militarism.

For more information contact Women for Genuine Security, info@genuinesecurity.org, 510 849-8260

 


 

   
   
   

 

 

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