Raed Jarrar speaks in Vancouver on the US role in Iraq

Submitted by kelly on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 9:41pm.
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May 20 2008 - 7:00pm
May 20 2008 - 9:00pm

THE U.S. ROLE IN IRAQ: CAN AN OCCUPIER BECOME A PEACEMAKER?

WITH RAED JARRAR
Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi political analyst and consultant to AFSC’s Iraq Program currently based in Washington, D.C. After the U.S.-led invasion, Jarrar became the country director for CIVIC Worldwide, the only door-to-door casualty survey group in post-war Iraq. He then established Emaar, (meaning “reconstruction” in Arabic), a grassroots organization that provided humanitarian and political aid to Iraqi internally displaced persons (IDPs). Emaar delivered medicine and food as well as helped initiate micro-enterprise projects for IDPs. Additionally, Emaar engaged in political advocacy on behalf of displaced populations.

TUESDAY, MAY 20 AT 7PM
ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL CHURCH
4TH PLAIN AND F STREET
VANCOUVER, WA

SPONSORED BY
American Friends Service Committee, Vancouver for Peace, and Episcopal Peace Fellowship

For more information:
American Friends Service Committee, 503-230-9427, kcampbell@afsc.org or see Vancouver for Peace