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Join the Canada-Afghanistan Solidarity Committee (CASC)

and Ariana TV for a special presentation featuring:

Murwarid Ziayee is the Country Director of Canadian Women for Women in
Afghanistan, overseeing its literacy and teacher training projects in 12
provinces, and formerly with the UN Assistance Mission to Afghanistan

Mohammad Ishaq Faizi is a lawyer, manager of the Access to Justice
program and legal training at the international organization Global Rights,
and founder of the Dara Village Library, a community library and literacy
class in his home village

Murwarid and Ishaq will be visiting Vancouver from Kabul, and will discuss
some of the education initiatives they work on, provide updates on progress
in the education sector in Afghanistan, and share their experience in
advancing the human right to literacy for Afghans. There will be time for
questions and discussion. A selection of delicious Afghan appetizers,
traditional Afghan tea (shir chai), and other beverages will be served.

Tuesday October 12, 2010

6:00-8:00pm
The Red Fort Restaurant
1962 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC

Cost: $12.00 per person

RSVP is required as seating is limited. RSVP before October 2, 2010:

EMAIL projectdirector@cw4wafghan.ca or PHONE (604) 781-3151 and leave a message with your name, # of tickets, and email address.

The warm weather is well upon us and we're looking forward to re-connecting with CASC Members at the Ariana TV Spring Festival! The Festival will take place on May 31 from 10 am to 8:00 pm at Fraser Forsure Park, Burnaby.

We will have a live Afghani music as well as volleyball, chess, kite running competitions.

Beside the all those interesting programs, there will be a ``Samanak Mila``.