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V-Day Superlove Panel: Women in Conflict Zones
Wednesday, March 19 was the 5 year anniversary of the U.S. invasion in Iraq.
The most recent newsletter from V-Day.org highlights a panel on the lives of women in war zones scheduled for the Superlove agenda for Friday, April 11.
This is a subject I am particularly interested in, having been witness to a Croatian woman-friend’s anguish during the Serb-Croatian War in the ’90’s. She immigrated to New Orleans as a teenager with her parents and still had family and friends there at the time of the war. My recent reading of A Thousand Splendid Suns, the story of two women’s lives in war-torn Afghanistan, reminded me again of the effects of war that are unique to women.
Here’s the blurb from the newsletter:
Yanar Mohammad, Founder of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), said recently in an interview, “The war made hundreds of women to lose their soul and dignity. Our lives have turned into a very delicate situation where being victims of violence isn’t important. We have to fight against this sad reality….”
As we move into the sixth year of war, it is important to continue to fight for an end to the brutal violence being perpetrated against the women of Iraq. It is important to continue to educate ourselves and others about these atrocities and to make our voices heard that this level of violence and death is not acceptable.
You can join Yanar in New Orleans where she will be taking part in a panel entitled FROM NEW ORLEANS TO THE WORLD: WOMEN IN CONFLICT ZONES at V-Day’s SUPERLOVE on Friday April 11. The panel will discuss women in Conflict Zones and disaster sites and will also include Carol Bebelle of New Orleans, Rada Boric of Bosnia, Christine Schuler Deschryver of Congo, Zoya of Afghanistan and Monique Wilson from the Philippines.
This is only one of many panels, exhibits and performances offered at Superlove, which is free of charge. The schedule is here.
Our own Katrina Warriors Network is working in collaboration with V-Day.org to present this amazing event in New Orleans.
More Women Join V To The Tenth Line-up
FAITH HILL, JESSICA ALBA, SALLY FIELD AND ALI LARTER JOIN V TO THE TENTH!
Faith Hill, Jessica Alba, Sally Field and Ali Larter have joined the list of performers for V TO THE TENTH on Saturday, April 12 at the New Orleans Arena. They will join Oprah Winfrey, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Hudson, Jane Fonda, Glenn Close, Rosario Dawson, Julia Stiles, Marisa Tomei, Kerry Washington, and musicians Common, Eve, and Charmaine Neville at the once in a lifetime benefit event featuring international performances of The Vagina Monologues, a special new monologue written by Eve Ensler and performed by Oprah Winfrey, plus musical performances by Faith Hill, Common, Eve, and New Orleans own Charmaine Neville. *
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V TO THE TENTH SUPERLOVE SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
Friday and Saturday, April 11-12, 2008, V-Day will transform the Superdome into SUPERLOVE – a place to heal, gather, celebrate and activate to change the story of women. From 10am-9pm Friday and 10am-5pm Saturday, SUPERLOVE will feature two days of revolutionary speakers, slam poets, singers, performers, storytelling, astounding art, and love. Special wellness programs will be available free of charge for the women of the Gulf South including restorative yoga, medical testing, makeovers, and more.
***TICKETS TO SUPERLOVE ARE FREE WITH THE PURCHASE OF A TICKET TO THE APRIL 12 SATURDAY EVENING EVENT AT THE NEW ORLEANS ARENA***
Speakers, performers and artists from New Orleans and the Gulf South will be featured along with speakers traveling to New Orleans from around the world. Among the over 75 speaking and performing at SUPERLOVE are:
Ashe Cultural Center’s Carol Bebelle, Founder of the V-Day Safe House in Kenya Agnes Pareyio, Jennifer and Peter Buffet, NoVo Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation head Judith Rodin, Panzi Hospital’s Dr. Denis Mukwege, Matt Petersen, Global Green, actor Amber Tamlyn, Majora Carter, Sustainable South Bronx, Stephen Lewis, AIDS-Free World and former Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, Suze Orman, financial expert, Dr. Johnnetta Cole, former president of Spellman College, spoken word poet Suheir Hammad, writer Mark Matousek, and many more. *
For the full schedule and list of participants, click here.
* Pending scheduling
