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DESCRIPTION:MORE INFO: http://www.epic-usa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2199      IRAQ: 
 Setting Things Right.  An EPIC BENEFIT for PEACE in IRAQ  Hosted by San 
 Francisco's celebrated Iraqi chef Yahya Salih and EPIC Board President Zaid 
 Albanna  Sun., June 11th 2:00-4:00PM  Yaya Cuisine  2424 Van Ness Street 
 (between Union and Green)  located in the heart of San Francisco  $10 
 admission, includes Iraqi desserts, and tea  Due to limited seating, we 
 encourage you to reserve your seat today at  
 http://www.epic-usa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2199.  About the Education for 
 Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC): All donations and a portion of all proceeds 
 will go to support EPIC. Founded in 1998, EPIC is an independent non-profit 
 organization working through research, education and policy work to end 
 armed conflict in Iraq, defend human rights, and help Iraqis establish 
 their own democracy and security.  Speakers will include:  ZAID ALBANNA was 
 born and raised in Baghdad, Iraq. He is a communications consultant and the 
 President of EPIC's Board of Directors. Zaid has worked closely with EPIC 
 in developing the organization's educational programs including the Faces 
 of Iraq photo exhibit. Since the U.S. invasion, he has traveled three times 
 to Iraq on behalf of EPIC to assess the conditions on-the-ground.  AHMED 
 ALI, an Iraqi visiting the U.S. on a scholarship. Ahmed has lived through 
 three major wars, UN sanctions and Saddam Hussein's regime. The son of 
 Sunni and Shiite parents, he has lived in 15 of Iraq's 18 provinces. Since 
 1998, he has lived in the predominantly Kurdish city of Arbil. Ahmed 
 recently graduated from Grinnell with a degree in Political Science. He is 
 fluent in Arabic, Kurdish, Farsi and English.  ERIK GUSTAFSON, a veteran of 
 the 1991 Gulf War and the founding director of EPIC. Since his 1997 return 
 to Iraq, he has dedicated his life to improving human rights and 
 humanitarian conditions in Iraq.    COST & REGISTRATION:   $10.00.   
 http://www.epic-usa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2199.       \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/06/11/18280113.php
SUMMARY:An EPIC Benefit for Peace in Iraq 
LOCATION:Yaya Cuisine   2424 Van Ness Street (between Union and Green)  San 
 Francisco, CA, 94109   415-440-0455   
 http://www.yayacuisine.com/contact.htm 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/06/11/18280113.php
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