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DESCRIPTION:On Sunday September 24, PASMC again calls upon CODEPINK for its experience 
 and work leading to information and action.\n\nThis past May, Nancy Mancias 
 of the activist organization CODEPINK joined a delegation with the 
 Christian Peacemaker Team on an educational tour of northern Iraq's Kurdish 
 region. The tour participants met with Kurdish women, LGBTQ and peace 
 organizations, academics, and villagers affected by oil company Dana Gas as 
 well as Turkey's cross-border bombings.\n\nOn September 24, Nancy will 
 share what she learned about the various players in this narrative: the 
 Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK), internally displaced Iraqis, the Yazidis, 
 and Chaldean Christians - all of whom reside in Iraqi Kurdistan. This 
 December she will embark on another trip to northern Iraq. Her presentation 
 is a chance for people to learn how they can take action and get 
 involved.\n\nThe evening begins at 7 PM At the Unitarian Universalists of 
 San Mateo, 300 E. Santa Inez Avenue (at Ellsworth) in San Mateo. Admission 
 is free. The UUSM is wheelchair accessible.\n\nAs an organizer for 
 CODEPINK, Nancy Mancias has had the responsibility of coordinating national 
 campaigns against torture, holding the Bush administration accountable for 
 the Iraq war, and trying to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay. For 15 
 years she has also organized creative actions across the country as an ally 
 and defender of LGBTQ and immigrant rights. Nancy spends a great deal of 
 time bearing witness: working in the refugee camps in Greece, supporting 
 migrants on the U.S./Mexico border and, as we will hear more about, 
 learning about the plight of the Kurds living in northern Iraq.\n\nFree, 
 contributions welcome.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/09/14/18802933.php
SUMMARY:Iraqi Kurdistan - A Report-back
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez Avenue\nSan Mateo, 
 CA 94402
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/09/14/18802933.php
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