Sunday Benefit Café’ for Queers in Palestine

April 10th, 2005
Sunday Benefit Café’ for Queers in Palestine
Join Us for Divine Veggie Dinner, a Movie, Lots of Popcorn and Conversation
$5.00 – $25.00 (no one turned away) donation request
7:30 pm
Long Haul Info Shop
3124 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley California

Interview (video) with founder Rauda Morcos;
Come watch Rauda talk about: Gay Rights, Occupation, Systemic Change and
Oppression.
Stay for Conversation and the Queer Arab Film Garden

ASWAT (voices) is a courageous and dynamic group of Queer Palestinian
women who have decided to organize to challenge the status quo and to
improve their own lives, and to hopefully secure equal rights for
themselves and for those who come after them. ASWAT is the first and only
queer group in Palestine. ASWAT is generating tremendous energy as they
literately “make history” as the first group of Palestinian. Lesbian ,
Bi-Sexual, and Inter-sexual, women in the middle east. They meet regularly
facilitating groups and produce political education for their communities.
They are breaking silences in all of the communities they are a part of.

ASWAT has been asked to leave the center they have been based out of. They
have asked the Radical International Community of Allies for financial
support. They need money to have a center open that they will feel safe
and welcome in. This is an amazing story or bravery in the face of extreme
oppression from every angle, there is no better way you can spend Sunday
night April 10th, 2005. Mark your calendar.

If you have any questions or can help with the event. Or you can do an
event in your city, or you can send me donations which I will send to
Palestine.
Please e-mail me at freemind [at] riseup.net
or call 510-420-1735
http://www.aswat-palestiniangaywomen.org/