[Peace] Resilience in Afghanistan: A Photographer's Reportback - tonight (Mon 7:30 CST) via internet

[Stuart Levy]

>From the UFPJ Afghanistan working group:

Tonight (Monday 11/22), 7:30-8:30PM Central time,
photographer Connie Frisbie Houde, who visited Afghanistan this August,
will talk about and show her photographs, live over the Internet.
Details below.

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:07:43 -0500
From: Cole Harrison <rozziecole at gmail.com>
Subject: [ufpj-activist] Resilience in Afghanistan: A Photographer's
	Reportback - MONDAY
To: UFPJ Activist list <ufpj-activist at lists.mayfirst.org>

Resilience in Afghanistan: A Photographer's Reportback


Connie Frisbie Houde, Global Village
Photographer<http://globalphotographer.wordpress.com/>,
presents a photographic reportback by webinar from her trip to Afghanistan
in August.   (A webinar works like a conference call, but you also sit at
your computer and see the photographs while Connie is speaking.)


*When: *Monday, November 22, 8:30-9:30 p.m. Eastern time

*Webinar Login:  *Go to http://www.freebinar.com/rozziecole1

*Phone Conference: *Call 702-473-3463, conference id 769943#

We suggest connecting 5 minutes early to make sure you are ready.


"I have been traveling, researching, studying and photographing Afghanistan
since 2003 when I first visited Kabul. During that February visit I
reacquainted myself with Tom Little, a childhood playmate, and his wife
Libby, a high school classmate. Our relationship deepened has I learned of
Tom’s work with the National Organization of Ophthalmic Rehabilitation Eye
Care Program and returned to document this program. In succeeding visits in
2004, 2005, and 2009 in Afghanistan and at dinners in our home or theirs
when they were on home leave in the US, we spent many hours talking about
Afghanistan as they shared their experiences," Connie writes.


 "I was traveling in Afghanistan in August, planning to connect with Tom
after his expedition to Nuristan with a team of aid workers, when I learned
of their tragic deaths. As a result of the uncertain security situation my
travel plans were curtailed.  I chose to stay in Kabul and bear witness to
the burial and memorial service for an amazing human being, a very special
friend and mentor."



"The photographs I did take represent my vision of the resilience and
exquisiteness of humanity that I see in the Afghans. I realize that we have
much to share with each other as we bridge the differences from culture to
culture.  If we are lucky, we discover that there are many similarities that
become a means of commonality as we build a global village."

Connie will talk about how she has seen a change in the security for aid
workers and the effect of the rogue "Taliban" groups.  She will describe two
different aid projects giving her analysis of why one is successful and the
other is problematical.  She also will discuss the different Afghan
reactions to the continued military presence and what she sees behind the
different responses.


 Sponsored by United for Peace and Justice, Afghanistan Working
Group.<http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=4110>

All are welcome - Please forward this notice widely.

Questions: ufpjafghanistan at gmail.com


 <http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=4110>
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