[Peace] Kathy Kelly on Fri Feb 18th: noon and 5:30pm

[Stuart Levy]

Kathy Kelly, dedicated peace activist,
of Voices for Creative Nonviolence (vcnv.org),
a campaign to end US military and economic warfare,
will be in Champaign-Urbana next Friday, Feb. 18th for two events:

  Fri 2/18 noon   University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright, Champaign

    YMCA Friday Forum
    "Prophetic Voice/Public Witness: Searching for a Non-Violent Approach"

    Kathy Kelly has traveled to Afghanistan and Pakistan several times in the
    past year to learn more about the effects of U.S. warfare on those who are
    bearing the brunt of our wars. With a small delegation from Voices for
    Creative Nonviolence, (VCNV), she spent three weeks with Afghan Youth Peace
    Volunteers, in Kabul and in Bamiyan, during December of last year.

  Fri 2/18  5:30PM  First Mennonite Church,  Lincoln & Springfield, Urbana

    Casual dinner and conversation with activist Kathy Kelly.
    Voices for Creative Nonviolence has been working closely
    with the Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers in search of non-military
    solutions to end the war. (http://vcnv.org/speaker-bio/kathy-kelly)

    She is currently trying to organize a fairly large group to visit
    Afghanistan in April/May, and hopes to recruit some people from
    Champaign-Urbana.  If you think you might like to go,
    please come and speak with her!

    Sandwiches provided (small donations welcome).