[Peace] [AFSC] Gaza benefit dinner only ONE WEEK away! Be sure to buy your tickets now!

Tue May 19 22:57:00 EDT 2015

In case you're able to go to Chicago on May 26th...   Gaza benefit 
dinner at University of Chicago, sponsored by AFSC.

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Subject: 	{Disarmed} [Aware] [AFSC] Gaza benefit dinner only ONE WEEK 
away! Be sure to buy your tickets now!
Date: 	Tue, 19 May 2015 08:27:00 -0400
From: 	American Friends Service Committee via Aware 
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Reply-To: 	sdamra at afsc.org
To: 	aware at anti-war.net

Chicago Middle East Program, a program of the American Friends Service 
Committee

Dear friends and supporters,

We just wanted to remind you that our Gaza fundraiser is*one week from 
today*! The event will take place on *Tuesday, May 26th at 6pm* at the 
*University of Chicago International House*.  All proceeds are going 
toward desperately needed humanitarian programs for Gaza children, 
provided by the Middle East Children's Alliance 
<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=g3IxxJ4G1I0FJgecdJJLcU0aCcmfEuDl>. 
This includes programs to help children deal with psychological trauma 
of the Israeli attacks last summer.

The program includes some really great speakers and performers! We're 
very excited to have Palestinian community leader Camille Odeh, Gaza 
youth Ahmed Hamad, spoken word artist Ethan Viets Van-Lear, singer Sarab 
Shada, and oud musician Alejandro Farha. A Middle Eastern dinner 
provided by Haifa Cafe 
<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=aEaD0J0%2F8V6ImflIExLnp00aCcmfEuDl>. 
We will also be having a silent auction (selling art and Palestinian 
traditional items) to help us raise more money for MECA programs in 
Gaza. From ticket sales and donations, we currently have raised over 
$2,500 thus far!

*Please buy your ticket if you haven't already! You can do so by 
clicking **this link* 
<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=fGBE9ULUDk1Wgs1FXfmpkk0aCcmfEuDl>. 
Tickets are $30 for general admission and $15 for students and 
low-income individuals.

We hope you can join us next week! And we welcome everyone, old and 
young, so please feel free to bring family, friends, colleagues, etc. 
For more information, please see below!

Peace,
AFSC Chicago Middle East Program
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*When:* Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 6:00pm

*Where: *The University of Chicago International House Assembly 
Hall,1414 E. 59th St., Chicago, IL 60637 (map 
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*Click here 
<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=gAX4H6kp9Rg4LKhVyE1%2FrU0aCcmfEuDl>** to 
purchase your tickets!*

The Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) is a nonprofit organization 
based in Berkeley, California working for the rights of children in the 
Middle East by sending humanitarian aid, supporting projects for 
children and educating North American and international communities 
about the effects of the US foreign policy on children in the region.

MECA supports children and families in Gaza through financial support 
and professional assistance to community organizations that help meet 
Palestinian children's needs, including clinics, kindergartens, 
counseling centers, libraries; accessible parks and playgrounds; sports 
teams, and dance, music and art programs. MECA also helps provide 
university scholarships for Palestinian youth, and provides clean water 
to children in Gaza by installing water purification and desalination 
units in schools and kindergartens.

The program will include amazing local speakers and performers including 
Camile Odeh, Ahmed Hamad, Ethan Viets Van-Lear (spoken word), Sarab 
Shada (singing), and Alex Farha (oud).

Tickets are $30 for general admission, and $15 for students and 
low-income individuals. Dinner will be provided by Haifa Cafe.* **To 
purchase tickets, click here 
<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Gg4Zf7sR4rK8GwO%2BfzblT00aCcmfEuDl>.***

This goal of this event is to specifically raise desperately needed 
funds for children in Gaza, both for humanitarian aid and for 
psychosocial programs.

If you cannot attend this event and wish to donate toward our event 
anyway, please click here 
<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=s54JeTrCmBqcx4JrXZn%2F%2F00aCcmfEuDl>. 

For updates, please visit the *Facebook event 
<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kzAoHxb2uGQE%2FRAs%2BL1fZk0aCcmfEuDl>* page. 
If you have any questions, please contact sdamra at afsc.org 
<mailto:sdamra at afsc.org>

*Organized by: *American Friends Service Committee - Chicago. *Sponsored 
by: *Students for Justice in Palestine Chicago Network, US Palestinian 
Community Network - Chicago, American Muslims for Palestine, Jewish 
Voice for Peace - Chicago, Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and 
Palestine, Chicago Faith Coalition on Middle East Peace, Arab Jewish 
Partnership for Peace and Justice in the Middle East

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