Salee Allawe & Cole Miller HYPERLINK "http://greenvilleonline.com/graphics/news/salee/salee.jpg" of NO MORE VICTIMS - HYPERLINK "http://www.nomorevictims.org/"www.nomorevictims.org Will Be on Democracy Now with Amy Goodman Friday, October 19th at 6:00 AM - Repeated at 9:00 AM On KPFK 90.7 FM Radio Los Angeles Salee's father Hussein Allawem will join them. HYPERLINK "http://cmsimg.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Avis=BS&Dato=20 070712&Kategori=PHOTO&Lopenr=70712010&Ref=AR&MaxW=150&MaxH=75" Salee is a 10-year old Iraqi girl who lost both of her legs when a U.S. bomb landed in her front yard as she was playing hopscotch, killing her 13-year old brother Akream and her good friend. Cole brought Salee to the United States to receive medical treatment. Salee is a very beautiful little girl. She has such a positive attitude and a real love for life. Salee, her father & Cole were at our house last Sunday night. What a great evening it was! You can see a short video of Salee at: HYPERLINK "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMFJDXxaHRU&mode=related&search"http://w ww.youtube.com/watch?v=QMFJDXxaHRU&mode=related&search= There is an excellent 4-page story about Salee and Cole in the September 24th issue of People Magazine. Salee
HYPERLINK "http://www.nomorevictims.org/images/Salee_sm3_000.jpg" K-CAL CHANNEL 9 Television News Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 Excellent Segment on Salee Allawe Arriving at LAX - with Mark Coogan HYPERLINK "http://nomorevictims.org/news/2007-10-11/iraqi-girl-loses-legs-but-not- spirit-to-war/"http://nomorevictims.org/news/2007-10-11/iraqi-girl-loses -legs-but-not-spirit-to-war/ No More Victims - HYPERLINK "http://www.nomorevictims.org/"www.nomorevictims.org Brings Iraqi children who were injured as a direct result of US military assault to the United States for medical care. Connects high school and college students with child victims of the war. The students perform a needs assessment and raise funds to help the child and his or her family in-country. Delivers medical supplies to Iraqi hospitals and clinics. Produces short films about the children to help educate the public about the enormous toll the war has taken on Iraqi civilians. Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films helped raise funds for NMV with his short film, Mother's Day for Peace, which includes appearances by Gloria Steinem, Felicity Huffman, Alfre Woodard, Christine Lahti, and Vanessa Williams. HYPERLINK "http://www.mothersdayforpeace.com/"www.mothersdayforpeace.com The work of Cole Miller and NMV were profiled in the September 24th, 2007 issue of People Magazine. Staffed by a small number of volunteers, No More Victims* has created a community-based model that empowers people to provide direct assistance to civilian victims of the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Go to: www.nomorevictims.org to see how the model is being used in communities all across the country. The mission of No More Victims (NMV), a non-profit, non-sectarian, humanist organization, is to restore health and well-being to victims of war and to advocate and educate for peace. The organization was founded by Cole Miller in September 2002. To reach No More Victims with general inquiries, write to: HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED] Media Inquiries: HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED] To Get Involved: HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 323-644-2889 Website (Technical) Inquiries: HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: HYPERLINK "http://www.nomorevictims.org/"www.nomorevictims.org To Donate to NoMoreVictims please send a check to: NoMoreVictims 4310 Finley Ave Suite 1 Los Angeles, CA 90027 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.15.0/1076 - Release Date: 10/17/2007 7:53 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
