Ending the Afghan War Four Lectures by MALALAI JOYA Author of "A WOMAN AMONG WARLORDS" All 4 Talks Will Be Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar, Host of KPFK's Uprising Malalai Joya has been called the Bravest Woman in Afghanistan Malalai Joya, former Afghan parliamentarian & author of 'A WOMAN AMONG WARLORDS', will be speaking at 4 events in Southern California. Elected to the Afghan parliament in 2006, Joya was the nation's youngest MP and known for her outspoken views against the U.S. backed warlords that dominate the government. She has survived four assassination attempts and in 2007, was kicked out of Parliament by the very men she criticized. Women and men across Afghanistan demonstrated for her reinstatement. Joya is also a staunch critic of the U.S. - NATO war in Afghanistan. She was initially denied a visa to the United States for her Spring 2011 book tour. But after a national campaign to overturn the decision, was finally let into the country to finish her tour. All four talks will be hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar, host of KPFK's Uprising. Special thanks to KPFK for being the Media Sponsor. All events are free and open to the public. Seating is limited so come early. Copies of her book will be available.
Thursday April 7th - 1:30 to 3:00 PM Cal State Los Angeles Campus, University Student Union LA Room 5154 State University Drive, Los Angeles 90032 Co-Sponsors: Students for Social Justice at CSULA, Earth LA, Afghan Women's Mission, KPFK For more info: For More Information Email: [email protected] - Call: 626-676-7884 Thursday April 7th - 7:00 PM University of Southern California Campus, Taper Hall of Humanities (THH) Room 201 3501 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles 90089 Co-Sponsors: Political Student Assembly, Afghan Women's Mission, KPFK For More Information Email: [email protected] - Call: 626-676-7884 Friday April 8th - 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM University of California Santa Barbara - MCC Lounge 552 University Road, Santa Barbara, California 93106 Co-Sponsors: Multicultural Center, Mellichamp Fund - Department of Religious Studies, Afghan Women's Mission, KPFK For More Information Call: 805-893-8411 Friday April 8th - 7:00 PM (Doors Open at 6:00 PM) Golden West College, Forum I 15744 Golden West Street, Huntington Beach 92647 At the intersection of Golden West Street & Edinger Avenue Exit at Golden West or Edinger from the 405 Freeway. Forum I is in Building 12 in the south end of campus, and the closest parking lot is "D". Co-Sponsors: Peace Mind, Body Club at GWC, Afghan Women's Mission, KPFK For More Information Email: [email protected] - Call: 626-676-7884 Malalai Joya Speaking in Southern California Malalai Joya's tour is in full swing as she travels cross-country, addressing packed audiences and selling out copies of her book A Woman Among Warlords. Her dramatic entry into the U.S. upon finally receiving a visa, happened just hours before a joint event with Noam Chomsky at Harvard. About 1200 people attended the event! Read an account of the event here: http://tinyurl.com/63nff5v For our supporters in New York and Washington DC area who were disappointed that her initial visa denial kept her from visiting your cities, new events have just been added from April 13-15, including a very special joint appearance in New York with acclaimed playwright and activist Eve Ensler. If you haven't been following Joya's visa saga, click here to read an account in the San Francisco Chronicle: http://tinyurl.com/698wotm Read Joya's March 30th article in the Guardian newspaper here: http://tinyurl.com/6835zd7 Joya has also just been nominated for the 9th Annual Global Exchange Human Rights Award, as part of the People's Choice Contest. There are just over 2 weeks left to cast your vote! Vote here for Malalai Joya: http://humanrightsaward.strutta.com/entry/159676 If you are unable to make it to any of Joya's events, you can purchase a copy of her book, out now in paperback: http://tinyurl.com/3peqtfz Malalai Joya, born April 25, 1978, is an activist <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activism> , writer <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Afghans> and a former politician <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Afghanistan> from Afghanistan <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan> . She served as a female Parliamentarian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentarian> in the National Assembly of Afghanistan <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Afghanistan> from 2005 until early 2007, after being dismissed for publicly denouncing the presence of what she considered to be warlords <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warlord> and war criminals <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_criminal> in the Afghan parliament. She is an outspoken critic of the first ever democratically elected Karzai administration <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Hamid_Karzai> and its western supporters, particularly the United States <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States> . Her suspension in May 2007 has generated protest internationally and appeals for her reinstatement have been signed by high profile writers, intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Chomsky> , and politicians including Members of Parliament from Canada <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada> , Germany <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany> , the United Kingdom <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom> , Italy <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy> and Spain <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain> . She is often called by some people as "the bravest woman in Afghanistan." In 2010, Time Magazine <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(magazine)> placed Malalai Joya on their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Foreign Policy Magazine <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Policy> listed Malalai Joya in its annual list of the Top 100 Global Thinkers. On March 8, 2011, The Guardian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian> listed her among "Top 100 women: activists and campaigners". 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