As we look
back on the 10th Anniversary of our war in Afghanistan, we often consider the
more than 1,800 (and growing) U.S. Casualties. But what about the damage to the
Afghan people, especially the children?
"Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the War in
Afghanistan", a traveling collection of 25 panels from International artists
and children from Kabul, Afghanistan, looks at the realities of war from an
Afghan perspective.
Opening reception Sunday, October 30, from 2-5 p.m.
The exhibit
will be at Canvas Community Church
1111 W.
Seventh St. Little Rock
October 28
through November 12. Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-6
p.m.
This show is
open to the public. Please contact Gallery coordinator Anne Gregory, gallery@canvascommunityonline.org
for more information.
To volunteer
for the event contact Steve Sullivan at stevesullivan77@yahoo.com or Nechi Fullerton at nefullerton@yahoo.com
The Facebook
invite can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=173064332773261
Other events marking the tenth anniversary of war in Afghanistan
sponsored by Arkansas WAND.
Clinton School of Public Service Lecture: Toni Maloney of Business
Council for Peace. Wednesday, Oct. 19 at noon
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This organization works with entrepreneurs in conflict countries
to create significant employment and to expand the economic power of women.
Also at the program, Masooda, an entrepreneur from Afghanistan, will discuss
the Dosti soccer ball project.
Clinton School of Public Service Lecture: David Cortright,
Director of Policy Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace
Studies at the University of Notre Dame Thursday, Nov. 3, at 6 p.m.
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Cortwright will speak about the conflict in Afghanistan and his
book Ending Obama’s War Responsible Military Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Dedication Ceremony for the Beacon of Peace and Hope and Peace
Garden, North Little Rock Riverfront
Park and Arkansas Inland Maritime museum.
Saturday,
Nov. 5, 4 p.m.
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A multi-cultural celebration and soup reception will follow on the
USS Razorback.
JCA Walk for CommUNITY. Little Rock Riverfront Pavilion
Sunday, Nov.
6, 3 p.m.
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Register for the ACPJ team www.arkansasjustcommunities.org
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A special Sunday opening
of Windows and Mirrors will follow the walk.
Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the war in Afghanistan
In 2010, the
American Friends Service Committee put out a nationwide call to artist through
the Chicago Public Art Group and the Philadelphia mural Arts Program, seeking
contributions for a traveling memorial to Afghan civilians who have died in the
war.
The response
exceeded our expectations, Over the next few months, more than 40 muralists
donated their talents, designing and painting individual murals on sheets of
acrylic cloth. We thank them for their generosity and commitment to peace.
During the
same time, we asked Dr. Zahir Wahab, an Afghan and professor at Lewis and Clark
College, to invite a group of students in Kabul to create drawings of their
daily realities.
Together, we
believe these artworks provide a powerful witness to the horror of violence and
war.
Windows and Mirrors
is presented by The American Friends Service Committee, along with The Arkansas
Coalition for Peace and Justice and Canvas Community Church. For more information:
www.windowsandmirrors.org
www.afsc.org
www.arpeaceandjustice.org
www.canvascommunityonline.org
