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Kathy Kelly speaks at Pace in Pleasantville
December 2, 2013 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Join the Center for Community Action and Research at Dyson College, as we welcome Activist in Residence Kathy Kelly to the Pace campus. She will speak about her journey, and her work. This event is free and open to the public. We are looking for help in promoting this event, co-sponsorship, and attendance. If you are interested in more information, please feel free to contact me. Kathy will also be spending time on the NYC campus.
· Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 3 times since 2000
· Found Voices in the Wilderness, a group which bears witness to the suffering which the U.S./U.N.-imposed sanctions have visited upon the people—especially the children—of Iraq
· For planting corn in the soil above nuclear missile silos, a symbolic act intended to demonstrate the peaceful use of land, she was sentenced to nine months in federal prison
· For repeated visits to Iraq to distribute toys and medicine to children, she and her associates have incurred thousands of dollars in fines
Monday, December 2, 2013
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Gottesman Room, Kessel Student Center, Pace University
Refreshments will be Served
For more information or to RSVP contact:
Heather Novak, [email protected] or at 914.773.3464