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-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Women on the Road for Afghanistan Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 15:33:06 +0100 From: Elinore SCHAFFER <ellies@club-internet.fr> Reply-To: ellies@club-internet.fr To: Zarana Papic <zpapic@f.bg.ac.yu> Please join us and/or support us by adding the name of your organization to our list. Thank you. -------- Below you have 1) Our text 2) the Provisional Program 3) Practical Information WOMEN ON THE ROAD FOR AFGHANISTAN Afghanistan is a country where the brutal and unjust situation of women is worse than we can imagine. Under the rule of the Taliban, Afghanistan is a devastating symbol of the violations of women¹s rights everywhere. >From April 11 to 18, a movement of women from the five continents, activists and personalities in their own countries, are going to Tadzhikistan  to Dushanbe  and then, for those who so choose, moving on to Afghanistan, to the non-Taliban controled region. These women will meet others from the region in a general assembly organized in Tadzhikistan. By speaking out and showing their solidarity with the Afghans, they are, of course, speaking for all women. In solidarity with Afghan women, and against cruel and discriminatory treatment, an assembly will take place in Tadzhikistan on April 12-13, and a charter will be drafted by Afghan women¹s associations. We - Women On The Road For Afghanistan - will be present to lend our total support to this action. This charter is intended as a basic declaration of rights of Afghan women for all and any governments in power. While this trip will only take a few days, we want it to attract as much media attention as possible. We would like to have you among us. Be part of this exceptional political action. Stop Talibanization! You can make it effective and dynamic. Join us! Initiated by Shoukria Haïdar, President of NEGAR (Defense of Afghan Women's Rights). Supported to date by the Iranian Women's League, European Union of Moslem Women, Féderation Démocratique Internationale des Femmes, International Women's Rights, MOHA (Association of Iranian Women in France), Rassemblement de Femmes Démocrates Algeriennes, Women's Education Partnership (Hull, England), British Columbia Teachers' Federation Contact: Ellie Schaffer, email: ellies@club-internet.fr; Patricia Lalonde, (33-1) 43 37 21 76 or email: brice.lalonde@wanadoo.fr ; Connie Borde, (33-1) 45 49 14 70, email : cborde@compuserve.com ************** PROVISIONAL PROGRAM: 11-14 April 2000 Wednesday,April 12, 2000 4:45 A.M. (depending on which airline you take) Arrive in Duchanbé Transfer to Hotel Tadjikistan 12 Noon Buffet breakfast/lunch at the hotel Meet Afghan women 4:00 p.m. Opening session of the Assembly Welcoming speech by Shoukria Haidar Afghan associations introduce themselves 6:00 p.m. Presentation and discussion of the Charter drafted by Afghan women¹s groups. 8:00 p.m. Dinner Thursday, April 13, 2000 9:00 a.m. Breakfast 10:00 a.m. Statements from personalities and representatives of the groups participating in Women on the Road for Afghanistan 1:00 p.m. Lunch 3:00 p.m. Press conference: ¤ Reading of the Charter by Shoukria Haidar ¤ Reading of the international solidarity text by Women on the Road for Afghanistan and condemnation of brutal and unjust treatment inflicted on women world-wide ¤ Questions from the press 8:00 p.m. Dinner Friday, April 14, 2000 Departure from Duchanbé (2 options): ¤ Return to point of origin ¤ on to the unoccupied zone of Afghanistan Tuesday, April 18, 2000 Return to point of origin for those who have travelled to Afghanistan ********** WOMEN ON THE ROAD FOR AFGHANISTAN Practical Information Dates: April 11-14 OR April 11-18 Airline Routes: 1) Munich-Duchanbe-Munich, Tadjik Airlines, weekly on Tuesdays 2) Via Moscow, Aeroflot (April 14 return) 3) Via Teheran, Iran Air; (Mashhad-Duchanbe) Tadjik Airlines Air Fare from Munich: (round trip) 4 228 French Francs (group rate); 1 262 DM (1 German mark = 3,35 FF) $US 625 (1 $US = 6,78 FF); $Ca 850 (1$Ca = 4,97 FF) Departure: Tuesday, April 11 Return: Tuesday, April 18 Dep. Munich 18:14 (6:14 p.m.) Dep. Duchanbe 10:00 a.m. Arr. Duchanbe 4:45 a.m. Arr. Munich 14:45 (2:45 p.m.) Visa(s): The Russian Embassy issues visas for Tadjikistan. Afghan visas are issued by the Afghanistan Embassy. If you take an alternate route (Moscow, Teheran), you must change airports and will need a visa. Hotel Tadjikistan: 250FF/day (double room for 3 nights) The meetings and press conference will be held at the hotel. Meals: Inexpensive Panshir: April 14-17 (4 days) The trip and lodging will be offered by the local authorities and residents of the region. (Night of April 17 at Hotel Tadjikistan) *********** ------Syndicate mailinglist-------------------- Syndicate network for media culture and media art information and archive: http://www.v2.nl/syndicate to unsubscribe, write to <syndicate-request@aec.at> in the body of the msg: unsubscribe your@email.adress