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Syrian Refugee Relief Benefit Thursday Feb 27th
Syrian Refugee Relief Benefit
THURSDAY February 27th 6PM-8PM
Conundrum Music Hall, 626 Meeting St. West Columbia, SC
The Carolina Peace Resource Center hosts a Syrian Refugee Relief Benefit Thursday February 27th, 6pm to 8pm at Conundrum Music Hall located at 626 Meeting St in West Columbia. The event will feature authentic Syrian food and a presentation by Columbia, SC-based photojournalist Thomas Hammond who traveled to Syria, Lebanon and Turkey last Fall.
Free / Suggested donation of $10 to $20. All proceeds benefit charities working with Syrian refugees.
RSVP: david@carolinapeace.org / 216-1448 (Leave message with name, # in party and email/phone number)
RSVP/Share on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/576573469095488/
Donate to Syrian Refugee Relief
Carolina Peace Resource Center, Aiken Peace raise $1,500 for Syrian Refugee Relief at benefits with photojournalist Thomas Hammond.
We are humbled and gratified to announce that, through your generosity, the Carolina Peace Resource Center and Aiken Peace raised nearly $1,500 for Syrian Refugee Relief at benefits in Columbia (Thursday Feb 27th) and Aiken (Tuesday Feb 25th) proceeds going to the Syrian-American Medical Society, the Al Salam School, and the Maram Foundation. We will be able to cut checks for $500 to each of these worthy charities. But it’s not too late to sweeten those checks and increase our impact: help make a real difference by donating. Details below.
SPECIAL THANKS to Thomas Hammond, Al-Amir on Main for donation food, Conundrum Music Hall, Tom Law, Manar S., Danya Naifeh, Wes Joiner and Zach Jones, Nyna Dalbec, Michelle Hutchinson, Paul Palmer and everyone who helped.
Photo by Thomas Hammond An unfinished concrete building in Reyhanli, Turkey housing five familes of Syrian refugees, 32 people in all.
MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TODAY!
DONATE ONLINE VIA PAYPAL: Click on the PayPal button at the right/top of the page or click here.
IMPORTANT: Remember to click on “Special Instructions” and note “for Syrian refugee relief” before submitting your payment.
OR
MAIL DONATIONS:
Make your tax-deductible check payable to “Carolina Peace Resource Center” and note for “Syrian Refugee Relief”
Mail to: Carolina Peace Resource Center, P.O. Box 7933, Columbia, SC 29202
SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS: http://bit.ly/syriarelief
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MORE INFO & DONATE DIRECTLY TO CHARITIES…
CONTACT US: If you would like to help raise awareness or raise money locally (South Carolina area) for Syrian refugee relief, contact our Syrian Refugee Relief volunteers, Manar (manar @ carolinapeace.org) and Thomas (Thomas @ carolinapeace.org).
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Thomas Hammond’s “Postcards from Syria” in Columbia’s Free-Times: www.free-times.com/cover/112013-postcards-from-syria
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EARLIER WINTER APPEAL: Donate to Syrian Refugee Relief: Winter Appeal
As winter bears down on over two million refugees from the Syrian civil war, Carolina Peace is making a special call for year end donations for Syrian refugee relief. Carolina Peace will bundle donations and direct them to four reputable charities doing some of the best work:
Syrian-American Medical Society http://sams-usa.net/
Karam Foundation http://karamfoundation.com/
Syrian Orphans http://www.syrianorphans.org/
Maram Foundation http://maramfoundation.org/
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DONATE DIRECTLY TO CHARITIES: If you would prefer to donate directly to charities doing some of the best work, here is a list of charities vetted by our Syria relief volunteers:
Karam Foundation http://karamfoundation.com/
Syria Relief http://www.syriarelief.org.uk/syriarelief/
Maram Foundation http://maramfoundation.org/
NuDay Syria http://www.nudaysyria.net/home.html
Hand in Hand for Syria http://handinhandforsyria.org.uk/
Free Syria Foundation http://www.free-syria-foundation.org/
Palmyra Relief http://palmyrarelief.org/
Syrian American Medical Society http://sams-usa.net/
Human Care Syria http://www.humancaresyria.org/
The Amal Project http://theamalproject.com/
Al Seeraj http://alseeraj.org/en/
Watan http://www.watansyria.org/en/
Syrian Orphans http://www.syrianorphans.org/
Sawa For Syria https://www.facebook.com/Sawa.4.Syria
Basmeh and Zeitouneh https://www.facebook.com/pages/%D8%A8%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A9-
%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A9-Basmeh-Zeitooneh/607188292628342
(in Arabic)
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Update on Syria: Diplomatic Opening Delays Vote & WED Vigil
Carolina Peace’s No War with Syria Rally was covered by WACH, WIS, WLTX and the State newspaper.
Syria Update: Diplomatic Opening Delays Vote on Syria Intervention
UPDATE: In a televised speech, President Obama announced he had asked Congress to delay a vote on an AUMF (Authorization for Use of Military Force) against Syria to pursue a diplomatic plan presented by Russia that would place Syria’s chemical weapons under international control. However, President Obama will still be seeking an AUMF vote soon, according to a new argument, in order to put military might behind diplomatic efforts… however, this is a dangerous BLANK CHECK for WAR which should still be rejected.
Where do SC’s Congressmen stand on US military intervention in Syria?
Of South Carolina’s 7 representatives in the US House of Representatives: 4 are on record opposing military intervention in Syria, 3 are undecided.
OPPOSED: Representatives WILSON (SC-2), SANFORD (SC-1), DUNCAN (SC-3), GOWDY (SC-4)
Please THANK THEM for their stand and tell them NO BLANK CHECK for WAR.. use contact links below.
UNDECIDED: Representatives CLYBURN (SC-6), MULVANEY (SC-5), RICE (SC-7)
Mulvaney and Rice are skeptical of military intervention in Syria and thus are leaning no. Rep. Jim Clyburn, as the sole Democrat, would be going against the grain of his political party to vote against the AUMF.
Keep the pressure on them… call and email them, especially after President Obama’s speech.
LAST CALL: CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE NOW! (click “Read More Below” for links to Contact your Rep)
Join us on WEDNESDAY Sept 11th, 5PM-6PM @ the Statehouse (Main & Gervais) remember Sept 11th, oppose US intervention in Syria and all war at the Women in Black vigil for peace. Women in Black vigils every Wednesday 5PM-6PM at the Statehouse.
CONTACT YOUR REP: Email & Call Now… Congress may vote as soon as WED Sept 11th!
US House of Representatives:
Rep. Mark Sanford (SC-1): https://sanford.house.gov/contact/email-me
Rep Joe Wilson (SC-2):
https://joewilsonforms.house.gov/Forms/WriteYourRep/default.aspx
Rep Jeff Duncan (SC-3): https://jeffduncan.house.gov/contact-me
Rep Trey Gowdy (SC-4): http://gowdy.house.gov/Contact/default.aspx
Rep Mick Mulvaney (SC-5): https://forms.house.gov/mulvaney/webforms/zipauthen_contact.shtml
Rep Jim Clyburn (SC-6): https://forms.house.gov/clyburn/zipauth.shtml
Rep Tom rice (SC-7): http://rice.house.gov/contact
Don’t know your Congressman? Outside SC? Go here: house.gov
US SENATE:
Where Do SC’s US Senators stand?
SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM: FOR. Graham has been an outspoken proponent of regime change and US military intervention in Syria.
Contact him: http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.EmailSenatorGraham
SENATOR TIM SCOTT: UNDECIDED? Senator Scott has been quiet on this issue.
Contact him: http://www.scott.senate.gov/contact.cfm
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
“An Open Letter to My Congressman” by Stephen Walt in Foreign Policy
http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/09/06/an_open_letter_to_my_congressman
Letter to Congress Opposing US Military Intervention in Syria by Diane Randall of FCNL (Friends Committee on National Legislation)
http://fcnl.org/issues/middle_east/congress_us_military_intervention_would_widen_war/
Russian Brokered Syria Deal to Place Chemical Weapons under International Control?
https://medium.com/war-is-boring/50d8440d893
“9 Questions on Syria You Were Too Embarrassed to Ask” (We don’t agree with all the conclusions but this is a good background to understanding the issues in Syria)
“Do’s and Don’ts for Progressives Discussing Syria”by Ramah Kudaimi
http://mondoweiss.net/2013/08/dos-and-donts-for-progressives-discussing-syria.html
Short URL for this ACTION ALERT: http://bit.ly/18AJt6E
CONTACT Carolina Peace for help in organizing a vigil/demonstration: David, 803-215-3263 or info @ carolinapeace.org
Join Carolina Peace’s weekly email announcements list:
send an email with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line to info @ carolinapeace.org
Twitter: @carolina_peace Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/11632071228/
Sun Aug 11, 3 pm: The Suffering Grasses – Syria’s Revolution and Civil War
“The Suffering Grasses” Trailer from Cultures of Resistance on Vimeo.
A free, open to the public screening of the 1-hour long documentary film THE SUFFERING GRASSES: When Elephants Fight, It is the Grass that Suffers, directed by Iara Lee. Discussion to follow.
Sunday, August 11, 2013, 3:00 pm, Headquarters Library, 823 Telfair St., Augusta, GA 30901, 3:00 pm. Ground floor, turn to the right before going through the book detectors at the library’s entrance. Admission is free and open to the public. RSVP on Facebook & Share
Over a year later, with thousands dead and counting, the ongoing conflict in Syria has become a microcosm for the complicated politics of the region, and an unsavory reflection of the world at large. Against the backdrop of the Arab Spring, NATO’s toppling of Moammar Qaddafi in Libya, and the complicated politics of the region, this film seeks to explore the Syrian conflict through the humanity of the civilians who have been killed, abused, and displaced to the squalor of refugee camps. In all such conflicts, large and small, it is civilians—women and children, families and whole communities—who suffer at the leisure of those in power. While focusing on the plight of those caught in the crossfire of the hegemons, we seek to unravel the conflict by exploring the motivations of its actors—the Ba’athist regime of Bashar al-Assad, the Free Syrian Army and other geopolitical players like the United States, Israel, Russia, China, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, the Gulf countries… When elephants go to war, it is the grass thatsuffers. This is a film about the elephants, but made for the grasses.
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