RACHEL CORRIE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY MEMORIAL EVENT

From the Middle East to Africa: Dynamics of Destruction and Rebuilding

A forum, "How Do We Live Together? From the Middle East to Africa: Dynamics of Destruction and Rebuilding," will commemorate the fifth anniversary of the death of Rachel Corrie, local resident and Evergreen student killed by an American-made bulldozer in Rafah, Palestine, as she stood to defend a home from demolition. The event on Sunday, March 16th, is from 3-6 p.m. at the Olympia Ballroom, 116 Legion Way SE, in Olympia and will feature three speakers with connections to Palestine and Central and East Africa. Adrien Niyongabo, of mixed Hutu and Tutsi parentage, was threatened with death by both tribes but now works on truth-telling, healing, and reconciliation. Jen Marlowe, author of Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival has recently returned from Gaza and is writing a book and play based on the experiences of her friends in Palestine and Israel. Dr. Steve Niva teaches International Politics and Middle East Studies at The Evergreen State College and has written on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict for numerous publications, including Peace Review and The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Niyongabo, Marlowe, and Niva will speak to the dynamics of destruction and rebuilding in the Middle East and Africa and to the continuing relevance of Rachel Corrie's life and message.

The free event is sponsored by the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice and the Olympia Friends Meeting (Quakers). Donations to support the work of the Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities program of the African Great Lakes Initiative and the work of the Rachel Corrie Foundation will be accepted. For information, call 754-3998.