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| A series of public forums on the current war and raising awareness on what some call the largest humanitarian crisis in Africa and the world. |
| Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009 |
| 4-6 pm |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 3 Rutland Street (at corner of State St.) Springfield, MA |
| COME MEET AND TALK WITH MEMBERS OF THE WESTERN MASS. SOMALI REFUGEE COMMUNITY |
| FEATURING special guest Smith College professor KATWIWA MULE. Video clips of past forums and live performance by members of the Walaalo! Somali Sisters Collective. |
| There will be POETRY and MUSIC from members of Walaalo! Collective |
| For more info visit our website at www.newworldtheater.org or contact Nicole: nmyoung@acad.umass.edu or 413-545-1972 |
| The Crisis in Somalia forums are co-sponsored by the Center for Popular Economics,Western Mass. American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), the MLK Community Center, and other partners with generous support from the Mass Humanities. |
| See our website for updates & information – www.newworldtheater.org |
| WALAALO! Project is supported in part by the Womenʼs Fund of Western Massachusetts, and Mass Humanities. This highly collaborative project would not be possible without the work of the following partner organizations: the Center for Popular Economics, the International Language Institute, Akeret Productions, Deanʼs Beans, and Gasoline Alley. |
| For info email Nicole Young at nmyoung@acad.umass.edu or call NWT at 413-545-1972. |