Amnesty International Group 40 of Evanston and Evanston Township High School's Amnesty
International present a

Stop Violence Against Women Event
Join us to bring this issue home!

Including tabling, an all women Marimba Group, speakers, and a march/rally

Saturday, March 5th
from 12:45 pm to 4:00 pm
It will begin at
the Lake Street Church, Evanston
607 Lake Street in Evanston, Illinois (NE corner of Lake and Sherman)

First, an all women marimba group (traditionally an instrument played by men) will play while various groups table

After, there will be a series of three
speakers

Speakers include...

- Dr. Mardge Cohen is from the Ruth Rothstein CORE Center for HIV Prevention, Care and Research in Chicago. She has made several trips to
Rwanda to treat women with HIV who survived the genocide there. She is recommended by Robert Schultz, our Amnesty Midwest Regional Office
Membership Field Organizer.
Topic: Rwandan Woman and HIV/AIDS


-Ana Maria Murillo is Executive Director of the U'wa Defense Project. The project provides legal, community development, research & advocacy support to the Indigenous U'wa people in Colombia as they work to defend their life, land & cultural autonomy. Ana Maria Murillo is a young Colombian woman of Indigenous ancestry and the Director of the U'wa Defense Project (UDP) in San Francisco.
The UDP is a small NGO dedicated to providing direct support to build the capacity of the U'wa tribe. UDP works with a strong network of sister
organizations nationwide, and they are proud to be the only US-based organization to prioritize on-the-ground commitment to U'wa-led community
development.
Topic: Human Rights of Indigenous Women

-Dr. Mary Fabri, director of the Kolver Center for Treatment of Survivors of Torture Chicago, she will also bring one of her clients (a torture victim)
Topic: Gender Issues in the Treatment of Torture Survivors

After, there will be a march/rally in which your group is invited to march and hold posters, wear SVAW (Stop Violence Against Women) shirts, or any
other creative ideas you may have.

March Starts at 3:30 pm
Begins at Lake Street Church in Evanston, ends at Fountain Square in Evanston

If your group would like to have a table at this event, please e-mail Chanel Govreau at ringsonwater (at) hotmail.com

Please spread the word!