Malalai Joya in Winnipeg p1

WINNIPEG, Nov. 16, 2009: Malalai Joya visited Winnipeg as part of her 2009 cross-country tour to convince Canadians to press for the withdrawal of their troops from Afghanistan. She packed the house and spoke with passion about the oppression of her people under the combined weight of the Taliban, Hamid Karzai's warlord drugocracy, and the NATO occupation.

Her message was one not heard in this country (loosely paraphrased): Go home! You are making our lives harder! It is a lesson we must all take to heart.

Malalai Joya was hosted locally by Peace Alliance Winnipeg, with support from the following organizations:
- The Uniter (Mouseland Press Speaker Series)
- Public Service Alliance of Canada (Prairie Region)
- University of Manitoba Students Union
- Project Peacemakers
- Global College Student Advisory Council
' Institute for Women's and Gender Studies, University of Winnipeg
-Winnipeg Labour Council
- Global Justice Committee - CUPE Manitoba
- Grassroots Women Manitoba

The video, which contains her speech at Convocation Hall at the University of Winnipeg, is divided into 8 sections with a total running time of just under 1 hour 16 minutes.

Useful links:
Malalai Joya's web site: http://malalaijoya.com
Peace Alliance Winnipeg: http://peacealliancewinnipeg.ca
Canadian Peace Alliance: http://acp-cpa.ca

Video produced by:
Paul S. Graham
http://paulsgraham.ca

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