منبر السودان الديمقراطي بواشنطون يقدم الاستاذ علي عسكوري في ندوة عن قضية المهجرين وخزان مروي

Quote: Forced Displacement and the Merowe Dam: The Other Human Rights Crisis in Sudan Join International Rivers Network in conversation with Ali Askouri, Sudanese human rights activist[/B . When: 7pm March 27, 2007 Where: Morgan Lounge in Morgan Hall* on the UC Berkeley Campus Map available at www.berkeley.edu/map[/B] Mr. Askouri, originally from a community that will be affected by the Merowe Dam, coordinates the struggle to protect the rights of people threatened by the Merowe Dam. The Merowe Dam will displace more than 50,000 people from the Nile Valley to the Nubian Desert. The project will tear apart communities, increase diseases, threaten livelihoods, and have far-reaching environmental impacts. The 174-km-long reservoir will inundate an area of Sudan rich in history dating back 5,000 years. Dissent has been met with violent repression, yet the affected people continue the struggle to have their voices heard. For more information please call International Rivers Network at 510-848-1155 ext 301. This event is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted. For more information on IRN�efforts to support the communities affected by the Merowe Dam, visit: http://www.irn.org/programs/merowe/ *Morgan Hall is near the intersection of University Ave. and Oxford Ave. on the northwest corner of the UC Berkeley campus, between Mulford and Tolman Halls. Enter Morgan Lounge directly through the east side of the building by the terrace. To unsubscribe from this list, follow instructions on this page: http://ias.berkeley.edu/africa/listserv.html