GLOBAL EXCHANGE
Ventura County Supporters present:
“The Plight of the Refugees”
Wednesday, September 23, 2013
Thousand
Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road 7:00 P.M- 8:30 P.M.
Global Exchange, Ventura County
Supporters, are pleased to present a talk by Lily Karam and Lulu Emery who will
discuss the ever growing number of refugees in the Middle East. The
program will conduct an overview of refugees in Lebanon, Iraq, the Palestinian
territories and, lastly, Syria where a two year civil war is creating large numbers
of desperate displaced persons. There will also be a discussion of the
work done by volunteers to bring injured children to Southern California for
needed medical interventions.
Lily Karam is a
native Palestinian who has lived in Southern California for almost 40
years. She is a successful business woman, a long time humanitarian
activist and President of the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. Lulu Emery, a retired registered nurse earned her
nursing degree from the Jordan College of Nursing in Amman, Jordan where she
later served as nursing instructor. In 1999 she participated in a medical
fact finding mission to Iraq, visiting various hospitals and schools. She
is a Board member of The Palestine Children's Relief Fund.
A question and answer period will
follow this presentation.
This
program is free and open to the public. Contributions will be gratefully
accepted.
