Bring Light: East Meets West: Awakening to the Challenges of Afghans in Fremont, CA

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East Meets West: Awakening to the Challenges of Afghans in Fremont, CA

Foundation for Self-Reliance (FSR)

Help us offset our costs for this landmark, free-to-the-public, community education symposium taking place in Fremont, CA on Saturday, June 23, 2007.

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Foundation for Self-Reliance (FSR)

Assisting Afghan refugees in the U.S. and abroad

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Based in: Fremont, California

Year founded: 2005

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Over 100 people attended last year's August symposium (photo is from last year's "Talks in the Garden" event). Our objective this year is attract 300 attendees, and offer the program with no admission charge.

100% of all donations will go directly toward the hard costs of this program:

space rental - $1200;
food - $2500;
printing - $350;
translation equipment rental - $2000.

This event is a landmark opportunity to hear top Afghan and American academics, community cultural leaders, and local politicians discuss the challenges and opportunities for the Afghan and American communities in Fremont, CA

Saturday, June 23, 2007
11 am — 3 pm
Golden Peacock Restaurant
3681 Peralta Blvd.
Fremont, California 94536

Our program's purpose is to create public awareness around the challenges Afghans face when they come to the United States.

OUR ESTEEMED SPEAKERS:

- Afghan Keynote: Dr. Mo Qayoumi,President of Cal State East Bay
"The Importance of Education"

- American Keynote: Dr. Ronald Takaki, Professor, UC Berkeley
"Multiculturalism in America"

- Dr. Hatem Bazian: Professor, UC Berkeley
"Islam in America"

- Professor Ghafar Safa: Kabul University, Afghanistan
"Violence and Reform in Afghanistan"

- Tamim Ansary: Author, West of Kabul: East of New York
"Biculturality: Understanding "The Other""

- Anu Natarajan: Fremont Councilmember
"Diversity and Public Policy"

Our panel will discuss the ins-and-outs of citizenship in Fremont through the expression of culture, religion, history, education, and local public policy. We will also address the unique circumstances that Afghans experience when adjusting to life in a multicultural, multi-ethnic/racial, and secular society.

The program will be bilingual. We will have Farsi and English translators.

Seats are limited. Please RSVP -
Foundation for Self-Reliance: 510.797.4660
rsvp@efsr.org

This program has been partially funded by Project FREE, a collaboration between the East Bay Agency for Children, the Foundation for Self-Reliance, and the Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement.