On Friday, February 18, Navigating the Aftermath opened at the University of Minnesota. The exhibit brings 15 Iraqi and American artists together in dialogue on the ongoing Iraq War. Here are a few preview photos from the event (all photos by Alex Potter). More soon…
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A recent article in the St. Thomas Bulletin describes a Water for Peace project by Students for Justice and Peace at the University of St. Thomas. In collaboration with other student groups and departments, Students for Justice and Peace raised more than $1,400 last spring to pay for a water-filtration system that is now used by the 300 students at the Imam Redha Elementary School for Girls in Najaf, Iraq.
To read the article, click here.
Water for Peace is a program of the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project and our partner the Muslim Peacemaker Teams. It is a service-learning project that connects Iraqis and Americans in partnership to bring clean water to schools in Iraq.
One of IARP’s partners, the Veterans Book Project, is running a Kickstarter Campaign. Support them if you can! Ten days until the end of the campaign: http://kck.st/cS0blZ.
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