Dr. Sima Samar
2001 John Humphrey Freedom Award Recipient
Canadian Tour -- December 1st >> December 15th 2001.
Preparations are now well underway for the cross Canada tour of this year's John Humphrey Freedom Award laureate, Dr. Sima Samar of Afghanistan. In the face of constant threats, Dr. Samar has defied the ruling Taliban's edicts that deny women and girls their basic rights. Since 1989, she has courageously operated schools for girls and health clinics in many of the provinces of Afghanistan as well as in camps for Afghan refugees in Quetta, Pakistan.
The John Humphrey Freedom Award will be presented to Dr. Samar in a ceremony on December 10, in Montreal at the Salle du Gesł, 1200 Bleury Street, Montreal, between 5 and 7pm. The award ceremony will feature Afghan musicians and food. Seats are limited to 400, so please RSVP avbiljou@ichrdd.ca. Dr. Samar will also speak in the cities named below. Please contact the local organizer for further details.
Saturday, December 1 - Vancouver
Public Event 2:30pm
Contact Jan Cameron-Bakker of Women for Women in Afghanistan jacbakker@shaw.ca.
Tuesday, December 4 - Victoria
First Metropolitan United Church 12 noon
Victoria University 7.30pm
Contacts: Cynthia Callahan Cynthia.Callahan@gems8.gov.bc.ca or
Helen Durie hdurie@pacificcoast.net of Women for Women Afghanistan.
Wednesday, December 5 - Edmonton
University of Alberta 7.30pm
Contact: Nancy Hannemann, International Centre, University of Alberta
Nancy.Hannemann@ualberta.ca
Thursday, December 6 - Calgary
University of Calgary 6pm
Contact: Janice Eisenhauer, Women for Women Afghanistan, at eisenhauer@praxis.ca
www.w4wafghan.ca
Friday, December 7 - Calgary
Calgary Public Library 7pm
Monday, December 10 - Montreal
Press Conference 11am at Rights & Democracy
John Humphrey Freedom Award Ceremony 5pm
Salle du Gesł, 1200 Bleury, Montreal.
Contact: Augie van Biljouw, Rights & Democracy avbiljou@ichrdd.ca
Tuesday, December 11- Fredericton
Centre Communautaire Sainte-Anne 7pm
Contact : Cynthia Kirkby, John Howard Society ckirkby@nb.aibn.com
Wednesday, December 12 - Ottawa
University of Ottawa 7.30pm
Contact: Josée Graveline, Faculty of Medicine jgrave@uottawa.ca
Thursday, December 13 - Toronto
The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)'s presentation of:
An Evening with Dr. Sima Samar
5:30pm-7:30pm
Contact: Association for Women's Rights in Development: erin@awid.org
The venue is now at:
The Ontario Insitute for Studies in Education at the University of
Toronto (OISE/UT)
Auditorium
252 Bloor Street West, between St. George and Bedford Road on the North side of Bloor.
There is a parking lot directly under the building which is accessed from Prince Arthur, the first street north of Bloor, and a municipal lot on
Bedford just north of Bloor Street.
OISE is directly on top of the St. George subway station and can be accessed directly from the station.
You can find a map to OISE at www.osm.utoronto.ca/map
Friday, December 14 - Toronto
J.R.R. MacLeod Auditorium at the Medical Sciences Building, 1pm,
1 King's College Circle, at the University of Toronto,
Contact: Members of the public who wish to book a seat can contact Salima Pirani at 416-813-4715 or salima.pirani@swchsc.on.ca, by 5pm Wednesday.
Saturday, December 15 - Guelph
Guelph Little Theatre, 176 Morris Street, Guelph.
Reception 6.00pm
Dr Samar: Talk and discussion 7.00 to 9-00pm
Contact: Kate Brookfield, Voice of Women for Peace kbrookfi@sympatico.ca
Unfortunately, this last public event in Guelph is cancelled as Dr. Samar was asked to return to Kabul earlier than anticipated. She apologizes for the inconvenience and thanks all those who have expressed support for her work.
