Iraqui Women Call for Peace
March 9, 2006
CONTACT: John Arnaldi 813-974-7363 or 813-988-0734
As Violence Escalates in Iraq, Dr. Entisar Mohammad Ariabi will speak at the USF College of Public Health in Tampa on March 15, 2006 about daily life in Iraq, the impact of war upon public health, and the possibility of an impending civil war.
7:00 P.M. Open to the Public – Free Admission
Auditorium 1023-C, College of Public Health
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Dr. Ariabi arrived in the United States on March 5th with a delegation of Iraqi women who want to tell their stories to the American public and to urge U.S. and United Nations officials to create a peace plan to end the escalating cycle of violence. They are bringing a Women’s Call
for Peace that’s been signed by 50,000 women around the globe. Their call urges a change in strategy in Iraq, from a military model to a conflict resolution model. It requests the withdrawal of all foreign troops and foreign fighters from Iraq, negotiations to reincorporate
disenfranchised Iraqis, full representation of women in the peacemaking process, and a commitment to women’s equality in the post-war Iraq. The full text is available at www.womensaynotowar.org.
Dr. Ariabi is a pharmacist at the Yarmook Teaching Hospital in Baghdad, where she lives with her husband and five children. A member of the Pharmacist Union, she is involved in providing medical and food emergency relief to families in villages and towns devastated by the war. She is especially concerned by the deteriorating health care system in Iraq, including the lack of medicines and medical supplies and the destruction of hospitals.
Dr. Entisar Mohammad Ariabi will speak first-hand about the situation in Iraq, especially the escalation of violence that’s occurred since the bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samarra. As the three-year anniversary of the war approaches, the country is wracked by violence and threatened with the prospect of civil war, Iraqi civilians are suffering from a lack of basic services, including electricity and clean water, and women’s rights are being eroded.
Visitor Parking: Entrance on Bruce B. Downs, just south of Fletcher Avenue, $3 permit (available at machines in parking lot). Nearby visitor lots are Lots 38C (northwest of College of Public Health), 34 (south of College of Public Health, across Holly Drive at USF Medical
Clinics), and 38G and 38T (east side of Florida Mental Health Institute).
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 9, 2006
CONTACT: John Arnaldi 813-974-7363 or 813-988-0734
PRESS CONFERENCE
Iraqi Woman Calls for Peace as Violence Escalates in Iraq
Dr. Entisar Mohammad Ariabi will hold a press conference in front of the Tampa Federal Courthouse on March 15, 2006. She will talk and answer questions about daily life in Iraq, the impact of war upon public health, and the possibility of an impending civil war. She brings a new plan for peace.
Press Conference
10:30 A.M.
Tampa Federal Courthouse
801 North Florida Avenue, Tampa, Florida
Dr. Entisar Mohammad Ariabi will speak first-hand about the situation in Iraq, especially the escalation of violence that’s occurred since the bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samarra. As the three-year anniversary of the war approaches, the country is wracked by violence and threatened with the prospect of civil war, Iraqi civilians are suffering from a lack of basic services, including electricity and clean water, and women’s rights are being eroded.
Dr. Ariabi arrived in the United States on March 5th with a delegation of Iraqi women who want to tell their stories to the American public and to urge U.S. and United Nations officials to create a peace plan to end the escalating cycle of violence. They are bringing a Women’s Call
for Peace that’s been signed by 50,000 women around the globe. Their call urges a change in strategy in Iraq, from a military model to a conflict resolution model. It requests the withdrawal of all foreign troops and foreign fighters from Iraq, negotiations to reincorporate
disenfranchised Iraqis, full representation of women in the peacemaking process, and a commitment to women’s equality in the post-war Iraq. The full text is available at www.womensaynotowar.org.
Dr. Ariabi is a pharmacist at the Yarmook Teaching Hospital in Baghdad, where she lives with her husband and five children. A member of the Pharmacist Union, she is involved in providing medical and food emergency relief to families in villages and towns devastated by the war. She is especially concerned by the deteriorating health care system in Iraq, including the lack of medicines and medical supplies and the destruction of hospitals.
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