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Gaza Event at Rochester Institute of Technology

The Campus Antiwar Network will host a presentation by Dr. Ismail Mehr, "Gaza's Dilemma", on May 6, 2009 at 8pm at the Rochester Institute of Technology Wallace Library; as well as a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War for a forum titled, "Eyewitness to Occupation."

Dr. Mehr, in conjunction with the Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA), and his team of 12 doctors from the American Medical Mission to Gaza traveled to Gaza just as Israel's initial military siege ended. He lead the only American delegation of doctors and witnessed countless cases of inhumane living conditions and medical inadequacies. Since returning, Dr. Mehr and his team have traveled the country sharing their photos, videos and experiences about life under siege in Gaza.

Aside from his work as an anesthesiologist in Hornell, NY, through IMANA Dr. Mehr has traveled to other disaster zones in recent years including Pakistan and Indonesia.

After the presentation, a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War will speak to their experience of occupation and its impact on the lives of people each day. There will then be time allotted for discussion.

This event is open to the public.

Sponsored by the RIT Social Action Group, a chapter of the Campus Antiwar Network.

For more information, directions, and parking details: please email admin@thesitch.com or visit the AMMGaza website at AMMGaza.com

NYU to Host Gaza Event Tonight

Ibn Sina presents:

The Healthcare Crisis in GAZA

What: American Medical Mission to Gaza

When: Wednesday April 15th @ 6:30pm

Where: Coles 109 NYU Langone Medical Center
550 First Avenue (between 30th and 34th on 1st Ave)
New York, NY 10016

Come join Ibn Sina: The Muslim Student Association at NYU Med this
Wednesday April 15th at 6:30pm for an enlightening talk about the
healthcare crisis affecting the war-struck area of Gaza. Dr. Kanwal S.
Chaudhry, who recently went on a medical mission trip to Gaza, will be
sharing her experiences and telling the stories of the lives and the
conditions of the people in the area. We hope you will join us to not
only see the terrible conditions that have plagued Gaza since the
recent war, but also to hear about how we, as future physicians, can
help out in less fortunate areas throughout the world through similar
medical relief efforts.

Kanwal S. Chaudhry, M.D. is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the
Department of Emergency Medicine at Kings County Hospital Center,
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New
York. She is double board certified in Pediatrics and Emergency
Medicine and is part of the Islamic Medical Association of North
America.

FOOD WILL BE SERVED! Please come join us.

Contact abbas.anwar@nyumc.org or kanwal.merchant@nyumc.org if you have
any questions

Gaza Event at Ithaca College

Gaza's Dilemma
Dr. Ismail Mehr of the American Medical Mission to Gaza

April 15 2009
4-630 PM
Friends 205
Ithaca College

Ithaca NY

Sponsored by Students for a Just Peace and Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East

There will be a double feature in Ithaca on April 15. Read the second event listing here.

Children Scarred by War

PressTV video

Videos of Dr. Mehr's Talk on Gaza

Courtesy of Adriano Contreras (The Sitch)

Part 1

Part 2


Part 3

The Sitch Features Video of Dr. Mehr's Talk

Ream Kidane of thesitch.com reports

Dr. Ismail Mehr led the only American medical mission to Gaza in late January. Since his return he has been speaking all over the country about the medical needs of Palestinians, the devastation of Israel’s recent attacks, and the people he encountered and became friends with during his stay.

Dr. Mehr is a member of the American Medical Mission to Gaza which seeks to report the medical and humanitarian observations of American doctors traveling to the Gaza strip. Visit the AMMGaza website to find out more about the organization, how you can help as a citizen and as a doctor, and to schedule interview or ask more information from its members.

Video link

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Al Jazeera video

Gaza Event in Chicago IL

Dr. Imran Qureshi to present on his trip to Gaza earlier this year.


The Fourth Presbytarian Church
8am sharp
Breakfast will be served
(312) 787-4570

126 E Chestnut St (intersection of Chestnut and Michigan Avenue)
Chicago, IL
Entrance is on Chestnut Street

Sponsored by Downtown Islamic Center-Chicago and the Fourth Presbytarian Church

Ithaca NY to Have Event for Gaza

GAZA'S DILEMMA is the title of a talk by Dr. Ismail Mehr

Wednesday, April 15
7:30 in the Annex of the First Unitarian Church
208 E. Buffalo St
Ithaca, N.Y.

Dr. Mehr, an anesthesiologist from Hornell, NY and an active member of the Islamic Medical Association of North America, has led IMANA medical relief teams to several different disaster areas in recent years. Last December and January he headed a humanitarian aid team to Gaza. His talk will cover the results of that war and also the effects of the 20-month embargo on Gaza.
All are invited.

Sponsored by the Social Justice Council's chapter (now in formation) of UU's for Justice in the Middle East (www.UUJME.org)

Directions & Parking: The Seneca Street Parking garage is only a block from the Unitarian Church annex. The entrances are on Tioga Street and East Seneca Street. Click here for a map. Please note that the event will be held in the meeting hall upstairs, above the Stepping Stones pre-school

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UMass-Amherst to Host Gaza Event

On April 10th, Dr. Ismail Mehr of the American Medical Mission to Gaza will be speaking at the Umass Amherst Campus Center Auditorium. He traveled to Gaza with a team of American doctors only a few days after Israel completed “Operation Cast Lead”, in which 1300 Gazans were killed and 5000 wounded in an aerial assault and land invasion. Dr. Mehr will speak about his experiences during his ten day stay in Gaza, treating the wounded from that war, and what he observed.

Friday, April 10, 2009
7:30pm - 10:00pm

UMass Amherst - Campus Center Auditorium
Email: umassmsa@gmail.com

Muslim Students Association! (MSA)

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