What Is Really Happening in Syria Today? Live via Skype: Mother Agnes-Mariam of the Cross

Sunday, February 16, 2 PM @ 4200 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
FREE and Open to the Public.

MotherAgnes-Mariam of the Cross is Mother Superior at the Monastery and Convent of St. James the Mutilated in Qara, Syria. Gunmen attacked her vehicle inMay 2013. Much of the population in the towns around the monastery havebeen made refugees. MotherAgnes-Mariam has spoken throughout the world and organized an international delegation led by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mairead Maguire to come to Syria. Mother Agnes is one of the main organizers of Mussalaha (“Reconciliation”), a popular nonviolent movement in Syria that mediates disputes and organizes ceasefires between opposing forces. Sponsored by the Middle East Committee of WAMM (Women Against Military Madness ). Endorsed by the Anti-WarCommittee. FFI: 612.827.5364.