Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the War in Afghanistan, a free exhibit sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker organization dedicated to peace and nonviolence.
Windows and Mirrors is a collaboration of more than 40 artists from around the world, including U.S. students. Forty-five, 4-foot by 6-foot panels, each uniquely designed by an artist or group of artists, comprise one large display memorializing Afghan civilian casualties. The exhibit also includes images collected from Afghan high school students by Dr. Zahir Wahab, a professor at Lewis and Clark College who asked young Afghans to draw images from their daily reality.
“It is the hope of the AFSC that visitors to Windows and Mirrors will join us in the nationwide dialogue about the war and how we can move toward positive alternatives,” says Anthony Marsh, Tour Director of Windows and Mirrors in Los Angeles. “We hope that each person will make a commitment to speak to just ten of their friends, family or neighbors about the human cost of the war in Afghanistan.” AFSC has called for an end to the Afghan war coupled with a commitment to the country’s reconstruction. This approach will provide the best means for reconciliation and security for the Afghan people. AFSC recommends that: No additional troops be sent to Afghanistan; a timeline be created for the withdrawal of U.S. troops; all parties involved in the war engage in diplomacy and dialogue – without preconditions; civilian-led organizations provide badly needed development aid; Congress redirect the more than $44 billion spent yearly on war funding to human needs in Afghanistan and at home.
Showings in Early 2011
Santa Monica Windows and Mirrors Exhibit: Thursday, February 17, 2011 (All day) - Thursday, March 17, 2011 (All day) at The Social and Public Art Resource Center, Santa Monica, CA
Los Angeles Windows and Mirrors Exhibit: Saturday, February 19, 2011 - 7:00pm - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 12:00am at The Social and Public Art Resource Center, Venice, 685 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA, 90291)
North Carolina Windows and Mirrors Exhibit: Friday, March 25, 2011 (All day) - Friday, April 15, 2011 (All day) at Guilford College Greensboro NC.
Chicago Windows and Mirrors Exhibit: Saturday, April 30, 2011 (All day) - Sunday, May 15, 2011 (All day) at Columbia College, 600 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago
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Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the War in Afghanistan, a free exhibit sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker organization dedicated to peace and nonviolence.
Windows and Mirrors is a collaboration of more than 40 artists from around the world, including U.S. students. Forty-five, 4-foot by 6-foot panels, each uniquely designed by an artist or group of artists, comprise one large display memorializing Afghan civilian casualties. The exhibit also includes images collected from Afghan high school students by Dr. Zahir Wahab, a professor at Lewis and Clark College who asked young Afghans to draw images from their daily reality.
“It is the hope of the AFSC that visitors to Windows and Mirrors will join us in the nationwide dialogue about the war and how we can move toward positive alternatives,” says Anthony Marsh, Tour Director of Windows and Mirrors in Los Angeles. “We hope that each person will make a commitment to speak to just ten of their friends, family or neighbors about the human cost of the war in Afghanistan.” AFSC has called for an end to the Afghan war coupled with a commitment to the country’s reconstruction. This approach will provide the best means for reconciliation and security for the Afghan people. AFSC recommends that: No additional troops be sent to Afghanistan; a timeline be created for the withdrawal of U.S. troops; all parties involved in the war engage in diplomacy and dialogue – without preconditions; civilian-led organizations provide badly needed development aid; Congress redirect the more than $44 billion spent yearly on war funding to human needs in Afghanistan and at home.
Showings in Early 2011
Santa Monica Windows and Mirrors Exhibit: Thursday, February 17, 2011 (All day) - Thursday, March 17, 2011 (All day) at The Social and Public Art Resource Center, Santa Monica, CA
Los Angeles Windows and Mirrors Exhibit: Saturday, February 19, 2011 - 7:00pm - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 12:00am at The Social and Public Art Resource Center, Venice, 685 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA, 90291)
North Carolina Windows and Mirrors Exhibit: Friday, March 25, 2011 (All day) - Friday, April 15, 2011 (All day) at Guilford College Greensboro NC.
Chicago Windows and Mirrors Exhibit: Saturday, April 30, 2011 (All day) - Sunday, May 15, 2011 (All day) at Columbia College, 600 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago
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