When people flee: Views from the ground

Mon, 02/06/2017 - 8:30am

The Midcoast Outreach and Peace Center (MOPC) invites the public to hear the testimony of two remarkable women who are working with migrants and refugees in the Middle East and Central America to bring humanitarian aid for innocent victims of violence. Fabiola Flores Muñoz, AFSC regional director in Central America and Alma Abdul Hadi Jadallah, Quaker International Affairs representative in the Middle East will discuss the challenges they face in these two violence plagued regions.

The free presentation will be held at the Midcoast Friends Meetinghouse, 77 Belvedere Road in Damariscotta, on Monday night, Feb. 20, at 5 p.m. For more information, contact Sue Rockwood at (207) 350-0804.