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Dr. Gino Strada to Speak about Civilian War Victims this Wed |
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by Dan Schreiber
Email: dan (nospam) sourcegear.com (verified) |
28 Feb 2005
Modified: 04:23:42 PM |
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Dr. Gino Strada will be speaking about his first-hand experiences treating civilian victims of war this Wednesday at First Mennonite Church (corner of Springfield and Lincoln) at 7:00pm. |
Dr. Strada is an Italian surgeon who decided in 1988 to apply his surgical experience to helping and treating civilian war victims. Dr. Strada has worked in Pakistan, Ethiopia, Thailand, Afghanistan, Somalia, and Bosnia.
Dr. Strada is also the founder of EMERGENCY, an organization that provides medical and surgical assistance to the victims of armed conflict, and attempts to promote a culture of peace and solidarity.
He is also the author of “Green Parrots – A War Surgeon’s Diary”. This book is based on his years caring for war victims, many injured by landmines. The book was very popular throughout Europe in it’s original Italian (titled "Pappagalli verdi"). Now that the book is available in English, Dr Strada has come to this country to share his story and his organization.
This event is sponsored by the Peace & Justice Initiative at First Mennonite Church and the Peace & Social Concern Committee of East Bend Mennonite Church. |
See also:
http://www.emergency.it/index.php?ln=En
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