Voice of Witness event in Washington, DC

Posted on July 14, 2008

CAIR Coalition Fundraiser and Book Party

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

At: Busboys and Poets

2021 14th St., (at V St), Washington, D.C.

Based in Washington, D.C., the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition brings together community groups, pro bono attorneys, volunteers, and immigrants to work for fair and humane immigration policies. CAIR Coalition is the only organization in the Washington metropolitan area that provides direct legal services to immigrants being held in detention, including asylum seekers and long-term permanent residents.

Please join contributors Annie Holmes, Doug Ford and Elizabeth McGrail (CAIR Coalition’s former Legal Director) as they read and discuss excerpts from this powerful collection, published by McSweeneys in the Voice of Witness series.

There is no cover charge, but you will have the opportunity to make a donation to support the work of the CAIR Coalition and to buy copies of the book. Food and drinks will be available for purchase from Busboys and Poets.

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Voice of Witness is a nonprofit book series that empowers those most closely affected by contemporary social injustice. Using oral history as a foundation, the series depicts human rights crises around the world through the stories of the men and women who experience them. Voice of Witness was founded by author Dave Eggers and physician/human rights scholar Lola Vollen, and is the nonprofit division of McSweeney's Books.