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TONIGHT, 12/17 – 7pm – Traveling Mercies with Aldo Magazzeni

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 7pm – NON-FICTION
Traveling Mercies with ALDO MAGAZZENI
From building water systems and shelters in Afghanistan to installing a well and irrigations system for a school in Nairobi, Kenya to assisting Tashirat Orphanage in Mexico, Aldo Magazzeni talks about the battle for clean water around the world and what we can do to help. The Perkiomenville resident has raised the funds himself and perfected the technique of installing water systems with the help of local villagers for a fraction of the cost extracted by big international contractors from U.S. aid funds. On exhibit are photographs by Aldo Magazzeni and “Wheat Paintings” from Afghanistan. Read more about Magazenni’s work at www.travelingmercies.org.

Tonight!, 12/16 – 7pm – Trudy Rubin and Aldo Magazzeni on Afghanistan

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

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Wednesday, December 16, 7pm
Afghanistan with TRUDY RUBIN and ALDO MAGAZZENI
The Inquirer’s worldview columnist just returned from two weeks in Afghanistan, and one week in Pakistan, looking at the rise of Islamist militancy there, the root causes, and what can be done about it. Local businessman Magazenni  just completed the latest of several village water systems he has built in western Afghanistan, constructed with local labor and financed by donations from Pennsylvania citizens; he believes that economic development is the key to combating the Taliban. Come and get a first hand report on what is happening in Afghanistan. Read Rubin’s columns at go.philly.com/trudyrubin and learn about Magazzeni’s work at www.travelingmercies.org.