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Washington Circle: "Protect People First" Event

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Created 12/14/2009 - 15:38

Refugees International's Washington Circle Fall event, Protect People First: Eyewitness Reports from Afghanistan and Pakistan, took place on Friday, December 4 at the home of Cathy Brentzel.  The event featured Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of The Forever War, Dexter Filkins, along with RI's own Joel Charny and Patrick Duplat. Read more about the event here [1].

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Tatiana Maxwell, RI Board of Directors and New York Times journalist Dexter Filkins [2]Tatiana Maxwell, RI Board of Directors and New York Times journalist Dexter FilkinsCathy Brentzel, Refugees International Benefit Co-Chair; Ambassador Pekka Lintu and Mrs. Laurel Colless of Finland, Refugees International Honorary Chairs [3]Cathy Brentzel, Refugees International Benefit Co-Chair; Ambassador Pekka Lintu and Mrs. Laurel Colless of Finland, Refugees International Honorary ChairsJoel R. Charny, RI Acting President, Jim Mackin, and Patsy Spier [4]Joel R. Charny, RI Acting President, Jim Mackin, and Patsy SpierNancy Ordway and Chang Turkmani, Members of RI’s Washington Circle and Benefit Committees [5]Nancy Ordway and Chang Turkmani, Members of RI’s Washington Circle and Benefit CommitteesAmbassador David Merrill and Mrs. Irrum Merrill [6]Ambassador David Merrill and Mrs. Irrum MerrillLisa Jones, Member of RI’s Benefit Committee; Allison Abner and Gay Cioffi, RI Benefit Co-Chair [7]Lisa Jones, Member of RI’s Benefit Committee; Allison Abner and Gay Cioffi, RI Benefit Co-ChairSydney Ferguson and Laurie Monahan, Members of RI’s Benefit Committee [8]Sydney Ferguson and Laurie Monahan, Members of RI’s Benefit CommitteeClaire Lehman, Vikrum Aiyer, and Mariah Richardson-Osgood, Members of RI’s Young Humanitarian Circle [9]Claire Lehman, Vikrum Aiyer, and Mariah Richardson-Osgood, Members of RI’s Young Humanitarian CircleCathy Brentzel and Gay Cioffi, RI’s Benefit Co-Chairs [10]Cathy Brentzel and Gay Cioffi, RI’s Benefit Co-ChairsMaryam Amirmajdi [11]Maryam AmirmajdiEileen Shields-West, Vice-Chair, and Tatiana Maxwell, RI Board of Directors [12]Eileen Shields-West, Vice-Chair, and Tatiana Maxwell, RI Board of Directors
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