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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Disaster and Development: Close-up Stories about Coping
and Prevention.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Sunday, November 25, </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">2 - 4 pm</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Just Us! </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Spring Garden Rd</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> Café</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">5896 Spring Garden Rd</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> (at Carlton St), </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Halifax</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Oxfam workers, </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Mia Vukojevic</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> and </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Samuel Molla</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> will hold information sessions about their experiences
with Oxfam’s humanitar</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">ian</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> work in disaster zones.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></FONT></B> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Mia is the Humanitar</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">ian</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> Coordinator at </SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Oxfam </SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Canada</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> and responsible for Oxfam’s
response to overseas emergencies such as the cyclone in </SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Bangladesh</SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> and the disaster in
</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Darfur</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">. Mia’s most recent overseas assignment was in response
to the food crisis and large s</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">ca</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">le displacement in </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Zimbabwe</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Samuel is </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Oxfam </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Canada</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">’s Senior Program Officer in </SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Ethiopia</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">. </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">He is a leader in Oxfam’s pioneering work to prevent
disasters through solid community development approaches. He will show a
short video about Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) in
</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Ethiopia</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> and </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">discuss the link between good development practice and
preventing devastation during emergencies.</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Oxfam members and supporters are invited. The
public is welcome!</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">For more information contact 425-7877 or visit <A
href="http://www.oxfam.ca/">www.oxfam.ca</A></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face=Arial
color=green size=3><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Change
is Possible!</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial color=green><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
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color=green size=3><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Visit <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><A title=http://www.oxfamunwrapped.ca/
href="http://www.oxfamunwrapped.ca/"><FONT color=green><SPAN
style="COLOR: green">www.oxfamunwrapped.ca</SPAN></FONT></A> </SPAN></B>and give
a gift that will make a difference!</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
lang=EN-CA style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
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