Sonoma Valley High School senior James McKale welcomed nearly 40 guests to a special midday screening of the HBO documentary In Tahrir Square this past Sunday at the Sebastiani Theatre. James produced this event as a fund raiser for his senior project, which is to construct a new Aswan Center for Education (ACE) in the community of Gharb, in Aswan, Egypt.
The focus of ACE will be teaching women in the community a variety of life and economic skills involving the making and marketing of crafts, home health and economics, and first aid training. James partnered with the Sonoma-Aswan Committee of the Sonoma Sister Cities Association, the local affiliate of Sister Cities International whose mission is to promote world peace through citizen action.
In Tahrir Square compiles first-hand footage and interviews with some of the many Egyptian protestors who remained at the square in Cairo to pressure then-President Hosni Mubarak to step down after ruling for 30 years under a “state of emergency” and with an administration widely believed to completely corrupt.
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Even if you couldn’t make the March 8th viewing, you can still contribute to this worthy cause. Make your check payable to Sonoma Sister Cities Association (note ACE in the memo section) and mail it to P.O. Box 1975, Sonoma, CA 95476. All donations are tax-deductible (Federal Tax ID: 68-0108056). Questions? Send James an email at jamesmckale@gmail.com or contact him at 707.337.9462.
