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Authors To Read for Sakhi

NEW YORK -- Novelists Marina Budhos and Suneeta Peres de Costa will give a benefit reading for Sakhi on December 9 from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm.

Both women will read from their new works; the readings will be followed by a Q&A session.

Location: BlueStocking, 172 Allen Street, between Rivington and Stanton Streets. Take the F train to the Lower East Side. Admission: $ 10.

Refreshments provided. All proceeds benefit Sakhi.

Founded in 1989, Sakhi for South Asian Women is a non-profit organization based in New York City that works to end violence against women through individual advocacy, community outreach, leadership development, and organizing.

Its goal is to help empower survivors of abuse and build a violence-free community. Sakhi works in coalition with other immigrant rights groups, anti-violence agencies, and South Asian organizations that support its mission.

For more information, visit www.sakhi.com

If you would like to post any information about forthcoming events or community happenings, please email the details to bettypais@aol.com

Information and photographs can also be mailed to Betty Pais at 87-52 108th Street, 2nd Floor, Richmond Hill, NY 11418-2229, USA.

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