This is sent to me by e-mail by saha from "justice for Palestine"

Eyewitness from Iraq in Auckland

Australian ‘human shield’ peace activist and aid worker in occupied Iraq, Donna Mulhearn, will present a unique and personal account of life under occupation at a meeting to be held at Auckland University on Wednesday August 24th in room at 6pm.

The presentation will include stories, photographs and video footage from occupied Iraq, otherwise not seen in New Zealand.

At 7:30pm, she will give also talk on the barriers to peace in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and describe the situation in the West Bank of Palestine where she was a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement earlier this year.

As part of the Human Shield movement in Iraq, Donna was present during the bombing of Baghdad and has returned twice under occupation to do aid work and reporting.

She was one of only five foreigners present in Fallujah during the US military assault on the city in April 2004 that resulted in the death of thousands of civilians.

She came under fire from American troops while trying to deliver medical aid to a clinic. "The siege on Fallujah was a massacre," she said.

"American snipers were randomly shooting women and children. The media was denied entry to the city so it went unreported by the mainstream media."

Donna’s humanitarian aid work has included setting up a shelter for street kids in Baghdad and providing emergency aid to refugee families from Fallujah.

During her time in living Baghdad she experienced first-hand the hardships of daily life in occupied Iraq and witnessed the impact of the war on ordinary Iraqi people.

"The suffering of the Iraqi people is not portrayed in the mainstream media; there are so many stories that have been left untold.

"I tell stories about the human cost of war.

"Life in Baghdad is extremely difficult. The Iraqi people are physically and emotionally exhausted and seek the peace that can only come as a result of a full withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq."

Donna's presentation reveals the reality of war and the consequences of violence on the people of Iraq."

The meeting will be held in the Elam Lecture Theatre, Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland University at 6pm

The presentation on Palestine will begin at 7:30pm

Donna will be available for interviews. For further information, please contact Harmeet (harmeet_sooden@yahoo.co.uk)

So any uni nzmusos are welcome to come alone and have a look.