From Women Against Military Madness: Malalai Joya, a former Afghanistan parliament member, is scheduled to speak in Minneapolis on April 1st. She is currently being denied a visa to come into the United States for her book tour and speaking engagements. This will be the second WAMM program that Big Brother has pulled visa’s for. The program will go on as planned, via Skype if necessary. In the meantime, we are doing everything possible to get our government to allow her to come. We like to believe that freedom of speech is still in operation in this country, but we need your help to make it so. Congressman Keith Ellison from Minnesota has already signed on in support of McDermott’s letter below. Also below are listed some things that you can do to help. ACTION ALERT: Four Things YOU Can Do About Malalai Joya’s Visa Denial The U.S. Embassy this week denied famed Afghan women’s rights activist Malalai Joya a visa to the United States for an extensive speaking tour that was to kick off on Saturday March 19th. Americans are being denied the right to hear from an on-the-ground activist how the war is affecting ordinary Afghans, especially women. [...]