Dear Friends,
The tragedy of Tuesday September 11th remains vivid in our hearts and minds, at times too difficult to bear. Our thanks to all our friends around the world who contacted us immediately with expressions of concern and sorrow over the
attack on New York City.
We felt it important to consider whether to go forward with the WMAW 2001. The sentiments of all those connected with planning the event, including teachers, presenters and the AHF board of directors were powerful and unanimous.
WMAW 2001 will be held as planned. We are confident in our local and Federal governments' ability to restore a sense of security and normalcy well before the scheduled dates. We are working to create a document that will assist participants and others traveling to New York for WMAW with weapons, to deal with the increased security measures.
For the spirit of our art and for our beloved city,
Fawzi Al-Nawal
Chairman
WMAW-2001 Organizing Committee
Association for Historical Fencing
www.ahfi.org
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