This conference will examine the socio-political needs of the Iranian woman in regards to ethnicity, gender, religion, class background, sexuality, and sexual orientation.
PROGRAM
Friday July 4
9:00 Registration
11:00 Welcoming Address: Local Organizing Committee
11:30 Hammed Shahidian Award: Nahid Shahidian (Canada)
12:00 Lunch Break
1:30 Keynote Speaker : Cherrie L. Moraga (USA)
2:15 Partow Nooriala (USA): The Necessity of Shattering the Traditional Images of Women in Cinema
3:15 Afternoon Break
3:30 Woman of the Year Program
5:00 Music: Looly women's group (Germany )
6:00 Art Exhibit Reception
8:00 Play: In Memory of Kazem Ashtari , a Play by Sepideh Khosrowjah, Performed by Darvag Theater Group (USA)
Saturday July 5
9:00 Registration
9:30 IWSF Address: Golnaz Amin (USA)
10:00 Middle East panel: Donya Ziaee representing Iran (Canada), Nadje Al Ali; Iraq (UK), Amal Amireh; Palestine (USA): The Impact of the Global Economic and Political forces on the Issues of Gender and Women's Rights in the Middle East.
12:00 Lunch Break
1:45 Sharareh Shahrokhi (USA): The Right to Choose "What-to-Wear": An Essential Need for an Iranian Woman or a Superfluous One?
2:45 Pardis Mahdavi (USA): Changing Conceptions of Risk Taking Amongst Urban Iranian Women .
3:45 Afternoon Break
4:00 Women's Movement Panel Discussion: Farzaneh Raji (Iran), Farnaz Saify (Iran), Soheila Vahdati Bana (USA) Various Tendencies Within the Iranian Women's Movement.
6:00 Dinner Break
8:00 Performing Arts: Concert: Raeeka Shehabi- Yaghmai(USA)
Concert: Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat (Iran)
Sunday July 6
9:00 Registration
9:30 Roja Bandari (USA) and Mahnaz Shirali (France): Critical Needs of the Younger Generation of Iranian Women .
10:50 Break
11:00 Sanam Dolatshahi: (USA): A Space of Ones Own: A Look at the Role of Information Communication Technologies and Women's Movement Feminist Web Sites in Iran.
12:00 Lunch Break
2:00 Panel Discussion: Afsaneh Kalantary (USA), Soraya Fallah (USA), Sakineh (Sorur) Sahebi (Germany): How do Women, living Inside and Outside of Iran, Mutually Influence Each Other in Their Efforts to Address and Realize Their Needs?
4:00 Afternoon Break
4:30 Conference Evaluation
8:00 Celebration Party
Notes:
1) Each speaker has 20 minutes.
2) Open discussion and question and answer session for 20 minutes.
3) Ten minutes after open discussion for speaker to finalize.
4) Simultaneous translation from English to Persian and Persian to English is available at the conference upon request.
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