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International Women’s
day
Frontline Club – 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ
Paddington Underground Station
Time: 14:30 – 17:00
Date: Saturday 8 March 2008
This event is free
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| 14:00 |
Registration
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| 14:30 |
Shirin Razavian - exiled poet and
campaigner for free press in Iran
Two Poems for Women of Iran
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| 14:35 |
Roya Kashefi - ACI
Welcome Note - Situation for
Women in Iran today
WATCH (15 minutes)
(accompanied by a five minute film
[silent] - WATCH)
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| 14:55 |
Panel Discussion:
Can international organisations play an
important role in supporting and empowering grassroots organisations and
NGOs in campaigning for equal rights.
Chair: Roya Kashefi - Human Rights Committee - ACI
Sally Spear
United Nations Development Fund for Women – UNIFEM-UK
WATCH (9 mins)
Mitty Tohma - President - UK
Women’s Federation for World Peace – WFWP
(General Consultative Status of ECOSOC and DPI Associates
with the United Nations)
Read Text
WATCH (5 Mins)
Elizabeth Sidney OBE - Human Rights Advocate
Read text
WATCH (8 mins)
Tahirih Danesh – Human Rights Researcher/Documenter
WATCH (9 mins)
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| 16:00 |
Q & A |
| 16:30 |
BREAK - followed by live music
performances |
| 16:40 |
Divine Divas - "Women Awake!" |
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Shirin - "Nothing Can Change" |
| 17:00 |
Close |
Location: Frontline Club – 13 Norfolk Place, London
W2 1QJ
Paddington Underground Station
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