December 10 is International Human Rights Day in honor of the United Nations adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948. December 7 marks another day of protest in Iran, which has continued since the disputed elections from June 12 of this year, despite mass arrests and violent oppression.
We will honor both days with a lecture entitled:
Women have been front and center of the movement in Iran. We proudly host
Saturday, December 12, 3:30PM
Portland State University
Smith Memorial Student Union
1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201
Cascade Room 236
Admission: $5
The One Million Signatures Campaign is a peaceful grassroots movement for gender equality that has sprung from the efforts of Iranian women inside Iran. The Campaign officially launched on August 27, 2006, it aims to collect one million signatures in support of a petition addressed to the Iranian Parliament asking for the revision and reform of current laws, which discriminate against women. Although the campaign is legal within the Iranian constitution, 43 activists have spent time in jail so far; some have received prison sentences and many have been freed on probation or such high bail that their activism has been suppressed. For more information on the campaign: http://www.signforchange.info/english/
Sponsored by Portland Stands with Iran www.portlandstandswithiran.org
And American Iranian Friendship Council www.aifcpdx.org
“IRAN'S GREEN MOVEMENT – A Nation’s Struggle for Democracy and Human Rights”
Women have been front and center of the movement in Iran. We proudly host
Kiana Karimi
from the One Million Signatures CampaignSaturday, December 12, 3:30PM
Portland State University
Smith Memorial Student Union
1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201
Cascade Room 236
Admission: $5
The One Million Signatures Campaign is a peaceful grassroots movement for gender equality that has sprung from the efforts of Iranian women inside Iran. The Campaign officially launched on August 27, 2006, it aims to collect one million signatures in support of a petition addressed to the Iranian Parliament asking for the revision and reform of current laws, which discriminate against women. Although the campaign is legal within the Iranian constitution, 43 activists have spent time in jail so far; some have received prison sentences and many have been freed on probation or such high bail that their activism has been suppressed. For more information on the campaign: http://www.signforchange.info/english/
Sponsored by Portland Stands with Iran www.portlandstandswithiran.org
And American Iranian Friendship Council www.aifcpdx.org
This event is made possible in part by a grant by the McKenzie River Gathering Foundation
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