Challenging Cultural Barriers with Fereydoon Farokhzad

What :

“Berkeley Lecture Series” in partnership with “Iranian Student Alliance in America (ISAA)" presents:

Poetry Reading, Lecture and a short film screening on "Challenging Cultural Barriers with Fereydoon Farokhzad".

Who :

A presentation by Mirza Agha Asgari Mani, Prominent Poet and Writer, Visiting from Germany

When :

Sunday, July 13, 2008

4:00 P.M.

Where :

110 Barrows Hall,

University of California, Berkeley

p.s. For this event, please prepare yourself for a longer stay than usual.

Lecture in Persian

Suggested Donation: $10.00

No donation expected from students

ASUC Sponsored

Wheelchair Accessible

Media Opp: TV show looking for Iranian youth working on Climate Change

We are forwarding the following email on behalf of Sanaz Meshkinpour. Sanaz is a former ISAA Publicity Director and currently heads the Middle East program for Global Exchange. GE is a membership-based international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world.

The following email is from one of GE's coalition partners, Energy Action.

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Subject: [Challenge Group] Media Opp: TV show looking for Iranian youth working

on climate change

Hey all-

A producer with Element TV (element-tv.net ) which is a collaborative project with MTV European, Internews Europe, and a few others, has received funding to do a story on a young Iranians working on climate change (and translate 6 stories into Farsi- hooray!).

This young Iranian social entrepreneur-type does not ACTUALLY have to live in Iran...they could be anywhere at all. And talk about energy issues...

Please send contact info to me and I'll connect the producer.

Thanks in advance!

Best, Brianna

Brianna Cayo Cotter
Communications Director
Energy Action Coalition
(415) 575-5536 (o)
(415) 305-1943 (m)
brianna (at) energyaction.net
www.energyaction.net
www.climatechallenge.org

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If you are interested in taking part in this project or know someone who might be interested please contact either Biranna Cayo Cotter at : brianna (at) energyaction.net or Sanaz Meshkinpour at : sanaz (at) globalexchange.org .

No war with Iran Protest in SF

STOP THE INSANITY ·

NO WAR WITH IRAN

Protest Congressional Resolution Supporting Naval Blockade of Iran!

A resolution before Congress, known as "H Con Res 362", is currently the central legislative priority of the pro-war lobby AIPAC. It is another step in the push for war. It is "demanding" a blockade of Iran, to be initiated by President Bush. Part of the specific language is the following: "Demands that the President initiate an international effort to immediately and dramatically increase the economic, political, and diplomatic pressure on Iran to verifiably suspend its nuclear enrichment activities by, inter alia, prohibiting the export to Iran of all refined petroleum products; imposing stringent inspection requirements on all persons, vehicles, ships, planes, trains, and cargo entering or departing Iran,"

What does this mean? According to Francis Boyle, Professor of International Law at the University of Illinois "I do not see how this could be done without a blockade given its comprehensive and unequivocal language." A blockade is an act of war. This can lead to catastrophic consequences for all of us.

This Resolution now has 220 cosponsors (including more than 100 Democrats, several of whom are in leadership positions) in the House of Representatives, a majority of members.

It now seems likely to be taken up by the full House after the 4th of July recess. There is also a companion measure in the Senate. While this resolution is "non-binding", it will only add fuel to the fire, and make it easier for Bush/Cheney in their quest for war.

Take Action!

Go to www.StopAIPAC.org and follow the link to find out more and send a note to your congressperson. Call your congressperson and tell them to speak out in opposition.
Tell your friends. Join in Protest. Together we can stop this, together we can hold our representatives accountable.

Protest: Tuesday, July 8th, 3pm

San Francisco Federal Building

450 Golden Gate Ave (near Civic Center BART)

For more info see http://www.stopaipac.org/iranresolution.htm

Say No to Res 362. Say No to a Lobby for war.

For Map please visit here.

The 19th International Women's Studies Foundation Conference in UC Berkeley

What: "The Essential Needs of Iranian Woman Today"

ISAA is proud to be a co-sponsor of The 19th International Women's Studies Foundation Conference in UC Berkeley.

Despite a myriad of social and legal setbacks in the last thirty years wherein Iranian women lost many of the rights they had attained in the past 100 years, they have continuously strived to improve their social and political status.

Consequently they have established their presence in different spheres of life, particularly that of civil society.

This conference will examine the socio-political needs of the Iranian woman in regards to ethnicity, gender, religion, class background, sexuality, and sexual orientation.

Where : Wheeler Auditorium, University of California, Berkeley

When : July 4 - 6 ( for complete hour by hour program please see http://www.iwsf.org/bk19/program.html )

Paid registration is required for this event. For information on how to register and for different registration packages please visit http://www.iwsf.org/bk19/registration.html

ASUC sponsored

Wheelchair accessible.