International Women’s Day with the Southern California Division

Location: Santa Monica, Calif.

In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Southern California Division invites you a panel on taking a stand to end violence and discrimination against women, with collaboration of Afghans, Iranians and American organizations in Southern California.

Sunday March 10^th, 2013
1:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Santa Monica Public Library
Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium
601 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, Ca. 90401

Guest Speakers:

Ms. Fazlia Seraj                   
Keynote speaker (AWASC)

Dr. Nayereh Tohidi            
Professor and former Chair at the Department of G&WS CSUN

Ms. Raihana Niazi                  
Attorney-At-Law

Dr. Nilab Mobarez                  
United Nation Spokesperson (Video clip)

Ms. Maliha Sarwari                
Afghan Women’s Association of Southern California

Ms. Heidi Basch                     
Executive Director Women’s Voices Now

Music by:        
Shahrzad Sepanlou & Fared Shafinury 

Poem by:        
Partow Nooriala

Band group: “The KI” by Roxie Sakura from UN Women
Video on Stoning by Soraya Fallah

Information desk and sign in table in support of Women political prisoners in Iran

Program MCs: Fazlia Seraj and Soraya Fallah

Co-Sponsored by:

Afghan Women’s Association of Southern California (AWASC)
Supporters of " Laleh Park Mothers "/ Los Angeles- Valley
Society for Human Rights in Iran/ S.CA
Society for Democracy in Iran- S.CA
Union for Advancement of Secular Democracy in Iran

  Supported by:

UNA- USA / San Fernando Valley 
UN-Women/ the Greater Los Angeles Chapter
Kurdish-American Committee for Democracy and Human rights in Iran
International Health & Epidemiology Research Center

Program will start sharp at 1:30 please do not be late
Park in library’s parking
Entrance is free, donation will appreciated