Double Book Launch & Panel Discussion: Iraq - War, Resistance & Defeat
Start Date/Time: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 6:30 PM End Date/Time: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 8:30 PM
Organised by Arab Media Watch, IB Tauris and Seven Stories.
Books and authors / speakers:
Defeat: Why They Lost Iraq - by Jonathan Steele
City of Widows: An Iraqi Woman's Account of War and Resistance - by Haifa Zangana
Chair: Sharif Hikmat Nashashibi, AMW chairman
Venue: Arab-British Chamber of Commerce, 43 Upper Grosvenor Street, Mayfair, London W1K 2NJ (next to US Embassy)
"Defeat" will be on sale at a 35% discount.
"City of Widows" will be on sale at a discount of just under 20%.
Admission is free, but as spaces are limited and fill up fast, your name must be on the guest list to guarantee entry. To put your name on the list, or if you are a member of the media and would like a review copy of either book, please contact .
Iraqi voices in a Day Conference of analysis and discussions REFUGEE CRISIS: Forced Migration, responsibilities and solutions PROFESSIONALS AND ACADEMICS: The Intellectual cleansing of Iraq DETAINEES: Iraq's Guantanamo camps RESOURCES: Control of the oil is the mission.
Sabah Al Mukhtar, International Law Lawyer Mazin Yunis, Director of Iraqi League Haifa Zangana, Author and Activist Mohamed Kamil Aref, Science journal Editor Prof. Haitham Al Nahi, Secretary General of AfDL Prof. John Akker, Executive Secretary of CARA.
Date: Sat 27th October 2007 Time: 10:30-16:00 Venue: UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, BUCK STREET, CAMDEN LONDON, NW1 8NJ - short walk from Camden Underground Station ALL WELCOME!
The SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective would like to invite you to apply to participate as a plenary speaker or workshop leader for our 10th anniversary national conference on women of color and reproductive justice called Let’s Talk About Sex! The conference will be held May 31- June 2, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois hosted by African American Women Evolving and more than 1,200 people are expected to attend.
Since the right to have sex is a topic rarely discussed when addressing reproductive health and rights issues, SisterSong believes that sexual prohibitions are not only promoted by moral conservatives in this country, but also by reproductive rights advocates who fail to promote a sex-positive culture. Sex is not just for pro-creation and sexual pleasure – it is a human right. We would like to create a pro-sex space for the pro-choice movement and we hope you will join us.
You are invited to submit an abstract proposal for this exciting conference. Abstracts are limited to 500 words in length and must be presented on a single page by December 15, 2006. Instructions for submitting an abstract are found below the potential topics list in the call for papers below. The conference will be organized over a four-day period to include plenaries, workshops, and roundtables. The conference will be conducted in English and Spanish, and abstracts may be submitted in either language. SisterSong offers free technical assistance to activists who are not experienced in submitting abstracts for a conference presentation or in submitting abstracts electronically. Only women of color will invited to be plenary speakers but all people are eligible to be selected as workshop leaders and speakers.
If possible, title your workshop or presentation in an exciting and provocative way. We want to challenge our thinking, engage in stimulating intellectual exchanges, but most of all, we want to have fun! We are considering organizing the conference tracks similar to the movie rating system: G, PG, R, X, and XXX.
SisterSong is a membership-based organization. We invite all organizations and individuals to become members. Proposals from individual and organizational members will be given preference. Information on joining SisterSong is available at www.sistersong.net/join_sistersong.html
SisterSong is also soliciting organizational co-sponsors and individual donors for this important conference. If your organization is interested in becoming a major co-sponsor with special benefits and opportunities for our partners, please contact us at
If you are interested in joining SisterSong’s electronic listserv for future announcements, please send an email to
Click HERE for Call for Papers and Abstract Submission Form
Join us from March 30 - April 1, 2007 at Hampshire College to unite for reproductive justice. Last year, over 1000 activists attended this national conference to learn, network, and strategize for reproductive rights and social justice. Over 60 speakers from the US and abroad are offering more than 30 workshops and trainings over the weekend. Conference speakers address reproductive freedom as it relates to a broad range of social justice initiatives including economic justice, health care reform, racial equality, anti-war activism, freedom from violence, youth liberation, civil liberties, and LGBTQ rights.
Over the weekend, you will learn about and share organizing experiences and strategies, broaden your understanding of reproductive rights, and make connections with other related movements and issues.
Sunday 1 April 2007 Melbourne: Palm Sunday Peace Parade and Festival
1pm: gather at Treasury Gardens or come earlier for a peacenik picnic. Parade to the Myer Music Bowl for comedy, bands and festival. It's April Fools Day, and the theme is Step off the Nuclear Fool Cycle. Endorsed by MAPW. See www.nuclearfoolsday.org
Under the Veil The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
From under their burqas Afghani women took these haunting and disturbing photographs of atrocities committed by the Taliban regime between 1992 and 2001. RAWA was founded in 1977 to fight for human rights and social justice, given the country’s long history of oppressive treatment of women. Violations against the human rights of women and others continue even after the American overthrow of the Taliban in late 2001 and so RAWA’s protests have not ended. See this January 21, 2007 LA Times article.
CAUTION: Several photographs in this exhibition show human death, injury and violence. We advise parents accompany children under 18 years old. Under the Veil was curated by Tara Farrell of World Picture Network, New York, with the International Center of Photography, New York, where it was first exhibited during the first anniversary of 9/11 in 2002.
Albertson Room at the Doré Theatre (adjacent to gallery)
Panelists: Rachel Bzostek, Dept. of Political Science Stephen Campagna-Pinto, Dept. of Philosophy & Religious Studies Rebecca Weller, Dept. of Art Michael Johnson, Dept. of Art & Director of Todd Madigan Gallery Moderator: Christopher Meyers, Director of the Kegley Institute of Ethics & Dept. of Philosophy & Religious Studies March 8 is International Women's Day.
The Second International Congress of Islamic Feminism (Barcelona, 3rd, 4th and 5th of November 2006) will focus on major issues with relation to the implementation of sharia and family laws in countries with a Muslim population.
The conference aims to continue the task which was started in the First Congress on Islamic Feminism, through which the growing Muslim women’s movement in pursuit of gender equality became known, on a theoretical as well as a practical level. It also seeks to contribute to the consolidation of Islamic feminism as a international movement.
Nowadays, there are some groups that claim for the implementation of a codification of the Sharia that goes back to the 10th century, and which in practice means corporal punishments, justification of domestic violence against women, dress codes that restrict freedom, highly chauvinistic and discriminatory family laws restricting women’s right to divorce or inheritance or to exercise certain professions.
In front of this situation, Islamic feminism declares that this alleged “Islamic Law” is not “God’s law”, as is claimed by those who promote it, but a human creation codified centuries ago in the context of societies in which women were considered to be the property of men and religious discourse lay in the hands of men. This movement considers that a degradation of Islamic tradition and distortion of the Sacred Text has taken place. Moreover, Islamic feminism affirms that true Islam contains important elements of liberation and calls for the recovery of those elements as a framework for social emancipation.
The Congress has the participation of some of the most outstanding Muslim intellectuals working for gender justice and against sexist interpretations of the Sacred Text. These scholars will analyze the state of women’s human rights in countries like Pakistan, Iran, Morocco, Nigeria and Indonesia.
Some of the fundamental topics that affect the situation of women in the Islamic world will be approached, such as polygamy, abortion, divorce, domestic violence, family planning, sexual rights and the intellectual and spiritual leadership of women. The conference seeks to analyze these topics from the perspective of Islamic Feminism. Various strategies for the improvement of women’s rights will be discussed. Sessions will be devoted to Quranic hermeneutics, inter-religious feminist dialogue, masculinity and the role of men in Islamic Feminism.
The event is organized by the Catalan Islamic Board (Junta Islàmica Catalana), and has the patronage of the Barcelona City Council and the Catalonian Autonomous Government, as well as the support of the Foundation “Pluralismo y Convivencia” (Ministry of Justice).
To hear Carmen Lawrence speak about the survival of our democracies depending not on our capacity to hit back at terroists, but on our capacity to think for ourselves is inspirational.
Her new book examines the fear that has been a crucial factor in shaping Australian public policy in recent years. Not to be missed.
Tickets on sale starting May 1, 2006 at the Town Hall Box Office at 123 West 43rd Street, open 12 noon to 6:00 pm Monday through Saturday. Cash and credit cards accepted. Or call 212.840.2824. $1.50 fee for all sales.
On sale starting May 3, 2006 through Ticketmaster: 212.307.4100 and online. Fees apply for all Ticketmaster sales.
Pre-signed copies of books by Eduardo Galeano, including his new book, Voices of Time: A Life in Stories (Metropolitan Books 2006), and by Arundhati Roy, including An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire (South End Press 2004), will be available at The Town Hall before and after the event
Funded by Lannan Foundation
Inquiries:
, 347.438.3101. Email preferred.
Additional event details: TICKETS
All seats--orchestra and balcony--are $15.00. There are no student or other discounts available.
VOLUNTEERS
The event is fully staffed and there are no volunteer opportunities.
FORMAT
Both Eduardo Galeano and Arundhati Roy will read a selection from their own work. The two will then engage in a discussion with each other on topics of their own choosing. There will not be a question and answer session with the audience. There will not be a book-signing. Pre-signed copies of books by Galeano and Roy will be available for sale at The Town Hall before and after the event.
TABLING
Due to fire codes, there is no additional room for information tables for non-profit organizations in the lobby of The Town Hall.
MATERIALS The Town Hall does not permit non-sponsoring individuals or organizations to flyer, distribute or sell materials inside the building.
MEDIA & RECORDINGS There are a limited number of seats available for members of the press. Media tickets will be provided only for members of the press who request a ticket in advance and receive confirmation. To request a media ticket, please send an email to
with your name, press organization and complete contact information. Currently, neither Eduardo Galeano nor Arundhati Roy are scheduling any media interviews. There are no additional spots available for sound or camera crews at The Town Hall. Video and audio from the event will be available at a later date from Lannan Foundation.
ADDITIONAL APPEARANCES
Eduardo Galeano will appear in Santa Fe, New Mexico on May 31 and in San Francisco on June 1. Arundhati Roy is not available for any additional events in the United States.
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April 7-9, 2006: Conference to celebrate 25th Anniversary of the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program at Hampshire College, Amherst, MA, USA
From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom
If you are committed to reproductive rights and social justice, this is THE place to be. On April 7-9, 2006, new and long time activists will be gathering at Hampshire College to unite for reproductive justice. For this 20th annual reproductive rights conference, we are expecting hundreds of participants from the US and abroad and are offering more than 30 workshops and trainings. Conference speakers address reproductive freedom as it relates to a broad range of social justice initiatives including economic justice, healthcare reform, racial equality, peace, freedom from violence, youth liberation, civil liberties, and LGBTQ rights.
Over the weekend, you will learn about and share organizing experiences and strategies, broaden your understanding of reproductive rights, and make connections with other related movements and issues.
For more information, check out our website at clpp.hampshire.edu or contact us at 413-559-5416 or
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Mark Linz, Director cordially invites you to a Book & Author Reception at the Orfali Gallery Um-Uthainah, Amman – Jordan Sunday, April 2, 2006 6.30 pm Refreshments will be served RSVP: Nabila Akl (Cairo): (+ 202) 797 6896 / 6893 Assil Bakki (Amman): +962 (777) 494383 By Betool Khedairi: Absent
Also by By Sahar Khalifeh: The Inheritance
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Melbourne, January 26 to February 18 2006: Art Exhibition and Auction for Peace
Medical Association for Prevention of War, Australia (MAPW)
Art for Peace Exhibition and Auction celebrating MAPW's work for peace over 25 years
Exhibition opening: Thursday 26 January 2006 Exhibition: January 27th to February 18th 2006 Auction: Saturday 18th February 2006
being held at:
Counihan Gallery
233 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Victoria
Art for Peace commemorates 25 years of work for peace by the Medical Association for Prevention of War (Australia)
In this fundraising exhibition, doctors and artisits come together to create a special event that encapsulates their shared passionate concern for the future of the planet and the human race that inhabits it. Celebrated artisits from across Australia have donated their artwork for the exhibition, which features an eclectic array of scultptures, cartoons, paintings, prints, photographs and ceramics.
All proceeds from the sale of artworks will assist the Medical Association for Prevention of War in its ambition for global peace.
A SEASON OF SUMMER "SEDITION" SCREENINGS 'ANTHEM: AN ACT OF SEDITION' The December screenings of "Anthem: An Act of Sedition" are dedicated to the memory of Viliami Tanginoa.
This month, December, is the 5-year anniversary of the death of Viliami Tanginoa at Maribrynong Detention Centre, Melbourne. Many of you whose lives have been caught up in fighting this country's detention regime may remember it was Viliami's death that sparked a new movement of awareness and protest. Media bodies, artists, lawyers and activists joined together to expose a frightening disregard for rule of law and basic rights. Viliami's story is told in "Anthem"
FURTHER SCREENINGS OF 'ANTHEM: AN ACT OF SEDITION'
VICTORIA: Date: Tuesday 13 December, 2005 NORTHCOTE Time: 7.30pm Tickets: $10 adults, $8 conc Venue: 303, 303 High St, Northcote Screening time: 1.5 hrs followed by discussion with the film-makers Info: 0408 311 036 or 0417 211 156
VICTORIA: Date: Friday 16 December, 2005 ST KILDA Time: 7.30pm Tickets: $10 Adults, $8 conc Venue: The Galleon, Carlisle St, St Kilda Screening time: 1.5 hrs followed by discussion with the film-makers Info: 0408 311 036 or 0417 211 156
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The Cat's Dream invites you to an evening with:
- George Galloway, MP
- Ken Loach, Film Director
- Hilary Wainwright, Red Pepper's Editor
- Haifa Zangana, Novelist
for the launch of American Voices of Dissent
the book from XXI CENTURY a film by Gabriele Zamparini & Lorenzo Meccoli to know more about the book click here http://thecatsdream.com
MONDAY, 5 DECEMBER 2005 - 6:30 pm at: Event Theatre - Keyworth Centre London South Bank University 103 Borough Road - London SE1 0AA
Defeat: Why They Lost Iraq - by Jonathan Steele
City of Widows: An Iraqi Woman's Account of War and Resistance - by Haifa Zangana
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOR PREVENTION OF WAR
Melbourne: Palm Sunday Peace Parade and Festival
Carmen Lawrence 
examines the fear that has been a crucial factor in shaping Australian public policy in recent years. Not to be missed. 
