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GLOBAL EXCHANGE VENTURA COUNTY SUPPORTERS present: Professor Tohidi speaking on "The Women's Movement, Islam, and Democracy in Iran" Thousand Oaks Library 1401 E. Janss Road Thousand Oaks, California The public is invited to this free lecture sponsored by Global Exchange Ventura County Supporters. The speaker will be Nayereh Tohidi, Chair of the Gender and Women's Studies Department at California State University, Northridge. Nayereh Tohidi is a Research Associate for Near Eastern Studies at UCLA. Her books include Globalization, Religion and Gender:The Politics of Women's Rights in Catholic and Muslim Contexts, and, Women in Muslim Society:Diversity Within Unity. Tohidi is a consultant to the United Nations and the media on women, gender, and human rights in Islamic societies. This program is the second in a series on Afghanistan, Iran, and Kurdistan. In August, Afghan filmmaker Meena Nanji will show and discuss her documentary about women in Afghanistan,"View from a Grain of Sand." And in September, photojournalist, author and filmmaker Kevin McKiernan will speak about his experiences in Kurdistan. The Global Exchange Ventura County Supporters is a group of people - a local community of conscience - dedicated to providing monthly public forums, supporting and working with other local organizations committed to social and economic justice, human rights and ecological sustainability, since 2003. Global Exchange, headquartered in San Francisco, is an international human rights organization dedicated to promoting environmental, political and social justice. Since 1988, Global Exchange has increased the U.S. public's global awareness while building partnerships worldwide.
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