Location: The World Bank, Washington DC 20433 Description: What have been the successes and failures of United Nations Global Conferences over the past forty years? How has the debate and focus changed over time? What can be learnt from the past for the implementation of the SDGs? The Gender and Development Chapter of the 1818…
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A Night to Celebrate Courageous Refugees and Migrants
In October, 2015, the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service honored Mahnaz Afkhami with the Walk of Courage Award for her commitment to walking alongside and raising the voices of migrants and immigrants. The keynote address was delivered by Enrique’s Journey author, Sonia Nazario.
Lifetime Achievement Award Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans 2015
Time: 6:00 pm Location: Metropolitan Club in New York City Description: Mahnaz Afkhami will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans’ Annual Gala at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. The Gala will celebrate the PAAIA’s accomplishments over the past year, as well as honor three…
The World We Seek: Reigniting the Dialogue on Human Security
Time: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm Location: Kenney Auditorium (Johns Hopkins SAIS), 1740 Massachusetts Ave Washington, DC 20036 Description: The Women’s Learning Partnership and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies will present a day-long event examining and re-imagining the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the foundation for global security and sustainable development,…
Shirin Neshat: Facing History
[tm_pb_section admin_label=”section”][tm_pb_row admin_label=”row”][tm_pb_column type=”4_4″][tm_pb_accordion admin_label=”Accordion” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [tm_pb_accordion_item title=”Overview”] Shirin Neshat: Facing History Edited by Melissa Chiu and Melissa Ho Publisher: Smithsonian Books/ Washington D.C./ Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (2015) In her mesmerizing films and photographs, Shirin Neshat (Iranian-American, b. 1957, Qazvin) examines the nuances of power and identity in the Islamic world–particularly…
The World We Seek: Human Rights in the 21st Century
Women’s Learning Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace (WLP) began as an idea at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995. Witnessing the enthusiasm and energy with which 35,000 NGO representatives reviewed the status of women’s rights around the globe and discussed strategies for achieving full rights for women, a group of…
An Interview with Mahnaz Afkhami (In Persian)
Many women in Iran were not informed about their rights at the time of the 1979 Revolution, says Mahnaz Afkhami in an interview carried out by Tavaana. “In terms of women’s rights, Iran was one of the best among the developing countries – definitely much better than the rest of the region, and even comparable…
Beyond Equality: A Manual for Human Rights Defenders
[tm_pb_section admin_label=”section”][tm_pb_row admin_label=”row”][tm_pb_column type=”4_4″][tm_pb_accordion admin_label=”Accordion” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [tm_pb_accordion_item title=”Overview”] Beyond Equality: A Manual for Human Rights Defenders 2015/Women’s Learning Partnership Mahnaz Afkhami & Ann Eisenberg Published in English; available online at www.learningpartnership.org/beyond-equality-manual-human-rights-defenders A quick review of recent news headlines reveals the world’s growing detachment from finding solutions to human rights issues and, increasingly, shows that states…