Iran’s Civil Movement: A Global Advocacy
Cycling for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) in collaboration with Advocates of Human Rights (AHR) and with support from the Amnesty International Toronto is proud to host “Iran’s Civil Movement: A Global Advocacy”. This panel discussion will focus on the various advocacy strategies, both in theory and in practice, that assist Iran’s civil movement in its struggle for human rights and democratic reform.
We are privileged to have amongst us a number of notable scholars and thinkers whose expertise on Iranian social and political history, human rights issues, as well as advocacy strategies, this conference hopes to utilise.
Event: Iran’s Civil Movement: A Global Advocacy
Date: October 17, 2009
Time: 3-7 pm
Location: Bahen Centre for Information Technology, Room 1160
40 St. George Street, immediately south of Russell Street
Admission: $5 (students), $7
Please see below for the panellists and the panel schedule.
We hope to see all of you there.
Sincerely,
Cycling for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI)
Advocates of Human Rights (AHR)
Panel Schedule:
3:00pm-3:45pm
Ramin Jahanbegloo (University of Toronto)
“Intellectuals and Civil Society in Iran”
Barbara Falk (Royal Military College of Canada)
“A Comparative Analysis of Civil Movements”
Question and Answer
3:45pm-4:30pm
Sima Sahar Zerehi
“The Role of Media and Journalism in Iran’s Civil Movement”
Mina Yazdani
“Religious Minorities and Iran’s Civil Movement”
Question and Answer
4:30pm-5:00pm
Break
5:00pm-5:45pm
Pamela Shime (Global Advocacy and Leadership Initiative)
“Peace-Building and Methods of Advocacy inside and outside of Iran”
Payam Akhavan (McGill University)
“International Community’s Role in Creating Accountability for Iranian Leaders”
Question and Answer
5:45pm-7:00pm
Ron Deibert (University of Toronto)
“The Role of Communication Media in Advocating Human Rights”
Lily Pourzand (York University Graduate Student)
“Activism in Toronto”
