Nov 12 2008
Panel discussion — The role of women in Afghanistan
The library has been presenting many events on Afghanistan recently, in part connected with the September-October “One City One Book” selection, West of Kabul, East of New York, by local author Tamim Ansary.
One Afghanistan-related event that is coming up this Sunday afternoon looks particularly interesting:
WHEN AND WHERE: Sunday, November 16, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm, Main Library (Larkin & Grove, near Market), Auditorium in the basement. Library website
WHAT: Panel discussion on women in Afghanistan
Library’s description:
Panelists include photographer Joseph Hoyt, Fariba Nawa, award-winning Afghan American journalist, Nima Sadati, founder of many refugee programs for women in Afghanistan and entrepreneurial programs for Afghan women in the East Bay, Raelle Myrick-Hodges, artistic director of Brava Theater Center and Zohra Daoud, co-founder of the Afghan Women Association and radio host of Voice of Afghanistan.
Related Exhibition: Afghanistan 1970-1975: Images from an Era of Peace, through January 18, 2009, Main Library, Sixth Floor, Skylight Gallery
TOTALLY FREE? Yes.
COMFORT LEVEL: The Auditorium at the Main is very comfortable, with nicely padded seats. The only drawback might be the occasional overly oderous homeless person. Tip: The bathrooms downstairs, on the Auditorium level, are usually in better shape than the ones on the main floor.
The exhibition space on the sixth (top) floor is very nice, and worth a trip up the elevator. It closes on 5:00 pm on Sundays, and 6:00 the rest of the week.
Thanks for the heads up on this. I didn’t even know about it.
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