APRIL 28-29
Iranian Alliances Across Borders (IAAB)
Third International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora
New York Univiersity
(60 Washington Square South b/w LaGuardia & Thompson
(((N & R to W. 8th or 6 to Astor Place)))
This year's conference will address a wide range of timely concerns and recent developments within the Iranian diaspora. Academics, journalists, artists, activists, students, and community leaders from across the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Norway, Japan, and Iran will lead a series of panels and workshop sessions. The speakers will present on issues including:
* media and cultural expression
* changing needs of immigrant communities
* transnational collaborations
* implications of self-perception and representation
* youth development initiatives, and
* duties of the diaspora in trying political climates.
http://www.iranianalliances.org/conf07/index.htm |