List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2005-05-17

Poetry Reading



Celebrating the voices of Immigrants in

San Francisco



Hosted by:

Voices of Immigration

Literary Club





Date: May 17th, 2005

6:00-7:50 PM



Free Admissions

Open mike opportunity for select poets.



San Francisco Public Library

100 Larkin St. (at Grove)

Latino/Hispanic community Meeting Room, located on the Library’s lower level

Enter 30 Grove Street, proceed downstairs



For more information please contact us at: elahe@ a-t-s.com or 415- 640-7038

Lily Afshar performs at Kennedy Center Millenium Stage
Washington, DC
Tuesday May 17, 2005
6-7 PM

open mic poetry, third eye theatre, and a competition with cash prizes. come get your poetry on; if you don't write or perform poetry come cheer on poets from your area all proceeds supports the T.A.C.E. program.

every tuesday at 7-9p.m.

BRG

3201 Adeline St

berkeley, Ca, 94703

5 dollars or a small donation

Intro:

2003 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Shirin Ebadi, is coming to UC Davis and the Robert & Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts on May 17 for a free lecture

Detail:

Shirin Ebadi: "Human Rights, Democracy and Islam"

Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian lawyer and social-justice activist who won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize, gives a free talk about human rights and freedom of speech at Mondavi Center. Her speech will be in Farsi, but she will be accompanied by an English interpreter.



Ebadi's lecture here has been coordinated by event leaders on campus from University Outreach and International Programs, the Middle East/South Asia Studies Program, and the School of Law.



Tickets to this event are free but telephone orders have a $5 surcharge

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Date, Time, and Location:

Tue, May 17, 2005 • 8:00 PM

Jackson Hall at Mondavi Center

University of California, Davis

One Shields Ave.

Davis, CA 95616-8543

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URL:

http://cfa.ucdavis.edu/events/1detail.lasso?id=1483