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Women History Month: "Empowering Women: Celebrating Our Legacy, Inspirin...
Short Report: on Women's History Month Event: "Empowering Women: Celebrating Our Legacy, Inspiring Our Future"
Report and Video Prepared By: Dr. Soraya Fallah Event Facilitator, UNA-USA San Fernando Valley Chapter
Date: March 26, 2024
Organizers: United Nations Association of San Fernando Valley (UNA-USA) in partnership with the National Women's History Alliance (NWHA)
Event Title: Empowering Women: Celebrating Our Legacy, Inspiring Our Future
Location: Virtual Seminar (via Zoom)
The virtual seminar titled "Empowering Women: Celebrating Our Legacy, Inspiring Our Future," held on March 26, 2024, marked a significant celebration of Women's History Month. Organized by the United Nations Association of San Fernando Valley (UNA-USA) in collaboration with the National Women's History Alliance (NWHA), the event aimed to honor women's remarkable achievements and enduring legacy throughout history.
Dr. Jill Kracov Zinckgraf, the Interim Executive Director of NWHA, delivered a compelling keynote address that illuminated the resilience, courage, and empowerment defining the legacy of women worldwide. Through captivating storytelling and insightful analysis, she highlighted the significant contributions of women throughout history, from pioneering trailblazers to unsung heroes.
During the interactive discussion session, the facilitator posed a crucial question to Dr. Zinckgraf: "It's crucial to ensure that our exploration of women's history is inclusive and representative of diverse experiences worldwide. How can we effectively highlight the contributions and experiences of non-Western women throughout history, and why is it important to amplify these voices in our discussions on gender equality and empowerment? For instance, the latest feminist movements, such as 'Woman Life Freedom,' have gained significant momentum in recent years. Could you share your insights on how these movements are shaping the discourse around women's rights and empowerment today, and what role they play in advancing gender equality on a global scale?"
Dr. Zinckgraf provided a comprehensive response, emphasizing the importance of inclusivity and representation in discussions on gender equality. She highlighted the need to recognize and amplify the voices of non-Western women, whose contributions have often been overlooked or marginalized.
She replied to attendees' questions about SDG5, the role of initiatives, other significant events, and the role of men in gender equality.
The virtual seminar featured dynamic presentations, interactive discussions, and shared insights. It raised awareness and facilitated meaningful dialogue on the importance of recognizing and honoring women's contributions to society.
Video Prepared By: Dr. Soraya Fallah
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Dr. Daivid Kazzaz, life and legacy, I just lost a good and steady friend
Dr. David Kazzaz
1923 - 2023
Obituary of Dr. David Kazzaz
Dr. David Kazzaz, Denver; Husband of the late Louise Kazzaz; Father of Daniel, Amos, Jeffrey and Jerome Kazzaz; Grandfather of Rebecca, Jeremy, Zachary, Talya, Shira, Ariana, Zoe and Sarah; Great-grandfather of Eitan, Karen, Sophie, Abraham and Gabriella.
Funeral service, Thursday, March 16th at 1pm at Congregation Rodef Shalom. Service will be live streamed by Rodef Shalom: https://www.rodef-shalom.org/stream.
Burial to follow at Mount Nebo.
Following are part of my memories with him.
Saturday, February 25, 2023
Friday, December 30, 2022
Saturday, October 15, 2022
Dr. Soraya Fallah (center), an Iranian Kurd, demonstrates with an image of Zhina Mahsa Amini
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SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB People take part in a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang
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People take part in a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang
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A demonstrator holds hair during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang
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People take part in a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang
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A pile of hair is seen after demonstrators cut their hair during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang
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SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB A civil guard officer asks Activists from the women's rights group FEMEN to remove their signs from the gate of the Embassy of Iran, as they protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, in Madrid, Spain, September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera
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SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Activists from the women's rights group FEMEN hold signs, during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Embassy of Iran, in Madrid, Spain, September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera
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A handmade sign by calligrapher Faramarza Karimi, reading "Woman, Life, Freedom", in Kurdish calligraphy, at a candlelit vigil following the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman, Zhina Mahsa Amini, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan
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Demonstrators sing the Kurdish national anthem in protest at a candlelit vigil following the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman, Zhina Mahsa Amini, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan
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A image of Zhina Mahsa Amini at a candlelit vigil following her death, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan
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SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Activists from the women's rights group FEMEN protest, following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Embassy of Iran, in Madrid, Spain, September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera
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Dr. Soraya Fallah (center), an Iranian Kurd, demonstrates with an image of Zhina Mahsa Amini at a candlelit vigil following her death, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan
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Demonstrators construct a heart out of candles during a vigil protesting the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman, Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan
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Ardalan Goran, an Iranian Kurd, uses his iPhone while recording fellow demonstrators at a protest following the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a young Iranian Kurdish woman, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan
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SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Activists from the women's rights group FEMEN hold signs, during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Embassy of Iran, in Madrid, Spain, September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera
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A demonstrator displays an image of Zhina Mahsa Amini, an Iranian Kurdish woman, at a protest and vigil following her death outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan
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Demonstrators scuffle with riot police, during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Iranian Embassy, in Athens, Greece, September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
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Demonstrators scuffle with riot police, during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Iranian Embassy, in Athens, Greece, September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
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A demonstrator holds a placard, during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Iranian Embassy, in Athens, Greece, September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
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Demonstrators scuffle with riot police, during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Iranian Embassy, in Athens, Greece, September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
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People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 21, 2022. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 21, 2022. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Photographs of what are said to be political prisoners held by Iran stand posted with roses during a rally against Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s address at the UN General Assembly during the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly outside U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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Women take part in a sit-in following the death of Mahsa Amini, at Martyrs' Square in Beirut, Lebanon September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
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Women hold a picture of Mahsa Amini during a sit-in following her death, at Martyrs' Square in Beirut, Lebanon September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
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An Iranian woman living in Turkey reacts during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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An Iranian woman living in Turkey points at an old Iranian royal flag during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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People take part in a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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A demonstrator holds hair during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang
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A demonstrator cuts hair during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang
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A demonstrator cuts hair during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang
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Pro-government peoples rally against the recent protest gatherings in Iran, after the Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran, Iran September 23, 2022. Iranians have staged mass protests over the case of Mahsa Amini, 22, who died last week after being arrested by the morality police for wearing "unsuitable attire". Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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An Iranian pro-government woman holds the Iranian flag during a rally against the recent protest gatherings in Iran, after the Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran, Iran September 23, 2022. Iranians have staged mass protests over the case of Mahsa Amini, 22, who died last week after being arrested by the morality police for wearing "unsuitable attire". Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Demonstrators burn a hijab in protest at a candlelit vigil following the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman, Zhina Mahsa Amini, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan
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Demonstrators at a candlelight vigil following the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman, Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan
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Faramarza Karimi, an Iranian Kurdish calligrapher from San Diego, displays his handmade sign reading "Woman, Life, Freedom", in Kurdish calligraphy, at a protest following the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman, Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan
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Nasibe Samsaei, an Iranian woman living in Turkey, cuts her hair during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Demonstrators in Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Lebanon, Turkey, and the United States rallied in solidarity with protesters in Iran who have filled the streets over the death of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish woman who died in police custody on September 16.
Amini was from the Kurdish minority and was with her brother in Tehran when she was arrested by morality police for wearing an “improper hijab.” She allegedly had some hair visible under her headscarf. She fell into a coma after collapsing at the Vozara Detention Centre. She died three days later.
Amini’s death has sparked widespread protests in Iran, with women burning headscarves in a defiant act of resistance against the Islamic Republic's strict dress code.
Now, the world is joining the women who are at the forefront of the fight against Iran’s government.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/mahsa-amini-photos-protests-191854477.html