WOMEN, ART AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Three exceptional artists and social activists will discuss their work as it relates to social justice.
Moderator: Soraya Fallah
Panelists/Speakers: Fadia Afashe and Amy Logan
Soraya Fallah:
Soraya Fallah is a lifelong women and human rights advocate and
researcher. From a young age she has been tirelessly dedicating her
time, energy, and resources to lead and mobilize campaigns for the
advancement of human rights around the globe. Soraya's list of activism
and accomplishments are seemingly endless. Some of the highlights are
having organized and chaired the first international conference for
women in post-Saddam Iraq. She also represented the first Iranian and
Iraqi Kurdish women’s caucus in the United Nations’ Commission on the
Status of Women in 2008. Her articles in English, Farsi, and Kurdish are
regularly published in several international media outlets and
magazines. She is a regular commentator on radio broadcasts such as
Voice of America, KPFK 92.7, COOP 102.7 FM, VOKRadio, Radio Payam,Radio
Neda,KIRN 670Am,and Radio Zamaneh. She also participated in TV shows
such as Didar, NITV,Andisheh(poyesh) to broadcast about culture, human
rights and women’s right. Soraya is also a singer songwriter. She hopes
that her songs can help raise awareness about the atrocities facing the
people she is fighting for. Soraya is on the Advisory Board for the UN
Women-USNC LA Chapter.
Fadia Afashe bio:
Artist
Fadia Afashe proudly describes herself not only as a painter, but a
writer, activist, and Syrian patriot. A native of Damascus, Syria,
Afashe studied art with the renowned Syrian painter Adnan Abed Al-
Rahman and graduated from the Ismail Institute of Art in 2000. And she
had many national and international exhibitions. While immersing herself
in the art world, Afashe also pursed a degree in Criminal Law at the
University of Damascus and graduated in 2003. Afashe used her law degree
to engage in causes advocating women's rights. She wrote "Suspended"
(2011), a documentary about women exposing how the laws of rape in the
Arab world leave women unprotected and disenfranchised. At the rise of
the Arab Spring in the Middle East, Afashe left Damascus for the United
Stated to pursue a fellowship at the Humphrey School for Public Affairs
at the University of Minnesota, which she completed in May 2012. Fadia's
art became part of her activism to free her country Syria, and to give a
voice for people who can't speak up for themselves through her
painting.Fadia had 2 shows in Los Angeles for her painting about the
revolution in Syria.
Amy Logan;
Author of The Seven Perfumes of Sacrifice. A thriller about the search
for the origins of honor killing and the divine feminine in the Arab
world. On a mission to empower women and girls to create a world where
both men and women thrive, Amy is a global women’s human rights activist
and speaker, working through online campaigns, social media and
collaborative partnerships, and speaking to audiences from Los Angeles
to Turkey. As a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, she has done
leadership coaching with Amnesty International, UNICEF employees in Cote
d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal, as well as endangered human rights
defenders in Pakistan and Sudan. She has also consulted with UNESCO on
ending honor violence. She is the Director of Content Marketing for
Learning as Leadership, a 30-year-old leadership development and culture
change organization. She coaches executives and consults with a variety
of clients on marketing communications, content strategy, writing, and
editing. Proud mother of a 12-year-old son, Amy enjoys dancing, hiking,
biking and biohacking in the San Francisco Bay area. She is working on
her next novel.
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LOCATION:
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LA, CA 90036
PARKING:
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