The City will host a free Human Rights Speakers Series virtual panel discussion: Women’s Rights Violations in Iran. Women’s rights in Iran are severely restricted. Women confront serious discrimination and inequality on issues such as marriage, divorce, child custody, employment, inheritance, and political office.
In recognition of Women’s History Month, this Human Rights Speakers Series panel discussion will feature Iranian Women from different religions and cultures to discuss these pressing issues and injustices.The discussion will be livestreamed on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 6 p.m. Registration is requested via Eventbrite: https://hrss-2022mar29.eventbrite.com. For details and more information, visit www.weho.org/hrss. A URL link to the livestream will be sent to those who register.
The panel will include Hanieh Jodat Barnes, President and Co-Founder, Muslim Delegates and Allies; Naeema Eckfeld, Secretary of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the City of Los Angeles; Mitra Samani, Board of Directors & California Director, Women’s Freedom Forum; and Elham Yaghoubian, Founder, Iran-Israel Alliance of Nations. City of West Hollywood Mayor Pro Tempore Sepi Shyne will moderate the discussion.
The City of West Hollywood’s Human Rights Speakers Series brings together diverse communities to learn about and discuss global, national, and local human rights issues in a supportive environment. The series reflects the City’s commitment to human rights and core value of Respect and Support for People.
For additional information about the Human Rights Speakers Series, please visit www.weho.org/hrss.
The City of West Hollywood’s Arts Division delivers a broad array of arts programs including Art on the Outside (temporary public art), City Poet Laureate, Drag Queen Story Hour, Free Theatre in the Parks, Grants, Holiday Programming, Human Rights Speaker Series, Library Exhibits, National Poetry Month, One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival, Summer Sounds + Winter Sounds, Urban Art (permanent public art), and WeHo Reads.
For more information, please contact City of West Hollywood Arts Technician Joy Tribble at (323) 848-6360 or at [email protected]. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, please call TTY (323) 848-6496.
Is Shyne representing West Hollywood or Iran? I say she needs to focus on quality-of-life issues in West Hollywood…. crime, for one.
Demonstrating PROBLEM SOLVED in one’s own jurisdiction is the best example for others, near and far. Ms. Shyne must develop evidence of problem resolution on her watch in a city where she accepted responsibility for basic issues of safety and cleanliness rather than feel good happy talk events.
Can’t wait to see Shyne’s self interest kick in and make it all about her. She gives two sh!ts about women. Doesn’t care about women’s safety in West Hollywood that’s for sure. She just wants to make sure she makes press briefings of her “progress”.
Lets focus on the basics here. More police, less homeless and clean up the filthy streets and sidewalks.
Discussing women’s rights violations around the world is a worthy endeavor and I plan to participate in this program. I do question, however, why it’s focused on just one country. The worst violators of women’s rights are Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Pakistan, Iraq, South Sudan, Chad, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Palestine and Somalia. My question is silly—the focus is because of the personal political agenda of one member of the city council, like so many other pet projects funded by the city.
Well said.
Councilmember Shyne diminishes the overarching subject by offensive self interest. It would be more effective to promote a seminar on ethical behavior at every level here in West Hollywood and to even location beyond. It’s a universal quality to be attained.