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International Conference in Gothenburg/Sweden
on the occasion Of 8 March 2009 |
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Why is Secularism essential? |
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 Organization for Women’s Liberation is organizing a one day conference in commemoration of 8 March, International women’s day on the impact of religion on the situation and status of women. Why is secularism essential? In this conference veteran women’s right activists and scholars are coming together to analyze the devastating effects of rise of religious movements and religion’s influence in the running of state in many countries on the situation of women: the effect of catholic church, orthodox church, Judaism and political Islam will be discussed. |
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We are pleased to announce that following organisations have supported our conference:
- Centre for Inquiry
- European Feminist Initiative
- International Network against Honour Crimes
- Women for Peace (Sweden)
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Guest speakers so far confirmed:
- Seda Akay; External Affairs Coordinator of Social Democracy Foundation Youth; Turkey
- Homa Arjomand; coordinator of No Sharia Campaign; Canada/Iran
- Soad Baba Aissa; European Feminist Initiative; France/Algeria
- Julie Bindle Journalist; a founder of feminist law reform NGO Justice for Women, and of the Feminist Coalition against Prostitution; England
- Malene Busk; Center for Inquiry; Denmark
- Buthina Canaan Khoury; Film maker; Palestine
- Caroline Fourest; writer; columnist, activist and a Member of Libre Pense; France
- Maria Hagberg; MD in social work and chair of Network against Honour Crimes; Sweden
- Lilian Halls French; sociologist, President of the European Feminist Initiative; France
- Parvin Kaboli; coordinator of White Carnation; Sweden/Iran
- Azar Majedi; President of OWL, writer; England/Iran
- Leila Naffa Hamarneh; Director of Projects Arab Women Organisation of Jordan
- Nina Sankari; Polish Rationalist Organisation and EFI Poland
- Sabine Salmon; President of Femmes Solidaires; France
- Lisa Sorush; women’s right activist; Afghanistan
- Susana Tampieri; writer, women’s right activist, Argentina
- Karim N. Noori; Mäns närverk mot hedersförtryck, Sweden/Iran
- Khanum R. Lateef, manager Asuda women’s center Suleimania; Iraq/Kurdistan
- Frances Raday: Chair, Israeli Association for Freedom of Science, Religion and Culture; Israel
- Moderator: Maryam Kousha; editor of Women’s Liberation,
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We invite all concerned feminists, secularists and human right activists to participate in these events. We need to demonstrate a show of secularist force against religious inroads in the society.
Date: 7 March 2009 |
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Venue: Folkets Hus Göteborg
Olof Palmes Plats
Järntorget |
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Details of the events will be published as soon as they become available. For more information or to register please write to:
Majedi.azar@gmail.com |
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Phone:
Azar Majedi:+44 (0)7886973423
Shahla Nouri: +46(0)737262622
Medusahuset Göteborg
wlmedusahuset@gmail.com
maria.hagberg@minheder.nu |
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