Austin, TX: Human Rights Event (October 23rd)

Oct 11, 20100 comments

Date: Saturday, October 23, 2010 Time: Doors open 6:30pm; Program 7:00pm, followed by booksigning Location: Amphitheater of AT&T Conference Center (at University of Texas) 1900 University Avenue at MLK Blvd, Austin, Texas Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=154175731274209 Additional Information: http://austinbahai.org/

-Keynote Speakers:  Ms. Roxana Saberi, author of “Between Two Worlds: My Life in Captivity in Iran” and former freelance reporter for BBC, ABC and Fox News, along with Dwight Bashir, Deputy Director for Policy and Research for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
-Doors will open at 6:30 pm. Seating will start at 6:45 pm. The program will begin at 7:00 pm and end at 9:00 pm. A book signing by Ms. Roxana Saberi and socialization with light refreshments will follow the event.
-Videotaped presentations by respected Iranians, including Dr. Abbas Milani of Stanford University, the author of The Persian Sphinx: Amir Abbas Hoveyda and the Riddle of the Iranian Revolution, Eminent Persians The Men and Women Who Made Modern Iran, and other prominent works; others TBA

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