Human Rights Atlanta - Mission

The mission of Human Rights Atlanta is to promote awareness of the human rights framework; foster inclusive and sustainable collaboration among human rights organizations and activists in metro Atlanta; and contribute to an ongoing human rights movement that can challenge unjust policies and institutions at home and abroad.

Major Past Events supported by Human Rights Atlanta

• International Women's Day
• Human Rights Day 2008
• 2008 Kick Off
• Founding of Human Rights Atlanta

Join us as we Celebrate
March 8th, 2009 as
International Women's Day (IWD) 2009
Read our IWD (International Women's Day_ FAQ

as we celebrate the month of March 2009 as

Women's Rights Month

(traditionally 'Women's History Month')

March 8th IWD Events & Programs:

• 1-7pm, WRFG FM 89.3 International Women's Day special programming
  Information and analysis, music and poetry, international and local activists, stories from the past and present, struggles and victories. (See below for Program Guide from 1-7pm)
  Sponsored by Human Rights Atlanta, Sisterlove and WRFG, 89.3 FM.
  For more information contact atlantaiac@aol.com
• 4pm, IWD program with Dr. Nawal Al Saadawi and Dr. Shahla Abghari, Emory University
  White Hall, Rm. 207. Sponsored by Persian Women Assoc.
  For more information, call 770.356.1639
• 6:30pm, International Women's Day Story-Telling Celebration, Charis Books & More
  1189 Euclid Ave NE, 30307 with Alice Lovelace, Mab Secrest and others.
• 7:30pm, Benefit Theatrical Performance, "Sometimes I Cry" with Sheryl Lee Ralph
  Spelman College. Tickets $35. Proceeds to benefit Sisterlove.
  For more information, go to www.sisterlove.org

Listen to WRFG FM 89.3
Sunday, March 8th: 1pm - 7pm
Special International Women's Day Programming

Programing Guide:

1-2pm: History of IWD/ how celebrated around the world
Host: Dazon Dixon ddiallo@sisterlove.org
10 minute taped dialog by middle-school students on struggle for women's suffrage
- Marilyn McGinnis' students

Guests:

• Fakhri Hagghani - the_fakhri@yahoo.com - how IWD is a day of action for
  women in Iran and elsewhere
• Barbara Joye - barbara@freejoye.com - IWD in atlanta
• Adelina Nichols - anicholls@glahr.org
• Board: Nadia Ali - nadiajustpeace@gmail.com

2-3pm: Women and the Economic Crisis
Host: Dianne Mathiowetz atlantaiac@aol.com

Guests:

• Leona Warner - leona_warner@yahoo.com gender budget analyst
  - will discuss how local, state and federal budgets ignore women's needs
• Sandra Robertson, Hunger Coalition - impact of TANF restrictions
  and other cuts in social programs perhaps a member of 9 to 5 (no confirmation yet)
• Board: Nadia Ali

3-4pm: Women's Health
Host: Serena Garcia

Guests:

• Paris Hatcher, SPARK Reproductive Justice paris@sparkrj.org
  - will tie racism, sexism, anti-gay bigotry and economics to issue of
  reproductive health issues
• Dazon Dixon, AIDS and Black women - ddiallo@sisterlove.org
• Board: Charone charone@mindspring.com

4-5pm: Repression and Violence against Women
Host: Susan Somach (tentative) ssomach@gmail.com

Guests:

• Azadeh Shahshahani, Georgia Detention Watch - ashahshahani@acluga.org - on conditions of immigrant women detainees - report from visit to etowah jail in alabama on saturday (also Hope, former detainee will call in)
• Glory Kilanko, Women Watch Africa - glory_99@yahoo.com - speak on genital mutilation
• Moya Bailey, moyazb@gmail.com former spelman student, currently at emory - the damage done by popular culture images on women and girls
• Board: Charone

5-6pm: Women in Conflict and War
Host: Alka Roy AR6705@att.com

G uests:

• Lola Ibitoye, funmilola_i@yahoo.com on use of rape as tool of war
• Kathryn Hamoudah kathryn.hamoudah@gmail.com Palestinian women under occupation
• Bryann Chen, Refugee Women's Network director@riwn.org -women refugees
• Board: Janvieve Williams

6-7pm: Perspectives for Struggle in the US/ Revolutionary Gains Made against Triple Oppressions of Racism. Sexism, Homophobia
Host: Janvieve Williams

Guests:

• Alice Lovelace, US social Forum, author, poet
• Bahati Kuumba, spelman women's center - (unconfirmed)

  Board: Radio Diaspora collective

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Education. Reflection. Celebration. Action.

Read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

60 years ago on December 10th, 1948, on the heels of World War II,
world leaders came together to devise a unique document on the rights of all persons.
They joined to devise a declaration that was later approved by all nations.

Education. Reflection. Celebration. Action.

In 2008, sixty (60) years later, we join in reflection, in support and to raise everyone's awareness
and to help fulfill for all the promises of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Education. Reflection. Celebration. Action.

we celebrate the rights that have been agreed to universally.
no one can take them away from anyone.
we organize and celebrate to make these rights relevant in Atlanta today.

Education. Reflection. Celebration. Action.

there is much you can do to help support human rights in Atlanta.

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