Women, Life, Liberty: Iran’s Democratic Future

The Elahé Omidyar Institute of Iranian Studies presents - Women, Life, Liberty: Iran’s Democratic Future

Saturday, 14 January 2023

10:00 A.M.-7:00 P.M. Eastern Time (Canada and the US)

In-Person:
Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 1J5

Zoom Registration & Participation

https://uoft.me/IransDemocraticFuture

10:15-10:30

Welcome & Introduction:

Mohamad Tavakoli, University of Toronto

Payam Akhavan, University of Toronto

10:30-12:00

Panel I: Historical Retrospectives on "Women, Life, Liberty" Movement

Moderator: Mohamad Tavakoli, University of Toronto

Janet Afary, University of California, Santa Barbara

Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, University of Pennsylvania

Fatemeh Shams, University of Pennsylvania

1:30-3:00

Panel Il: A Charter of Rights for a Democratic and Pluralistic Iran

Moderator: Victoria Tahmasebi, University of Toronto

Homa Hoodfar, Concordia University

Mina Yazdani, Eastern Kentucky University

Mehrangiz Kar, Center for Human Rights in Iran

Gissou Nia, Atlantic Council

3:30-5:00

Panel III: The Elements of a Democratic Transition

Moderator: Payam Akhavan, University of Toronto

Nazila Ghana, Oxford University, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief

Ladan Boroumand, Abdorrahman Boroumand Center

Shahrzad Mojab, University of Toronto

Azadeh Pourzand, Siamak Pourzand Foundation

5:30-7:00

Panel IV: Democratic Ethos and Democratic Responsibilities

Moderator: Alidad Mafinezam, West Asia Council

Niloufar Pourzand, York University

Ramin Jahanbegloo, Jindal Global University

Fatemeh Keshavarz, University of Maryland

Ali Ehsassi, Member of Parliament, House of Commons of Canada