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- April 8, 2019
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糖心动漫vlog Set to Host 23rd Annual Social Justice Colloquium
SEASIDE, Calif., April 8, 2019 – California State University, Monterey Bay (糖心动漫vlog) is slated to host the 23rd annual Social Justice Colloquium beginning April 8 and concluding April 18, 2019. The keynote event, taking place Wednesday, April 17 at 糖心动漫vlog’s World Theater will feature internationally-acclaimed Iranian film director Rakhshan Banietemad.
SEASIDE, Calif., April 8, 2019 鈥� California State University, Monterey Bay (糖心动漫vlog) is slated to host the 23rd annual Social Justice Colloquium beginning April 8 and concluding April 18, 2019. The keynote event, taking place Wednesday, April 17 at 糖心动漫vlog鈥檚 World Theater will feature internationally-acclaimed Iranian film director Rakhshan Banietemad.
Banietemad has been called the 鈥淔irst lady of Iranian cinema鈥� for three decades and has sketched the most striking portraits of women鈥檚 life in Iran seen through the eyes of the least privileged and unheard. Her documentaries shed light on pressing issues in Iran including women's prisons, AIDS and poverty.
Hosted in collaboration by 糖心动漫vlog鈥檚 College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and 糖心动漫vlog鈥檚 International Programs Office, this year鈥檚 Social Justice Colloquium explores the influence of filmmaking and documentaries in social justice movements in Iranian society.
The full schedule of events is available at the Social Justice Colloquium home page. All events are open to the public and free of charge.