Salaam,

The Saddleback College chapter of Students for Progress and

Development in Iran (SPDI) was established in Spring 2003. Its

objectives include: Increasing the awareness of Iranian issues,

providing a forum for discussion of related topics, and finding ways

to channel the voice of Iranian-Americans within the United States'

political sphere. To achieve these goals, SPDI has organized The

Iranian Awareness Week here at Saddleb! ack College, during the week

of Monday, April 14th through Thursday, April 17th from 12-1:30pm and

7-9pm.



During this four-day event, SPDI will host distinguished academic and

non-academic speakers, who will address issues such as: Iranian-U.S.

relations, women in Iran, Iranian art and the 2002 INS Registration

Act.



The United States is actively confronting two out of the three

nations on the "axis of evil," described in President Bush's State of

the Union address. With the United States now engaged in a conflict

with Iraq and in a diplomatic confrontation with North Korea, many

analysts see Iran as being the next logical target[1].



It is in these uncertain times that the importance and value of

education and political discourse become apparent. SPDI hopes that

The Iranian Awareness Week will serve to inform the public about a

country now engulfed in turmoil and a rather ambiguous future.

Event Schedule

• Iran —U.S. relations Monday, 12:00-1:30 PM, room SSC 212

•Relations before the revolution

•1979 revolution

•Relations after the revolution

•Iran and U.S. relations today

Iran in the axis of evil?

By: Dr. Kazem Alamdari, California State University—LA

Hamid Bahadori

• Women In Iran Tuesday, 12:00-1:30 PM, room SSC 212

•Status of women in Iran before the revolution

•Role of women in the 1979 revolution

Why did women support the revolution?

•State of women after the revolution

•State of women in Iran today

By: Dr. Nayereh Tohidi, California State University—Northridge

• Iranian Art Wednesday, 12:00-1:30 PM, room PE 200

•Paintings

•Music

•Etc.

By: Professor Saeed Danosian, MFA, Platt College, Cerritos

• Iranian Poetry Night Wednesday, 7-9 PM, room SSC 212

All poetry is welcome.

•Iranians in America Thursday, 12:00-1:30 PM room SSC 212

•The INS Situation

By: Babak Sotoodeh, Esq., and

Yass McNeal, Esq.

• Iranian-Americans Thursday, 7:00-9:00 PM, room SSC 212

•Iranian Artists in California

By: Professor Abbas Daneshvari, California State University—LA

Also present is Professor Ali Modarres, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown

Institute of Public Affairs at California State University—LA.

thank you all, and I hope you can make it

xoxo

chantel