List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2008-01-20

IAMA Javaan

Jan 18-21, 2008 (Friday-Monday)

Second Annual Meeting

Beyond the Practice: service opportunities within healthcare.

Register NOW-Space is limited

Mark your calendars- Last day for registration is January 3rd, 2008.



Come to learn and enjoy:

• Opportunities for care and career advancement

• Personal growth and development

• Extensive networking in variety of fields

• Philanthropic activities in Iran



Friday January 18:

Arrival, registration



Saturday January 19:

Official opening



Speakers:

• Hoori Sadler and Miss Emami (Persian American Cancer Institute)

• Negin Mohammadzadeh (International Society for Supporting Children Suffering from Cancer)

• Kent Bransford, MD (Former President Physicians for Social Responsibility)

• Banafesheh Akhlaghi, Esq (NLSCA)

• Pardis Mahdavi, PhD--Sexual discourse in the Iranian Blogosphere

• Babak Talebi / Trita Parsi: Medical Lobbying

• Danesh Mazloomdoost, MD: logistics & limitations of medical missions

• Arash Ordookhani, MD: implementation of a neonatal thyroid screening program in Iran



Night time outing



Sunday January 20:

Conference

Outdoor activities

Closing dinner party



Monday January 21:

Departure



See www.IAMA.org for details on speakers and registration.

E-mail iamajavaan@gmail.com with further questions or concerns.

ZANAN PROGRAM

Cultural Identity and Gender Workshop by Family Therapist Azizeh
Rezaiyan, Sunday January 20 from 2 to 5 PM in Los Altos Public
Library.

For more information: zanan_irany@ yahoo.com

Details:
For the January Zanan gathering, we have an interesting workshop
on cultural identity and gender, conducted by family therapist,
Azizeh Rezaiyan. This workshop will be in Persian and coed.

Cultural Identity & Gender
Am I Persian?
Am I Moslem?
Am I a Quasi American?

In this interactive workshop we will explore and examine our gender
prejudice and biases on our genders and its impact on our
interactions with self and others within and out side American
and Persian culture.
Azizeh E. Rezaiyan is a psychotherapist and has a private practice
in Burlingame , California . Azizeh received her Masters in
Marriage and Family Therapy from Phillips Graduate Institute
in Southern California . Her years of clinical training since
1994 include expertise in individual therapy, couples therapy
(including cross-cultural marital issues), family therapy, and
group therapy, with a focus on stress, depression, employment
issues, relationship issues, sexual and physical and political
abuse, domestic violence, perinatal and prenatal issues, adoption,
and chemical dependency transitions. In addition to her post
graduate study, Azizeh has been studying and practicing couples
therapy in California / Esalan Institute as well as in Germany
and Switzerland , with Rosenberg ?s Integrative Body Psychotherapy,
which is an internationally well known institute for their
innovative somatic approach to psychotherapy. Azizeh offers
seminars and workshops on couples, child development, parenting,
mother-daughter relationship depression and anger management.

WHEN: Sunday Janyary 20
TIME: 2 to 5 PM

M for Mother
Friday, January 18, 6:30
Sunday, January 20, 2:00


Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, CA 94901
415.454.1222; www.cafilm.org


This highly acclaimed film, which was one of the most successful in the history of Iranian cinema, was directed by one of Iran�s greatest filmmakers, Rasoul Mollaqolipour, who died at the age of 50 in March 2007 making this his final film. Sepideh (Golshifteh Farahani) is injured by chemical attacks during the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war and years later, when she is expecting her first baby, discovers that the embryo is damaged due to the chemical effects. In Farsi with English subtitles. 112 min.

Jan 20 (Sun)-OC: Darband Party with DJ Michael Soltani, Mehrbod, Armin, Saeed G, @ Tentation Ultra Lounge (4647 Mac Arthur Blvd, Newport Beach 92660), Info: 800-284-1151, www.darbandent.com