Join us for an evening of conversation with Iranian scholars, activists, and artists on what it means to be in solidarity against both authoritarianism and war and working towards self-determination and democracy.

With panelists Alborz Ghandehari (scholar-artist and author of Post/Revolutionary Conditions), Hamoun Dolatshahi (Kurdish-Iranian filmmaker and activist), Bahar Mirhosseini (criminal defense and human rights lawyer), Negar Vaez (Iranian feminist activist), and Foroogh Farhang (anthropologist and Middle East scholar).

Evening concludes with tea, sweets, plus some music and cultural offerings.

Come early for complimentary tea and coffee and to peruse Watermelon Books.