One law for all

24-25 October 2012, Secularism and Sharia, Ghent, Belgium

MaryamNamazie — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:52:31 +0000

24-25 October 2012
Ghent, Belgium
Maryam Namazie will be teaching a class on secularism at the University on 24th and speaking on Sharia law on 25th October. More details to follow.

19 September 2012, Sharia Law: A code of despair?, Coventry

MaryamNamazie — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:46:35 +0000

Maryam Namazie will be speaking at Coventry Skeptics in the Pub on the subject of Sharia law on 19th of September. The meeting begins at 7.30 at the Albany Pub, 24 Albany Road, Coventry, CV5 6JU. Admission is free, but a collection will be made half-way through the evening. More details will be available here nearer the time.

3-5 August 2012, Sex and Secularism, Montreal, Canada

MaryamNamazie — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:04:25 +0000

Maryam Namazie will be speaking at a conference on Sex and Secularism hosted by Humanist Canada, the Quebec Humanist Association and the Quebec Secular Movement during 3-5 August 2012 in Montreal, Canada. More details can be found here.

25 July 2012: Protest against the Olympics Committee’s failure to implement principles of equality and neutrality

MaryamNamazie — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:00:21 +0000

On 25 July 2012 in conjunction with the opening of the London Olympics, ‘London 2012: Justice for Women’ is organising a protest against the Olympics Committee’s failure to implement principles of equality and neutrality. The group’s concerns include the banning of female athletes in contravention of principles of equality by Saudi Arabia and the inclusion of veiled women in contravention to neutrality principles. The group is also calling for homage to women pioneers in sports, amongst other demands.

The protest begins with a public meeting on the Hispaniola (moored near Embankment tube station) from 10.30am-13.00pm, focusing on the concepts of neutrality versus politico-religious symbols, and how women’s rights to equality and universalism are being ignored and denied by the Olympics Committee. Speakers at the public meeting include representatives of the European Women’s Lobby, secularists and women’s rights defenders, including from countries under Islamic laws.

Drinks, sandwiches and a New-Orleans jazz band will be made available at the meeting.

After the public meeting, delegates, accompanied by the jazz band, will proceed to a festive and symbolic burial of the Olympics Charter and its abandoned principles, and recall the “7 demands for Justice for women in the Olympics”.

NOTES:

A. London 2012: Justice for Women 7 Demands

Three demands against classical gender discrimination:
1. Parity: within Olympic disciplines and events
2. Decision-making bodies: at least 20% of women
3. Homage and visibility: the IOC President should give the Gold medal both to the male and the female marathon winners

Three demands against sexual segregation:
4. No more male only delegations
5. No more delegations wearing politico-religious symbols
6. IOC should no longer support international segregation Games for women organized by Tehran

A more global demand to “build a better world”

7. Fight against: stereotypes (sexism, homophobia, transphobia), segregation Olympics/ Paralympics, prostitution around the Olympics

B. For more information, contact:

Annie Sugier
The Ligue du Droit International des Femmes
The French Coordination for the European Women’s Lobby
Femix’ Sports
LDIF/ 6 Place Saint-Germain des Prés, Paris 75006, France
Tel: +33 (0)6 38 39 42 92
Email: annie.sugier@gmail.com

Maryam Namazie
Spokesperson
One Law for All
BM Box 2387
London WC1N 3XX, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 7719166731
onelawforall@gmail.com

19 July 2012, Sharia Law: A code of despair? Reading

MaryamNamazie — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:05:04 +0000

19 July 2012
Maryam Namazie will be speaking to a meeting organised by Reading Skeptics on Sharia law. More details to follow.

26 May 2012, Where do you draw the line, Brighton Festival

MaryamNamazie — Sat, 26 May 2012 11:52:12 +0000

4.30 – 6pm at the Brighton Dome, Corn Exchange
Maryam Namazie will join a panel staged by Index on Censorship and Free Word as part of this year’s Brighton Festival on the afternoon of 26th May called ‘Where do you draw the line?’ Open dialogue is the key to a healthy, cohesive society, but some fear the disruptive, dangerous potential of truly free speech. Inspired by themes of DV8’s show Can We Talk About This? the event presents an interactive conversation about how, when and why we censor ourselves. Chaired by Kenan Malik, author of From Fatwa to Jihad and regular guest on The Moral Maze, the discussion moves between panellists and the audience using electronic polling terminals, with poll results screened live.

18-20 May 2012, Imagine No Religion 2 Conference, Canada

MaryamNamazie — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:33:41 +0000

Maryam Namazie will be speaking at the Imagine No Religion 2 Conference in Kamloops, BC Canada during 18-20 May 2012. For more information, click here.

28 April – 6 May 2012, Secularism, Sharia Law and Free Expression, CFI

MaryamNamazie — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:29:54 +0000

28 April – 6 May 2012
CFI Event
Maryam Namazie joins Richard Dawkins and Ronald Lindsay on Centre for Inquiry’s River Cruise to speak about Secularism and Sharia law as well as Freedom of Expression and Islam. More details here.

21 April 2012, Cutting Edge Consortium Conference, London

MaryamNamazie — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:08:34 +0000

Anne Marie Waters will be speaking on faith, schools and public life at the Cutting Edge Consortium Conference ‘LGBT Lives: Achieving our equality, challenging faith based homophobia and transphobia’ along with other speakers, including Angela Eagle MP and Aidan O’Neill QC. The conference will be held at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL.

For more information, click here.

Conference Fee includes refreshments and lunch.

REGISTRATIONS CLOSE – 18.00 WEDNESDAY, 18 APRIL.

LATE-COMERS WILL NOT BE TURNED AWAY ON THE DAY – YOU MIGHT JUST HAVE TO FIND YOUR OWN LUNCH!

Passion for Freedom 4th Edition Art Competition

MaryamNamazie — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:20:57 +0000

One Law for All’s Fourth Edition of “Passion for Freedom” Art Competition

OPEN TO ALL ARTISTS

One Law for All’s 4th Edition Art Competition promotes freedom and equal rights for all citizens and secularism.

Artistic expression as embodied by emblematic statement “One law for all” will focus on exposing the discriminatory nature of religious based tribunals and encouraging equal rights. We invite artists to create works that encourage open discussion on subjects that are deemed controversial.

Deadline for Submissions: 28 September 2012.

For more information on terms and conditions, click here.