AFGHANISTAN AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS: A Conversation with Suraya Pakzad
March 11, 2009
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET
Target Age Levels: High School StudentsInteractive VC Spots available to MAGPI Members with H.323 videoconferencing gear
More Information/Registration: http://www.magpi.net/programs/pakzad.html
Program Desciption:
Suraya Pakzad of Afghanistan, entered into an arranged marriage at the age of fourteen years old, and by the time she was sixteen, was the mother of two children. Suraya is now 37 years old and has raised a family of six children. However, with all of these personal challenges and responsibilities she has dedicated her life to helping the women of Afghanistan by starting schools in private homes during the Taliban period, creating vocational training for women in prisons, and establishing safe shelter homes for abused women which offer medical, psychological and legal assistance. Suraya and her organization are dedicated to their cause and every day live with the threats of violence and kidnapping of themselves and family members. Join us to hear her real life stories and be inspired by her dedication and grace!
Videoconference Outline
12:40 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. EST
Site Connections: Audio/Video testing for interactive videoconference sites
1:00 p.m. - 1:05 p.m. EST
Welcome/Introductions
1:05 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. EST
Site Introductions: Each interactive videoconference site will have 30 seconds to introduce themselves. Please share the name of your school, where you are located and what you hope to learn as part of this videoconference.
1:10 p.m. - 1:12 p.m. EST
Introduction of Ms. Suraya Pakzad
1:12 p.m. - 1:35 p.m. EST
Presentation by Ms. Suraya Pakzad
1:35 p.m. - 1:55 p.m. EST
Questions and Answer Session: During this time, we will call on sites in alphabetical order to ask a question. Each site will have an opportunity to ask one question, and then we will move onto the next site. If time permits, we will repeat the cycle. Students should prepare questions ahead of time and should be at the microphone, ready to ask their question, prior to the moderator calling on our site.
1:55 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST
Wrap-Up/Concluding Remarks
More Information/Registration: http://www.magpi.net/programs/pakzad.html
Heather Weisse Walsh
MAGPI Applications Coordinator
3401 Walnut Street, Suite 233A
Philadelphia, PA 19104
e: hweisse@magpi.net
p: 215-573-6417
aim: magpik20
More Information/Registration: http://www.magpi.net/programs/pakzad.html
Program Desciption:
Suraya Pakzad of Afghanistan, entered into an arranged marriage at the age of fourteen years old, and by the time she was sixteen, was the mother of two children. Suraya is now 37 years old and has raised a family of six children. However, with all of these personal challenges and responsibilities she has dedicated her life to helping the women of Afghanistan by starting schools in private homes during the Taliban period, creating vocational training for women in prisons, and establishing safe shelter homes for abused women which offer medical, psychological and legal assistance. Suraya and her organization are dedicated to their cause and every day live with the threats of violence and kidnapping of themselves and family members. Join us to hear her real life stories and be inspired by her dedication and grace!
Videoconference Outline
12:40 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. EST
Site Connections: Audio/Video testing for interactive videoconference sites
1:00 p.m. - 1:05 p.m. EST
Welcome/Introductions
1:05 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. EST
Site Introductions: Each interactive videoconference site will have 30 seconds to introduce themselves. Please share the name of your school, where you are located and what you hope to learn as part of this videoconference.
1:10 p.m. - 1:12 p.m. EST
Introduction of Ms. Suraya Pakzad
1:12 p.m. - 1:35 p.m. EST
Presentation by Ms. Suraya Pakzad
1:35 p.m. - 1:55 p.m. EST
Questions and Answer Session: During this time, we will call on sites in alphabetical order to ask a question. Each site will have an opportunity to ask one question, and then we will move onto the next site. If time permits, we will repeat the cycle. Students should prepare questions ahead of time and should be at the microphone, ready to ask their question, prior to the moderator calling on our site.
1:55 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST
Wrap-Up/Concluding Remarks
More Information/Registration: http://www.magpi.net/programs/pakzad.html
Heather Weisse Walsh
MAGPI Applications Coordinator
3401 Walnut Street, Suite 233A
Philadelphia, PA 19104
e: hweisse@magpi.net
p: 215-573-6417
aim: magpik20
