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Progress & setbacks in LGBT & women's rights in Poland | |
Date | Monday January 30 |
Time | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
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Monday, January 30th 5:00 PM - Reception 5:30 PM - Program Begins The Commonwealth Club of California 595 Market Street - 2nd Floor San Francisco |
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Event Type | Speaker |
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Please come to this special event, meet others in our community, and
learn all about: Progress & Setbacks in LGBT & Women's Rights in Poland: How LGBT and Women's Rights Have Been Renounced in Exchange For Poland's Entry into the European Union Featured Speaker - Izabela Filipiak, PhD UC Berkeley Affiliated Scholar Beatrice M. Bain Research Center, UC Berkeley Join us & meet a national leader in LGBT rights in Poland at The Commonwealth Club - January 30 in SF! Monday, January 30th 5:00 PM - Reception 5:30 PM - Program Begins The Commonwealth Club of California 595 Market Street - 2nd Floor San Francisco Hosted by The Commonwealth Clubs LGBT Forum, John Lazar, Chair Co-sponsored with the International Relations Form Izabela Filipiak is a well-known author in Poland with 9 books to her credit. She is a prominent spokesperson nationally for the LGBT community of her country. Additionally, she has been a public figure, with a list of press commentaries and essays written on subjects of contemporary politics, society and culture. In this forum she is will discuss the unanticipated political ramifications of European Union membership for the Polish women's movement and LGBT rights. She will also address her views on the future prospects for change. The conservative Law and Justice Party that forms the majority in the newly formed Polish cabinet has recently moved against LGBT rights making the topic especially timely. * RSVP / Reservation Information - Free for Commonwealth Club Members $15 for Non-members Phone: 415-597-6700 Fax: 415-597-6729 To make a reservation or for directions: http://commonwealthclub.org/mlf.html#filipiak |
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