Hello,
The following event may be of interest to you:
"Sadaie Zan": Women's Voices from Afghanistan
Monday, May 13, 2002
Renée Bergan will be discussing her recent trip to Afghanistan and the current conditions there, in particular how they affect women. She will be showing an excerpt of her upcoming documentary about this trip.
She spent one week in Afghanistan and one week in Pakistan visiting various UN and NGO (non-governmental organization) aid groups, various women's groups, in particularly with the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, refugee camps, victims of US bombings, schools, teachers and students.
Renée Bergan is an artist of varied sorts. Obtaining her film degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1994, she worked in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara on various feature and documentary film projects.
In 1999 she decided to go out on her own, and pursue the arduous task of being an independent documentary filmmaker. She is currently working on three separate projects, one of which is about her recent trip to Afghanistan.
Renée is also a percussionist, dancer and singer of Middle Eastern music. While attending UCSB, she became involved with the UCSB Middle Eastern Ensemble and has been performing with them for the last 10 years. In 1998 she spent 6 months in Cairo, Egypt to pursue her studies of this music in its native land. She still performs with members of the UCSB Middle Eastern Ensemble, throughout California.
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Campus Center, Weis Cinema
Sponsor: Human Rights Project; Religion Program
Contact: Jeffrey Lidke.
E-mail: lidke@bard.edu
Phone: 845-758-7364
Website: http://www.bard.edu/hrp/events/spring2002/bergan.htm
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