Women, Life, Freedom and the Power of Storytelling
DATE: October 29, 2025 TIME: 5:30pm – 7:30pm VENUE: Dodson Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall, Vancouver What does it mean to tell a story that might otherwise be erased? Join us for an engaged dialogue with journalist and UBC Arts alumna Nilo Tabrizy, whose acclaimed new book For the Sun After […]
Student Reading Group: For the Sun After Long Nights
DATE: Oct 27, 2025 TIME: 12:00pm – 2:00pm UBC students are invited to a reading group on For the Sun After Long Nights: The Story of Iran’s Women-led Uprising by Nilo Tabrizy and Fatemeh Jamalpour. Join Nilo Tabrizy for a discussion on the themes of the book, her writing process, and Iran’s Women, Life, Freedom uprising. Only a […]
The Day Iceland Stood Still (2024): A screening and discussion
DATE: October 24, 2025 TIME: 6:30pm – 9:00pm VENUE: The Norm Theatre, 6138 Student Union Blvd, Vancouver On October 24, 1975, ninety percent of women in Iceland walked off the job and out of their homes––refusing to work, cook, or take care of the children–– bringing the country to a standstill. On the 50th anniversary […]