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  1. Wajeeha concludes with "Rights are not Given... they are Taken."
  2. Wajeeha: Slogan of 2005 Bahrain Family Law Campaign: "Secure Homeland = Secure Family"
  3. Campaign strategies incl raising awareness among public officials (nat'l & int'l), mainstream & alt. media, testimonies of affected women
  4. Wajeeha sharing stories of Bahraini women, married to non-Bahrainis, whose children denied education, health rights. http://bit.ly/3pPvr0
  5. Wajeeha Al Baharna, notable activist from Bahrain, now being introduced.
  6. Lina: collective work and synergy has made possible changing perception at the regional level on women's citizenship rights.
  7. Lina: Public opinion in Lebanon growing. Women should no longer be considered second-class citizens.
  8. Major demand of Lebanese citizenship rights campaign? Add 2 words--or mother-to constitution so women like men can pass on their nationality
  9. Lina speaking to Article 9 of CEDAW, women's right to nationality, on which most Arab governments have taken exception or reservation
  10. Next, Lina Abou Habib, Lebanese activist, exec dir of CRTD.A & coordinator of reg'l Claiming Equal Citizenship campaign http://bit.ly/1ohO1
  11. Mahnaz wraps up remarks with a moving quote from the book.
  12. Loud applause from the audience
  13. Mahnaz holds up the book launched today "Campaign for Equality" & courage of the author & dynamic movt described in book http://bit.ly/Vogud
  14. Mahnaz Afkhami, President of WLP now speaking. 187 countries have ratified CEDAW, which celebrates its 30th anniversary today.
  15. Welcome remarks by Azar Nafisi, Director of Cultural Conversations at JHU, co-host of the event
  16. Celebrating 30th anniversary of CEDAW and 10th anniversary of WLP, it is Women and the Politics of Change event at JHU
  17. We have started. Will live tweet as possible. Streaming live on http://www.livestream.com/wlptv
  18. we have a full house at Women & the Politics of Change in the Middle East event at JHU. :) exciting evening in the works. http://bit.ly/JYvl
  19. essence of grassroots struggle for women's rights - strength not in individuals but within power of a movement http://bit.ly/4EJPSu #iran
  20. @jenpen3: "Completed project bliss. With actual, printed proof" She's happy about our newest book, hot off press today http://bit.ly/4ll7jE)