Events

2024

• Nov

  21
  Special Screening & Discussion of "The Dawn Is Too Far" documentary

  Thu, November 21, 04:30 pm

  August Coppola Theater, Fine Arts 101
• Oct

  30
  From Heroes to Hostages: America and Iran, 1800-1958: A Conversation with Dr. Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet

  Wed, October 30, 04:00 pm

  Zoom
• Sep

  24
  A Conversation with Dr. Beeta Baghoolizadeh on The Color Black: Enslavement and Erasure in Iran

  Tue, September 24, 04:00 pm

  Online
• Aug

  31
  Sneak Peak Screening of "The Dawn Is Too Far: Stories of Iranian American Life"

  Sat, August 31, 01:15 pm

  Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103-3327
• Jul

  14
  Panel Discussion: The Power of Photography in Defying Censorship

  Sun, July 14, 02:00 pm

  Sausalito Center for the Arts, 750 Bridgeway Sausalito, CA 94965
• Jun

  15
  Voices Unveiled: Rhymes of the Persian Queers

  Sat, June 15, 01:00 pm

  Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94110
• Apr

  14
  Poetry Reading with Saba Keramati and Armen Davoudian

  Sun, April 14, 03:00 pm

  Persian Center, 2029 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704-1564, United States
• Mar

  13
  Join us for a Norooz Celebration on March 13th!

  Wed, March 13, 01:00 pm

  503 Humanities Building
• Mar

  06
  Teach-In: What's at stake in the Israel-Hamas War? A Regional Perspective

  Wed, March 06, 04:30 pm

  Online
• Feb

  06
  Online Film Screening of Sānsūr and Discussion with Dr. Nahid Siamdoust

  Tue, February 06, 04:30 pm

  Online

2023

• Dec

  10
  "A Revolution on Convas" Screenings and Q/A with Filmmakers

  Sun, December 10, 03:00 pm

  Roxie Theater, 1901 San Jose Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112
• Nov

  15
  Belonging: The Radicalization of Iranians in the Wake of Anti-Muslim Politics

  Wed, November 15, 04:00 pm

  Zoom
• Nov

  08
  A Conversation with Dr. Claudia Yaghoobi on Transnational Culture in the Armenian Iranian Diaspora

  Wed, November 08, 04:30 pm

  Zoom
• Oct

  22
  Screening of "Joonam" and Discussion with Filmmaker Sierra Urich

  Sun, October 22, 03:00 pm

  Central Stage, 5221 Central Avenue, Richmond, CA
• Oct

  11
  Meet Author Shideh Etaat

  Wed, October 11, 04:00 pm

  Zoom
• Jun

  07
  Queer, Trans, and Iranian American: A Pride Month Conversation with Dr. shawndeez and Dr. Shadee Abdi

  Wed, June 07, 04:00 pm
• Apr

  16
  Rooja Mohassessy: A Poetry Reading

  Sun, April 16, 03:00 pm

  2727 California Street, Berkeley, CA 94703-1846
• Mar

  16
  Nava-E Mardom: Norooz Liberation Music for Iran & Beyond

  Thu, March 16, 07:00 pm

  Knuth Hall, Creative Arts Building
• Mar

  14
  Undisciplining the Fields: Abou Farman, with Tonya M. Foster

  Tue, March 14, 04:00 pm

  The Poetry Center, HUM 512, Humanities Building
• Mar

  10
  Musical Persian/Jazz Performance with School of Music

  Fri, March 10, 01:00 pm

  Knuth Hall, Creative Arts Building
• Mar

  10
  Lecture on Creative Persian Music with Farhad Bahrami

  Fri, March 10, 10:00 am

  Room 152, Creative Arts Building
• Mar

  09
  Musical Performance with the Electric Oud Quintet

  Thu, March 09, 07:30 pm

  Bird & Beckett Books, 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco
• Mar

  08
  Poetry and Spoken Word by SF State Students & Faculty

  Wed, March 08, 02:00 pm

  Knuth Hall, Creative Arts Building
• Feb

  14
  Lecture and Conversation with Dr. Manijeh Moradian

  Tue, February 14, 02:00 pm

  Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Stephens Hall, UC Berkeley
• Feb

  14
  This Flame Within: Iranian Revolutionaries in the United States

  Tue, February 14, 02:00 pm

  UC Berkeley Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 340 Stephens Hall, # 2314 Berkeley, CA 94720
• Jan

  21
  Women in the Diaspora: Reshaping the Traditional Family

  Sat, January 21, 03:00 pm

  Persian Center, 2029 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704

2022

• Dec

  01
  Women/Life/Freedom: A Musical Tribute to the Liberation Movement of Iran

  Thu, December 01, 01:30 pm

  CA 146, Creative Arts Building
• Nov

  10
  Online Screening and Discussion of “Coup 53” Documentary

  Thu, November 10, 04:30 pm

  Online
• Oct

  12
  Zeina Hashem Beck and Farnaz Fatemi, reading and in conversation

  Wed, October 12, 06:00 pm

  Location The Poetry Center, Humanities 512, San Francisco State University
• Oct

  08
  “Once at Present” Catalogue and Video-Screening Celebration

  Sat, October 08, 03:00 pm

  East Bay Media Center, 1939 Addison St, Berkeley, CA 94704
• Oct

  07
  A Teach-in About Iran, October 7, 2022

  Fri, October 07, 03:00 pm

  Online
• May

  04
  Film Screening & Discussion with Pirooz Kalayeh

  Wed, May 04, 03:00 pm

  Zoom
• Apr

  27
  Urgent on Every Front: Engaging Our Community in Climate Action

  Wed, April 27, 04:00 pm

  Online
• Apr

  21
  Spring Research Colloquium

  Thu, April 21, 01:00 pm

  Zoom
• Feb

  12
  Essential Voices: Poetry of Iran and its Diaspora

  Sat, February 12, 03:00 pm

  Online

2021

• Dec

  12
  Author Book Talk and Q&A with Sepehr Haddad

  Sun, December 12, 03:00 pm
• Oct

  28
  Divine Yogurt: A Foodways Talk by Nader Mehravari

  Thu, October 28, 04:30 pm

  Online
• Oct

  21
  A Conversation with Award-Winning Novelist Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi

  Thu, October 21, 04:30 pm
• Sep

  29
  Engaging #MeToo in the South Asian and Iranian Diaspora Contexts

  Wed, September 29, 04:30 pm
• Jul

  22
  A Father's Lullaby, A Poetic Movement for Social Change: A Conversation

  Thu, July 22, 04:00 pm.

  SOMArts Gallery (934 Brannan Street, San Francisco)
• Jul

  18
  Sofreh: Iranian Cuisine Through the Seasons

  Sun, July 18, 11:00 am
• Jun

  17
  Found in Transition: Author Talk with Paria Hassouri

  Thu, June 17, 04:30 pm
• Apr

  21
  Answering the Call: Iranian Americans & The Climate Crisis

  Wed, April 21, 04:30 pm
• Feb

  11
  Screening of "Nasrin" and Discussion

  Thu, February 11, 04:30 pm.