Northridge : Professors to Discuss Women’s Conference

Two Cal State Northridge faculty members who attended last month’s World Conference on Women will discuss their experiences on campus tonight, the university has announced.

Political science professor Jane Bayes will speak about the official United Nations conference in Beijing, China, as well as an unofficial forum held in protest of a government ban. Mary Beth Welch-Orozco, the interim chairwoman of the CSUN women’s studies department, will discuss human rights with a focus on lesbians.

Also scheduled to speak are Cal State Long Beach professor Elahe Amani, who will discuss her meetings with Iranian Muslim women; UCLA professor Sondra Hale, who will talk about her meetings with Muslim women from Sudan; and Mari Riddle, director of the Coalition for Women’s Economic Development, who will discuss economic issues and the concerns of Latin American women.

The free event will take place in the South Valley Room of the University Student Union at the eastern edge of campus. The program, which is open to the public, will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a reception featuring slides and videotape of the conference. For more information, call (818) 885-3110.