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IRQO in Chicago on May 17th 2008 - I.D.A.H.O.
 The Gay
Liberation Network is proud to announce that Arsham Parsi, Founder and
Director of the Toronto-based IRanian Queer Organization (www.IRQO.net)
will be the featured speaker at Chicago's May 17th International Day
Against Homophobia (I.D.A.H.O.).
The event will begin with a brief speak-out at 3 PM in the small plaza
just south of Women & Children First Bookstore, 5233 N. Clark Street (one
block north of Foster Street), followed by a march through the community
to Gerber Hart Library, 1127 W. Granville, where a reception for Mr. Parsi
will be held.
I.D.A.H.O. is a day set aside by LGBT people internationally to focus on
efforts to stop anti-gay hatred and discrimination in countries around the
world. While I.D.A.H.O. has long been a tradition in Europe and Latin
America, this year GLN is helping to bring I.D.A.H.O. to the United States
for the first time. The theme for the event will be supporting Russian
LGBT people in their effort to hold the 3rd annual Moscow Pride on May
31st, despite government repression and the threat of physical assault by
neo-fascists and religious bigots (http://www.moscowpride.ru/).
At the start of Chicago's I.D.A.H.O. event outside of Women & Children
First Bookstore, Mr. Parsi will make brief remarks about why Iranian LGBT
support Russian gays in their efforts to celebrate Moscow Pride. At the
Gerber Hart Library reception following the march, Mr. Parsi will make
more extended remarks and lead a discussion about the current situation
facing Iranian LGBT people, the threat of war on Iran,
and what people in the United States can do to support LGBT people in
Iran.
For information more information about I.D.A.H.O. in Chicago, email
LGBTliberation@aol.com or phone GLN's Bob Schwartz at 773.878.3697
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