Sadaf Rahmani will present on Planned Parenthood

LW HUMANIST ASSOCIATION

The Leisure World Humanist Association will meet Sunday, April 3, in Clubhouse 3, Room 1, at 10:30 a.m. The guest speaker will be Sadaf Rahmani from Planned Parenthood.

Rahmani is the new public affairs director at Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties. In her role, she works to protect and advance people’s sexual and reproductive rights through grassroots organizing, public education, strategic partnerships and political campaigning.

Sadaf has spent most of her career in policy and grassroots organizing and was a legislative assistant for former Congressman Keith Ellison. Most recently, Sadaf was the director of special projects at the Office of Minnesota Attorney General, where she was in charge of creating spaces for community members and organizations, elected officials and academics to come together to find solutions to issues that impact a person’s ability to afford their lives and live with dignity and respect. Most notably, she led the Minnesota Attorney General’s Advisory Task Force on Lowering Pharmaceutical Drug Prices, which resulted in an award-winning report that continues to serve as a blueprint for state and federal legislators looking for innovative ways to lower the cost of prescription drugs.

Sadaf received a master’s degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from the University of London and a bachelor’s in International Business and Political Science from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Humanists believe the basic rights of people should not be subject to restrictions based on religious beliefs. There will be a handout on the abortion issue written by Robert Richert from his soon-to-be-published book.