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Call upon the international community to support human rights in Iran [remember this includes women’s rights] and reject the policies of military aggression and economic starvation. Say no to torture, killings, and rape. Say yes to freedom of speech and assembly. End the show trials. Free all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, and hold the real criminals accountable. Remember Neda and Sohrab, and all the victims of state violence. Oppose war and economic sanctions.

http://voices4iran.org/

SCHEDULE:

Tue. 22 September 6:30pm – “Iran Alive”
47th St. & 2nd Ave.

Art installation and performance dedicated to the people of Iran. A short film projected on a 300-person human screen with audio featuring recorded messages from Iranians ...

July 25th is the global day of action for Iran, there are events in over 60 cities around the world to stand in solidarity with the Iranian people. You can participate and show your support. Here is a link with more info: http://united4iran.com/

also, there is a 3-day hunger strike in front of the UN on July 22, 23, and 24. Several Iranian scholars including my own favorite Professor Nayereh Tohidi , chair of the women’s studies department at Calstate Northridge will be participating. Drop by and show support if you can. Many prominent non-Iranians also expressed support. Here is a link on their blog, which includes a message of support by Sean Penn: http://strike4iran.com/?p=271

Here is an update on some things specifically being done by women organizing in nonviolent ways in iran.

As more people were arrested, injured, or killed in the past weeks, large protests are being replaced with other forms of resistance. Still every day there are protests across Tehran and in some other cities, but they are smaller and more scattered. Women and men shout every single night on the rooftops of Tehran. People are talking about strikes, boycotts, writing on walls with green paint, and holding remembrance gatherings for those who were killed. Families are sitting outside Evin prison asking for their loved ones to be released.

Apart from their visible presence in protests and having their names among the ...

Iran is a beautiful country and I couldn’t be more proud of my people. Writing this post is bringing tears to my eyes. For the past few days I saw video after video of my brothers and sisters slaughtered in the streets. More than anything I saw the courage of my friends insisting on peacefully demanding justice in the face of violence. And I learned to be brave for them.

Iranians went out to protest when they knew they might die. This is not a stupid frivolous act. This is a very concious decision. The young woman who writes in her blog that she will listen to all her favorite music today because she doesn’t know whether she will be ...

I have posted here before and Jessica also recently posted on the main page about what’s happening in Iran. Here is a short essay which I recently posted in open-democracy and I wanted to share with you as well:

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These past days have been a nightmare. I and my fellow Iranians have been watching the small amount of democracy present in Iran erased within a day. Everything we hear from Iran is heartbreaking but more than anything, I have been anxiously watching the international media. Although some reports are accurate, many huge mainstream media sources still frame the events in a way that really feels as if they are twisting the knife in our wounds.

What media does in ...