Sunday, July 19, 2009

4 days of Action for Iran in NY City

4 DAYS of ACTION for IRAN in New York City: July 22nd-25th

SPREAD THE WORD!!! Forward Message Exactly and Widely!!!

Hunger Strike in Support of the Iranian People and for the Release of Political Prisoners


WHEN: July 22nd-24th, 8am to 8pm
WHERE: United Nations (47th street and 1st ave), New York
WHO: Akbar Ganji, Googoosh, Fatemeh Haqiqatjoo, Mehrangiz Kar, Edbi, Hamid Dabashi and many more (see list
http://strike4iran.com/)
WHAT: Strikers ask you to join them as the hold a 3-day hunger strike to protest the illegal detainment of hundreds-to-thousands of Iranian activists, protesters, students and journalists. Strikers demand the immediate release of all political prisoners and that the Secretary-General of the UN appoint a special representative to go to Iran and investigate allegations of human rights abuse. Please join us all three days 8am to 8pm. Speeches will be given from 12 noon-2pm every day and a vigil will be held 5pm-8pm every night. Friday night will include a break-fast and and live modern-traditional Iranian music. This event will lead up to the July 25th Global Day of Action.
WEBPAGE:
http://strike4iran.com/
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JULY 25th GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION FOR IRAN: NYC MARCH & RALLY

WHEN: July 25th 12:30-5pm
WHERE: Times Square (41st Street and 7th Ave.)
WHAT: March and Rally. Come and support human rights for Iran, in what will be the largest international protest since the June 12th elections. Gather at Times Sq. at 12:30 for a rally followed by a march to the UN. Performance by the Freedom Glory Project (
http://freedomgloryproject.com/) & Fared Shafinury (http://www.myspace.com/faredshafinury). We need you with us! Spread the word!
SCHEDULE: 12:30-2pm Times Sq. / 2-3pm march with a stop a Iranian Mission to the UN / 3-5pm Rally at the UN (47th street and 1st ave).
WHO: supported by Shirin Ebadi, International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International-USA and more.
WEBPAGE:
http://united4iran.com/
INFO: whereismyvote.ny@gmail.com, 847-769-4276
DONATIONS: by Paypal at
http://united4iran.com/ (please also send email to whereismyvote.ny@gmail.com alerting us to the donation)


Everyone is invited. Yet at all events we ask for NO NATIONAL FLAGS and NO FACTIONS. Our message is united and universal: Human Rights! All the above participants agree with this message. If you have any questions about our request please contact whereismyvote.ny@gmail.com.

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