All together now

Photo essay: San Francisco rally in support of protests in Iran

by Nazy Kaviani
17-Jun-2009
 
Today, Tuesday, June 16th, 2009, the third protest gathering organized by International Alliance of Iranian Students took place in San Francisco's Union Square. The event was attended by more than a thousand people. Iranians of all political and religious backgrounds came together to declare their solidarity with young Iranians who have been protesting the elections results all over Iran. San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi spoke to the crowd and expressed his support for all Iranians' quest for freedom and democracy for Iran. Compared to the other two gatherings of last Saturday and Sunday, this one was better organized and better attended. The crowd was also a lot more emotional today, due to news of the brutal attacks on protesters in Iran, carrying pictures of the injured and dead Iranian demonstrators. All through the event, with the tens of slogans chanted, the one which moved the crowd the most and made every one of them yell with all their might was "natarseen, natarseen, maa hameh ba ham hasteem" (Fear not, fear not, we are all together). While everyone is starkly aware of the seriousness and gravity of what is happening in Iran and the risk those people are taking in confronting the armed army of thugs and riot police, the message this group and the ones from the other two gatherings are sending people in Iran is "So long as you keep your peaceful protests in Iran, we will keep ours outside Iran to bring attention to what is happening in Iran." Simple, moving, and necessary. That's what this gathering was all about.

The next Northern California protest is scheduled for tomorrow, June 17th, 2009 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Stanford University, Palm Drive, Stanford Oval, inside the green area after Palm Drive. If you live in these parts, please show up and support the young Iranians in search of their civil rights.
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Thank you!

by Nazy Kaviani on Thu Jun 18, 2009 09:46 AM PDT

Thank you all for your kind comments. Let's all hope for peace.


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Darius Kadivar

TODAY ONLY UNITY !

by Darius Kadivar on Thu Jun 18, 2009 07:40 AM PDT

BA HAM Towards AN IRANIAN SOLIDARNOSC !

TOGETHER WE STAND !

Thx For Sharing,

Darius KADIVAR

An Iranian From Paris


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Iranian of US & their demand

by Hassan Agah (not verified) on Thu Jun 18, 2009 01:00 AM PDT

I am just shocked that 1000 Iranian in USA or Sanfransisco are so arrogant that they want to dictate to all Iranian in Iran what Iran should do. Get real, don't waste yor time and ours.


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Golbaang

مهتاب کی این ترانه را خونده؟

Golbaang
Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:16 AM PDT

هموطن هر جا که باشی خاک تو خاک منه اگه دل تو سینه داری واسه ایران میزنه منو تو هم خونیم بچه ایرونیم خاک ما خونه ماست عاشقش میمونیم


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Different folks with different agendas

by Mustafa (not verified) on Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:13 PM PDT

I did not see a single picture of Mosavi.


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Thanks for the pictures Nazi.

by coco (not verified) on Wed Jun 17, 2009 09:02 PM PDT

Thanks for the pictures Nazi.


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Hamvatan

by Mahtab (not verified) on Wed Jun 17, 2009 08:57 PM PDT

هموطن هر جا که باشی خاک تو خاک منه اگه دل تو سینه داری واسه ایران میزنه منو تو هم خونیم بچه ایرونیم خاک ما خونه ماست عاشقش میمونیم


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Iran's demonstrations

by Tom Paine (not verified) on Wed Jun 17, 2009 07:08 PM PDT

America's founding fathers are standing in heaven, smiling down on the people of Iran, who are demanding freedom! Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Samual Adams, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin are clapping their hands and shouting, "Huzzah!"

Life without liberty is like a body without spirit, said
Kahlil Gibran


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Thanks Nazy khanoom for pictures..

by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed Jun 17, 2009 06:25 PM PDT

For Mehdi & Mehdi-ha By Bertolt Brecht

پایان

اول به سراغ یهودی‌ها رفتند
من یهودی نبودم، اعتراضی نکردم .
پس از آن به لهستانی‌ها حمله بردند
من لهستانی نبودم و اعتراضی نکردم .
آن‌گاه به لیبرال‌ها فشار آوردند
من لیبرال نبودم، اعتراض نکردم
سپس نوبت به کمونیست‌ها رسید
کمونیست نبودم، بنابراین اعتراضی نکردم .
سرانجام به سراغ من آمدند
هر چه فریاد زدم کسی نمانده بود که اعتراضی کند.


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jimzbund

Nazi jaan thanks for sharing the pics

by jimzbund on Wed Jun 17, 2009 05:58 PM PDT

Bund, Jimz Bund


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Shazde Asdola Mirza

Dear Nazy - thanks for making sure that every action counts

by Shazde Asdola Mirza on Wed Jun 17, 2009 05:29 PM PDT

Every voice counts! Every action counts!


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Red Wine

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by Red Wine on Wed Jun 17, 2009 04:33 PM PDT

Nazy jan thank you so much for those pics and information,God bless you .


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Nazy Kaviani

Dear Mehdi

by Nazy Kaviani on Wed Jun 17, 2009 04:31 PM PDT

Good to see you back!

Bebin, man ra'y daadam! Many of the people there did, as well. I can vouch for seeing many of them at the polling station! I wrote about it, too.

//iranian.com/main/blog/nazy-kaviani/i-did-it...

Take it easy Mehdi!


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Mehdi

khodemoonim ina hich kodoom ra'ay nadadan! :)

by Mehdi on Wed Jun 17, 2009 03:26 PM PDT

Hala migan ra'ayemoon chishod! :)


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EVENTS IN USA & EUROPE

by Ayatoilet (not verified) on Wed Jun 17, 2009 01:24 PM PDT

Can anyone with confirmations marches or gatherings in the USA or Europe to condemn the violence please please them in the Events' section of Iranian.com //iranian.com/main/events

or if you know of a site with such listings please post here.

Thanks to you all and to you JJ.


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