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Thursday, July 09, 2009
United for Iran - San Francisco Day of Action - July 25, 2009
On June 23, hundreds of people gathered outside ofSan Francisco City Hallto protest the suspect presidential elections in Iran, and the brutal crackdown on Iranians who had taken to the streets to voice their opposition to it.Supervisor Ross Mirkarimiaddressed the rally, calling on the Iranian government to respect the democratic and human rights of its citizens, and for concerned Americans to voice their opinions by using resources such as Twitter and Facebook.
Later that day, the Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution authored by Supervisor Mirkarimi declaring San Francisco Board of Supervisor's support for the people of Iran.
Ross Mirkarimi's Persian Heritage and his concern for justice and human rights have motivated his actions to help create a solidarity movement in San Francisco and the Bay Area. Over the last month, as events in Iran have developed, the Supervisor, along with Amnesty International, and Iranian-American individuals and organizations, has helped facilitate a number of large rallies at San Francisco's Union Square and Civic Center.
On July 25, San Francisco will host another "mega" rally in solidarity with the Iranian people. The event will be part of a worldwide day of action, Coordinated by"United for Iran"with other rallies planned for major cities across the globe.
When: July 25th at 12 noon Where: San Francisco City Hall (map, directions and transit info)
Supervisor Mirkarimi will be speakingat the San Francisco rally and invites and encourages anyone in the Bay Area who can to come out and show their support for the cause of human rights and justice.
There are other people also working on behalf on the Iranian people in San Francisco and many of them are unseen and unknown - until recently, anyway. Read thestory of Austin Heap. You will be very glad you did so.
For an excellent source for news coming out of Iran that is confirmed and reliable, tryJamal Dajani. He is the producer ofMosaic World Newson theLinkTVchannel. (usually channel 27 on Comcast). If you Twitter, follow @, @, @ , @, @and @
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