12/12 Arts United 4 Iran Blog: See art, music, & writing contributions, videos & pictures from the day, messages of support, and more!
See the 12/12 blog for ALL contributions and event photos & videos! http://artsunited4iran.blogspot.com Also see all writing, art, videos, music, and messages of support contributed! Are we missing yours? E-mail it to share@united4iran.org! On December 12th, 2009 – six months since the Iran election and two days after International Human Rights Day – over thirty [...]
12/12 – Video Messages of Support: Mohsen Namjoo, Narges Kalhor, Nikahang Kowsar, Roxana Saberi, Arash Sobhani, & More!
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12/12 Video & Music Contributions
[tubepress mode='playlist', playlistValue='8891F4A9212268E3'] [tubepress mode='playlist', playlistValue='1FAFEF3DBFB71AC1'] A musical piece sent to United4Iran for 12/12 by musician Arash Sasan. Faryaad(Cry)_Arash Sasan by arsa69 A song dedicated to the people of Iran by musician Sussan Deyhim, a 12/12 supporter. Her lyrics to another vocal piece based on Rumi were also scrolled across a (literal) green screen by [...]
12/12 Visual Art Contributions
[tylr-slidr userID="40049255@N05" groupID=""]http://www.flickr.com/photos/united4iran/sets/72157622769137225/[/tylr-slidr] Artists who have contributed art for 12/12 Arts United 4 Iran include the below listed. To dedicate a piece to 12/12 Arts United 4 Iran, e-mail us at share@united4iran.org Thank you to all the artists who have contributed and dedicated work to 12/12 Arts United 4 Iran.
12/12 Written Contributions
To submit your writing for Arts United 4 Iran, please e-mail the document or link to share@united4iran.org ENGLISH The Question of the Stolen Vote: Azar Mahloujian, first published in the Swedish Newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, 23 June 2009, Translation from Swedish: John Meurling Letter to Obama by Masih Alinejad Message of Support by Rodrigo Carazo, winner [...]
12/12 Support Around the World!
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Majid Naficy: To a Journalist in Prison & More
by Majid Naficy 01-Nov-2009 Oh, street soul! I see you sitting there in your metal box Near the Blue Bus, And no finger taps On your glass pane Save for drops of rain. I stop and in dim light Gaze at your red letters Which, like the bullets of guards Shot at the silent marchers [...]
Hana Makhmalbaf Dedicates “Green Days” (Roozahaye Sabz) to 12/12 and the People of Iran
Roozhaye Sabz – Green Days Synopsis: Ava is a depressed Iranian Girl. She goes to psychologist for treatment. She sees past political incident in Iran as the cause of her depression. The psychologist advise her to do some labor work like cleaning the staircases and even asks her to work on a play. However, her [...]
Bahman Ghobadi Dedicates “No One Knows About the Persian Cats” to 12/12 and the People of Iran (Kasi az Gorbehaye Irani Khabar Nadareh)
Synopsis: As they are being released from prison, a young woman and a young man, both musicians, decide to assemble a band. They travel Teheran meeting with other underground musicians and try to convince them to leave Iran. Not having any chance to play in Teheran, they dream of leaving to play music in Europe. [...]
Poem by Reza Hiwa: (Flying Witness) یادِ عسل
یادِ عسل برای “لانه زنبور” جوانیم، دانشکده فنی ای همیشه “لانهی زنبور” ای خانهیِ عسل ای کمینِ سالهایِ آتش عطرِ ۱۶ آذرهات تبِ جلساتِ آمفی تئاترت ضربهیِ گاردها و زنجیرِ “برادران” … آن یاد آن عطر آن فریاد آن روزها درین ناکجا آباد همواره با من است ای همیشه “لانهی زنبور” ای خانهیِ عسل ای [...]
