Art United 4 Iran

A GLOBAL CELEBRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH ARTS AND CULTURE

In Solidarity with the Civil Rights Movement in Iran
 
The United Nations’ International Human Rights Day

Santa Monica Civic Auditorium 
1855 Main St. Santa Monica, CA

 
Contact: Ali Reza (310) 458-3936    Soraya: (310) 990-1696

For Immediate Release
 
LOS ANGELES: On Saturday December 12th, 2009, United4Iran-SoCal, an umbrella coalition dedicated to human rights and democracy will host an event “Arts United 4 Iran” in conjunction with Amnesty International and other organizations from 1:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
 
Artists from around the world will come together in solidarity with the Iranian people's struggle for human rights and democracy. The day will be filled with music, visual arts & performing arts not only to highlight the violations of human rights and specifically institutional violence and discrimination against women, but also to bring awareness and celebrate the Civil Rights Movement in Iran.
 
The event will honor the 61st anniversary of the UN adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the U.N. International Human Rights Day (December 10th ). December 12th also marks the six-month anniversary of the June 12Th Presidential election in Iran, which triggered massive peaceful protests that were violently suppressed by the Islamic Republic’s security forces, reports of which have been seen by millions of people all around the world.
 
          Many brave artists in Iran are speaking out demanding human rights and it is up to each and every one of us living in the free world to support them. We ask the public and the media to show their support by attending and covering this event.   Nazanin Boniadi, Amnesty International’s spokesperson and accomplished actress will MC this event.
 
Program will be as follow: 
 
1:00– 8:00 pm             Art Exhibition by Iranian Visual Artists in California
 
2:00 - 3:00 pm.            Documentary Film “We Are Half of Iran's Population”
                                  Directed by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad 
 
3:00 – 5:30 pm            Speeches:
                                  Hadi Ghaemi, Coordinator of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran;
                                  A Member of One Million Signature Campaign in California;
                                  Hassan Yousefi Eshkevari, Scholar/Thinker of religious renaissance;
                                  Shirindokht Daghighian
                                    Soraya Fallah