Monthly Archives: July 2009

Tell Texas Tech: Fire Alberto Gonzales!

Texas Tech University recently announced it is hiring disgraced former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to teach classes and help with student recruitment. In response, 45 faculty members have sent a letter to the Chancellor calling Gonzales’ hiring “objectionable.” In the … Continue reading

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Video Blog: Austin Global Day of Action for Iran

Austin Global Day of Action for Iran (1/6) Guitar by Daniel Cioper Speakers: Hooman, Anousha Shahsavari, and former student activist and political prisoner Ali Shabani (imprisoned for 30 months because of his involvement with the 18 Tir movement). (2/6) Great … Continue reading

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Persian poetry Book: 22 Elegies in July (Tir) by Shams Langeroody

22 مرثيه در تير ماه شمس لنگرودى تاريخ انتشار الكترونيكى: تير ماه 1388 تهران www.shamselangeroodi.blogfa.com فهرست دخترم سنت شان بود ………………………………………………………………………………… 5 چنان است امروز …………………………………………………………………………………….. 8 پس اين فرشتگان ………………………………………………………………………………….. 10 پس نام چندان فرقى نمى كرد …………………………………………………………………… 12 … Continue reading

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United for Iran Global Action Day in Austin, TX

We ask all freedom-loving citizens of Texas to join us on July 25, 2009 for a rally in support of the Iranian people and in condemnation of the human rights abuses being committed by the Iranian government. Sponsors for this event … Continue reading

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Fared Shafinury: Austin Singer-Songwriter Learns The Hard Way Not To Jam In Tehran Park (VIDEO)

By Diane Tucker for the Huffington Post Writer/producer/director living in Washington DC Classically trained musician Fared Shafinury grew up in Corpus Christi, went to college at the University of Texas, and yet somehow always felt too Iranian for South Texas. … Continue reading

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“B’EAU-PAL” Water Scares Dow Execs Into Hiding

Photos: http://www.theyesmen.org/blog/dow-runs-scared-from-water London – A new, beautifully-designed line of bottled water – this time not from the melting Alps, nor from faraway, clean-water-deprived Fiji, but rather from the contaminated ground near the site of the 1984 Bhopal catastrophe – scared … Continue reading

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Bang The Drum for Single Payer Health Care and Don’t Stop

They told us just elect more Democrats and we could have real policy change. Well, now we have 60 Democratic senators. So what’s the excuse now why we can’t have the single payer health care we all want, the most … Continue reading

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An American Tourist’s Experience Traveling to Iran

Note:  Sally  Brew lives in the Bay Area.  She learned of our  trip when we gave a program in Palo Alto.  traveled to Iran a few years ago and found Iran to be a wonderful  country with amazing architecture, warm … Continue reading

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This is how they count votes in Iran!

A ballot box from Iran’s election… after some grocery shopping… and this is how the votes are counted!!!

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