List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2008-04-20

It is with great pleasure that I announce that our good friend Ahsha Safai has decided to run for San Francisco District 11 Supervisor. A fund raiser is scheduled for Sunday April 20 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at the Butterfly Restaurant on the Embarcadero. Cash contributions are accepted only from San Francisco residents. No-San Francisco residents can contribute time and support . Please join me. It will be great to have a second supervisor in the San Francisco chamber in addition to Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi.

http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?inviteId=BJARVFMLOOZODGPQZUDD&li=iq&src=email&trk=aei6


Sunday, April 20th, 2008
3:00 – 5:00pm
Butterfly Restaurant
Pier 33@ Bay Street
The Embarcadero, San Francisco

Berkeley Lecture Series in conjunction with Taraneh Hemami’s exhibition of THEORY OF SURVIVAL

Artist in Residency at the LAB presents:



A gathering to view and discuss the archival material, primarily of Iranian Student movement from 1960-1982.



This has been a very interesting exhibition of letters, documents, leaflets, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines and books gathered in one place. A unique and thought provoking collection.



Exhibition ends on Friday April 18. However, Berkeley Lecture Series has been able to hastily organize an impromptu gathering in San Francisco on Sunday April 20 while the materials are still at the LAB.



Date: Sunday, April 20, 2008
Time: 3:00 P.M.
Place: 2948 16th Street @ Capp, San Francisco



We are hoping to have several people talk about their personal experiences. And we are looking forward to a very lively discussion.



We particularly welcome the participation of anyone involved at that period of Iranian history.



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THEORY OF SURVIVAL

Artist in Residency at the LAB, San Francisco
March 22- April 18
Taraneh Hemami
with Ala Ebtekar, Ali Dadgar, Termeh Yeghiazarian, Shadi Yousefian and Darvag Theater Group

Front Gallery: April 2-18
Closing Party: Friday April 18, 6-9



2948 16th Street @ Capp, San Francisco


Theory of Survival is a residency at the LAB with Taraneh Hemami that invites a cross generation of Iranian and Iranian-American artists to engage with an archive of posters, publications, and documents belonging to the Iranian Students Association of Northern California, active from 1960-1982. During the residency the project turns the gallery space into an evolving laboratory for exchange and collaboration, exploring the unique collection that reflects local history of Iranian immigrants in these politically critical years. The archive which includes numerous publications, theoretical discourse, original essays, translations, as well as newspapers and documents will be processed for partial contribution to the Library of Congress and the main library at Stanford University at the end of the residency. Theory of Survival is a continuation of Hemami`s CrossConnections project that engages the Iranian and Iranian-American diaspora community in an intergenerational, creative dialogue exploring issues of cultural identity, preservation, and representation.

Dr. Farhang Holakouee Sunday April 20, 2008

Dr. Farhang Holakouee's Speech

Date: Sunday April 20, 2008 (5 PM- 7)

Place: Crystal Cove Amphitheater

UCI Student Center (At the corner of West Peltason & Pereira Street)

Co-Sponsor: Iranian Student Union (ISU)

Admission: $20

Call: (949) 851-3993

Dandelions Dance In The Wind

(Ghasedak-Ha Dar Bad Miraghsand)



Director Mohammad-Ebrahim Mo'ayyeri's lyrical tale about textile workers who strike out on their own after their pay withheld.



@ The Billy Wilder Theater, located in the Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024



Advance tickets are available at www.cinema.ucla.edu. Same day tickets available at the Billy Wilder Theater box office.



Call 310.206.8013 for more information.

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DANDELIONS DANCE IN THE WIND (GHASEDAK-HA DAR BAD MIRAGHSAND) (2007)

18TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF IRANIAN CINEMA

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DANDELIONS DANCE IN THE WIND (GHASEDAK-HA DAR BAD MIRAGHSAND) (2007)
Tagline:
18TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF IRANIAN CINEMA
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Friends of the UCLA Film & Television Archive
Type:
Other - Festival
Time and PlaceDate:
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Time:
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location:
Billy Wilder Theater
Street:
10899 Wilshire Boulevard
City/Town:
Los Angeles, CA

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Directed by Mohammad-Ebrahim Mo'ayyeri
Young Davood is a headstrong lad who is being primed for a job in his small town's textile company. When the company withholds the workers' pay, the townspeople take to the streets, and ultimately attempt to start a textile business of their own. This lyrical film is a joy to watch and clearly announces Mo'ayyeri as an exciting new voice in Iranian cinema.

Screenwriter: Mohammad-Ebrahim Mo'ayyeri. Cast: Mosa Khademian, Anahita Ghafarian. DigiBeta, 88 min.

She's an Iranian lawyer, writer and teacher who took an unwavering stand to promote democracy and human rights in Iran. Especially for women and children. She distributed

evidence implicating government officials in the murders of students. She has been jailed, disbarred, fined and receives death threats to this day. And still she speaks. Undaunted.



Come hear what she has to say about democracy, and feel the courage of a person who actually knows the kind of sacrifice that our country's founding fathers knew.



"Defending the Rights of Women and Children" By Shirin Ebadi

Sunday, April 20th, 7:30PM

WMU, Bernhard Center, Kalamazoo, MI

$10 suggested donation ($5 for students) at door.

Amir Haghighi

April, 20 2008 at Music for a New World @Centennial Theatre
North Vancouver, British Columbia

An exciting repeat performance of the collectively composed work which was the subject of the award-winning Canadian documentary "Music for a New World". Featuring Amir Haghighi lead vocals, composer.

http://www.myspace.com/amirhaghighi