International Day in Solidarity with people of Iran: July 25

   Contact:

info@portlandstandswithiran.org 

 Portland Stands with Iran, a local ad-hoc committee of non-partisan ordinary citizens, will join more than 80 cities around the world for the International Day of Action in Solidarity with the people of Iran on July 25th:

UNITED FOR IRAN
http://united4iran.org
GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION
Endorsed by:  Shirin Ebadi, 2003 Nobel Laureate *** Nobel Women's Initiative *** Iranian League for the Defense of Human Rights *** International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran *** 42 Arab Human Rights Organizations *** Human Rights Watch *** Reporters without Borders *** Amnesty International *** PeaceJam *** FIDH *** Frontline *** Physicians for Human Rights *** Portland Stands with Iran *** American Iranian Friendship Council *** Individuals including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, actor Sean Penn, Iranian singer Dariush, author Reza Aslan, comedian Maz Jobrani, Nobel Laureates Jody Williams, Betty Williams, Mairead Maguire, Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Rigoberta Menchu Tum, and Iranian poets Simin Behbahani (in Iran) and Ismael Khoii

In Portland: SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1PM
PIONEER SQUARE - DOWNTOWN PORTLAND
MASS RALLY

Speakers will include: 

Rev. Kate Lore, First Unitarian Church

Martin Gonzales, Latin America Solidarity Activist and PPS Board member

Hala Gores, Palestinian American

Dr. Catherine Thomason, Physicians for Social Responsibility

Mazen Malek, Palestinians United

Tom Hastings, Portland State University

Kelly Campbell, United for Peace and Justice

Sherry Herberts, Amnesty International

United for: end the violence, democracy and human rights for Iran, release of all those detained and support for President Obama's message of concern and condemnation while opposing direct intervention by the US or Israel

 Followed by HUMAN CHAIN IN SUPPORT OF THE GREEN MOVEMENT

FOR DEMOCRACY IN IRAN

For more information please go to www.portlandstandswithiran.org