Invite to 'Offside' screening, with comedy from Shappi Khorsandi
Hi all,
Please see details below 'offside' screening with comedy from Shappi Khorsandi - should be a great night.
The LRC are co - sponsoring the event and John McD has agreed to do the introduction.
Hope to see some of you there.
Marshajane
Hopi Steering Committee
LRC National Committee
MarshaJane
xx
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April 21 2010
No to sanctions, no to war!
No to the theocracy!
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Dear friends and supporters of Hands Off the People of Iran,
Special solidarity screenings of Jafar Panahi's film 'Offside', with comedy from Shappi Khorsandi
We are stepping up the campaign for the freedom of Iranian director Jafar Panahi with screenings of his film 'Offside'. The event in London is co-sponsored by the Labour Representation Committee.
All profits will be donated to the charity Workers Fund Iran, which works to "reduce and relieve poverty amongst Iranian workers (both employed and unemployed) who are victims both of the economic policies of the Iranian regime and sanctions" (www.workersfund.org).
Cork: Thursday April 22, 8pm
Solidarity Books, Douglas Street, Cork, Ireland
London: Wednesday May 12, 6pm
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1
with comedy by Shappi Khorsandi and an introduction by John McDonnell MP. Tickets: £10, £20 solidarity and £5 unwaged
Manchester and Scotland to be confirmed.
Jafar Panahi - the well known Iranian film maker - was arrested on March 1 and is still being held without any charges. He has twice been offered bail, but has refused in solidarity with all those incarcerated for their participation in the mass demonstrations against the regime that have shaken Iran since June 2009.
The Hopi showing of the director's most popular film in the West - 'Offside' - is an important opportunity to raise the profile of Panahi and step up the pressure on the regime in Tehran. We believe that international solidarity of this sort - not the threat of military strikes or sanctions - is the way to deliver effective aid to the struggle of ordinary people in Iran for freedom and social change.
Click here http://hopoi.org/?p=1195 for more information on the campaign and to buy your tickets. All profits go to the charity 'Workers Fund Iran'.
- Please let us know if you can distribute leaflets and we'll send you some. Maybe your union branch is planning a mailout soon?
- Even if you can't come, perhaps you could sponsor the event by making a donation? You can do so on http://hopoi.org/?p=1195
- You could also try to get your organisation/trade union branch to sponsor the event.
For the latest list of signatories supporting the petition for Panahi's freedem, see http://hopoi.org/?p=1163
Tina Becker
Hands Off the People of Iran
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