Alternavox Recommends: Street Theatre “Women In Black” for Freedom in Iran
It is no secret that the current Iranian struggle is close to the hearts of Avoxers, and this is one of those events that brings a new perspective on the current struggle in Iran from am very unique angle. It is for that reason that we think you should come out and experience it all and share with others.
From the organizers:
“We are mothers of Iran. We are mothers in mourning. Mothers of the thousands of boys and girls who are killed, imprisoned, tortured, and raped. We mourn for our children and we mourn for the mothers of our children.
We are women in black, and we will gather once a week to show our solidarity with all mothers in Iran.”
Event info:
Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009
Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Outside the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum)
Street: Bloor Street and Queens Park (South-West Corner)
City/Town: Toronto, ON
For more info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118534612601&ref=mf#/event.php?eid=118534612601
Want us to consider your event for our “Alternavox Recommends” section? let me know! the more unique or important the event the more likely we will choose you! mikhail@alternavox.net
Author: 
Publisher-Creator Mikhail Saavedra began life down by the deepest tip of southern Latin America. He started life with a deep curiosity for all things, with music and books being at the forefront, a curious child by all accounts. As he grew and opened his eyes to the world, he developed a sense of justice and dignity in part as a reaction to growing up in a military dictatorship. Alas, this did not fill him with fear or cynicism but a more rebellious spirit, which led him to being incredibly popular at the principal’s office and the local riot police department….
Then came Canada and it was here that he was able to formulate his deep desire to learn about the world, with Toronto being the kind of multicultural soup that could engage his need to know and embrace. It started with writing, then moved on to what became Toronto’s first Latin Alternative radio show, followed by an all-English show in the same vein. It was this desire to find the true “crossover” among people, which led him to the concept of “Alternavox”
He is a lover of wine, good food, Neruda, Eduardo Galeano, rebel music, revolutionaries, dancing, family and beautiful people. Believes that kindness in this much too cynical world is revolutionary, that you are a better person when able to give a little without asking for the change and that on the same token you should laugh at yourself and the madness surrounding you as often as possible as you set out to change the world bit by bit. 