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Sholeh Wolpe- I am Neda

I Am Neda

 

Leave the Basiji bullet in my heart,

 

fall to prayer in my blood,

 

and hush, father

 

--I am not dead.

More light than mass,

 

I flood through you,

 

breathe with your eyes,

 

stand in your shoes, on the rooftops,

 

in the streets, march with you

 

in the cities and villages of our country

 

shouting through you, with you.

 

I am Neda—thunder on your tongue.

 

-- Sholeh Wolpe

 

 

"If you can't fly out of the cage, just Fly with the Cage". - Sufi Proverb

 

Due to recent events in Iran we have come together to create a welcoming place for diverse voices to be heard and expressed through the arts.

 

Participating Artists:

 

12Petals (Majid Baradar and Ardalan Payvar), Abbas Hojatpanah, Ala Ebtekar, Alborz Kamalizad, Ali Shahbazyar, Amatis Motevalli, Arash Saedinia, Armineh Teimourian, Arthur Klein, Babak Emanuel, Farbod Sadjadi, Farzad Kohan, Hadi Salehi, Hedi Nikbakht, Kaloust Guedel, Karen Fiorito, Kurosh ValaNejad, Laleh Eskandari, Lark (Larisa Pilinsky), Leyla Navab, Lucy Blake Elahi, Mitra Razavi, Maryam Gueramian, Omid Arabian, Parisa Taghizadeh , Sara Alavikia, Sara Esmaeili Miraz, Siamak Nasiri Ziba, Sholeh Wolpe, Sina Araghi, Tom Loughlin, Taravat Talepasand , Marissa Mercado, Marjan K. Vayghan, Ali Farhoodi, Parisa Taghizadeh, HK Zamani

 

Gallery Hours Wednesday through Friday NOON - 6 PM

 

July 18, 5 – 8 PM - Miracle Mile Art Walk

 

Phantom Galleries LA Miracle Mile and twelve other galleries and museums on Wilshire Blvd. will be opened for a self-guided tour. Enjoy artist talks, exhibit lectures, music and more. Take advantage of free general admission to LACMA and the Craft and Folk Art Museum. Free event. No RSVP required.

 

PRESENTED BY MID CITY WEST COMMUNITY COUNCIL www.midcitywest.org

 

NOTE: Phantom Galleries LA Miracle Mile will be open from 5 – 8 PM

 

Location: Phantom Galleries LA Miracle Mile 5412 Wilshire Blvd. LA 90036

 

 

 

July 26, 6 - 9 PM - Inner Change, Outer Effect

 

An inspirational talk by filmmaker and Yogi Activist, Arthur Klein.

 

For 8 days during the Iran uprising, Arthur fasted, drinking water only, in solidarity for light, love, peace and freedom in Iran. Arthur talks about his extraordinary journey and invites people to fast once a week, to protest oppression in the same way as Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. did when faced with a way to protest in peace.

 

Musical Performance by The Miraz Ensemble www.mirazmusik.com

 

‘Cinematic ambient world music’ led by Argentinean composer Gary ‘Miraz’ and Iranian vocalist Sara ‘Universe’ Esmaili, the arrangements consist of ethereal chants, world rhythms and mystifying, evolving sonic images.

 

Free Event. RSVP required: info@sociarts.com

 

Location: Phantom Galleries LA Miracle Mile 5412 Wilshire Blvd. LA 90036

 

Phantom Galleries LA and Edgar Varela Fine Arts present: Fly with the Cage

Curated by Building Bridges and SoCiArts

 

Exhibition: July 10th- July 26th, 2009

Reception: Friday, July 10th, 6 - 11pm

Additional happenings TBA

 

contact: flywiththecage@gmail.com

 

www.PhantomGalleriesLA.com

 

EdgarVarelaFineArts.com

 

www.BuildingBridges.me

 

www.sociarts.com

 

Phantom Galleries LA on Miracle Mile

5412 Wilshire Blvd.

Miracle Mile, CA 90036

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