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ANY demonstrations in Support Of The Iran Population Where You Live?
There was one today in Dallas.
Hundreds gather in Dallas to support reform in Iran
05:57 PM CDT on Tuesday, June 23, 2009
By LINDSAY KALTER / The Dallas Morning News
People holding on to a coffin made their way through a rally of hundreds who gathered in front of Dallas City Hall this afternoon to support the Iranian reform movement.
The coffin bearers also held a picture of Neda Agha Soltan, who was shot to death over the weekend in Tehran. Her death, which was recorded by bystanders and distributed on the Internet, has become a rallying point for the movement in Tehran and around the world.
In Dallas, supporters chanted "Neda," which in Farsi means "the calling."
As of about 2 p.m., Dallas police estimated that about 300 people had gathered and more continued to arrive. The protest is to run from 1 to 3 p.m.
“I’m here because there are people over there who are doing exactly what we’re doing over here, but they are getting killed,” said Ben Rush, 31 of Dallas, as he held a sign that read, “Tyranny anywhere threatens liberty everywhere.”
“It’s the least we could do,” he said.
Green and black -- the colors of the reform movement -- could be seen throughout the rally, which was organized by local activists and North Texas student groups.
Organizers played both the U.S. national anthem and the Iranian national anthem that was used prior to that country’s 1979 uprising.
05:57 PM CDT on Tuesday, June 23, 2009
By LINDSAY KALTER / The Dallas Morning News
People holding on to a coffin made their way through a rally of hundreds who gathered in front of Dallas City Hall this afternoon to support the Iranian reform movement.
The coffin bearers also held a picture of Neda Agha Soltan, who was shot to death over the weekend in Tehran. Her death, which was recorded by bystanders and distributed on the Internet, has become a rallying point for the movement in Tehran and around the world.
In Dallas, supporters chanted "Neda," which in Farsi means "the calling."
As of about 2 p.m., Dallas police estimated that about 300 people had gathered and more continued to arrive. The protest is to run from 1 to 3 p.m.
“I’m here because there are people over there who are doing exactly what we’re doing over here, but they are getting killed,” said Ben Rush, 31 of Dallas, as he held a sign that read, “Tyranny anywhere threatens liberty everywhere.”
“It’s the least we could do,” he said.
Green and black -- the colors of the reform movement -- could be seen throughout the rally, which was organized by local activists and North Texas student groups.
Organizers played both the U.S. national anthem and the Iranian national anthem that was used prior to that country’s 1979 uprising.
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