Time. Hanging.
Seattle Center – Center House
2009 Seattle Iranian Festival
It’s hard to party when your heart is with people dying on the street on the other side of the world. Harder still for Seattle’s Iranian-American community, with family members caught up in the in the fight for their rights, freedom, and even their lives in Iran.
Yet party is just what we did today at the 3rd Annual Seattle Iranian Festival.
People tore themselves away from the reports streaming in online and on TV for a day to come together and celebrate the Iranian culture.
With dancing and music
Art exhibits
and of course, food. (Why does food served from the side of a truck always taste better?)
Gem, my little Rebel With a Cause, was a champ all day. She didn’t fuss and she absolutely loved the crowd – and we were there all day. I think this little one is going to be a people person.
The events inside the building were focused on the culture and heritage of the Iranian people
Outside, demonstrators showed their solidarity with the people of Iran.
I’ve been to this festival before, in fact I knew many of the participants, performers, and organizers. This has always been a fun event. But this year the Seattle Iranian Festival was amazing.
Throughout history the Iranian people have been phenomenally resilient. I believe this will continue to be the case.
Keep Iran in your heart this week.
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Bye-bye PI
Photo credit: SLOG
After 146 years, Seattle’s oldest newspaper the Seattle Post-Intelligencer shut down print production today. It’s a sad day for Seattle. The last edition of the PI hit newstands early this morning, and by noon it was impossible to find a copy around the Seattle area, although you can get one for $50 on eBay. Vultures.
The fourth estate is critical to American liberty, just as a free press is critical to freedom in any country. And the more perspectives, the more voices, the better off we are.
It’s true that the PI will continue with an online version of the paper, but with less than 20% of the reporters and most of the content simply linking to other papers. This is not maintaining the voice of the PI, this is saying, “here’s something some other news agency reported.“
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