In Honor of Iran’s Prisoners of Conscience
Presented by ATA and Clarion Alley Mural Project
Opening Reception October 6th, 2019, 6PM
In Honor of Iran’s Prisoners of Conscience is a project in remembrance of hundreds of men and women who have been taken as prisoners of conscience in Iran in recent years. They have fought for social justice, civil liberties, and worker and environmental rights. Today, they are behind bars for wanting to speak freely, practice their faith peacefully, join a union, receive fair wages, or protect the environment. The Iranian regime, however, has continued to deny them this voice and freedom.
In Honor of …
Unveiling Event: Sunday, October 6th, 2019, 1 – 3 pm
Clarion Alley Mural Project (CAMP)
Between 17th & 18th and Mission & Valencia Streets in San Francisco
The window of ATA will be activated weekly by artists, writers, and activists with installations and performances telling the stories of their or their loved ones’ imprisonment.
Window Installations:
● Mehregan Pezeshki (October 1-7)
● Naz Khoram (October 8-15)
● Snuggle for Survival (October 16-22)
● Sholeh Asgary, Shaghayegh Cyrous, Sahar Delijani (October 23-31)
Events:
October 6, Opening Reception, Performance by Sholeh Asgary 6:00 pm
October 11, Film Screening curated by Ala Mohseni, 7:00 pm
October 20, Performances, 7:00 pm
October 30, In-Conversation/Book Reading by Sahar Delijani, 7:00 pm
Sponsors of the ATA In Honor Of … Installations
Zellerbach Family Foundation
Clarion Alley Mural Project’s (clarionalleymuralproject.org) mission is to support and produce socially engaged and aesthetically innovative public art, locally and globally, as a grassroots community-based organization in San Francisco’s Mission District Throughout its history, CAMP has used public art as a force for those who are marginalized and a place where culture and dignity speak louder than the rules of private property or a lifestyle that puts profit before compassion, respect, and social justice.
