Street Art Film, Changing the World
Sept 23, 2018 16:04:34 GMT
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Post by Commissioner on Sept 23, 2018 16:04:34 GMT
Street Art Film, Changing the World One Wall at a Time, on Education Apartheid in Iran Against Baha’i Minority, to have its next London screening at Second Home, Spitalfields, Thursday 27th September 2018, 7:30pm, followed by a panel discussion.
London, UK — September 2018 — Changing the World, One Wall at a Time, a documentary feature
film on Education Is Not A Crime – one of the world’s largest street art and human rights campaigns, which
raises awareness about education discrimination by Iran’s government against tens of thousands of Baha’is in
the country – will have its next London screening at Second Home, 68 Hanbury Street, E1 5JL at 7:30pm
on Thursday 27th September 2018. Thursday
film on Education Is Not A Crime – one of the world’s largest street art and human rights campaigns, which
raises awareness about education discrimination by Iran’s government against tens of thousands of Baha’is in
the country – will have its next London screening at Second Home, 68 Hanbury Street, E1 5JL at 7:30pm
on Thursday 27th September 2018. Thursday
The film was produced by Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari and
will be followed by a panel discussion exploring street art as a tool for raising awareness on social issues.
will be followed by a panel discussion exploring street art as a tool for raising awareness on social issues.
Maziar – whose own story was featured in Jon Stewart’s 2014 film Rosewater – is available for interview in
advance of the screening. The film’s co-producer, Saleem Vaillancourt, will present the film and will be
available for interviews at any time.
advance of the screening. The film’s co-producer, Saleem Vaillancourt, will present the film and will be
available for interviews at any time.
The Baha’is, who believe in ideals such as the equality of men and women, peaceful non-violence, and
universal education, have been persecuted by the Iranian government since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. As
part of this persecution, the government bars Baha’is from teaching and studying at Iranian universities.
universal education, have been persecuted by the Iranian government since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. As
part of this persecution, the government bars Baha’is from teaching and studying at Iranian universities.
Education Is Not A Crime raises awareness of this discrimination. The campaign began in 2014 with Bahari’s
documentary film To Light a Candle, which was screened in nearly 300 locations around the world, before
expanding into a global street art project raising awareness about the Baha’is.
documentary film To Light a Candle, which was screened in nearly 300 locations around the world, before
expanding into a global street art project raising awareness about the Baha’is.
More than 40 murals have been painted in US and international cities as part of the project: Atlanta, Cape
Town, Delhi, London, Nashville, Sao Paulo, Sydney, with two-dozen in New York City. Twenty of the New York
murals were painted in the iconic Harlem neighborhood because of its long association with cultural innovation
and civil rights during the Harlem Renaissance and the 1960s Civil Rights movement. Our latest mural is on
Hanbury Street in London, and is by the artist Wasp Elder. The mural is directly opposite our screening
location and can be viewed on the night.
Town, Delhi, London, Nashville, Sao Paulo, Sydney, with two-dozen in New York City. Twenty of the New York
murals were painted in the iconic Harlem neighborhood because of its long association with cultural innovation
and civil rights during the Harlem Renaissance and the 1960s Civil Rights movement. Our latest mural is on
Hanbury Street in London, and is by the artist Wasp Elder. The mural is directly opposite our screening
location and can be viewed on the night.
Street artists and human rights activists teamed up to use art, social media and community outreach to build a
new audience for their message of education equality in Iran.
new audience for their message of education equality in Iran.
“Changing the World, One Wall at a Time is the story of an ambitious campaign,” Bahari said. “We fought
brutality with arts and creativity. The fact that we brought together so many artists – who did not know anything
about the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran, and who then created amazing works of art all around the world –
shows there is a willingness among people of many different backgrounds to join such a struggle.”
brutality with arts and creativity. The fact that we brought together so many artists – who did not know anything
about the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran, and who then created amazing works of art all around the world –
shows there is a willingness among people of many different backgrounds to join such a struggle.”
Changing the World, One Wall at a Time features interviews with popular artists – such as Rone from
Australia, Astro from France, Marthalicia Matarrita from New York, and Elle from Los Angeles – as well as
activists with experience of the Civil Rights movement, the anti-Apartheid struggle in South Africa, and human
rights work on behalf of Iranians of all backgrounds. Iranian Baha’is with personal experience of being denied
their right to higher education also share their stories.
Australia, Astro from France, Marthalicia Matarrita from New York, and Elle from Los Angeles – as well as
activists with experience of the Civil Rights movement, the anti-Apartheid struggle in South Africa, and human
rights work on behalf of Iranians of all backgrounds. Iranian Baha’is with personal experience of being denied
their right to higher education also share their stories.
The film premiered at the Harlem International Film Festival 2017. It has been nominated for a Passion for
Freedom Award in 2018.
Watch the trailer: www.notacrime.me/thefilm
Freedom Award in 2018.
Watch the trailer: www.notacrime.me/thefilm
Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/925960710946243/
Anyone who buys tickets to join us at the screening is automatically submitted to our competition to win a large photo print of their choice of mural from our campaign.
Education Is Not A Crime is offering 2 complimentary tickets for nbf members to attend.. if you'd like to, Plse dm me, I will do the necessary..
Spitalfields, 27th September 2018,
7:30pm
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