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Hopi week of action

Reports from England, Wales, and Ireland by Ben Lewis, Dani Thomas, and Anne Mc Shane
London
Friday February 22 saw a successful gig in Stoke Newington, north London, organised by Hands Off the People of Iran. Boredom Riots, Egg Timer and Technosapien entertained a merry crowd and helped us raise over £110 for Workers Fund Iran.
The next [...]

Debating solidarity

Chris Strafford reports Manchester Hopi action
On Saturday February 13 Hands Off the People of Iran’s week of action was kicked off at Manchester University with a day school, followed by a fundraising event. Around 35 people attended for some or all of the day.
The first session was opened by Steven Monaghan from the Anarchist Federation [...]

Support the Hopi week of action!

Chris Strafford calls for mobilisation, and reports Campaign Iran’s rebranding

On February 3 the Socialist Workers Party-backed Campaign Iran is hosting a meeting in London to discuss the recent mass upsurge in Iran and how sanctions and military threats undermine the movement for positive social change. The speakers include Ali Fathollah-Nejad, billed as a “political scientist [...]

HOPI AGM report

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Chris Strafford reports on the annual general meeting of Hands Off the People of Iran, where several members of CS were in attendance
On Saturday November 28 around 60 people gathered for Hands Off the People of Iran’s third conference. Motions condemning sanctions and threats of war against Iran and calling for a nuclear-free Middle East [...]

Green and red solidarity

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Ben Lewis reports on the green movement protest outside the Iranian embassy in London and the positive reception Hopi received
On Monday December 7, Hands Off the People of Iran activists attended a demonstration outside the Iranian embassy to mark Students Day. It was particularly important for those outside Iran to express our solidarity because this [...]

Public meeting: Israel, Iran, the nuclear pretext and the threat of war

[ November 10, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Moshe Machover, Emeritus Professor at King’s College, Israeli socialist and anti-Zionist, will be speaking. Plenty of time for questions and debate- all welcome.
Public meeting hosted by Hands Off the People of Iran
7:30pm, Tuesday November 10th
Meeting room K.018, King’s College Strand Campus,
The Strand, London (tube: [...]

Hands Off the People of Iran AGM

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[ November 28, 2009; ]
Hopi Annual General Meeting

Come along to the HOPI AGM on November 28 to discuss the current situation in Iran and our plans for the future.

Venue: Somers Town Community Centre, 150 Ossulston Street, London NW1 1EE. More details will be posted soon, so watch this [...]

Save Sheida Jahanbin!

Sheida Jahanbin, a former member of the Freedom and Equality Seeking Students in Iran, is facing deportation from the Netherlands where she resides in exile. Sheida is twenty seven years old. She was a student of Architecture and Graphic Design at the Azad University of Tehran before she was forced to abandon her studies and [...]

Leeds HOPI meeting

[ September 22, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Hands Off the People of Iran meeting in Leeds

Date:

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Time:

7:30pm – 9:30pm

Location:

Leeds Uni, Woodhouse Lane, Parkinson SR, B.22

City/Town:

Leeds, United Kingdom

Phone:

01132759762

Email:

hopileeds@gmail.com

In the last few months, Iranian society has been gripped by political crisis, sparked by the nakedly fraudulent outcome of its recent elections

We must consider serious questions such as what vehicle can the Iranian [...]

Manchester HOPI meeting – Iran: reform or revolution?

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[ September 23, 2009; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Hands Off the People of Iran
Iran: reform or revolution?
Wednesday September 23, 17.00 : Discussion with Iranian exiles and a showing of the film Persepolis. University of Manchester University Students Union, Oxford Road, M13.
Organised by Manchester Hopi: hopimanchester@googlemail.com

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