100 Thousand Poets for Change - Islamic Republic of Iran

Kermanshah (Iran), September 28, 2012. Islamic Republic of Iran, some poets remember Makwan Moloudzadeh a young victim of homophobia, for the “100 thousand poets for change*”.

In that occasion it will be screened the video-poem “Makwan letter from Paradise”, realized by Roberto Malini and Dario Picciau. Makwan Moloudzadeh (21 years old) was executed in Kermanshah Central Prison at 5 am, December 5, 2007. He was sentenced to death for the crime of “lavat” (sodomy) according to the Iranian Criminal Code that foresees the death penalty.

Watch the video-poem here (Apple QuickTime required):

http://www.everyonegroup.com/everyone/mainpage/entries/2008/8/30_Makwan._A_letter_from_Paradise.html

Contact: roberto.malini@everyonegroup.com

*100 Thousand Poets for Change was initially conceived by Michael Rothenberg and Terri Carrion in March, 2011, as a worldwide set of events to take place simultaneously on September 24, 2011.

Literary event organizers volunteered to host associated events in their own cities or schools. On September 13, 2011 the city of Santa Rosa, California declared September 24, 2011 to be "100 Thousand Poets for Change Day," and Stanford University offered to archive all documentation and audiovisual records of the event posted on the 100TPC web site.

Ultimately, 700 events in 550 cities in 95 countries took place on September 24 in conjunction with 100TPC, and the event was described as the largest poetry event in history. Considering the series of events to be a success, Rothenberg and co-founder Terri Carrion decided to pursue non-profit status for 100 Thousand Poets for Change and establish an annual event in September of each year.

Source: EveryOne Group - http://www.everyonegroup.com/EveryOne/MainPage/Entries/2012/9/27_100_Thousand_Poets_for_Change_-_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran.html