i'm about to leave for a workshop on dismantling racism here in kalamazoo michigan but at the moment its another "ism," another system of oppression that bothers me and informs my posting this morning...as i sit here and wonder about wtf is going on in iran i then think that it's not so different i temperament to attitudes and actions right here in my own country...i think what would happen here in the u.s. if the religious radical right had control of the federal government...which leads me to wonder inside my head what's the difference between fundamentalist ideological protestant and a fundamentalist ideological muslim...
having wondered thought aloud i';m asking you to help free 17 men charged with "homosexual conduct" in iran...
as i understand it up to 17 men remain in detention after being arrested at a private party in esfahan province, central iran on may 10...they may have been tortured or ill-treated and remain at risk of such abuse...
these men were among 87 people reportedly arrested at the party...those still detained are believed to have been wearing clothes generally associated with women at the time of their arrest...
please urge iranian authorities to review the cases of all who were arrested and ensure that those still detained are protected from torture or ill-treatment...
peace out <3
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