A Media Artist's Response To Failing Diplomacy

When BriAnna Olson's pacifist views were confronted by an adamant American couple, she decided to heed their challenge and head to Tehran-- the epicenter of the Axis of Evil nation.

Amongst a landscape of failed diplomacy and media smear campaigns, she and fellow artist Michael Pope found a society far more alive and hospitable than they'd ever been led to believe.

Like jesters of a modern-day Magellan, they've returned with stories and insights to a culture few American's have seen first hand.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Feb 11 2010 // 22 Bahman -- Iran's "Fourth of July"

Tomorrow is the official anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution of Iran- and Iran's green movement is heading out in full force to protest.

Want to follow Iran's Green Movement in real-time
(i.e. before CNN cuts it up into soundbites for Friday) ?

http://twitter.com/Oxfordgirl
http://twitter.com/GreenQuran
http://twitter.com/lotfan
http://twitter.com/tehranbureau
http://twitter.com/#search?q=%2322bahman




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