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Musician Miles Solay invites you to...

This Sunday, June 9, 3:00PM

Stop the Execution of Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi!

Emergency Program at Revolution Books

In-person (Reserve seat here) and livestreamed.

Let the World know!

On April 24, Toomaj was sentenced to death by Iran’s theocrats.

Afternoon Program of Talks, Performance and Defiance

Be in the house to experience heartfelt musical, spoken-word, and political statements... Showing our internationalist love for Toomaj.

Expressing our determination to step up the fight to Free all of Iran’s political prisoners.

Who Is Toomaj Salehi?

Toomaj Salehi is an Iranian rapper beloved by millions in Iran and worldwide because he stands up for, and with, the people. Toomaj is hated by the misogynist mullahs ruling Iran, as he champions the fight against the vicious oppression of women and the whole oppressive system in Iran. Toomaj is a brilliant artist who has defied a brutal system in his songs and videos and participation in protests. 

Toomaj Salehi was arrested for his songs and participation in the “Women-Life-Freedom” uprising that shook Iranian society in 2022-23. As women took to the streets in protest, refusing to wear the mandatory hijab face-covering. With men joining this struggle. Toomaj, along with many other political prisoners, has endured months of excruciating torture and solitary confinement. Every 6 hours the Iranian government executes someone!

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"Toomaj is an example of the greatness of Iranian artists who, at immense sacrifice to themselves, have stayed in their homeland to fight for the heart and soul of their culture..."

-- Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer prize-winning novelist who reported from Iran frequently from the late 80s to the mid 90s

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We cannot allow Toomaj to be executed!

Toomaj’s courage and conviction as a rebel artist stand in sharp contrast to the degrading art that saturates our culture, that keeps people’s hearts and minds locked within this horrific world. Our choices are not US imperialism and its outpost Israel vs. “dark ages” Islamic fundamentalism. NO! A whole other world is possible...through an all-the-way revolution!

Watch “This is Toomaj Salehi”

"Shallagh" (Whip) by @ToomajSalehi and @justinaofficial7114 July 11, 2022; Video Dec 2022 by @ToomajInternationalPage Instagram. Translation of lyrics to English by volunteers with International Emergency Campaign to Free Iran's Political Prisoners Now

Share to campuses, places of worship, cafes, protests, social media.

Sign and circulate this statement.

Suggested donation for June 9 event: $5-10, pay what you can.

Events at Revolution Books are co-sponsored by the Revolution Books Educational Fund, a 501(c)3 tax-deductible organization.

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