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DESCRIPTION:Margot Smith, a Berkeley filmmaker and retired social scientist, will 
 present her latest film, "Listen to Iran's People: A Call for Peace." Smith 
 filmed this documentary in Iran in March, 2007 during her trip to Iran with 
 the Fellowship of Reconciliation. This will be the second "report-back" 
 from that trip that PASMC has put on...the first having been a talk in June 
 by Catherine Thomasson of Physicians for Social Responsibility. Paul Kawika 
 Martin, Political Director for the national Peace Action organization, also 
 made the trip.\n\n"Listen to Iran's People: A Call for Peace" was filmed 
 during a particularly tense time between the U.S. and Iranian governments. 
 At that time 23 "peace delegates" from the U.S., traveling on behalf of the 
 Fellowship of Reconciliation, visited the cities of Tehran, Esfahan, Shiraz 
 and Qom. This video recounts their welcome by Iran's Vice President, and 
 records the thoughts of Iranian people on the street as well as students, 
 professors and imams. Significantly, the film helps demonstrate their 
 desire for peace.\n\nSmith comments, "All women in Iran are required by law 
 to cover their heads, so this film was videoed in a scarf, a chador and a 
 hajib, on various occasions. It was not easy, the hajib got in the way of 
 the camera, hearing, (and) seeing, and it was too hot.\n\n"We were 
 permitted visits with conservative people who were not fearful of talking 
 to us. We had to travel in the whole group of 23, they were concerned about 
 our safety as they did not want to have an international incident occur. 
 Our email was cut off after the first day. We had to be careful about what 
 we said, emailed, wrote, phoned.\n\n"Despite the difficulties, we felt that 
 Iran's people were very open with us. they had no problems with criticizing 
 their government, they made us feel welcome, and said that they 'love' 
 Americans but do not like our government."\n\nCome see this first-hand 
 account of how the Iranian people really feel.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/10/21/18455047.php
SUMMARY:Documentary film: 'Listen to Iran's People: a Call for Peace'
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez\nSan Mateo, CA 
 94402\n\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/10/21/18455047.php
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