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DESCRIPTION:This Sunday, we will gather quietly in Washington Square Park for a 
 candlelight memorial in solidarity with the people of Iran.\n\nThis is not 
 a protest.\nIt is not a political rally.\nIt is an act of 
 remembrance.\n\nOver the past years, tens of thousands of Iranians have 
 lost their lives for one reason alone: demanding dignity, freedom, and the 
 right to exist without fear. Many were young. Many were unarmed. Many will 
 never be named publicly. Their families were denied truth, justice, and 
 even the right to mourn openly.\n\nWhen violence is normalized and 
 suffering is hidden, silence becomes part of the harm.\n\nThis memorial 
 exists to resist that silence.\n\nIn moments like these, gathering is not 
 about spectacle or numbers. It is about creating a space where grief is 
 allowed, where humanity is centered, and where the dead are remembered not 
 as statistics, but as people — daughters, sons, siblings, friends.\n\nWe 
 will light candles.\nWe will lay flowers.\nWe will stand together 
 quietly.\n\nPublic spaces belong to the people, and peaceful remembrance 
 has always been one of their most essential uses. Throughout history, 
 communities have gathered in parks and town squares to mourn losses that 
 could not be processed alone. This gathering follows that tradition — 
 respectful, non-violent, and open to all.\n\nFor those who ask why gather 
 at all, the answer is simple:\nBecause forgetting is easy.\nBecause 
 distance dulls empathy.\nBecause remembrance is an act of care.\n\nThis 
 memorial does not claim to solve injustice. It does something more modest 
 and more human: it acknowledges pain, honors courage, and reminds us that 
 freedom is never abstract when real lives are taken for it.\n\nWe invite 
 anyone who feels called to join us — not to shout, not to argue, but to 
 bear witness.\n\nTo remember.\nTo stand in solidarity.\nTo say, quietly and 
 clearly, that these lives mattered.\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/01/16/18882988.php
SUMMARY:Memorial for Iran
LOCATION:This Sunday, at 4:30 PM, we will gather in Washington Square Park for a 
 peaceful candlelight memorial in solidarity with the people of Iran. This 
 gathering is not a protest or political rally, but a space for remembrance 
 — honoring the tens of thousands of lives lost for demanding freedom, 
 dignity, and justice. Through quiet presence, candles, and flowers, we come 
 together to resist silence, acknowledge shared humanity, and affirm that 
 these lives mattered.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/01/16/18882988.php
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