July 9, Bloggers beside Iranian students

By Iraniangirl on June 18, 2003 9:57 PM | 5 Comments

andrewsullivan:
JULY 9: Here's my proposal. On July 9, as many blogs as possible focus on the struggle for freedom in Iran. It's the anniversary of the pro-democracy protests that have been going on for years

I'm sure that this work will be one of the most effective ones in this fighting for freedom, even more than street struggles & demonstrations & hope that other bloggers as he says try & use the power of web that can bring change...

JK UPDATE: I believe what Andrew is referring to is called a Blog Burst. Winds of Change.NET will be happy to act as a coordinating site with links to all posts that day, as I did for the original blog Burst re: the SFSU Riot.

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#1 from Armed Liberal | June 19, 2003 1:03 AM | Reply

I'd love to get some direction on what we could specifically do - what point we ought to try to get across - that would havethe maximum effect on the events over in Iran.

I'm happy to research, write, or otherwise put some real effort into this...

A.L.

#2 from cj | June 19, 2003 5:14 AM | Reply

I would like to add that blogging about something is fine -- and certainly can have real results. But don't forget to write to your elected representatives, your local newspaper, etc., to voice your opinion (about this or any other matter you feel strongly about). There are many avenues of expression (and the US political system is still a powerful force for change).

#3 from Wijnand | June 19, 2003 8:33 AM | Reply

Joe,

Excellent idea to have WoCh serve as coordinating site, but I would suggest to start now, as the key things blogs can do is support the Iranians in the run up to July 9, and create as much awareness as possible beforehand.

Cheers,
Wijnand

#4 from Jennie Taliaferro | June 21, 2003 5:48 AM | Reply

Joe, terrific idea!
Count me and Greatest Jeneration in!
I'll make a post about WoC being Iranian BlogBurst HQ as soon as I can.
Don't forget to let Glenn "Mac" Frazier know--he's been blogging his heart out about Iran for a long time.
Cheers, guys!

#5 from Tony | July 7, 2003 9:47 AM | Reply

For my contribution to the July 9th Iran solidarity "BlogBurst", click on http://tallrite.com/blog.htm#IranApproachesItsVelvetRevolution .

Please provide the link to where you plan to list all the BlogBurst contributions.

Meanwhile, keep up the good work.

T o n y

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