This definitive collection of essays and documents on the movement behind Iran's mass protests will be presented by the anthology's co-editor, Nader Hashemi, with readings by fellow contributors Reza Aslan and Muhammad Sahimi. According to Publishers Weekly, The People Reloaded: The Green Movement and the Struggle for Iran's Future is "a rich, consistently engaging anthology." Ali Mirsepassi calls it "the most impressive collection of writings on one of the most inspiring and democratic movements of our time."

Reza Aslan, Nader Hashemi and Professor Muhammad Sahimi will discuss the Green movement in Iran and explore it in connection with current developments in the wider region—including Libya, Bahrain, Egypt, Syria, Palestine. Since June of 2009, the Islamic Republic of Iran has seen the most dramatic political upheaval in its three decades of rule. What began as a series of mass protests over the official results of a presidential election—engendering the slogan "Where is My Vote?"—has grown into something much larger, indeed the largest political protest since the 1979 revolution.

Date/Time:
May 11, 2011 7:00-9:00 pm

Where:
Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035
Ample stret parking between La Cienga & Fairfax

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Price: $18 advance, $20 at the door
Includes signed copy of "The People Reloaded"