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Tears in Bahrain (User Generated Events)

 

 

 

Tears in Bahrain


An Open Mic Event

 

In Solidarity with the People of Bahrain

On the 1 Year Anniversary of the Uprisings

 

Sunday, February 12th, 2012

1pm-5pm
The DiMenna Center
450 West 37th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues)
New York, NY 10018
 

 

"But vain the Sword and vain the Bow,
They never can work War's overthrow.
The Hermit's prayer and the Widow's tear
Alone can free the World from fear.

For a Tear is an intellectual thing,
And a Sigh is the sword of an Angel King,
And the bitter groan of the Martyr's woe
Is an arrow from the Almighty's bow."

--- William Blake
 

 

They may use tear gas on you. But the tears you shed are of a different kind. Your tears shed on principle -- for injustice, tyranny and oppression wherever it exists. That is why we are with you. Our tears are yours, and yours, ours. And together, our tears will win your freedom.
 
 


***The event will be streamed live for our friends in Bahrain and others at the link below:***
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/american-council-for-freedom-in-bahrain

Attendees are asked to wear some combination of red & white.

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If you would like to present at the Open Mic, please email us at acfbahrain@gmail.com with your name, city of residence, contact information and copy of your submission. We are accepting poems, prose, monologues or skit ideas of up to 5-10 minutes that have some explicit or symbolic relevance to the struggle of the people of Bahrain. If presenting someone else's work, please mention the name of the author in your email.

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Host: American Council for Freedom in Bahrain
Location:
The DiMenna Center (New York, NY)
450 West 37th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues)
New York, NY 10018
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