Documentation from Resilience of Poppies

Artist/curator Katayoun Bahrami introducing the program for the day; behind her above, Poppies for the Revolution by Megan Wilson; directly behind her, Woman Life Freedom lyrics mural by Katayoun Bahrami; #MahsaAmini by Keyvan Shovir

Great event on Saturday with Clarion Alley Mural Project! Resilience of Poppies / Women Life Freedom!

Deep gratitude for Katayoun Bahrami for her awesome work and vision curating and leading Resilience of Poppies, for the powerful work of artists/poets/organizers Persis Karim, Farnaz Zabetian, Badri Valian, Narges Poursadeqi, Aisan Hoss, Adrienne Shamszad-Manoukian, BayArea4Iran, San Francisco Poster Syndicate, and for our co-presenters CCA Center for Art and Public Life, Diaspora Arts Connection, and San Francisco Grants for the Arts. Thank you all for your love, compassion, and commitment to women's / human rights and justice.

Resilience of Poppies was a gathering, vigil, and memorial in support of the Iranian community and the ongoing global call demanding women’s/human rights in Iran, recently sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini by the state of Iran on September 16, 2022. We will hold a vigil/memorial for all the beautiful and fearless souls who have been killed in protests. Through a combination of new murals, live dance, musical performances, and poetry, this event tells the story of courageous survivors - men and women targeted by security forces during protests, who were targeted to be shot directly in the eyes, resulting in the blinding of many protesters. Resilience of Poppies is a narrative of those who have overcome tragedy and adversity.