8:30pm on Wednesday, July 9th, Congress Bridge on Lady Bird Lake (Bats Bridge), parking: Austin American Statesman parking lot

Int’l scroll signing and candlelight vigil, sponsored by Austin for Iran
http://www.austinforiran.org

July 9, 1999 saw the first widespread and violent public protests in Iran, since the early years of the Iranian Revolution. Moussavi’s coalition has promised a nationwide commemoration of that event this coming Thursday. In many ways, the 1999 crackdown set the background to the uprising we are witnessing today. This coming Thursday promises to be yet another important chapter in the current uprising.

ACTIONS for the night: There is an int’l movement to create the longest signed fabric scroll in the world and hang it from the CN Tower in Toronto to show the world’s opposition towards the fraudulent election results in Iran and send the message that “Ahmadinejad is not Iran’s president”.

Currently 48 cities have signed up to create their local scrolls. We hope to achieve the following: spread the message that “Ahmadinejad is not Iran’s president,” make the unfurling happen before the 27th of July inauguration, encourage the foreign powers not to recognize Ahmadinejad as president of Iran and finally show support for the Iranians inside Iran, assuring them that they are not alone in their struggle.

A candlelight vigil will also be taking place in commemoration of the 1999 crackdown.

We will provide candles & cups and the green scroll.