Shahrzad Arshadi

@rise4rightsnow.bsky.social

In Montreal
“Decolonizing Narratives- Storytelling and Oral Traditions”
This Thursday night at 8pm, I will be reading a short piece that I wrote for the upcoming book Children of Fire by co-writer Anna Wood Chatterton and myself (coming out in May 2026 by Bookhug Press, edited by Madeleine Thien)

Mémoire et Résistance au bout du fil /
Memory and Resistance at the End of the thread

The Soul of The Soul Collective ‘s brunch in Trois-Rivières having exhibition at The Pop museum of Trois-Rivières from April 15th to Mai 18th 2025.
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#textilart #stitchingart #womenart #memory #life

Iraq

The Turkish state's attack and occupation of the territory of S. #Kurdistan with the support of the KDP, continues without interruption. ...since 06:00 in the morning, soldiers of the invading Turkish army in the Biradost region have not allowed citizens to enter their fields.

Gratuitous Cruelty: The Supreme Court Just Unleashed Trump In a cold-hearted decision, five conservative justices allowed the president to restart his deportation plan.

"Gratuitous Cruelty: The Supreme Court Just Unleashed Trump"

In a cold-hearted decision, five conservative justices allowed the president to restart his deportation plan, writes @kimwehle.bsky.social

Read the article:
zeteo.com/p/gratuitous...

For international Women’s Day…
Raging Grannies invite you to CHANGE the WORLD ✊🏽🪴
@Photo 2005, Montreal-ShahrzadArshadi
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@womensartbluesky.bsky.social

Old picture from winter 2016 - Fatih neighbourhood in Istanbul

Still winter ❄️

Thank you so much. I definitely will contact them. 🙏🏽

Israel continues to block food and critical aid from entering Gaza.

Netanyahu’s intention is to “change the terms of the ceasefire negotiations” by starving the people of Gaza, says former executive director of Human Rights Watch @KenRoth.

I love to bring it there. I am looking to find the way.

Dengbêj is the story of two women from the mountains of Kurdistan. Peyman, a brave and kind leader with a soul as beautiful as the great mountains of Kurdistan and Viyan a lion-heart and storyteller with a magical voice from heaven.
%100 independent work withno help from gov or non gov institutions

Is Elon Musk Staging a Coup? Billionaire Seizes Control at Treasury Dept. Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and unelected adviser to President Donald Trump, is asserting control over much of the federal bureaucracy and sensitive government computer systems despite lacking clear...

Is Elon Musk Staging a Coup? Unelected Billionaire Seizes Control at Treasury Dept. & Other Agencies

Iran: three Kurdish women #VarishaMoradi, #PakhshanAzizi, and #ZeynabJalalian have been sentenced to death and life imprisonment, for their political and human rights activism. These sentences have raised serious concerns about the state of human rights in Iran.

CJPME is urging Canada to demand that Israel and Turkey stop taking illegal advantage of the power vacuum created by the fall of the Al-Assad regime in Syria.

Full statement: www.cjpme.org/pr_2024_12_1...

Red…

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

Starting a new book📕 great gift

Morning…