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Hundreds of protestors attend January 17 Stand For Iran rally
The Clairemont demonstration was one of many protests around the city
"The San Diego Iranian community plans to hold another demonstration," according to advance notices about the January 17 Stand For Iran protest demonstration in Clairemont. I found out about it through one of the groups promoting the event, Iranians of San Diego, whose instagram page has 3,452 followers. The announcement indicated it would run from 2-4PM. I got there by driving down Clairemont Mesa and turning on Genesee. I kept going on Genesee until I reached the cross street of Balboa. I parked my car in the Home Depot parking lot.
There were crowds on both sides of Balboa Avenue. People were also lined up on Genesee. Many attendees were going back and forth across the streets.
According to PBS.org, a U.S.-based activist agency has verified at least 3766 deaths during a wave of protests that swept Iran. Iranians in the United States have been showing their solidarity with those in Iran that are opposed to the regime in their country. Many signs sported the slogan Make Iran Great Again.
The crowd looked overwhelmingly to be of Iranian nationality. A man from Brazil, who moved to the United States, was surprised to see me (a clean-shaven white male) at the protest. I believe many people did not know about the demonstration.
A woman wore the Iran flag around to show her patriotism. The heart on her shirt represents love of country. People at the rally are opposed to the Iran regime but want freedom for the people living there.
This protestor wore green and red to show love for the country of Iran, holding signs with the slogans of Down With The Islamic Republic and Freedom for Iran. The American flag was also held up proudly held up by many participants, indicating that the human rights and civil liberties enjoyed (for now) by the U.S. is what they want for Iran.
There were many eye catching visuals to attract attention of passersby. Unlike the recent anti-Trump rallies where funny costumes and comical signs were common, I found little humor displayed among the signs and clothing. People were taking pride in their cause. They viewed what is going on on Iraq as a tragedy.
It surprised me how many people had signs that had images of Reza Pahlavi, one of the mainstream figures of the Iranian opposition to the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I knew he was popular but I figured there would be more people who would be neutral about who would be the next democratic leader of Iran.
Some signs had images of both Reza Pahlavi and Donald Trump on them. They are hoping the Trump administration will rescue the Iranian people from their rulers.
I talked to a woman who was putting away a bunch of signs. She did not think there would be a need for future demonstrations. She believed Trump was going to take military action to remove Iran's government within days.
This car sported door art spotlighting Mahsa Amini. For many, women being forced to wear the hijab in Iran symbolizes the repression of women. Mahsa Amini (a woman of Kurdish-Iranian nationality) was imprisoned at 22 years old by Iran's morality police. Mahsa was arrested for not wearing the hijab according to the rules of the government.
Among people born after the Ayatollah Khomeini came to power in 1979, there is nostalgia for the decades when the Shahs were the leaders of Iran.
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro being taken in to custody by the United States gives hope to many that military action can benefit the people of Iran as well.
World War 2 still has a big impact on how people view the world. When they see and read about atrocities in the modern world, they look back at the millions of Jewish and other people mass murdered by the Nazi regime in Germany. After Adolph Hitler's government was defeated, the Never Again slogan has been repeated over and over again by people who want to battle crimes against humanity.
The people on Balboa Avenue were across the street from a man carrying flags. The Israel flags were not as numerous as Iranian and American flags, but there still quite a few of them in sight.
At one point during the demonstration, I checked on my car and moved it once because I worried it might be towed. I may have paranoid since there were so many cars in the parking lot.
I left the area around 4:10pm, though a few protestors still lingered.
Here's something you might be interested in.
Hundreds of protestors attend January 17 Stand For Iran rally
The Clairemont demonstration was one of many protests around the city
Hundreds of protestors attend January 17 Stand For Iran rally
The Clairemont demonstration was one of many protests around the city
"The San Diego Iranian community plans to hold another demonstration," according to advance notices about the January 17 Stand For Iran protest demonstration in Clairemont. I found out about it through one of the groups promoting the event, Iranians of San Diego, whose instagram page has 3,452 followers. The announcement indicated it would run from 2-4PM. I got there by driving down Clairemont Mesa and turning on Genesee. I kept going on Genesee until I reached the cross street of Balboa. I parked my car in the Home Depot parking lot.
There were crowds on both sides of Balboa Avenue. People were also lined up on Genesee. Many attendees were going back and forth across the streets.
According to PBS.org, a U.S.-based activist agency has verified at least 3766 deaths during a wave of protests that swept Iran. Iranians in the United States have been showing their solidarity with those in Iran that are opposed to the regime in their country. Many signs sported the slogan Make Iran Great Again.
The crowd looked overwhelmingly to be of Iranian nationality. A man from Brazil, who moved to the United States, was surprised to see me (a clean-shaven white male) at the protest. I believe many people did not know about the demonstration.
A woman wore the Iran flag around to show her patriotism. The heart on her shirt represents love of country. People at the rally are opposed to the Iran regime but want freedom for the people living there.
This protestor wore green and red to show love for the country of Iran, holding signs with the slogans of Down With The Islamic Republic and Freedom for Iran. The American flag was also held up proudly held up by many participants, indicating that the human rights and civil liberties enjoyed (for now) by the U.S. is what they want for Iran.
There were many eye catching visuals to attract attention of passersby. Unlike the recent anti-Trump rallies where funny costumes and comical signs were common, I found little humor displayed among the signs and clothing. People were taking pride in their cause. They viewed what is going on on Iraq as a tragedy.
It surprised me how many people had signs that had images of Reza Pahlavi, one of the mainstream figures of the Iranian opposition to the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I knew he was popular but I figured there would be more people who would be neutral about who would be the next democratic leader of Iran.
Some signs had images of both Reza Pahlavi and Donald Trump on them. They are hoping the Trump administration will rescue the Iranian people from their rulers.
I talked to a woman who was putting away a bunch of signs. She did not think there would be a need for future demonstrations. She believed Trump was going to take military action to remove Iran's government within days.
This car sported door art spotlighting Mahsa Amini. For many, women being forced to wear the hijab in Iran symbolizes the repression of women. Mahsa Amini (a woman of Kurdish-Iranian nationality) was imprisoned at 22 years old by Iran's morality police. Mahsa was arrested for not wearing the hijab according to the rules of the government.
Among people born after the Ayatollah Khomeini came to power in 1979, there is nostalgia for the decades when the Shahs were the leaders of Iran.
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro being taken in to custody by the United States gives hope to many that military action can benefit the people of Iran as well.
World War 2 still has a big impact on how people view the world. When they see and read about atrocities in the modern world, they look back at the millions of Jewish and other people mass murdered by the Nazi regime in Germany. After Adolph Hitler's government was defeated, the Never Again slogan has been repeated over and over again by people who want to battle crimes against humanity.
The people on Balboa Avenue were across the street from a man carrying flags. The Israel flags were not as numerous as Iranian and American flags, but there still quite a few of them in sight.
At one point during the demonstration, I checked on my car and moved it once because I worried it might be towed. I may have paranoid since there were so many cars in the parking lot.
I left the area around 4:10pm, though a few protestors still lingered.
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