Nobel Laureates and Prominent Iranian Poets & Artists Support the Global Day of Action: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Shirin Ebadi, Jody Williams, Betty Williams, Mairead Maguire, Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Rigoberta Menchu Tum, Simin Behbahani, Ismael Khoii, and Dariush.

Join us on July 25, 2009 for a rally in Amsterdam at Museumplein in support of the Iranian people and in condemnation of the human rights abuses being committed by the Iranian government. Please pass around this email to your friends and family all around the world to attend this global rally. We are hoping to bring together as many as people possible. Please put this on your agenda and make sure you bring as many of your friends as possible, particularly your non-Iranian friends!

See those of you in the Netherlands on July 25th in Amsterdam, Museumplein from 12.30 until 15.30 with GREAT MUSIC and INSPIRING SPEAKERS.

Location, route, and parking info below…

Op zaterdag 25 juli aanstaande zal in Amsterdam op het Museumplein (12h30-15h00) een grote nationale manifestatie plaatsvinden in reactie op de mensenrechtenschendingen die volgden op de presidentsverkiezingen van 12 juni.

Met steun van organisaties zoals International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Iranian League for Defense of Human Rights (LDDHI), Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Reporters without Borders, PeaceJam, FIDH, Nobel Women’s Initiative, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), maar ook van prominente Iraniërs zoals de Nobelprijswinnares Shirin Ebadi zullen in verschillende landen wereldwijd deze ‘Global Day of Action for Human Rights in Iran’ worden georganiseerd.

Onder de aanwezigen zijn Iraanse en Nederlandse artiesten, schrijvers, politici en journalisten en wij verwachten een divers publiek van enkele duizenden mensen.

Om ook buiten de Iraanse gemeenschap bewustwording en participatie te creëren hebben wij de “Iranian + 1″ actie opgezet wat inhoudt dat iedere Iraanse bezoeker gevraagd wordt om ook een niet-Iraanse kennis mee te nemen.

Het is belangrijk om gebruik te maken van deze dag om aandacht te vragen en om de aandacht van de media vast te kunnen houden voor de schendingen van mensenrechten in Iran.

Location, Route Information, Parking

Public Transport

Museumplein (Museum Square) is easy to reach by tram from the NS-stations in Amsterdam.

Central Station: tram 2, 5, 16 and 24 and bus 170

South WTC Station: tram 5

Amstel Station: tram 12

Sloterdijk Station: tram 12

Muiderpoort Station: tram 3

For more information visit OV-reisinformatie, www.9292ov.nl.

For more information regarding public transport in Amsterdam visit www.gvb.nl.
For more information regarding train schedule visit; www.ns.nl.

By Car

Coming from outside Amsterdam, take the A10 Ring Road. From the A10 motorway, take exit S108, and then turn right onto Amstelveenweg. At Stadionplein, bear right, and turn left at the traffic lights. At the roundabout next to Haarlemmermeerstation, take the second right, into Cornelis Krusemanstraat. Continue down this street, which becomes the Lairessestraat, until you reach Museumplein.

Parking

There are several parking garages around Museumplein. The nearest parking space is the Museumplein (Museum Square) Parking Garage:

The entrance to this underground parking garage is on Van Baerlestraat. From the A10 Ring Road you take the S108 exit and follow the P signs. The garage is open 24 hours a day. On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday you can enter the garage until 1.00 a.m., and on Thursday, Friday and Saturday until 2.30 a.m.

On-street parking

Of course, you can also search for an on-street parking place near the Museumplein. Please note that all parking in the centre of Amsterdam is metered from Monday through Saturday, 9.00 to 24.00. For rates, please see www.bereikbaaramsterdam.nl.