On Saturday, June 20, a public awareness event was held in the busy nightlife center of Washington DC’s Georgetown to inform the public about the upcoming release of the film “The Stoning of Soraya M.” and to make them aware of the broader war on women by religious extremists and misogynists. The film “The Stoning of Soraya M.” is scheduled to premiere across the country – mostly on Friday, June 26 – and tells the true story of an Iranian woman who was stoned to death by religious extremists.
R.E.A.L. estimated that several thousands of people passed by its public awareness event on the Georgetown street corner of Wisconsin and M Streets NW, and that materials were handed out to 600 individuals about the film “The Stoning of Soraya M.” and the ongoing struggle for women’s human rights. With the public awareness event beginning at 6 PM ET, numerous visitors also saw the signs and placards (that were frequently held up high in the air) on this subject during the summer daily savings time, including busloads of visitors.
Reaching out to DC public on War on Women and Film "The Stoning of Soraya M."
Public Awareness Event in DC’s Georgetown on “The Stoning of Soraya M.”
WASHINGTON DC Washington, DC E Street Cinema
6/26/09 555 11th St NW Washington, DC 20004 202-452-7672 Get Directions — this is the site a block away from FBI HQ, and a few blocks from Metro Center metro stop
MARYLAND
Bethesda, MD
Bethesda Row Cinema 6/26/09
7235 Woodmont Ave Bethesda, MD 20814 301-652-7273 Get Directions
— this is close to a large parking lot and about 6 blocks from the Bethesda metro stop
Parking:
In the immediate vicinity of the Bethesda Row Cinema there are three major parking lots. There are two outdoor ones across the street from the theatre and one large parking garage between Woodmont and Arlington on Bethesda Avenue. The small lots have very few 9-hour to 15-hour meters, and they fill up very quickly. These meters are silver, as opposed to the blue, dark gray and copper ones which range from 30 minutes to 2 hours. In the large parking garage between Woodmont and Arlington the first two levels (G-1 and 1) have 2-hour meters, while levels 2 through 5 have 15-hour meters. Parking is free in the lots on Saturday and Sunday, while street parking is free Sunday only. Parking Information
Metro & Trolley:
The theatre is minutes by foot from the Bethesda Metro station (on the Woodmont side), off the Red line. The Bethesda 8 trolley can be boarded at the Metro station; it takes riders on a scenic tour of downtown Bethesda before dropping them off directly across the street from the theatre. The trolley is free of charge.
VIRGINIA Shirlington 7 2772 South Randolph St.
Arlington, VA 22206
Showtimes: 1-888-AMC-4FUN (1-888-262-4386) Get Directions
WASHINGTON DC Washington, DC E Street Cinema
6/26/09 555 11th St NW Washington, DC 20004 202-452-7672 Get Directions — this is the site a block away from FBI HQ, and a few blocks from Metro Center metro stop
MARYLAND
Bethesda, MD
Bethesda Row Cinema 6/26/09
7235 Woodmont Ave Bethesda, MD 20814 301-652-7273 Get Directions
— this is close to a large parking lot and about 6 blocks from the Bethesda metro stop
Parking:
In the immediate vicinity of the Bethesda Row Cinema there are three major parking lots. There are two outdoor ones across the street from the theatre and one large parking garage between Woodmont and Arlington on Bethesda Avenue. The small lots have very few 9-hour to 15-hour meters, and they fill up very quickly. These meters are silver, as opposed to the blue, dark gray and copper ones which range from 30 minutes to 2 hours. In the large parking garage between Woodmont and Arlington the first two levels (G-1 and 1) have 2-hour meters, while levels 2 through 5 have 15-hour meters. Parking is free in the lots on Saturday and Sunday, while street parking is free Sunday only. Parking Information
Metro & Trolley:
The theatre is minutes by foot from the Bethesda Metro station (on the Woodmont side), off the Red line. The Bethesda 8 trolley can be boarded at the Metro station; it takes riders on a scenic tour of downtown Bethesda before dropping them off directly across the street from the theatre. The trolley is free of charge.
VIRGINIA Shirlington 7 2772 South Randolph St.
Arlington, VA 22206
Showtimes: 1-888-AMC-4FUN (1-888-262-4386) Get Directions
(North Korea) Swedish Ambassador visits jailed U.S. journalists in North Korea — “The Swedish ambassador met with two imprisoned American journalists in Pyongyang on Tuesday, a state department spokesman said, their first visit with him since a North Korean court handed down their 12-year sentence.”
— “The spokesman said he could not provide details of the conversation between the Swedish ambassador and Current TV journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling.”
(Iran) No Matter Who Is President of Iran, They Would Stone Me – by Lila Ghobady
— “Lila Ghobady is an exiled Iranian writer-journalist and filmmaker living in Canada since 2002” http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/06/19-11
(U.S.) Tennessee: Residents say Ku Klux Klan targeting Greeneville neighborhood — “Several homeowners say Ku Klux Klan hate mail has been left in their front yards, and about two-dozen KKK flyers were found along Benbow Road and Outer Drive.”
— “The flyers are titled “Wake Up White America & Take A Stand” and ’10 Steps To A Better America.’ The flyers denounce interracial marriage, homosexuality and call for a secure future for the KKK’s ‘White Christian Children.'”
Hungary arrests “leader of the country’s neo-Nazi movement on terrorism charges” — Gyorgy Budahazy “was charged on several counts of arson and instigation to murder”
— “Hungarian investigators believe they have established a link between Budahazy and the terrorist organization Hungarian Arrows, which has claimed responsibility for several recent arson attacks”
