tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post1120056489346069649..comments2023-10-25T02:14:11.431-07:00Comments on Living Vicuriously, aka Pasadena Daily Photo, has moved.: Green Balloon Friday for IranPetrea Burchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-40327283538418033762009-06-28T01:12:26.686-07:002009-06-28T01:12:26.686-07:00A beautiful response to a difficult and complex si...A beautiful response to a difficult and complex situation. Thanks for sharing.SPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15253482504229361861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-26105798197683140402009-06-27T18:39:22.414-07:002009-06-27T18:39:22.414-07:00I can only echo all the above. So many without the...I can only echo all the above. So many without the freedom we take for granted I noticed have left a comment. Those are the voices we have to speak for.Jane Hards Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162628972166464736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-52341424665428464102009-06-27T17:22:00.550-07:002009-06-27T17:22:00.550-07:00I hope it helps, too, "threats." What...I hope it helps, too, "threats." What's the alternative? Remain silent and watch without comment? What sort of people would that make us?<br /><br />Thanks, AmyR. More tomorrow.<br /><br />Yes, Dina, I saw that. Waiting to hear more, and also for news of Sarah. I don't think she's checked in lately.<br /><br />Shell, yeah, that was a good tip.<br /><br />Ms. M., worldwide communication would be good. Best to keep the lines open. Even if people argue at least they're still talking.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-6329374179009956912009-06-27T16:17:22.020-07:002009-06-27T16:17:22.020-07:00Very powerful comments. I hope and pray solidarity...Very powerful comments. I hope and pray solidarity through worldwide communication can make a difference. Thank you for your posts.Ms Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960193596384417988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-48189553542970525612009-06-27T07:19:41.676-07:002009-06-27T07:19:41.676-07:00Sorry, I thought I left a comment yesterday ... I&...Sorry, I thought I left a comment yesterday ... I'll try again. A beautiful photo for an important cause, Petrea. Surely it all helps, even the baby steps. {Nice tip about the 'green' way of sending up balloons, too.}Shell Sherreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477843748741838608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-55976296949149869812009-06-27T01:22:43.399-07:002009-06-27T01:22:43.399-07:00Glad to see Virginia's news from JM.Glad to see Virginia's news from JM.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-75694205651859344832009-06-26T19:09:51.305-07:002009-06-26T19:09:51.305-07:00It's wonderful to see all these comments and s...It's wonderful to see all these comments and support. Great post Petrea.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302700145350385530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-66088063171473072942009-06-26T15:20:46.641-07:002009-06-26T15:20:46.641-07:00Does it help? I hope it does.Does it help? I hope it does.Threats of death penalty todayhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/31566597#31566597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-18864733209663683242009-06-26T15:02:08.193-07:002009-06-26T15:02:08.193-07:00Thanks, everyone. Fantastic discussion. I apprecia...Thanks, everyone. Fantastic discussion. I appreciate the input. Hadn't thought about the environmental impact of the balloons and that's important.<br /><br />Mlle G, all true: revolutions are often baby steps. But I'm an idealist. We must be allowed to make them, and I can't help but encourage. If nothing else, our participation may have stemmed some violence. The longer we can sustain it the better.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-19777342717666276672009-06-26T14:52:37.536-07:002009-06-26T14:52:37.536-07:00a great color for even a greater cause. i'm i...a great color for even a greater cause. i'm in!<br /><br />Petrea- i was inspired by both PDPs to start my own. thanks for checking in. a bientot!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931292655690718926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-71382955219890082762009-06-26T12:22:27.484-07:002009-06-26T12:22:27.484-07:00I have posted one on my blog in solidarity of your...I have posted one on my blog in solidarity of your efforts.pasadenapiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938353886802913728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-55461835318416565082009-06-26T11:42:13.629-07:002009-06-26T11:42:13.629-07:00Right here in Pasadena we have one of the most tho...Right here in Pasadena we have one of the most thoughtful and intelligent activists for human rights, Ann Lau. Here is what she says about Iran:<br /><i><br />There has been much talk about Tiananmen lately, not of what happened in China but of what is happening in Iran. The fear of a Tiananmen style massacre has been in much of the media reports. Such reference to history may have stopped the Iranian regime from using their all out repressive tools, at least not when there is a possibility of it being on YouTube.<br /><br />Just as the 1989 pro-democracy movement in China gave the world a different view of the Chinese people, so do the protests in Iran have given the world a different face of the Iranians. The image of a dying young woman named Nada will forever be the symbol of the young in Iran longing for freedom just as the iconic image of the tank man's defiance in Beijing. Indeed, a poem written and recited by an Iranian woman in the night amid the rooftop shouts of "God is great" could very well have been the same posting on the Tiananmen democracy wall two decades ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oM6l9PO6Yo<br /><br />Unfortunately, dictatorial regimes also learned that their repressions would garner little long term consequences. After the obligatory condemnations by the world democracies about Iran's violent actions against their own people, some other events will take center stage, the world will soon lose their attention on the 20 Iranian journalists who are now detained nor of the many protesters who will certainly be sentenced to prison terms.<br /><br />Will the Iranian demonstrators turn out to be like many of the Tiananmen generation of China who became disillusioned and cynical, culminating in the mass scale moral decline as evidenced in the poison milk powder issue?<br /><br />One thing is certain, the fate of Musavi, the Iranian opposition candidate, will fare no better than Zhao Ziyang, the Chinese Communist Party General Secretary who went to Tiananmen square and told the students, "I came too late." Zhao died after 15 years in house arrest. Still, Musavi is constrained by his belief in the supremacy of a fundamentalist Islamic theocracy just as Zhao's belief in the supremacy of the Communist theocracy, albeit an atheist one.<br /><br />If the global community is to stem the tide of dictatorial regimes' repressions, it must make its rhetoric counts.<br /><br />Ann Lau<br />Chair, Visual Artists Guild </i>Mademoiselle Gramophonehttp://mllegramophone.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/ye-olde-cartoonees/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-80352695553776753902009-06-26T11:34:46.968-07:002009-06-26T11:34:46.968-07:00While balloon releases aren't exactly the most...While balloon releases aren't exactly the most eco-friendly gesture, there are precautions you can take to minimize the balloon's effect on the environment. Make sure that you use latex balloons instead of Mylar ones and that you release them without string. If the balloon is inflated fully and properly, then it should freeze when it gets high enough and shatter into pieces too tiny to pose any reasonable danger to wildlife.<br />http://www.balloonhq.com/BalloonCouncil/faq.html#flyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-13946930085603951832009-06-26T11:21:12.411-07:002009-06-26T11:21:12.411-07:00Just wanted to say that this is a wonderful pictur...Just wanted to say that this is a wonderful picture!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428900749455043373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-50737493082096726322009-06-26T10:24:48.818-07:002009-06-26T10:24:48.818-07:00PLEASE DON'T SEND GREEN BALLOONS INTO THE SKY ...PLEASE DON'T SEND GREEN BALLOONS INTO THE SKY THIS FRIDAY to show support for the protestors in Iran. Innocent animals will die slow, agonizing deaths to make this statement - PLANT GREEN TREES TO HONOR NEDA AND FREEDOM INSTEAD OF POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT!!! Please be part of the solution instead of the problem!!!!!! Isn't that a better way ????????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-87679705940134335272009-06-26T08:48:17.677-07:002009-06-26T08:48:17.677-07:00As early evening settles on Iran, I'm just sit...As early evening settles on Iran, I'm just sitting down with my morning coffee. I'm overwhelmed. Thank you all, you are so very welcome here.<br /><br />I clicked on your names, those that were clickable. Some of the blogs have been shut down. Many others are in Farsi, which I can't read.<br /><br />I hope you can click on the other commenters here to see what a diverse group supports the Iranian people. One of these commenters is a Jew in the Jerusalem Hills. One is in Jakarta, India. One is a Christian in the American south. And so on.<br /><br />People around the world support and want freedom. That is why the world is watching. <br /><br />Stay online this weekend. There will be more on many more blogs as the weekend goes on. Tell your friends in Iran, if you can.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-91781730043085474262009-06-26T07:50:19.967-07:002009-06-26T07:50:19.967-07:00Wow, these comments ...Wow, these comments ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-33870939209195819642009-06-26T07:22:10.962-07:002009-06-26T07:22:10.962-07:00We shld step up to help Iranians..
Jollies!!!!We shld step up to help Iranians..<br /><br />Jollies!!!!Escapisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16908422564215144474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-91763923832741019002009-06-26T07:07:34.371-07:002009-06-26T07:07:34.371-07:00thank you for supporting iraniansthank you for supporting iraniansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-194281832556293792009-06-26T06:49:17.538-07:002009-06-26T06:49:17.538-07:00Great post Petrea. JM left a comment on my BADP bl...Great post Petrea. JM left a comment on my BADP blog today that the family has heard from him. I hope this is a good sign.<br />VVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-40335098635119182892009-06-26T06:38:33.866-07:002009-06-26T06:38:33.866-07:00After 9/11, I cried seeing all the outpourings of ...After 9/11, I cried seeing all the outpourings of support from all the world. Today, let's extend the same care to the people of Iran!Laura Grace Bordeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773883040966427557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-76968594562164144562009-06-26T06:38:07.540-07:002009-06-26T06:38:07.540-07:00Thank you so much.. I'm so happy to see people...Thank you so much.. I'm so happy to see people around the world support us. it gives us hope to move on.<br />you made my day.<br /><br />NedaArtemishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150561041407524445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-62754425776661774352009-06-26T06:11:54.891-07:002009-06-26T06:11:54.891-07:00Thankyou very much for your solidarity Petrea. Its...Thankyou very much for your solidarity Petrea. Its very hopful to see world dont leave us alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-55488053202836353252009-06-26T06:06:15.584-07:002009-06-26T06:06:15.584-07:00What a great and simple idea.What a great and simple idea.Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08732769016875407718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-32888167348878143342009-06-26T05:58:58.369-07:002009-06-26T05:58:58.369-07:00I -as an Iranian girl- was surprised by reading th...I -as an Iranian girl- was surprised by reading this! and now I'm thankful.<br />Thanks a lot for your solidarity, we all thank you:)Maryamhttp://maryamjs.blogfa.comnoreply@blogger.com