In Memory of ShemirÄn
5 August 2012
Oral History Quest in ShemirÄn Neighborhood
The Research Center of Tajrish Neighborhood House and the Youth Center of Municipal District One of Tehran intend to hold the festival In Memory of ShemirÄn. The event will cover such fields as memory-writing and document-collection. Those interested are asked to submit their works to the Research Center of Tajrish Neighborhood House or the Youth Center of District one of Tehran till 21 September 2012.
The festival will be held by the Research Center of Tajrish Neighborhood House in autumn 2012, and the winners will receive valuable awards and the right to have their memories published in a book and their documents on a CD.
The participants are asked to send their written memories in two to ten pages and their documents in the form of video interviews and films to the directorate of the festival.
Recommended Subjects:
-Life in ShemirÄn
-Jobs and handicrafts of ShemirÄn
-Important historical-geographical events of ShemirÄn
-Important social events of ShemirÄn (e.g. introduction of mass media, including radio, television and cinema to ShemirÄn)
-Natural and humanitarian disasters (e.g. World War II, Iraqi-imposed war, epidemics, poverty and rationing in ShemirÄn)
-Mores and rituals in ShemirÄn
-ShemirÄni Behavior
-Dignitaries of ShemirÄn
For more information, please contact +9821 22 399586 (Maryam Fahimi) or 09122183277 (Muhammad Shokrani).
Tajrish Neighborhood House: Next to Negin Pharmacy, Beginning of Shari'ati Street, Beginning of Tajrish Street, Qods Square
OHWM Correspondent: Javad Kalhor
Translated by: Katayoun Davallou
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