Iran: Politics of Resistance

The conference “Iran: Politics of Resistance” was held at the New School in New York on Feb 12, 2010. The event was dedicated to Kian Tajbakhsh.

“Iran: Politics of Resistance” has been recorded and uploaded to this website. You can view the videos by browsing this website or by going to http://www.youtube.com/user/politicsofresistance. Just click on Panel I, II or III and click on the topic that you are interested in. The videos are in quicktime format (.mov) or linked via youtube. If you have Quicktime installed, please wait for the videos to load. Questions or comments can be sent to info@politicsofresistance.com.

What was this conference about?

What do social movements require to succeed? What are the internal and external elements involved? And, what are the non-violent options for resistance when people’s call for change is constantly and violently suppressed by the government? 
This conference’s aim was to explore the strategies and tactics of everyday resistance, in particular that of women and youth, under the rule of a non-democratic constitution, a ruler with virtually unrestricted power, a constant crack-down against civil society, and when faced with the inefficacy of elections due to systematic electoral fraud. How should this internal dynamic, action against a repressive theocratic regime, be supported from the outside? 
     Focusing on the recent Iranian case, the controversial June presidential elections, the conference was organized through three panel discussions.