"In September 2022, the death of a 22-year old woman, Mahsa Amini, in custody of morality police, sparked an ongoing series of protests against the state's gender apartheid. The Islamic republic's violent crackdown on the protestors has escalated this movement into a full-blown uprising across the country and around the globe. In Iran, protests have been going on every day for the past 2.5 months. 16,813 people have been arrested, and 402 have been gunned down by the security forces, 58 of whom were minors. The Iranian people's revolution asks for FREEDOM and EQUALITY for all."

• Sahba Aminikia

------------------------------ text translation: Oh, dear! Join us! Join us! Don’t remain stranded by yourself! For this pain, that we share, Will not recover, In me, the lonesome me, In you, the lonely you. This difficult life, For us, Without a shared battle, Will never become easier. Don’t remain by yourself, Join us, dear! Oh, dear! Join us! Join us! Don’t remain stranded by yourself! For this pain, that we share, Will not recover, In me, the lonesome me, In you, the lonely you. ------------------------------ Music by Parviz Meshkatian (arranged by Sahba Aminikia) Video by Nima Dehghani Performed by KRONOS QUARTET David Harrington, violin John Sherba, violin Hank Dutt, viola Sunny Yang, cello Kronos Quartet appears courtesy of the Kronos Performing Arts Association. SHIRAZ CHOIR AND ENSEMBLE Somaieh Amini, Zahra Asgari, Avideh Danaii, Soheila Farahani, Haleh Ghaffari, Zhila Hariri, Fahimeh Jasbi, Parisa Mirfakhraei, Amin Assadi, Reza Mokhtari, Hadi Rismanchi, and Masoud Tavazoei Amin Assadi, Musical Director and Conductor