Woman! Life! Freedom! A Children's Guide to the Free Iran Movement Book
Woman! Life! Freedom! A Children's Guide to the Free Iran Movement explores themes of freedom and global solidarity in a simple way designed for children ages 4-12 years old.
This book:
- features 13 vibrant, hand-painted, original illustrations
- explores all the aspects of what "Freedom" means: from education, to labor rights, to protecting wildlife and natural resources
- offers context for why the youth in Iran continue to bravely protest
- attributes the powerful call "Woman, Life, Freedom" to the Kurdish liberation philosophy Jin, Jiyan, Azadi;
- frames the Iranian government's control of its people and resources in terms of bullying and theft;
- reflects solidarity across class, ethnic, and tribal backgrounds, centering women's and LGBTQ rights
- represents a global solidarity movement to support a free Iran.
This book is a collaboration between author Roya Rastegar, PhD., co-founder of the Iranian Diaspora Collective, illustrator Parisa Pourhoseyni, and designer Parisa Dale - three Iranian women across three different countries.
GIVING BACK: A portion of the proceeds from the sale of individual books will be donated to the Center for Mind-Body Medicine to sustain their work supporting people on the ground in Iran around trauma. This collaboration with the Center for Mind-Body Medicine is with Cook for Iran.