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My digital portrait

اولین کار ویدیویی من: فیلم کوتاه-یک دقیقه- پرتره ی دیجیتال من

First person is a collaboration between CAN and Filmonik resulting in the creation of 12 powerful and surprising digital portraits inspired by the theme of identity.

The films were all created and screened during a week-long intensive, using Filmonik’s part jam, part creative boot-camp, filmmaking methods, that took place at The Wonder Inn, one of the most exciting new arts & events spaces to pop up in the centre of Manchester.

First Person is proud to be part of Refugee Week, a UK-wide programme of arts, cultural and educational activities that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK.

For more information visit

can.uk.com/current-artistic-programme/digital-arts/first-person/

filmonikweb.blogspot.co.uk/

@comartsnw @filmonik #firstperson

در سوک شهرنوش پارسی‌پور

چقدر دیر متوجه شدم. به همگی تسلیت میگم

!بدرود شهرنوش عزیز. حتی نتوانستم در ساعات ٱخر با فکرم بدرقه‌ات کنم. متاسفم

گفته بودی چون زندگی رو دوست داری لابلای هستی بازم هستی و من گرانترین دفترم که اسمش شهرنوش و جهانشاه* است در ٱغوشم نگه داشتم.

سپاسگزارم با اینکه گفته شد دیگه در این دوره کارگاه‌ها جا نیست، مرا هم پذیرفتید تا الان بتونم به خودم دلداری بدم که در محضرت شاگردی کردم حتی اگر کوتاه. اکنون سختی یتیمی به قلبم نشسته و دیگه حتی از دورهم از دریای امید خبری نیست.

دور شدی. دور.

ٱخرین خاطره من از تو دنبال لینک تماشای فوتبال بودی و من غرق تماشایت که با هیجان ادرس لینک را می‌نوشتی. و ٱخرین لحظه دریای امید را چنان اهسته نجوا کردی که بعدا از طریق صحبتای بچه‌ها در گروه متوجه‌ تکلیف هفته‌مان شدم.

مرسی که اجازه دادی ببینمت، کنارت باشم و از ٱخرین کارگاه نویسندگیت بهره ببرم.

پروازت بلند ای زن ایران‌زمین. در لابلای هستی به دنبال نشانه‌هایت خواهم بود

*دوران کرونا وبازگشت به نوشتن بعد از مدت‌ها. سپاس از جهانشاه جاوید برای فرصت نوشتن و سپاس از شهرنوش پارسی‌پور برای داوری این مسابقه.

'قصه‌ای با غین'

Thank You!

Thank you for joining us and making our event a successful one. Friends of Shahnameh is grateful for the past and present support of Ward Flexibility, academics, writers and local support & cultural groups. We have been blessed to have the support of friends and individual artists such as Reza Ansari, Atusa, Ostad Keyomars Bahirayi (RIP), Banafsheh, Nosrat Bayat, Davod, Homeyra Doostar, Dr. Atefeh Einali, Firoozeh Fozoni, Seyamak Heravi, Amo Homayoon, Ali Karami, Ostad Karbalayi (RIP), Peyman Mandegar, Maryam, Honeya Monfared, Saied Moktassi, Ahmad Mossavi Dehmordi, Nema, Homayoon Nozari, Mehrdad Parseh, Rahim Rahimzadeh, Rose.Aryan photography, Sama Soltani and Zari; groups like: Doosti, Hamsaz, Radio Seday Ashna, Sahba Music Accademy, Shiba Arts and Yaran; academics such as: Dr. Mahmood Kavir, Professor Charles Melville, Dr Firuza Melville and Dr Soraya Faili Zand. Special thanks are due to everyone who attends our regular Shahnameh workshops (Abazar, Afsaneh, Ali, Fereshteh, Fereydoon, Mr. Hadad, Dr. Karimi, Majid, Raha, Rahim Rahimzadeh, Hassan Shabani, Shirin) and supports our annual events. Thanks also to everyone who attends our events or visits our website Friends of Shahnameh.

سپاس فراوان از همه دست‌اندرکاران و شرکت‌کنندگان در شانزدهمین بزرگداشت فردوسی در منچستر

Sheba Arts

16th Commemoration Day of Ferdowsi

 

امسال در حالی به بزرگداشت فردوسی فکر می‌کنیم که اوضاع  ایران بس نابسامان است. شاید در این موقعیت یکی ازکارهای مهمی که  می‌توانیم انجام دهیم، پرداختن به کارهای فرهنگی است.  چرا که حس ارتباط و تعلق می‌تواند یادآور آن باشد که تنها نیستیم و می‌توانیم با نگرانی و استرس به‌طور مؤثرتری مقابله کنیم.  در همین راستا با قلبی آکنده از نگرانی و امید از شما دعوت می‌نماییم تا در شانزدهمین بزرگداشت فردوسی کنار دکتر محمود کویر و دوستان شاهنامه باشید

شرکت برای همگان آزاد و رایگان می‌باشد ولی لطفا جای خود را رزرو فرمایید تا به علت رزرو تمام صندلی‌ها شرمنده شما نشویم. لطفا به صفحه وبسایت ما 

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16 Commemoration Day of Ferdowsi  

را انتخاب نمایید و با وارد کردن نام، ایمیل و پست‌کد خود نام‌نویسی را تکمیل نمایید. چنانچه با تکمیل این مرحله ایمیلی برایتان ارسال نشد، نام‌نویسی به درستی انجام ندادید

This is the 16th year that we get together for the Commemoration Day of Ferdowsi. Getting together while we are worried about our loved ones back home may not seem wise at first, but engaging in cultural events can strengthen our resilience and support one another during difficult times. Cultural activities offer emotional relief and stability which strengthen resilience and help communities cope more effectively with worry and stress. 

The event is free, but please book in advance to secure your place, as it usually sells out. Visit Friendsofshahnameh.com go to the Events section, select “16th Commemoration Day of Ferdowsi,” and complete your registration. If you do not receive a confirmation email, your booking has not been completed successfully.

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After COVID: The Damage We Don’t Measure

 I returned to the clinical setting of Pharmacy after several years of pouring all my time and energy into writing—after listening to that inner voice that beckoned and dared me to become a writer. Eventually, I came to understand a hard truth: writing doesn’t pay the bills, at least not yet.

Coming back to work as a pharmacist in the post-corona era was a shock. I couldn’t help but notice how much working conditions had deteriorated. Back then, there was a morning break and an afternoon break, plus a lunch HOUR. All of that had quietly disappeared—much to the delight of business owners. Now I am left with only half an hour of unpaid lunch. After standing all day and working long hours, there are no breaks at all—only an unpaid half-hour!

I was genuinely excited to be back and be involved in providing essential services such as Pharmacy First, blood pressure monitoring, vaccinations and other patient-facing tasks. However, advances in clinical skills did not translate into better pay or better working conditions. Instead, pharmacy had turned into the territory of big multiples, where corporate priorities overshadow everything.

Staffing levels have been cut to the bone while workloads and responsibilities has soared. Even with longer hours, greater responsibility, and rising inflation, I earned less than I had many years earlier. Despite having worked in pharmacy before, I was told I would be paid as a newly qualified pharmacist. Interestingly enough, during my fifteen months of staying with the same multiple, I never received a single pay rise. It seems that once you are labelled “newly qualified,” you are doomed to remain newly qualified forever—at least as far as wages are concerned.

It was only after leaving the company and speaking with other locum pharmacists that I came to realise I should have been paid for my lunch breaks, as I remained signed in as the Responsible Pharmacist throughout. By staying signed in, I continued to accept full professional responsibility. Exploited or what?

Unfortunately, the trend of not paying for half an hour lunch seems to be the accepted trend. My question is: why are responsible organisations, despite knowing this, not challenging or addressing the issue?

As well as the power of corporates, I am now beginning to understand Brexit better too. I discovered one of the reasons why Brexit had to happened. It seems easier to exploit workplace entitlements when dealing with a single country rather than an entire continent—divide and conquer, perhaps?

In summary, we need to acknowledge and address the erosion of labour protections and workers’ rights in the aftermath of COVID.

By the way, do unions still exist in any meaningful way, or whether the COVID era stripped them of their power?