Mahsa Day
Coming up on September 16 is the one year anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s capture into Iran police custody and her death in Tehran, Iran in 2022.
Mahsa Amini’s arrest was instigated by the apparent misuse of her hijab. The coroner determined that her death was caused by a heart attack, but many Iranian protesters argue that this was a cover up on behalf of the government.
Iranians all over the world have been protesting every Saturday since.
In Nanaimo, the Iranian-Canadian Cultural Society of Vancouver Island is preparing a protest to participate in the global rally of Mahsa Day this September 16th.
Iranian-Canadian families and friends will gather at 3:00 pm, downtown Nanaimo at the Intersection of Terminal Ave. and Commercial St.
The leaders of the IranVi Society welcome you to join them whenever you are available. Please send any questions to their Instagram, iranvi.ca.
Jenaya is a multi-genre writer and artist in her fourth year as a Creative Writing and Psychology major. She’s proud to represent The Nav for a third year in a row, this time as Managing Editor. She lead social media and was Art Director for Portal 2024, where her review of Burning Sage and photos such as “Match Made” and “Wall-Crawler” appear. Over the summer, she worked as an Editor for GOOEY Magazine. Now, having served as co-Program Coordinator for the Nanaimo Arts Council’s 2024 Islands Short Fiction Review, she is the leading Coordinator for Nanaimo Artwalk 2024. Jenaya spends her free time reading, drawing, playing survival horror games, and writing her novel. Her future dreams include catching rays and reporting in Australia or Taiwan.
