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BriAnna is going to Iran

After a year and half of planning, my good friend BriAnna Olson is headed to Iran.  The idea began after shooting footage on the 5th anniversary of 9/11 @ Ground Zero.  She simply held a sign that said "Unconditional Love is Global Security."  Although many reactions were supportive, one furious woman told her to go to Tehran and take her sign there.  So she is:

You, Me & the Islamic Republic of Iran
Guess who is heading to Tehran? Me. I am. And I'm taking Michael Pope with me.

We're flying out of New York on Monday, stopover in Dubai, then we touch ground in Tehran where we'll be met by a translator who'll escort us about the city.

We'll be meeting with curators and artists and musicians and hopefully getting to know them well enough to inspire new relationships and maybe even spawn some international collaborations. Who knows. We've got a handful of people to meet with, and knowing how we roll, I hope that we meet all the right people. At least, we'll be returning with an experiential peek into a world so few of us have actually seen, which I have learned as an travel enthusiast, is really where its at.

I'm really just psyched to see what all the fuss is about. And I'm mostly super psyched that a lot of you have helped in some wayshapeorform. I've made a career out of making things happen, but its always easier when there is either money, sex or famous people involved. And since this involved none of those things explicitly, the ride was a little... inconsistent.

So thank you for giving me places to stay, taking photos, selling photos, screening the video at your art-party, brainstorming, booking venues, lifting heavy tv sets, giving me places to stay, giving me money, overwhelming me with your enthusiasm, sending me links, giving me places to stay, "getting it", "not getting it", buying my tshirts, telling people to watch that video, donating your DVD players, making your own "Unconditional Love is Global Security" shirts/sign/merch, asking how its going, not asking how its going, and also giving me places to stay.

You are the best ever.

love,
bri

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